NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXIII, Issue 11205, 27 February 1891, Page 2

NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

* (Per United Pbbss Association.) I Chbistchubch, February 25. The annual meeting of the Senate of the New Zealand University was commenced to-day. The Chairman, Sir James Hector, submitted a report, which reviewed tho work of the past year, and mentioned matters to come under the notice of tha Senate at the November examinations. The report showed that 200 came up for the B.A. Degrees, *jz., first section and final, 131 ; J>. So. Degree, first and final, 7; L.I/.8., first second, and third examination, 20 } L.LiB, j 1, and honours in :arte, j 17}~\MK&J! ! intermediate examination, first, second) and ' third professional, 24.' Of these 15 cora- - peted for Senior'Scholarships, 6 for the " John Tinline " Scholarships. Three teaf chers were axamined to qualify for Class C under the Education Department; 14 candidates came. up. for barristers and solicitors' professional law examinations. r At the December examinations the foli lowing' came uj> : . for • matriculation :r-357 j medical preliminary ; 22 junior scholar- „ ships;' 82 solicitors and .barristers'; 12 general knowledge. , Thejresults showed 1 'tlvit the University' examined in 1890 a ' > total of 705 candidates, a, large increase ■ on former years. In his address to the . Senate, Sir James Hector said, some few points in the regulations for the. Jaw ex- • aminatidns required amendment/ The income of the University for= 1890 had [ been and there was a balance in s hand of .£592. The Educational Instij tute had forwarded a' resolution asking " that, as before 1885, teachers bf certain standing should, be admitted to degrees i by examination "without attendance of t lectures, but no arguments were advanced , in favour of the application. He recom-" mended a reconsideration of the statute ' regarding professional medical examinations. At present tne time of these examinations was found inconvienent.. He • suggested that the surgery diploma be worded so as to confer a definite status upon tho recipient, as in the present formit could not be registered, by the Kegis-trar-General. , ■ ; ,j \§£] ■ ' ' ' ■ • : • February 2&U}t;. When the > Senate resumed ,to^dlijj£D?;"'i : Cowie, Bishop of Auckland, presehtecTa ■■'■s. petition from' certain graduates or*?fcheO.' University in "support of the adttdMnpSA* ,to University degrees of women rwhraffjad' passed the examination of Cambridge r ' from Girtori to Newham Colleges. \-3Jhß ' 1 petition is to be considered with.- the > Chancellor's address. The results erf i Ihe December 'examination- were agreed^; and it was decided that the Junior . Scholarships for 1890 be awarded* in acs cordance with -the report of the Committee. It was. recommended that the j Degree of Bachelor of Laws be conferred ' 3 upon the following:— Robert Stuart " : ■ Collie, 8.A. ; Martford KimbelL Frederick E.Baume, Alfreds. Keek, M. A.; John ' Innes, M.A.; Eobert MeNab, M.A. ; and Henry W. Weston; and that F. J. Dal- | ziel be reported as having passed the solicitors' law; examination. A Select Committee was appointed. to take. into consideration the questions in the Ofeancellor's report. . WnWiiwOTON^Pebruary 26. The result of the New Zealand University examinations, as published recently, were- inconfect, so far as Welling- - ton is concerned. Of eight candidates sent from Wellington College to the ; Junior Scholarship examinations every : one passed, though the names of all did < ' not, appear in the s lists furnished to the • press, and two actually received notice of . failure from the Registrar of-'the, University. \ The Girls' High;Sdhoolj&^,pslssed two or three' more than ft "was at first given credit. for, The .results for the whole of the Wellington' Provincial District were as follows.— l7 passes in the Junior Scholarships, matriculation, and ■ medical preliminary from the Wellington College;. 8 (matriculation only) from St; Patrick's College; 8 from Wanganui Collegiate School; 20 from the Wellington Girls' High School. '