UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1658, 27 January 1913, Page 8

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

PROFESSORIAL, CONFERENCE TO BE ABOLISHED. EXAMINERS APPOINTED. (By Telegraph.—Pross .Association.) , • Auckland, January>2s. The University Senato decided to abolish the annual professorial conference, holding that it was too expensive considering the results attained. Thero.will be at onco set up some moro suitable' form of representation, of. tho different faculties. , The Senate appointed Mr'. Charles Maturiu, LL.D. (Dublin) \examiner in Roman law, - intcrnatioual' law, and tho Conflict of laws." , ; v The examiners in 'law for 1913 will be as follow —Contracts, Mr., H, Ostlerj Property (Part 1), Mr. Hutton; Property (Part 2); , Mr. Fitchett; 'Evidence,, Mr. Levi; Criminal Procedure, Sir .Robert Stout; Torts, Dr. Bamford; New' Zealand Law for barristers and solicitors admitted • elsewhere, Mr. Ostler; Industrial; Lai\y Mr. Neave;'Rights and Duties of 'jjrust' tees under ~wills and received, both felementairy and advanced, Sir John I'indlay; Law tif Bankriipty, Mr. Cohen; Law' of Joint Stock Companies and Mercantile Law,-Mr. Richmond. Auckland, January 26. i ! Tho intention of tile proposal .brought, forward by Mr. Von Haast was to abolish the annual, conference of representatives, from the Professorial Boards of Affiliated colleges, With this object in view, lio moved that the resolution which provided for such conferences to be held, in turn .'in each of, tho college centres, attimes'to be; fixed by the Senate, ,be rescinded. He contended that it'' was quite unnecessary to hold , such conferences yearly, and that the result ivas compared , with the; great cost involved. • Dr.' Fitchett seconded the raotion:s - The conference, he said, was unconstitutional !in- the present ; and the re- ■ lation of the professors ■to the university would have to i>e placed on a propar basis. Professor 1 Hunter, moved as an amendment .that the recommendations submitted by the i last professorial conference, to the effect that the future constitution of the conference be made ,the . primary eubjectlof discussion; at 'the conference of 1913; that: the next conference comprise seven representatives of each,of the Professorial Boards, together jvith heads of the medical, eiiginefiririg, dental, and mining schools, and the dean of the faculty of iLaw at Victoria College. Tho mover explained' that',his object, ia bringing ; the recommendations forward ,'at the .present timei.was to have, the, whole question settled-at; one debate; ' ; ,

Mi 1 . 'Hogben 1 , seconded the amendment. ■ (Tli6 Chancellor said- that; personally :he : . had,, never been opposed to ' the ■ consultation ■of the : professors : . upon academic questions, • out i he ' "urged that it was','.. the • experts 1 ill .e'ach subject who should be consulted. He did not want the opinion of : a urofessor, of mental, science upon a question of law, or of a professor of . mathematics upon - a question of music. 'He did ttot' want to 6ee the professors excluded ;from tho Senate.. He was in favour of special questions; being referred to the different faculties. He anxious for, the welfare of. the' university. He was anxious 1 to have -expert opinion carried into elf pet: and he believed that the'question of th alteration of the constitution was one thi) should; bo ■ considered 6lowly and deli' erateljv . • . " , '-'

Tho Eov.' A. Cameron supported the .bolition" of ..the) Professorial: Conference. Professor Brown and, Dr.'M'Dowell farouted provision being made, for a period-; cal conference.•,*. !, v". : ', ;■ Professor .Marshall,' while stating'that, he proposed to vote for" Mr.vVon .Haast's ihotion, explained th,at he'was keenly. in, favour ,of some, form of - an' adequately representative* conference to be held per-: ionically. •.: : .y'. \ ' -,V ' Professor Chilton explained that lie de-' siredj to' 1 have a this i year,- tuL tliat -he, didi.not- think-that thetAlimiat;' conferences'Mre necessaryi : 1 Mr. Von Haast explained that, the, passing ■ of ' his ■ motion' .would not prevent ]», motion being submitted to provido 'for' a more suitable form of conference,; ".,':: !•'■ Tho motion was adopted,! it 'beihg vundorstood '.that steps will ;be taken to* provide for the holding of a conference more 1 suitable!,inVeonstitution,< •; .