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Annual Report of the Professorial Board, Victoria University College, 1919-20 (abridged). The Professorial Board begs to submit the annual report for the year 1919-20 : — Students and Classes. —The number of students in attendance at classes during the session was 535, of whom 302 were men and 233 were women, as against 371 the previous year, of whom 171 were men and 200 were women. There were thirty-one exempted students —twenty men and eleven women. College Terms and, Scholarships. —Under the new University regulations terms are now kept in individual subjects and not in years. .. , University Degrees and Scholarships. —ln the examinations held in November, 1918, fiftyfour students passed the first or intermediate section of their Bachelor's degree; thirty-six obtained their Bachelor's degree—in arts twenty-six, in science four, and in-law six; and twelve students (of whom eleven gained honours) obtained their Master's degree. Three Junior University Scholars, two Senior National Scholars, two Taranaki Scholars, and thirty Bursars commenced their studies at the College. Three Senior University Scholarships —the John Tinline Scholarship and the Travelling Scholarship in Arts—were awarded to students of the College. In the examinations held in November, 1919, 121 students passed the first or intermediate section of their Bachelor's degree; forty-nine Students obtained their Bachelor's degree—in arts twentyeight, in science ten, in law eleven, and eleven students (of whom six gained honours) obtained their Master's degree. Three Senior Scholarships were awarded to students of the College. The Work of the College. —Owing to the very large increase in the number of students this session, great congestion has been experienced in many of the class-rooms. Relief will be afforded when the new north wing is completed, which will provide some additional class rooms, but as no provision has been made as yet for an. extension of the science buildings, the congestion in the science laboratories is acute. This is especially the case in the Physics Department, which lias never been adequately provided. Having to share a lecture-room and preparation-room with the Chemistry Department, and having a laboratory space of only 1,200 square feet, its activities are greatly handicapped. The Modern Languages Department has continued under the direction of two temporarylecturers; the vacancy in the Chair has now been filled by the appointment of Mr. E. J. Wilson, M.A., B.Se., University of Western Australia, who will take up his duties in 1920. Professor Marsden returned from the front in June, and Dr. Clark—who had ably discharged the duties of temporary Professor of Physics for two years —returned to America in July. Professor Easterfield, head of the Chemistry Department for the last twenty-one years, has been appointed Director of the Cawthron Institute of Scientific Research at Nelson. Mr. P. W. Robertson, M.A., M.Sc. (N.Z.), Ph. I). (Leipz.), B.A. (Oxford), of the Imperial College of Science and Technology, South Kensington, and an old Victoria University College student, has beci appointed his successor, and will take up his duties at the beginning of next session. The McCarthy School of Economics will be instituted next session under the direction of Mr. B, E. Murphy, M.A., LL.B., 8.C0m., who has been appointed Professor. Book Department. —During the year a book department was inaugurated to provide students with their text-books in the various subjects. Books were provided for the following departments : Biology, chemistry, physics, geology, philosophy, mathematics, history, and French. It is hoped this will prove a real convenience to students, and will enable them to purchase their books more cheaply than hitherto, besides ensuring' that books will be available for all students. STATEMENT OF ACCOUNTS OF VICTORIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. Statement of Revenue and Expenditure for the Tear ending 31st March, 1920. Receipts. £ s. d. Expenditure, £ s. &■ Balance brought forward .. .. 7,332 13 10 Salaries— Government grant 9,000 0 0 Staff . .. •■••H.MB 6 11 Rent of reserves . . • • • • 44 10 0 Caretaker and assistants .. .. 4/8 7 A -p eea ~ ~ .. .. 5,335 4 (i Office salaries and expenses .. .. 919 12 4 Convocation grant, New Zealand University 15 15 0 Printing and stationery .. ... 187 9 0 Tutorial classes grant, New Zealand Uni- Advertising . . . . . ... 71 18 11 versity •. • • • • • • 3 °o ° ° Travelling-expenses .. .. .. 55 b b Government grant (national endowment) .. 1,880 13 2 Examination expenses .. .. 48 2 b Sale of Calendars 10 210 Insurance ■ ?H0 3 Now Zealand Pharmacy Board (Chemical Maintenance.. .. •• .. 218 A 9 Laboratory) .. •■ •■ 6 0 0 Legal expenses .. .. .. 10 811 Examination fees 100 5 6 Contingencies 47 1 4Interest .. .. 279 19 8 Grounds .. •• 123 9. 6 Book department sales .. .. 237 19 6 Lighting 219 0 9 Government grant (College buildings) .. 1,300 0 0 Chemicals and apparatus .. .. 412 8 I Grants for tutorial classes .. •• 329 9 3 Fees refunded , .. .. .. 64 5 0 Government subsidies for tutorial classes 344 13 3 Court of convocation .. .. . . Io to 0 Sir George Grey Scholarship .. •• 50 0 0 Tutorial classes .. .. .. 934 -7 1 Book department .. . • ■ • 67 11 3 Water .. .. .. ■• 40 0 3 Heating .. .. .. ■ • . 123 14 4 Library books .. . . • • 371 14 2 Builder .. .. ... ~ 1,300 0 0 Architect . . .'. . . ■ ■ 200 0 0 Sir George Grey Scholarship . . . . 50 0 0 Balance, 31st March, 1920— Post Office Savings-bank .. .. 2,226 15 0 Bank of New Zealand, on fixed deposit.. 5,000 0 0 Balance at Bank of New £ s. d. Zealand .. •• 1,593 5 6 Less— £ s. d. Unpresen ted cheques .. 46 0 0 Library deposits 16 J 6 0 S. A. Rhodes 30 (interest) School of Economics . - 0 7 1 ■ 93 3 1 1,500 2 5 £26,567 6 6 £26,567 6 6