UNIVERSITY SENATE

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 411, 21 January 1909, Page 5

UNIVERSITY SENATE

' ANNUAL SESSION. THE CHANCELLOR'S REPORT. (BY "TELEGHAPH— ritESS ASSOCIATION.) Auckland, January 20. lne annual session of tho New Zealand i University Senate was opened at tho Umver- , «ty Buildings, Auckland, to-day, tho Chancellor Sir Robert Stout) presiding. Of tho twenty-four members of tho senate , ™ ]o ™ n * ™ re present :-Professors Salmdnd (Dunedin), J. R. Brown (Wellington), F. D. Brown (Auckland), Scott (Dunewn ~ ? Br ° Wn (Christchuroh), Drs. V-* w! /W land) ' CMtm (Christchuroh), (Dunedin) W A. Evans (Wellington), Hon. J- A. Tolo (Auckland), Messra. Hogben Inspector-General of Schools), L. Cohen aUngaum) RE. Banme, M.P. (Auckland), HA. Gordon (Auckland), H. Von Haast OVelington), J. W. Joynt (Registrar), and Hector An apology for absence was' -eceiveJ from Professor Shand (Dunedin) on account of ill-health. ;

. • '>■',-. ■'■ |nerease of.: Students., ; ''" ; notable features 'of. the ;NZ,,Umversity word during the-past V ear : : «mtinued-,increaseVoTimiv^ i ■s!ty, : _students,and,the .developmentand™! institutions. . -The dumber :of candidates ; fnr coUeges^have^n^abL'^y^oS! 1 S| additional, monetary assistance' 'granted = to them;;by the^Goveri^vent-'and'ParlitS'S' mcraW their, tea^ . good 7 i& :™& -leoturers.,has; been: recognised by '■ their In. the number of^Krsrty l 'have,-a' iright : toaspect a-'greater crdcW' m:,our^educational-work,; and;S S r ff ; doubt.;be-evidenced 'in' time by-higher-.ifo : ■have still .-to rely.vfor Vm'any': of oiir' hielil?sti '%!$m Home Country,' and also .for ,our prpfessionaKmen..; IfVtbe'p?e- : sh.ould.be able-m,rours'e;of.'time'to'supply. ;to. send;;many: oijcm.Xm -Zealahderi "o : fill- high "positions;.; i;-. . ;;|^;';;'; Scholarship -ScheniesiV:' : ; ; ; v '. ; hik F-^ s w}y::'to conii'der'; what: +K-; ;^:of; '%^J wo ;? ch^"3bi P'sohemes-, ■the, Rhodes, ;and, .the■;.lßsl- ; :'Exhibition-maV :^most r? ll;these.':sgiolara;have found;employ-, men.t. outside our.-Dominion".-: 1 hope tho time - may s ? on ; ;come Men.we ;.shallv tonessvour n - 3^^ o -.r'.hsw;.^beeh:-...educated v m *urope.-and ■America;/, to \their co ?fe-arif .yelping destmies;'^7".^.;.'r': : >;'?; "

: ,la,st .year,, the/i question-«of ■ ;amending;;,,the;,requiremeitts' of ■; for ' -&Sree>laminations>to.:;the ■■■. professors•''■' r-f 3mm '.n. ; 'the? affiliated-, institutions';'but -the ;p^ ? prsjhad;;not;^rMdr';and::it',feinaihed, tor;.,the.senate,- .therefore -v. to. >, consider.- the : question and .decide- it., -Another' matter:' for consideration related ;tb.a few dental' students ' .had.beauri'th'e study - Prists M, 1904;;,, and - .the date of - its • and.: .who .. -ask :.Wi«. Potion,vj, ■fcpm.j. t| a,A„.;pr C liminarv .' 'examination, affi'k of'the: decree '^P} l^"?/ ! h « r ; ''TOe' ; :chariccll6r: cbn- ' :?' d . 0 . red ,™ at : if'; were ; granted .i?,s»pflld,.bev.g l v;en,to:;studohts..bv name and :^not;.m;genera).terni?;,./:'- '?\:::.r'\(, ■• :;■;'""r :;■':;; •^■■;f^Cv,S^^an™a^n^': ; ; : -. ;, !';-:.!:r:^'--:! : the - -report,remarks:—.. : . ..:■.:■ ■:.- ■-~V ;' :.:- " JKat ■■ superannuation pre vision vvisii .now, made, for all- branches" of -the- Civil' Se'r- ( iy?pet'';i.Abpe/:it.-;.wiU;inoib ; .lohg / vb'ef6re--th:6' of our; highest ednca:™™l: - institutions,, who ,are, surely -as u>Mh' entitled to prbvision-for.their old 'a"o as nnv servants: in- .th.e.publio pay,- will le braush't proper pension : scheme/'., . /,•;' ~: i sonw.-oif now, tafen,by-exammers m Engjahdjffpiild, not, ; be>exammed-,by,-!resiaents s iii,New,"Zeaianl ■™W-< aJsniComeyup' ;'f or. and'in" >■*«? -matter, .the. chancellor,' while not - a'dvopating ; an>immediate .change .in lour present ':i? stem '^f ou eht,it,waß,a, question ..whether ™ ov ; c .oW;notjbegiiivcautiously and', try New '/iealand;examiners in a,few- of. ; our sublets -TOh.university,..work..... ,'., ;■, ", '. " :■<: v'.\l..:K::" P!st(nsuisfied;Students; \ I'" ;; ;' [ ' bnve : ton. d6in gi well'both;in' England and America dunng?the .year,- and -two 'of-our former ■dnP>t s -■■■reoogniUniversityV 0 f .'the-'Nobel anoVi?rofssor .MacLaurin,. wio: left-New'Zea-nf?R&lSV?r- *—Y p P ot . F M'e h ?iMathematics, at the Columbia' University, was.ndtallowed'to-retain ' P^teF°riu ll^^; -M' s 'been appointed Professor of.-the Massachusetts Technological ■%^?te':at i .Bostohi--TOobably::th6;mbst'pS.-': science' ) mVthe^United.-■ States.' ■;.'.•: * "y??; ;

; 3 " 00 ' Examlnatioh.iv;;,'" 1-..suggested;:.that;;the-: entrance: examination o^tbe.unreereity.sbould.be: utilised not only .the: university and a" schobt ,: leaving.rcertificate,, but that)it'' might be 'also' ;d P. u °t;the, range;.'of> subjects 'syllabus ,wouMvhaye:,.to.l^;increased; : but:l^n e ' } to' bur:/secondary/schobls,-' a their DUDils •-men* by ;being :freed' Irbm-rdetadj work:; outjbf■■keeping-: Wi%:tßa r :.'f ■?!?■■ y- :'' Tlie :: ;Maori. Languaga.f .■ ■'.'■'•'.!;'■ l-k, "btfj considered * a;: resolution .porice Maori :.B^nts,but;;rt;might ; aid;Un; P rbkervu ) gS' ;■ 'h-.& ~V- Finance. .■•' ■;'•'; V.', ; : v- : ''';;; ' C?^? u ?^ : for.;l9oß : :.were"laidron. table, -and; showed the following ■ attract*bf income;.v.and:expenditure:-;'■.' ■;"■;? : °.. : - '■ i^^^i^F l '■'£»nt,' : ' : 'i3o()o'v ■■•'fees : - £5880 ; 15..; ■ interest; £1017 6s Id • '„;, ' anebusv^OS ::l7s. fc v j^ST ;JSxpenditure:-Senate, : £369:- 18s ■-■ *'jm& atfdrsalaries/ £1053:13s 6? • ov a W^- 0 - ffi •? •In) England/ £1060 15s ; "xaS's naifln' expenses in: England.&lsld^ Business Committee. f A business committee, consisting of Professors J. M. Brown, Salmond, J. It. Brown, Hon. J. A Tole, and Hon. C. C. Bowen Cyice-chancellor), was appointed to auanee the various committees. The senate then adjouined.