VICTORIA COLLEGE COUNCIL

Dominion, Volume 10, Issue 3195, 20 September 1917, Page 7

VICTORIA COLLEGE COUNCIL

S.. ;' MONTHLY'MEETING, ; Messrs! C. - Watson (chairman), W. H. 0 -ilorton, T. H. BakewSri,.-R.. M'Callum, f. P. Levi, Hon. J. ,G; WV Aitken Professors '.'■■ Hunter and Garrow, "and, the Rev.-AV. 7 A.' JT Evans were present at \ a meeting of 1 the Victoria, College Council; held last J. evening. ... A"■ ■■';■- r A letter was received from, Mr. MTjeod, j'Professor M'Kenzie's assistant,- stating r that he had been drawnJn the s ballot: '■' Professor Eankine' Brown vwrote' that e v he had returned from Sydney greatly im: 1 proved I 'in health, and,had resumed ins duties >in '■college, where he Jioped to \ do good 1 work. Gratification was expressed ] ,at' Professor Brown's recovery.: ' *• . A letter was'received from the Mayor 6 of Hokitika forwarding a jesolution emf: bo'dying a request for a uniyersalday ,- of prayer. Mr. Aitken ni'ehtioned.tlat T- the Government had already appointed 3 a day of prayer, so that tho.'application - was granted. The letter was received. The chairman reported that, he had^oi ceived'a telegram from Sir,.. Tames Allen »' asking .the council to nominate a candi--1 date to benefit under the''provisions of. i I,ord Selborne's Committee,, whereby a . disabled or wounded soldier would ie r 1 ceive tutfion in the Technical College td, - the value of J2OO. Only one, candidate r was to bo selected from The wholo ot i New-Zealand. They had got a list ot j wounded aud disabled.' students. -He f would' suggest that 'the Professorial Board select three names for submission to Sir - 'James Allen. approved. Of tie amounts received .£SOO nad been . received from the S.,A. Rhodes Bequest (seventh instalment); <£1871 17s. 7d. had i been received from the National Bndow- . ment Board, hnd JGB3G. 13s. Id. from .the • 'NationaHEndowment' Fund;.of.;the i : Zealand '.University:V PfciSh'is; latter; sum ■'■ for workers'.educay tion-classes,, and',the balancfe went to the School of'..Economics. 1 -In the course of. a discussion on the deposit of the college funds, Mr. M'Cal- ". lum expressed himself, as strongly op- . posed to tho deposit'of any moneys with '• private financial companies in AVellingf ton, especially at such a time as the I present, when no one' knew what was going to happen. It was stated that the f. council had certain moneys deposited with '' a' private company, and.' on Mr. M'Cal- *■ lvim's.'motibn.it was decided to withdraw : the same when it became due next month, ' and re-deposit it with the Bank of >"ew Zealand.. The council decided to rescind its .pre-' viously passed resolution not to appeal j for "exemption against military service for . eligibles on the staff,of the college.