CAPPING DAY.
TROUBLESOME STUDENTS. DIBCUSSION BY SENATE, BEHAVIOUR AT AUCKLANL. DESCRIBED, (By J«l«raph.-rPr«««. Awoeiatlwj,). ' • . . January 25, The discussion which'terminated in Ilia IJniversity Senate deciding to suspend tho • oapping ceremoiiy at Auckland for a year ;. i\ followed , a motion' by, l'roi'essor. K.. D. V tlrown: "That in view of the interruptions ■ at tho recent graduation ceremony, tho ceremony at, ; Auckland bo' suspended' for ; f •; oiip 'year;'- 'i. Describing the benavionr 'of : tho students,: he 6aid that the interruptions began after the Chancellor com- . menced. hi? address, ,\>;ith:the result : Sir Robert Sfout-thrcatcne4 e,bWdn : '-; the proceedings and deliver the dipl?mdi - privately. , Tho effcct of this warning di<l (/!:• not long, and then tlio disturbance , wa,s. continued, its most offensive feature' , • .''opwtins out'Vof the speakers,/ ', i Chancellor' hiin,self. Subse-V'. ; v; .. quentty Tour. persons dressed as. Policemen ' provided on interlude bv parading tho, .. 1 hall, while,one of them strenuously beat a'' ''. wgo;,di;i!m which he carried. This'per- '' :>Vi ■ ; to de r c :! " clarp .that unless, tho Senate'drastically: punished tho pffendiiig Students it wpuW I? 2 fatting in its duty. ' Tho proceedings :- .% u y,Hw«atod happily,.' (Laughtw.) > ' ' - ' 1 : ? ¥V -'^'h '< , BrqWTI said that, : :V ;^ ; '" I '?," ! f, sor) Al Uoard. inspired Mr-'.tKB 1 -:- ' Ch(\nccllprs;'remarks, and indignant at.' ' '.' ■ th ? incident, resolved to ask tho Chancellor t? suspend the, ceremony. . i ~ " -'V,' ' _rhe nvoiion wfij by Mr! 11. F, : ; v ' Voii llaast.., % f'' M*. O'liofke paid that no, on'o 'jcould liavo given a niore moderate account ' ! of tl\e nptpus behaviour described by -Pro.; - ■ ■ „ •f?5?96 Rmw.® th?(\,thp refereiicfs i,o.,it in';; ,r'" - the .Chancellor s address. He took strong V c.xttJptwh to tKO actioy of tho professoriftl ■ • tjoard ill passing 'a• resolution ,to,punish ' -V» the, students without 'the'knowledge of tho V governing body of,, the'council, and-' tested against the unfairness' of' penalise ' ■ , : - 'Ug this year s graduates fof a disturbanco' ifreated ►by half a dozen v 'of' 'lost'' VmV.V' '■ students; of vnom the .ringleader was, ho : •'V , understood,; not a a 11... In his opinion tho offenders- should have fceph«' :, ! • tl\o ' Pdico ~ Coyrt* and •. ' v in t a mftnner tliat \i*ould havo ' i i been a amj dcterroht' to'other*. 'As th« pro.pos*tion ; pame from a subordiii.' - :«w.l>9dy, t«o 'Senate '.tho : conteinpti. Vhich 2,tk \ JfrofcsM'rial ■;&!> Ward had to the CoUCgo Council, ■ ! ; and ignore tho toojiosal. tl ■'■ ' / 'I -. ' -.The "fcausa of tlio : students was warmly' < by Dr. W. O; M'Dowell, who was tho vaehni.M the interruption by.ilie, . . - a Ayj'W'i; "thft V S onjtitei ■> td' • L'' -offence'.'with clemency,-.urging;--that, if'a lenioi\t' view was' takohl of ;th&v niatter it would bo nioro conduciYO to tho ! maintenance of"disoipliho than- ': punishment'i that. niiglit create ,a . feeling ', of grievance awong ail tho alleges.., 'rv': >.-v ' : cxpvesged.' pfpfound:evm.,;, li,;! pathy with Professor Urown, as'ho had ' - proposed tho motion amply' as an cmis-,: - sary, of tha'Professorial Poard. ■. ■ A flinjnlo, statement of tho fneta aa thoy ■: appcare/V tp him;, without aijy exprosaon' •} •«..,• of oinniPCas to to bo 'follhwe'd. I '' was given by thfl Chaiicellon' -Ho' etatcil ' that tha iind ; the-dpferenpo of the'. graduates, and:tho.'fionitir , students 'ijriw'ivV pr(m.ey m l ?vory. .respept. ' A 'body pf s,tudf?ts at the, ;i back ,of thp hall. wero . responsiwe' for 6omp aM u " *' the. "counting•gut." Hp had no idea when' •>. ha appealed to th® Professorial Board 1 ' , , 6^iptild; ptoppefi, but that tw / policen\cn n; should bp punished. Bo appealed to tho ~ Pvofessorfajf Board beci\\iso, it6tat«t(>r« ilj" responsible fov diseiplinp. ' i - ' The Pon, 'J,.. A;- '.eqvessed regret that an unseemly • - conflict had amen between tho College Council' and' the Professorial Board. % placed upon tho thp responsibility of ejecting from a .nieating a stranger who, nrel ended tei ho, one pf :thwr\nuuibor, antf liehaved; in an offensive wanner: Unless the Sen- : atp supported.tho Professorial floard. cn this occasion, it V'oujd ,J>o eppouraging the port of conduct, it. was,gq?anxious lo repress, . . ,v T.' A. Hunter,;discu6sed. tho' ■);, matter as a quostion-pf.,supporting/ tho " \ Chaucol|py. V..,';!"; ' Professor J, M'Millan Brown iidqed flwt < ■ it wa? also a matter, of 'supporting, tho • ' Senate, for in J9o(j ,at\Dunsin it Iliad •: decided'that suspenMon 'tor pno Year shottld be, the .punisltnipnf for .inisponauot ■ •capping cpremonios,_.• >. ( V , r :v, ... The Eev,' A. ; Cameron cbmmehted'on tho leqjenoy or the, Chancellor's wmftrlwcoijjt'.."- • pared With the definite advice ho gavo-in- - ponneotion with Otogo l.Univorsity two" A years ago that .the'peiwnpny:there should • boi Euspended, To his vjew the; PNtvcv - serial Board had ntado a mistake m not .cMrcising - its ; dispiplipary pou-ers, , . i...DrjiM , >'«i\t 'tho' etui* dents in their letter expressed regret at ; "the persistent singing ond ppuntihgout.' . Beplying .to' the" debate,' Professor' D. Brown maintained that the. Professorial . B.oard. had a' perfeot' right to address ■ whpmevor it liked m»n its own initiativo, . . > Ho oipressed regret that" tho Chancellor. . had given 'so'mild ah account''<)f ' the nc-: '. eurrence.,• To his.mind it>\yas dreadful , that the.' collcgb' should exhibit itself air - ways as a'bUffooii, •'( "'•' . Tho motion was parried uv 10 vows to - four: The voting '.was as .follows V .-'f' »•,; . Avesi- Professor Benham, Prefc'ssor. F. , •D; Browii, Professor 'J.. M.. Brpwni Pro-, , feasor J. R. Brown, Professor Chilton, Hon. Dr. Collins, tho Hev, Mr., Dvans, Mr. 1 Gordon, Mr,' VOU HmSt, Vrofesspr HigTit, Mr. llogben. Professor Hunter, ■ Prpfesßor Marshall', \lv\ Tibbs,' tlio llou. ' JV'A. Tole. and tho iChanoelJpr. -, ... ' ■ Noesi Tho'. Bov.' Mr. Cameron, Dr., . Pitchett,'Dr,',M'Do\velliinnd'; Sir Q. M.: O'Kork*. " - . , ■ ■
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1658, 27 January 1913, Page 5
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859CAPPING DAY. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1658, 27 January 1913, Page 5
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