VICTORIA COLLEGE.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2011, 19 March 1914, Page 2

VICTORIA COLLEGE.

.A,. MKETIKa OF THE COUNCIL. ■ At last night's meethig of the-Vic-toria- College Council, J.lr. R. M'Nab presided, arid tliero were also present:. ►Sir Robert Stout,.the Hon. A. L. Hcidmaii, Df. Hector, Dr. ftendorgast ICiJtgJit, Messrs. W. H. Mortan, J. 11, Fleming, and C.B. Morison, E.G. Leiivo of absence mtr, granted to tlte Kov. W. A. ISvans, iilid to Messrs. "W. Fergusoji, J. G. W. Aitkcn, H. M. Ostler, ami A. f. llagtnuit.v. OlficJai notice was received of Uto la to Mrs. 5. A. • mmdes'.Bi bequest to t-ht> (ioltego, ai»d a. ■' resolution' was' carried. fcxprcssiUK ajrprccihtioß of tiva gift. ihe iiiiaiicial. statement, showed that there was iv balance of £2203 Is. Bd. Nt tlie bant:, mid. tliat £»jOO Wiis tlcpositert in tiio Savings Binik. Tlie sum of £1.201 2s. Ail. was required for jlte monthly payments. As the next meeting of ".'ho council falls in Master' Week, the Fiuance and Ueiiontl Purposes OoinmiUee vecora-JH-ended that a special mooting foe ealimi for April 21 'J.'iii.s was agreed to.

The ifinantift Coiiiniittce refloißinwicted that Mr, M'Leod, M.A., to apimhricd nssistaiit to i'rofessor i'kfem (mathcHiatJcs) fa'i-ii April 1 to β-ctabw 31, to (ill the vacancy caitsed by the fe-sigua-tion of Mis-s Teychrame. • .

Sir Bobort Stout- questioned the need a-i snoh an appointment, and also nxpressed t-lici ojnnioit that when any ! ojfleo of the kind became Vacant, the [ position shwild !)0 advertised, and, if ■ pcissibfo, filled by 'On-e- of the students' of the college. . A fairly lengthy discussion took plftco in committee, and subsequently the reconwiendstUm was adapted. Ou the recommendation &f ihts Finance Comiiiittei!;, it was' resolved "tliafr ii is desirable ttot there'be- an annual function ec>MU*eted with- tbc college, and that the Hogjetrar, .aftw eoHsultation witli tlie Professorial Board, arrange for the- hiring of the Towii HaJf for tho evening of May 20 f«r that purnose,,'' i. Mr. C. Watson having forwarded his 1 resignation a.s treasurer of tire college, the. council' accopted tl.iis J with regret,, unit thanked Mr. Watsoii for his valuikblo services. Mr. FlomI ing was appnintcd to fill the pssitinu. i in answer to the request of the eha.-ir- [ iswn of the District CoMrt of ConvocaI iio». it was agreufl to 'allow the Begistrar !'rf the cdiloge to act ai clerk tff the -coitrt, ,O.

In connection with the _ Napier Tefcenteiisrjs, a letter was reeoivet' stating that it was proposed to celebrate the event -by a congress. to be liekl in Edinburgh, bt-gmiiiii-R on July 24., 1914, and tlmt a memorial volume would to issnod, the sLibfcriptioa being $2. it was rosolred that Mr. Jo.vnt bo nsjswj to rt'jvreseiit the college afe the cosigress, aitd that the subscription of £3 bo paid. ■ ' A reoom-raeJvJatiGfi of too Fnjanco Commjtfao that, a typlrist be appointpd at a salary of .£72 was referred Back to the conimiUee ffri , f«nher cansMc-ra-tion. ' ■ ' . Olio BKHlth's OSteHB-TOH 01 time ,WOS graiiteU to the corai-nittce set «p to prepare a- report on the college buildings. ..