CAPPINGS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1655, 23 January 1913, Page 4

CAPPINGS.

—-—♦ ■ t ,-, THE CONDUCT OP STUDENTS. DISCUSSED By senate! A WELLINGTON INCIDENT. (By Telcgrapb.-Prcas Ae6o!slat!on.) Auckland, January 22. . A protracted debate in search of means ' lo provent disturbance at the presentation, of diplomas in connection with the four,. \ j colleges, which occurred at tho meeting of ,' tho Senate of the University, culminated * in the rejection of a proposal that the- > University should withdraw, from Us officiol position in connection with'' these- '-. > ceremonies. An. alternative proposal that , ; a committee of the Senate should report' . ; upon the subject was negatived, and the '. , 'general question of conduct at "capping" i ceremonies was-thus disposed of- without ...I any resolution upon it. .-.'■■' ' -. , ■ Notice of motion has been given that ' .';• tho ceremony at Auckland College should -;' -'\ bo suspended for.-one year. l ' - .'i ■ ' ' Unfavourable commentary 'Upon the ,\ conduct of students at. "capping" cere-' '<, I; monies was included in the.'CHopcellors •..•' -; address, and the debate was also ot general ) ( application to the four..University. Col- : ■ ' -j leges; It was based: lipori a.motion by,'., :";■ j Professor J. Macmilla'n Brown:— ;■,.!. .., : / - "That (1) diplomas won by students ;■; ' ' j on tho books of each.college bo for-/ , ■' \ warded to its authorities, and that .-•■.';.•'■■ . their presentation be left in it? hands) '-.-•' ■{ mid (2) that the Senate confer-thc do-..• '■'■'•'' \ grces." ■•■ ■ ;"■ '.','■■' '■'-.;-' : '■ ) ' It was explained-that,'.at present tmj •; arrangements for each;capping: ceremony, ' .- ■;, aro mado by tho college concerned; but ; •i ■ \ the diplomas are presented by a represcn'»'. . '• I tativeof tho University. Tlw,conferring-' j of degrees, takes, plnco' at cither of the . \ meetings of the. Senate during each year. ■; j Tho Hon. J. A. Tole, K.C., moved, an ,• amendment that a committee' should •■bo'-" .'. ' i I appointed to.report on the matter! :v ■'■>< - j The Chancellor stated that at 'Auckland/'.... ! on tho last otcasioir ;the-, interruptions; ,-j were not unseemly until towards the closo : '.'. .] of the.meeting, when some students ' en- '■'■■..'.j tered tho hall, and stopped tho proceed- ■':'-", ings by beating a large drum;; The cere- ,;.' . ■ monies at Victoria,'. and Canterbury. Col-':; "'■■; j leges wcro orderly, except that in'■Christ--'-"'-.- i church one speaker was'not-allowed -lb •'..'..•-.' ! proceed 1 with 'his: address. ■ Sir... Eobei-t ■'.."■<, Stout' proceeded "Id describe on experience .'' of his own in'connection'■';'.with;Victoria ■ .• ..■! College. : llc. stated .that.' sonio''-of' the-' •■ 1 students called upoir him and-offered to',.' , do everything-in their power'to preserve ;■ ' ■ .order. Jmniedintoly afterwards.'a students'' ;'." meeting resolved that as soon as lie com- | menced to speak they would leave the)-''. ' ball, and this was done. That was surely, gross disorder. no| considered it a reflection upon all the professors and students '-..- ■ of tho college, because, regret for tho ocV .;"•.; ( curronce.had never been expressed., ■:. ■' j ).;,' ",,,; The motion was negatived on tho voices,)' \j and on a division Mr. Tote's amendment- \ was rejected by .12 votes to 7, tho voting, '■ i boing: For tho amendment, Professor' ,Jf "'■;,-'' ' ■] M. Brown/Professor Chilton, Mr. Gordon,. '■','. Mr. Von Hanst, Dr. M'Dowell;. the Hon, '■';'■.< Mr. Tole, and the Chancellor. . Against tho amendment,. Professor Benham, Pro-' lessor;F. D. Brown,, Professor ' J." E,'-.;•.. , Brown,' the Hey. MK Cameron,tho Hon;',' ! Dr. Collins/ tho Row Mr.;'' Evans,'. Dr< : > • Fitchett, Professor night;' 1 Mr;; Ho'gben,'.; i; ProfessnrTlunter, ■ Professor Marshall, anq : i Mr.,Tibbs/, .'.-.':■.;-;. ! , ; V- ;\ fr. '•'.

Notico was'; then given by: Professor P, D. Brown that ho ,would,move on the folf lowing day: -"That' in view of the inter* ruptions at a recent capping, the cdppiiiß ceremony at Auckland t>a suspended ..hint least one year."'■■. *v. '■.-:'.,!:''■•; :■■'■ - : ",'