UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 412, 22 January 1909, Page 7

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

';..■;- ...:-■■'•; ~":t ;'; ' : * ; '■".'}■'.'. SITTINq; ' ■'■■■■■'■-. •!•'"■• ;■■:'•- ;■ ■■,-.. - \ ;■' i■' : • ■'.'•'-■.■■. CHANCELLOR'S REPORT CONSIDERED. . ; (BY TEUjGRA¥H—r*EeS ASWCI»TIOS.) '■■;■■' ■;\;;/ ; ' Auckland Jamiiry'2l. J Tho annual 'session of the ,Senate of.the Not , Zealand University was resumed; to-day, the .Chancellor (Sir; Itolert Stout); presiding. ■..'...•■;■.• i ■DBgreo English.,- .■!•;>; vSome discussion ensued on , the question of amending, the/requirements of English for the degree examinations,' on which: point the professors of English-in the- affiliated ins(itutionshad failed to;agree. The , Chancellor thought that circumstances had shown that it would be desirable on certain occasions to refer these; matters to- the ; professo"rial ;boards.'■ Theseh having failed to agree,'it'\yaS flot right for the senate to keep,a ojiiestion like this English programme ■ continuously: open,- as it;.was; at; present. ', ...The.professors had nothing, more to' say, and -the''senate Should make,up,Jits:",n;ind.oni the ; inatteiv Hβ was strongly- of opinion- that .two,amendments were required. f lii the first place, he doubted whether, it was wise;. to\ keep on Anglo-Saxon, as it was kept- oil at present in; English. merely as'-.a-'•■cram "subject l -. ("Hear, hoar.")-; .The., second was, ;.to .get , their periods of .English, literature as Nearly oqual as possible, .thus.seeing .thai, : for one year, the work;'was not out of proportion to that of the.nest;.year. The.matter was.referred to .the Authors' Periods /Committee for a, report.' ';■.; ' '/■.-.■ -;■ ' ; ■ ';■ '"',,:■•■: ■ ; ", •;."■'. Darwin's Commemoration. ;\ . The senate/went into; committee for further" discussion of the report vwith /reference to. the invitation to attend. the' Darwin Com-; membration.;in'.,England 'this year. ; It'.was. decided that'the Chancellor-be-authotised torepresent the".Senate; and with. him. to be associated -Professors'■ Sale '..'and., M'Millan 'Brown, .who; would also, if; practicable,{ be representatives from the senate... . •■.'■;• ■ '■..-'. \ University Examinations and the Civil Service. , Referring- to the. cians'd'. regarding .■ the ■utilisation • ;of;, -.the entrance,-.■' University' •'examination for the' Civil Service; , the Chan- ■ oellor remarked.' that. hti'.-. felj; that one the [whole 1 Dominion."... The 'one: objection- stated had beenthat one was. competitive other was not,:but, in Londdn, the examinations from ;1838 to 19(J3 were conducted' with the one.-set. of .-papers; and , -the honours examinations were still r conducted in. , this' way. .It ,was iiot fairto'the students toask them to pass two examinations in. 'oie. month,. and tho Education Department would be glad to' get rid. of ■ the., extra, work.' : , o ,; v '.. : . ■ ■ .. Mr. G. Hogben said that there must. be two, distinct 'standards.-■ • Only thirty scholarships could be given, .whereas hufldreds ;wero required: for the Civil: Service,' and one ex-, aminationwould'notdo:for. both.; ...;■■'

V; Dr. Fitchett remarked that the .University, liad:;a complete system.'of.• machinery.':-in working" order to serve' all the -Government's requirements. ■ The ,system of *' making /the two examinations one^would result in.bring', ing many people to.the .TJniversity."who now never/got near there...;.-';' "■.; ■';- '■': .;.".''", •■-'' ■ Mr; :F. -E.- Baume,'- , M.P.y; : jexpressed';the opinion that* the -proposal'-to = unite'';the , examinations; was 1 unpraotioabloj-as'-it was in> pbssiblo to-'Gxamiiie,;at.the.one.time,-.candi-dates .for,, the' Civil ".Service , and'.i-tni&T-.TJni-versity. ... He. looked..forward;U6' : - the.' time : when the .Senate would 1 have control- of all eSaminations,:; inoluding-those; for-the: Givil Service. ■ ■~.'.''■': ~::"".;y :■.:■;:';'■, : ,: .'-. : '.. .,-'■'.'.

Dr. Fitchett .then, gave notice, of;:mbtioii as,follows:■—"That. ;in .the. opinion of : this Senate it -would'; be hott;to the Government 'arid to; the University,>if the Civil Service, examination, :as; at .present conducted;by Education Department;:- be ; taken over .by.; the University- as "far ■: as possible, '■. and .••. that the Chancellor' b6'.- requested lib.' communicateJ-'.-withi, the f Government on the., mattor." -..' : ;-.• ;v ' ■ 0 i.;.;! L-.-..;;:.;';; ; .;-./ ■•;':• f- : ■.}■■:'.' ■*;':• '"' : -',- :: ' ;-,The. clause of the Chancellors, report dealing- with;, the- necessity 'for •»;superannuation ■scheme: ah6 r 'caused-. 'some -discussion, - : £■'-■■ t=; : ; Professor- 'J; Rii'Browri/iaid; , that , .it','was very 1 ; desirable -that-.something ia ; thenature of a; superanriu'atipn .scheme should be evolved, ;and.,it "had been'-"considered that; a- kind ,of , peiisions. board 'would. , meet: ;the requirements. .' ; ' Maiiy :of : the professors,: howeverj'. .would-ibe getting nothing out'of the present ! superannuation'; scheme,' and icould : inake tst-; ter ; srrangfemerits-."outside 'of:';,it.'':"lnOtago thisi'difflculty'Vas'muoh in evidence.' ; -'' : ; I Mr.> J;'-.- Aliens iftP.y remarked ; -that' ;tho' professors"-'were'.much better able 1 topaya higher contribution.- .:'"..'-V;";- ■;■+'-■■}'■■'■' Z^ , ;:--,- The following resolution was carried,•• on the inotioii"of the Chancellor,.Messrs.'Baume and .'.. Von,-,-'HaasV.^..dissenting:—"That" the' 'Oharicellor,'be' requested to bring the .question of suporannuation- of University .-teaohers:and officers before the Prime' Minister,. so, that '■ the;• : Gbvernment;rand Parliament should; make;due provision?'.-,' '■';■■•{\ {■. ';i ; ;, ; ; . :