THE UNIVERSITY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 674, 26 November 1909, Page 7

THE UNIVERSITY.

. ■;',:;;'.COURT. 03? CONVOCATION. : ; ;:; ; The annual meetingi of the District, Court of Convocation ([Victoria "University district): will bo" held. at'-'Victoria College .on Monday, December 0, at 8 p.m. The following aro , the' notices of motion-set down for. discussion:—:: ■ : . : <Mr. H. G. R. Mason—That it bo a recommendation, to the Senate that Section VI of the Statute Bachelor of Laws should b'e struck out, aud~ the : following substituted therefor:—No candidate shall pass in l'rop'orty,' Part H, before ho ; shall .pass in Property,;?art I. . .;■;.' . -,' .' Mr. 8., N; : Murphy—fliat,:' it ■ be •■. a .recommendatibn: to . tha, Senate—l; That .'the present isystem , '" of keeping. terms bo ■ altered -so as to avoid;tho'necessity of double'.examinations."2. That the regulations, governing the examination for the second division of the LL.B. degreo be alteredto nllow a: student who has fttiied .to pass tho first sectipnof that division at a previous, examination 'to.take the subject of Property, Part I, along with •Property, Part .II,■ at a subsequent examination, provided .he has at such previous exauiination been candidate in Property, Part I. : '..'■■. . . .•■■■ .-•Mr.-H;-1 , , von :Maast-l. That this Court of Convocation repeats its recommendation to 1 tho Seriate that tho standard of the matriculation examination be raised, and makes the following further ' recommendations:—(a) - That. tho standard of knowledge required shouldbe such as. might.'reasonably bo expected from a candidate after'a satisfactory four years' course at a •secondary school,..terminating..'in the highest class. such subjects in the examination'should be compulsory, as fairly, represent a , sound general education with; a view to onabling tho . student 'thereafter,' to", concentrate his attention upon a homogoncpus group of related subjects, (c) 'That?mathematics; including, arithmetic, algebra, and tho-.-elements, of. geometry, be made compulsory for all candidate.? for matriculation,,who' intend- to proceed to the B.A. or B.Scr degree, (il) That Latin be compulsory "for all, candidates who intend tpjirococd to tho B.A. or LL.B. degree. .' ;. : tfnivcrsity,' Reform.—That this Court of Convocation expresses its sympathy, with .the movement., for '■ university reform prom'otod: by the University Reform. Association, and appoint , a committee (the: members to be soleeted at the meeting) to ■co-operato with that association.