UNIVERSITY SENATE

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2684, 2 February 1916, Page 9

UNIVERSITY SENATE

YESTERDAY'S SITTING

THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

The sittings of the Senato of tlie University of New Zealand were resumed yesterday, the Chancellor, Sir Robert Stout presiding. Professor Eight moved that Clauso 3 of the B.A. statute and the note to pago Lll of tlie calendar to the effect that no student shall bo allowed to keep terms for B.A. unless he has passed in Latin for matriculation lie repealed. Professor Chilton seconded tlie motion, which, nfter some discussion, was carried by 11 voces to 7. The subject chosen for the Bowen prize for 1917 was: ''The probable effect on tho Australasian colonies of tlie war between the Allies and the Central Powers." A recommendation Ly the Medical Committee was adopted to the effect that the medical travelling scholar for 1915 (D. S. Milne) ho allowed to undertake military duty abroad in lieu of hospital'work, while fulfilling tho conditions of the scholarship. Mr. Von Haast- moved: "That, when a winner of a university prize is notified of tho award, ho shall be requested to furnish a list of suitable books or apparatus (with prices) from which the committee of tho Senate 6lia'il select, and that on no account shall books or apparatus be purchased by the winner until the Senate has made such a selection." It was agreed in tho course of discussion that tho university should havo a voice in deciding what cinss of book should be purchased, as it had previously been the case that works of fiction —and not standard works at that—had sometimes been purchased by tho student. A' suggestion that the books should have some reference to the subject for which the prize was granted was not endorsed, and the motion was then carried in tho terms stated. On the motion of Mr. Von Haast, Clause 6 of tho statute "Finance and Investment" was amended by the insertion of the following provision:— "There shall be an investment committee consisting of the Chancellor, tho treasurer, and all the members of the Senate resident within a radius of 30 miles of the General Post Office in the City of Wellington. The committee shall at its first meeting each year elect a chairman for tlie ensuing year who shall hold office until tho election of his successor." The following recommendation by the Medical Committee, with reference to tho subjects of ttadiology and Applied Anatomy was adopted at tho instance of Professor Malcolm: — "Tho committee recommends that the candidates for the Third Professional Examination be required to present certificates of having attended—(a) A .short course of lecture demonstrations oil Radiology as applied to the diagnosis and. treatment of diseaso. (b) A short course of lectures and demonstrations on Applied Further, that Applied Anatomy form as heretofore' part of the iiual examination, but that it be included in tho first part of that examination, with public health and medical jurisprudence. That a student in this subpect in tlie first- part of the examination bo allowed to sit again in tho second part of the final examination, as ia the «a6e with medical jurisprudence and public health." _ Professor Malcolm moved the adoption of a recommendation by the Medical Committee that medical intermediate examinations bo held in tho first week of October and the special intermediate examination early in March. In reply to the point that the proposed alteration of dates would entail certain inoonvenience and - expense, it was stated that one important advantage would bo the speeding up of tho medical students. This, it was urged, was a highly desirablo object to achieve in viow of the demands on tho medical I profession occasioned by tho war..'

Further consideration of the matter was deferred, and a committee was appointed to consider the matter of cost.

War exigencies were connected with the following recommendations by the Medical Committee, dealing with tho dates of the professional examinations In medicine:—

"That tlie first and second professional examinations bo held in the last week of May, and the corresponding special examinations in the first or second week of September.

"Further, tliat, owing to the necessities of the new curriculum, and the prflbablo requirements of the war, tho following modifications of the regulations in regard to examinations be mado for 1016-17(a) That the special professional examination for candidates who failetljast November be held early in March; (b) that students who have returned from active service be allowed to sit tlieir ordinary professional examinations at any of the special examinations, as soon as they have attended the necessary courses of/ study, and that they be allowed'to enter for these subjects singly if the Dean of the Faculty approves of tfejir doing so, and that they be charged the ordinary fee while sitting at the time of a special examillation; (c) that tho ordinary third professional examination to be held in the third week of February of this year he a special examination for those who failed in the examination held in September of last year; W) that as the military ; requirements will probably necessitate an early examination about July or August of this year instead of the ordinary third professional examination of February, 1917,_ the date of this examination be left in the hands of the Chancellor and the Dean of Faculty to arraniro." The recoriimendations were adopted 011 the motion of Professor Malcolm, who remarked that as the steps proposed were connected with defence requirements, the Government might be apuroached for financial help. The Senate adjourned to 10.30 a.m. to-day.