VICTORIA COLLEGE.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 844, 16 June 1910, Page 5

VICTORIA COLLEGE.

MEETING OF THE COUNCIL. Tie mositflily meeting of the Victoria College Council was held last evening, there being present :—The chairman (Mr. H. P. van Haast), Sir Eobert Stout, and Messrs. T. E. Fleming, Charlies Wilson, John Graham, M.P., and E. D. Bell. According to the monthly statement of finances, the balance in hand to credit totalled ,£29 i 11s. Gd. The balance at the bank in the general account was set down at .£1295 6s. 7d.; against this amount were prospective payments amounting to £992 3s. 6d., and a sum of £$ lls. 7d. for the observing station. It was also stated, that the deposits amounted to ,22500. Amounts received since tie previous statement included subscriptions totalling .£lO Ids., a sum of .£B9 ss. from the Government for the Queen's Scholarships, fees amounting to ,£242 odd. An analysis of the building account showed that the subscriptions received amounted to £806 9s. 6d., plus the Government subsidy of .£l3oo—a grand total of .£2106 9s. 6d., against which expendnitares totalling .£3Oi<s lfo. Ud. were set down. Accounts amounting to' ,£992 3s. Cd.. were passed for payment. JACOB JOSEPH SCHOLARSHIP. The following recommendation of the Finance Committee on tho subject of the Jacob Joseph Scholarship was adopted:— "The chairman of the Professorial Board states that .Mr. A. B. Fitt, Jacob Joseph Scholar, has handed in Bis thesis on 'Dream ' Consciousness, with special reference to colour in the visual imagery,' and that the board regards it as of 'value as a contribution to the knowledge of the subject; the committee, therefore, recommends that the socond instalment of the scholarship be paid to Mr. Fitt. With reference to tho other Jacob Joseph Scholarship for this year four of those to whom it might have gono are unable to tako it up. It is recommended that it be not awarded; if necessary, a third scholarship could bo awarded next year." OTHEE MATTEES. A letter was received from the Wellington City Council stating that the council would be prepared to carry out repairs to the road from Mount Street up to the turnstile leading into tho college, provided the college dedicated to the public the track from Mount Street to ICelburne Parade for pedestrian traffic. It was generally agreed that the Collego Council had no power to- dedicate land for other than university purposes. It was also pointed out that public pedestrian traffic was only allowed by courtesy, and that it was quite within tho province of the council's authority to close the track. It was suggested that the council might give a. public demonstration of its authority by closing the track for one day. The resignation of the college librarian (Mr. 11. D. Skinner) was received. Professor Laby's recommendation with reference to books and periodicals relating to physics was referred to the Library Committee.