UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 12934, 29 March 1904, Page 2

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

Tho monthly mooting of tlio University Council, held yesterday afternoon at tho University, was attended liy.lJr Sliand (in tho ciiair), Professor Sale, Mr D. Stewart, Mr T, E, Sidey, Ii.H.K., Sir D. U. White, Dr TSiirr.Hj and the llcv, A, Csmeron. Tho \\v\". W. Howi-tsoit was. granted two months' h\%yb of stance. The i'inancp Coinniittr* reported tho council'.! erodit ltd the Jiaiil; on .March 28 to. be £1615. 8s l<1; that aiTo.unts for February, iiiid Jlarcli. aiilcuutni* to £1722 12s 3d had been passed for p.iymon.l;; that sections 7, a, 10, and 13 lu.d bpcu. taken up at £12 per annum, sccti'oi.i () at £io per annum, and sfctiohs U ami 15 at £26 (for tho two) .]'.« iimium; that, tlin first lnointy of tho o.idinary jrra-nd to fbo jVliniiig'&hool (£250) had heed rcwiv.ed.—Tho report was adopted. The Registrar reported that there were four candidates for the 'JffacKl'egor prize. I-nl-imatipn ivas received, from the City Council that, the request io supply tho JinivpnMty witlt electric light would be considered as soon ns power was available. I't Was ro.sßl.yed that }.lr W. M. Mitchell, of fiiinvcod, .bo lip.noi.ntotl (bo council's ranger to c-bllcct timber royaUies. 'j'lie lit'gistrar ro.pcjtrd thai Mr Sidey's term .is nigjob.er of ti;.e cfiuucvl expired in Jliiy, nnd that he w.is to take stvp'i to hold an election in respect to tho vacancy. liJIOt'REISITIF ON' EbCQ.iTION. The. Rcy. A. Carnsron. moved'-" That the registrar write (o (.he, Mini'ster of Education asking foi: information regarding tho proposed grm.it of filOQ for tlio establishment oi a lectureship on eijtiraiion in the University." 'Ilip. ljinvet said ijrat tbo senate, had agreed thp.t wliitation should bo a degree t-übject. Tlie liovcruntcnt proposed to [jive univereity qounci-lii a (if £100 if they appointed (ho prineippls of normal Sfhfirls as lecturers on cducatipn, and steps .should now bd takoit lo sec when that ;;rant would be i'.voilable. Mr Ridey sceohilcd the motion, which was carried* v.ETEno'AiiT senooE. Tlio P.fl-v. A. Cameron moved—" That a eon'.injtfce be appoiufed to. eollpct informaviosi as to llio 00-l of establishing p.ik! carryi'iff on a yoforiilnrjr school in connectioii tt'ltli tlio Uiiiversily, anil to report to i.CiX.t uiectjng of Iho council if pcreible. ,. The l-rovcrnnlPfitj ho sitid, was understood to bo prepatKl 10. give assistance in tho matter, Iho I'feniier tlic- otbor day bavin?; stotod. his w.illiiicrnoss to do co. When ,i cniinnil(fi?']iafl'liee!i .nim.i:nln.;l nnd information gathered the could bo apjirtiacliod. Tho ir.of.ion was cirried, (he committee to bo composed of Hie Finance Committee, illld. IA , AVllit*. ■ BuiLpiKo Erpr.xsioN-. Tbo Chairman explained that at its last lnpntiag the comicij .had appointwl a committee lo form , sDhii* estimate of the expnv.ro of c:v-etm;f itftiv biii'l'Jiiigi: in Connection with a c'li'iir of iiiiyiioloa^ - . The eommilteo had canfened wil-'i Ilr'Sjolt, who had iiuclljprepared plans of the acedmmodation that would t:o rcqlrir-wL Tho cases v.cre conskWwl—an cttensiort of. tlipi main miildiug aiu] ii'u. extension of the back, building) the prosenfe Kclioql, aiid an approximate cost had been arrived at. If tho fror.l or main buildih;; were -extended tlio cost of the atllitians would be about £3800; Avliil i the effit (if t-iw back buildin;; wquid bo abfui.t £'HC(). The extension of tho inriin luilklinr;., iiowevcr. would illvo'.vc; thoij bikini; in tb;> stutlents' room £ij p.ii'f of tlic.. new -iicconimoflraion, eo Ihat fiimtluv sfittteiii,i' i'qnm v.oiild \\«.w. to lie htjilt, ivhicli K,,t,'A 3R|ii-» iu(: (liftVtcnw! i:eIwoeil. tht , two e-tim.'ites ilot vr-ry eonsidcrub(e. 'tii:> figures sverc , ,. of course, merely approximate.. Dr Heott, w3:o v;:as in at-tnulane?, laid before flio council nfjd rxplained some plans of proposed extensions. The clmapesi of th.-s plar.s, ho ?,iitl, tint AVould «ivo <ho rcjtpritud accsmmotiai.inii: would make the proposed pxtcißinn to tho main building on Hμ pKsenE (i'.Tii fviii't,. vrhicli lrould not be wbally eovored by il;. Tt would be a bettty arrangenient td'nii the present if a studonts' room wore, built- somow'nore outside. Dr S.baud .«aifl ho w.is irnt in favour of the .cxlensio'u bt-ii!.'.r nif.ilo t.-i (he main buildins, for the r'oujriu tlir.t in (lie fiilure, with tho atlveiit- ni frm> ?.L('dfi,(]arv oducaiion, proliably ft vr-ry Inrgp. ftxt;nsi.-.n of llsrir Ijiiildini;.? wniilil b:> ni.rh-i]. "Willi an in-erct-r-d niin:.l*r of slu.d'-iii-i mnrit oi (ho cJiii-i-rooins would be fmip.tt h.opelo.sly small, p,ml (lievofrtrf. in fl:e [■•.i.ture a very considevalik. '.->:(c-nsion of fhh ma::i biiilciini; must bo coiitf-miJiifod. He thought tho extension had bctlcr l>3 to the back buildft jvas tiltirai]j>ly F-.iolvntl tlir.t. the Puildill^■ (Jommitkp (i'r I'rolV-sor Sale, and Mr Wiiile, to wi.ii-h v.'fie added thr, uanves of Ridi'i" and Kloivarl) should confer K'-itli. -Ml- -T. 1,. Sivlniond, arcliilccl, iis to ilr-3 proposed cxlciisions and report to next ln-cctinrr.

A vole of th.ijiit:.i to tho Etliicition Board foi- (-In! ivo of its Iwartl room for meetings iii tlio past concluded tlio liiecting.