MEDICAL STUDENTS

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 18661, 22 March 1935, Page 11

MEDICAL STUDENTS

POSITION AT OTAGO SCHEME OP LIMITATION A statement regarding the limitation of medical students at Otago University was made by the chancellor, Mr. W. J. Morrell. at a meeting in Duncdin of the council of the university. ■Mr. Morrell said there appeared fo be a misconception regarding what had been done. For the second year 84 students had applied for admission, and of this number 58 had passed at the November examination or had obtained an equivalent qualification and had been accepted. One student had withdrawn, the number thus being reduced to 57. The quota fixed by the council and approved by the University of New Zealand was 60, so thai three vacancies were left to be filled. As the result of a special examination two candidates tied for third place. He had consulted with Sir Lindo Ferguson and they had agreed that there was no alternative but to accept both of the students who had tied, and a communication had been sent to the vicechancellor of the University of New Zenland, who had approved of the suggestion. Everything had been conducted in strict accordance with the conditions laid down.

Those who had passed the intermediate examination', but had been rejected by the Medical School, were given credit for the Bachelor of Science degree in the subjects in which they had passed.