OTAGO UNIVERSITY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIC, Issue 13458, 3 December 1907, Page 3

OTAGO UNIVERSITY.

I■■ 111 ■ ' P«r Press Association. DUNEDIN, Dec. 2. The Professorial Board- of the Otago Univcrsit v has nominated Alexander Moii.erief Finiayson, M.Sc., with first-class honours in physical science (electricity and magnetism), aV-o in natural science (geology)-, for the Rhodes scholarship of 1508. " The chairman of the Board (Profeceor Gilray) was appointed a pernber of the committee of select-ion. ■At a meeting of the L T niv'era'(ty Council a statement showing the list of bensfactions received from private sources since 1905 was presented. Tlvs showed that jTibscriptions and bequests amounted to £30,620. one item of which the "Evening- Star's" collection of public subscriptions for extinction of the floating dtbo earned a subsidy of £1650 from the Gov-' eminent. The lata Mi' Beverley's. bequest is estimated to be worth £15,409. The question of a, proposed veterinary school cams up for discussion, a. letter being received from Mr Clifton, Chief Inspector of Stock; asking when the .nclicoi wc-tvP ; l>e 'established, Mr* Jas-. Allen (vice chancellor) said that- during the recent session he and 'Mr Sidey had a number of interviews wJ.th the Hon. Mr McNab -on the subject. After consultation with tie Minister they had corns to the conclusion that an abridged course of training .suitable 'for stock and dairy (inspectors should be tr'ed. 'These negotiation were till going on. He had recommended to the ; Minister that they should - give a two years' course with 'csTlificii,'l? in. atnimpf. Uiygi'ene and liad asked the Minister to arrange thafb all inspectors under the Agricultural Deipart-m?-nt should be drawn from tihe students who had undergone such training-. Mr, Allen to authorised to interview the JLinister on his present visit to ascertain the (intention of the Government.