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EPIDEMIC AND THE UNIVERSITY

—-«• CHANCELLOR ON IIEALT& DETRIMENT sETODS POSTPONED EX •;.SiIN ATIONS In consequence of the severe epidemic that broke out in New Keakmi, _ the committee of tha Semite, said tho Chancellor .of Uift University (Sir Robert Stout) in Ms annual address at tho meeting of the Senate in Chrisfchurch yesterday, "thought it proper to postpone the matriculation examinations to January 21, 1919. These have now been held, and the results will be laid before tho Senate. The degree examinations commenced on November 5, and were continued until Friday, November 15. On that (late, so* far as Wellington was concern, illegally stopped by the Minister of Public Health. It is necessary that I should state exactly what took place. About 9.15 a.m. on the morning of Friday when I reached my Chambers I was told that the Health Department had been calling for me on the telephone. I at once communicated with the Department, but fomirl that no one in chargo had any knowledge of any message having been sent to me. Shortly afterwards Mr. Norris, tho registrar of the University, arrived, and informal me that the examinations had been stopned by order ef the Minister of Public Health. "I_ at once communicated with the Ministsr by telephone; and was surprised to learn that ho had,' without any lp,=ral warrant, ptopjitd our examinations which were being held at Victoria College. He informed me that he had done so as Minister of Public Health, and that the ground for his action was danger of infection from the epidemic. ' I informed him that there seemed to me to be little danger fnom infection from such a cause, and that, at all events, ho hid no authority to stbp the examinations. I also informed him that I understood he'had not closed the hotel Mr?, and that was a more likely source of infection tiwn the presence of students in a well-liplited, airy, and. , sunny Boom. I stated that I would try and get the students together so that they could proem! with their examinations. It was foumi. however, that they Iwd left the room after the papors had Ucvn disclosed to them. The result was vh,-'; In the subjects for degrees on Pri(i,ij- ami Monday. -.lmneiT. English /.;-.;] electricity flio'toure), applied mathematics, philosophy, economics, and Latin (scholarships), philosophy, economics and applied mathematics (pass), ami rights and duties of trustees (eolnmerce), thn students attending Victoria College were not examined. An attempt was made to stop the examinations at the other centre,-;, but in Christchurch and Auckland they were' proceeded with both on the Friday and Monday, and were concluded. In Dunedin also the Friday examination was concluded, but on Monday, without reference to tho central office, the examination was closed. This has placed the university in a great difficulty, and caused it much expense. "I have no doubt that the Minister did not mean to inflict any injury upon our University, nor upon our students, and that he was really upset by the panic created by the great pestilence. Hβ had been informed* that one of the', students who had attended our examinations had died. This' was incorrect. No student who had attended the University examinations had died. It is worth noting that an examination tlat was held on the Friday under tho Education Department in the Training College was not stopped. The Wellington. Committee, arranged to have the students who were prevented from lairing their Latin examination on the Friday examined by the .vice-chancellor and Mr.' J'orrell. the principal of the Otngo Boys' High School, and thoir report on the examination will be laid' before you. Other examinations have been held, 'and their tesults will be communicated to the Senate. The extra expense to which the University was put will no doubt be met by the Health Department. Subsequently an amendment of our. University Act was passed bv Parliament, which will enable the University to deal with the situation."

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Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 124, 19 February 1919, Page 5

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EPIDEMIC AND THE UNIVERSITY Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 124, 19 February 1919, Page 5

EPIDEMIC AND THE UNIVERSITY Dominion, Volume 12, Issue 124, 19 February 1919, Page 5

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