NEEDS OF MEDICAL SCHOOL.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LI, Issue 16895, 27 November 1925, Page 11

NEEDS OF MEDICAL SCHOOL.

THE DEAN’S ESTIMATES.

PROG R E SSI V E 0 HERAT! 0 N

APPROVED

DFNFDIN, Nov. 25,

Am :i special meeting of the University Council, Sir Limln Ferguson, dean of tin* Medical Faculty, presented a long report on the needs of the medical school. Referring lo the cos! of running the building, he put this at possibly £IOO,OOO for the library, the linnl year block, the public health block, and the mortuary block, and stated that the annual recurrent expenditure vould ultimately reach an additional £13,000. Speaking on t ho maintenance costs, tie said the professors were being paid loss than throo-tjunrlors of the salaries given by the Australian schools, while the junior teaching positions were blind alleys. He estimated that the total increase in the annual expenditure (with professors* salaries at £1100) would bo: Anatomy, £1700; physiology, with the new departments of biochemistry and pharmacology, £75100; pathology, £1800; bacteriology and public health. £IBSO. This amount would 1)0 materially increased if the arrangement with the Public Health Department for the training of technicians were to be terminated. The department of medicine would require another £SOO, and surgery £550 more. Midwifery and gynecology should have an additional £SOO, special departments £I.OO, flu? library £IOOO, the maintenance of buildings £IOOO, and I lie. direction of the school £I2OO more. He further stated that the school had now attained such a size that the .Dean should occupy the position of director, receiving sufficient remuneration to recompense him for his onerous duties. After discussion, the council resolved to approve the report as to tho requirements of ihe school, to lie put into progressive operation, subject to such modifications in details as circumstances may later suggest, 111101 that the scheme should be forwarded to tho Minister.