UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 17005, 16 May 1917, Page 7

UNIVERSITY COUNCIL.

The monthly mooting of the Otago University Council, held yesterday afternoon, Was attended by tho Chancellor (l.vov. A. Cameron), tho lion. T. Maeliibbon, Rev. Professor Plowitson, Messrs Morrell, Roberts, Walker, Ross, Stephens, M'Kinlay, liitchie, Siduy, Eudoy, Drs Ferguson .and Bcnhom. F£R3OXAL. Drs Linckm and Ross wero appointed demonstrators in anaesthetics. Tho coimcil approved of tho Professorial Board's recommendation to award a homo ioienco diploma to .Winifred Chapman, and a certificate of land ajid niino surveyor to Noel Carless.

In accordance with tho recommendatioii of tho Dental Cornmitteo, it was decided to appoint Mr L. J.- Potter to one. of tho temporary vacancies that have occurred on tlio stafi of tho Dental Hospital owintr to tho war

COMMITTEE BEPOBTS. The following report of the Finance Committee was adopted:—Tho registrar submitted a statement of receipts and payments tvt a , cc '' n a the general account from 22nd March to 25th April, showing receipts £4849 5s 4d, payments £1782 10s lOd, and a balance at crcdit of £1630 18s Id. The oomimttee approved of a requisition from Dr Benson lor £160 approximately, and the chairman and registrar were authorised to make the necessary purchase. A letter was received from Mr 0. J. W. Napior apply- • ing for leave of absence for the period of the war, sincc ho wished to proceed to tho front. It was resolved to recommend that Mr Napier's request bo granted, and that he be paid at tho rate of £75 per Annum during his absence, until February 28, 1918, when tho position be reviewed. It was •further resolved that Mr C. S. Hicks bo to continue tho lectures ill evening chemistry for the remainder of tho year, at a remuneration of ; £37 10s. It was also decided to recommend that Dr Champtaloup j?® placed in charge of the new Medical School building, and bo responsiblo to tho council for its control. The reports from tho Works Committee were adopted without discussion. The reports stated, inter alia:—lt was resolved that tho proposal for installing single desks in tho chemistry lecture room stand over for three months, and that a sub-committee consisting of tho chairman, Mr Roberts Mr Ross and Mr Ritchie report on the proposal to increaso the accommodation in tho biology department. A sub-committee consisting of. the chairman, Messrs Roberts, Ross, and Ritchie was set up to report on the recommendation of Messrs Mason and Wales regarding retaining walls at tho new Medical School. The registrar having reported as to tho University's position in relafaon to the Leith wall, it was resolved that ho be instructed to inquire if Mr Tannock had correctly received Mr M'Curdy's message that the lilling-in behind the wall should bo carried to a height of 3ft above tho wall level. A sub-committee recommended the erection of retaining walls on the west and north boundaries of the new Medical School property, as specified by tho architect, at a cost of £64; also the erection of a fence on the top of tho retaining ' Wi ,,l on tlle . wcsfc boundary at a cost of £7. Iho Medical Committee reported having resolved to appoint Dr Williams for one year as lecturer on medicine' to dental students, at a salary of £50to recommend that, in order to allow of Dr Moore going to the front, leave be granted to him from his appointment as lecturer on physiology to massage students; that Dr Church, Dr Ferguson, and Professor Hcwitson be appointed a sub-committee to report in reference to the' Batehelor memorial medal. _ Mr Roberts submitted a report of a meeting of tho Homo Science Committee, in which the following wore the principal chaises:-The report of Studholme House for 1916 was received. The committee expressed satisfaction at tho position disclosed by the balance sheet, and its appreciation ° f i he ™° rk ,, °f Professor Boys-Smith and stall at Studholme House during tho past year. It was resolved to recommend tho counoil to charge the students in residence at Studholme House Is 6d per week for laundry, tho charge to como into operation at the commencement of 1918. The committee resolved to recommend the council to approve of the institution of a special class in bacteriology for home science students, the class to be taught by Professor Champtaloup and Dr D. C. Gordon ' and fees credited to tho Medical School' Referring to the report of the Home Science School, Mr Roberts said that added accommodation was asked for, but they were ail pretty well agreed that that would have to stand over at the present time. Mr Morroll submitted a report on behalf of tho special committee sot up to make arrangements for Professor Adams's work during his absence on military servicc. With regard to Greek, it was resolved that Professor Dickie's offer to undertake the teaching of the honours student in Greek during the coming term be accepted, and that Mr K. A. Saunders be asked to take the student in senior Greek, fivo hours per week, for tho first four weeks of tho second term at, a remuneration of £15. With regard to Latin it was resolved that an advertisement be inserted locally inviting applications_ for the position of temporary lecturer in junior Latin for the coming term at a remuneration of £75; that Professor Dickie's offer to read Lucretius, books U and 111, with honours students be accepted ; that Miss Tumbull bo asked to undertake the remainder of the Latin (senior and advanced) for tho coming term atl -1 m additional work bo paid additional remuneration of £75 The report, was adopted. HOME SCIENCE DEPARTMENT. Professor Boys-Smith submitted the anrc P° rt . of the home science department ot the University. Tho following aro the outstanding clauses in it:—This year 43 students are taking cither the full degree or diploma, course, as against 32 on the roll last year. Four students are taking several courscs, as against three who were doing the same last year. Tho three students who gamed their 1 degree last year all scoured posts at once. Miss Timewell was appointed to Napier Girls' Hi-rh School, Miss Pigott to Blenheim, and Miss Rudall under the Auckland Education Board to the Whangarei district. Miss Tucker completed her diploma just before Christmas, and has been appointed to Woodford Ilouso School, Hawke's Bay. With our increasing numbers ivo are dreadfully handicapped' m our work by lack of spaccs and lack of equipment. The only way in which arrange the classes at present, is bv overflowing into the Mining School. But it is linpossiblo to givo proper needlework classes without sewing machines, with 'io arrangements for heating irons for pressing, and with no proper tables upon which to cut out. In regard to laundrywork, wo have only tho small wash-house and ironing room at Studtholme House, in which the house washing has to be done every week This is quite. inadequate for teaching a class of any size. It is difficult for even ci ht girls to bo taught properly, and I do not know what we shall do during tho preaching summer session. Of C our se ™ should all agree that it is not an oppoi'tuno moment to begin trying to raise money! it tho war docs not end this year, I think wo ought not to wait any longer, but should do our utmost to get £30(Vi gether,.so that we can sed/e the ment subsidy, and begin our buildings.

GENERAL. Professor Adams wrote thanking the council for raising his status to that of professor, an honour which he specially valued sWnsa&ffiT 10 *»» rot* ° f | Cr , from Dr Stuart Moore to loan certain, books ancli papers to tile Medical Schoo.i Library with the intention of ultimately presenting them to the library was ! accepted with thanks. , y ' was i Tho Chairman of the Prnfpc=,vr;.,i -n , reported that it would be necessary to post P° no ° or 000 ,! 3 ,, , of graduatca arraii^cd for May 25. r lhe board would do whafft could, as requested by the National Eflici cncy Board, to encourage students to undertake farmwork 111 the variation It- 'ivas decided to recommend tho Stu dents Association to have their accounts audited by the registrar, the Chancellor pojnting* (Out that the association received annually _ £270 collected bv tlie registrar. A motion by Professor Hcwitson to transfer the placo of meeting from the Education offices to the University was lost.