UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13994, 26 January 1916, Page 6

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

CHANCELLOR'S ADDRESS.

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Wellington, Jan. 25. Sir Robert Stout, Chancellor of the University, in bis opening address i-o the Senate, said that many students had enlisted for the war, artel more wore going. Tiro number -included 223 from Auckland University, 217 from Victoria Colleoo Wellington, 122 from Canterbu"v Co'lego. and 212 from Otago University. At ieast 34 had lost their lives ' The Chancellor criticised tho actioii of the Board of Studies in recommending -i.be Senate, to cea.so its statutory function of appointing examiners, and that the duty of examining candidates for degrees and diplomas should be vested in the teachers or r.ffilin+^r] i'^+rfcr+ions. What tho Board recommended the Senate had not the |iA^cr to uo. . Me added thai/ the rc-comme-iiciatums might be part of pro■pa'ganda for the I*abolition1*abolition of external examiners. Ho pointed out that we I were :n troublous times. Our duty,was to husband our resources. Iti was criminal to n-asto -money, unnecessarily, but if tho University : was not necessary^ a ; sj an ercamimim; rvrul defrreo-prrpntinu: University it was'-the duty of Parh'ament: j to. abolish it. |