THE UNIVERSITY.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 725, 26 January 1910, Page 8

THE UNIVERSITY.

EXAMINATION AMENDMENTS. APPEAL PROM PROFESSOR : . > ' . BICICERTON. (By Teleeraph.—Press AssociationJ Dunedin, January 25. The question' of the matriculation standard was further considered by the University Senate to-day. Recommendations made by the Scholarship Committee were oonsidei-ed in committee,: and the. following.were adopted' by U votes to i, and ivill come into operation on, January 1, mi:— ■' :■ , ' "

■ That the compulsory, subjects of the entrance examination be as fol- - low English (two papers), including olementary. questions in political .'-geography. and .English \history ; (b) mathematics (two papers), including arithmetic, algebra, and the elements of geometry; .(c) Latin,: Greek, French or Gorman (one paper); (d) and (except in the case of-candidate who takes Latin or Greek) one of the following branches of science (one paper):—Elementary- mechanics, elementary. heat.', and light,- elementary electricity and magnetism,' elemen- : tary dentistry, elementary zoology,' elementary botany, : elementary ■ agri-, culture. . .

JEverycandidate' shall pass in five subjects, the remaining- subject, or subjects," to be selected ■. from . the subjects mentioned, in the ( existing' statute,' and not already taken by; the' candidate' No candidate shall offer himself, for examination in more'than six subjects. ' . '■ •

The Senate decided that-the statute relating to the B.A. degree be amended by adding a provision-, that no undergraduate shall be allowed to keep terms for that degTee. in. affiliated, oolleges, unless he has-passed is.. Latin at . matriculation standard!. .

It was resolved that the "question aa to mathematics being : compulsory:., for, the B.A. degree examinations be referred to the: Eecess ..Committee- appointed 10 consider the proposed alterations . in the B.A. lind B.Sc. courses.

Professor Bickerton, of Christchuroh, forwarded a considerable, amount-. of printed matter relative, to his theory ,of partial impact, .and-requested- the Senate to rive his work recognition in 6ome way; ? He pointed orit that he had voted' his life to tho 6tudy of this matter, and that, though his theory had at l first been .treated liphtly ; by scientific men, it was-fast receiving world-wide i-e----cognitioni Because he had refused to give up his belief:, in his hypothesis he had lost his position in Canterbury i College, ; and ■•: because' people had; chosen to regardihim.'as a'crani, many of;''his enterprises had since" failed, 1 and .he;had' lost some. ,£7OOO. He was 68 years of -age,' and; unless-, the; Senate.gave hihi isome recognition, -he. was. afraid that he would not livo to see' the result of his' life's' work. •

The Senate, without discussion, resolved to "receive" ■ the ■ letter, 'and thank Professor Bickerton for the printed matter forwarded.. •.' . 'o : ■' -• A motion, that: governing bodies of' affiliated ' colleges . Tie supplied with reports as to the.- results of -the (November .examinations was tabled by Professor P. E, J. Scott, and was .carried , unanimously.'- -1 ,v-:: -V ■' . Mr.: .Von Haast ; moved', that the cere-' mony of conferring' degrees take/place: i immediately before the second term each year. ■ This was lost on tho voices.: . , ' '' A member . then' 'raoved: that the conduct of 'the capping ceremony'be delegated to. the''Professorial Board o£,each' college. •' .. -' : . A': general-.'discussion ' ensued, during which' the opinion was expressed that , the exocutive: of the' Students Association at each college'-was'the'proper body' to "pre--'on :.6uch occasions.'. >

The '.motibnV was'-leventaially negatived, by 12 to 7. . Some further discussion ensued, but nothing- came ,of .it'- " ', ;;

FURTHER EXAMINATION i RESULTS.

At ,the' ! *Univ6rsity"Sehate to-day, the Recess" Committee, on the' December examinations reported , that: ' the' following had passed in 'physics ' chemistry in the; course for proficiency in'dental sur--gery:—Bernard C. : Preyburg, ; John J. Quinn, Martin J. Ityan, Percy W. Stables. . • ' ' The Medical Committee . submitted the following interim report, , which was adopted:— ;! . -. '■ ',- '_ Tnat the . following have passed; all subjeets of the intermediate medical- examination:—Andrew Fleming, Koland' Fulton, ; James Marshall, Dougald' Matheson; Daniel Myers, Eutherford Nichol, Thomas Pettitj. Hugh .Short,--: Kenneth .'.Tapperv /FrederickMulholland, - Leslie i.Spedding. : That the following have -passed in '.the underoientioned subjects :—John , Ainge, ; biology, inorganic chemistir, and organic chemist^; Philip l Be'nham, . biology ■and physics;. Frederick:Cameron, biology,physics,. and, inorganic chemistry; Ernest, Cookej: inorganio chemistry, and organic chemistry,*: Owen Evans, .biology ana inorganio chemistry; Harold Gibson, physics; William Hartgill, biology;.inorganio chemistry, and organic ohemisfry; Selwyii Hazlett, biology, phyrics, and inorganio chemistry; Archibald Joseph, biology, physics, and inorganic-chemistry; Frances Mac Gibbon, biology, and inorganic chemistry; Douglas Macpherson, ' biology,' physics, and inorganic'chemistry; Duncan Niven, physics,;and.inorganio chemistry; Thomas Eitchie,- inorganic chemistry, and-' organic chemistxy';- ;Samuel:-;'.'.Serpell, biology -and' organic 'chemishy;,' Frank. Simon, biology; Watt,' biology, phyiics, ; . and inorganic.- chemistry; . Herbert Gould/ biology, physics, and', organic chemistry. ■ .' That tne following havo passed in both, subjects of the first .medical /professional examination :—Bertram'' Gilniour, 'John, Gow,; Thaddeus Julian, Arthur Moody, William: M'Caw, ■ Walter Robertson,' Percy Stewart, William Thomas • Leslie'' Thompson, Thomas Thompson', James " White, David Whyte, 'and ; Eric' Widdowson. The following have' passed, in physiology William Findlay,. Thomas Fraser, Alexander Trotter. ,

That the following. have, passed in all subjects of the second' medical professional examination Brookfield, Kobert Edgar, William Johnston, Robert Monson, Herbert, O'Callaghan, ..Herbert Robertson; Hugh W.iddowson, Catherine Will, William Wishart That the, following have passed in ;.the subjects named Ardagh, : pathology," and-materia- medica; John/Brown, materiamedica,...medical;'.' jurisprudence, and.:, public .'health; /Arthur /Evans, pathologyj and materia medica; /David Fenwick, pathology ; and: materia medica. That the following have passed ■ the third medical professional -examination: —James Collins, Ina ; Dugelby, ■' Percy' Foote, George Gower, John Hyde, Leonard : Arthur. Nelson,- Thomas ' Short,' John Simcox, Henry Tait, Michael Watt,; Phillip Woodhouse. .. ' ■ . ' That the following ' have .been recommended by the; Board of -Examiners > for re-examination in July.:—Edmund- Brown,/ Maysie Collie, .'Leslie . JWhetter,; Dulcie "Williams. :

, That .-.the following <hMTp'assed- in. 911 snbjecfc' of the '.intermediate.-, (lental 'examination:—James MacDongall ; Tnrner. That th£ following have; passed in 1 the subjects namedßayrior. Colin* Bell, organic chemistry; ■' John Llewellyn. Saunders, ■' physics, inorganic, chemistry, 'and dental anatomy; Arthur * Bolton Spite, organic chemistry -and :dental anatomy; Horace Edwin Suckling, inorganic chemistry, organic. chemistry, -and.' dental anatomy. ■''' ■" ' That , the foUowing have passed ; in . all subjects of. the first dental, professional examination:—Albert i : . Hanken,' . Charles Kerens. ■ .

That the following,have passed inithe undermentioned subjects Lance Potter, • anatomy, and>'dental mettallurgy;i::William Seed, anatomy, dental metallurgy, l and materia inedica. ? :