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(c.) Representatives of special interests—e.g., agriculture, industry, commerce —especially in those colleges which provide teaching related to these subjects. (8.) Convocation should consist of all graduates of the University who have registered themselves as members of Convocation with the Registrar of the University. (9.) The election of members of the University Council by Convocation and the election of members of College Councils by the District Convocation should be by postal ballot. (10.) The Council of the University should appoint as professors of the University such teachers of the constituent colleges as it thinks fit. (11.) A Professorial Board should be formed in each constituent college to advise the College Council on all academic matters, and should undertake such administrative duties in regard to academic matters as the College Council may from time to time delegate to it. (12.) The senior teaching staff of the constituent colleges should be formed into Faculties as prescribed by regulations of the University Council. Each Faculty should have power, with the approval of the College Council, to co-opt upon the Faculty such persons, having expert knowledge of subjects included within the Faculty, as the University Regulations may prescribe. (13.) Each College Faculty should have the right to submit for the approval of the University Council, through the Professorial Board of the college and the College Council, courses of study in any subjects prescribed for degrees or diplomas of the University. After a report upon such proposed courses has been made by the Academic Board the University Council should approve of or disallow such courses. When approved by the University Council such courses should become university courses qualifying for university degrees and diplomas as prescribed. (14.) The approval of the University Council should be necessary for the establishment of all new Chairs in the constituent colleges, and for the establishment of all new schools or departments within these colleges. (15.) When a vacancy for professor or senior lecturer or academic head of a constituent college is to be filled, an Advisory Committee should be appointed to report upon the applications and to make a recommendation to the College Council, such Advisory Committee to be formed as follows : — (a.) Four persons nominated by the College Council, of whom one should be a member of the teaching staff possessing expert knowledge of the subject in question or of a cognate subject. (b.) Three persons nominated by the University Council, including the Principal of the University, and being persons nominated as possessing expert knowledge of the subject in question or of a cognate subject. IT. Standard of Degrees. (1.) Arts.—The standard of the B.A. degree should be raised by,— (a.) Abolition of the regulation allowing a degree to be gained in six " pass " subjects. (b.) Insistence on the obtaining of at least nine " units," including a satisfactory number taken at the " advanced " stage. (c.) Limitation of the options by grouping the degree subjects appropriately and requiring subjects from certain groups. (2.) B.Sc. Degree. —The conditions for this degree should be improved upon lines similar to those recommended for B.A. degree —i.e., a nine-unit degree, including two advanced courses. (3.) LL.B. Degree.—(See recommendations under Legal Education.) 111. Evening Lecture System. (1.) Every effort should be made to reduce the number of students who devote only part time to university study. (a.) The Education Department should endeavour to so organize the system of training teachers that student teachers may be able to devote full time to university work.

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