PROFESSOR COUGHTREY'S LECTURES.

Evening Star, Issue 4305, 13 December 1876, Page 1

PROFESSOR COUGHTREY'S LECTURES.

At the University last evening, Professor Coughtrey closed a series of lectures on General Anatomy and Physiolegy.” There was a large attendance. Mr H. F. Hardy, in proposing a hearty vote of thanks to the Professor, said that when the Otago University was established amongst us with a full complement of Prdfessors, many persons believed that we should occasionally be favored with courses of lectures on various scientific subjects; but up to the present time, with the exception of the course delivered by Professor Saimond on “ The Evidences ofChristianity, and one or two lectures by Professor Coughtrey, this course of lectures might be regarded as the first practical outcome of the University so far as the outside public was concerned. With reference to the teachers tvhb had attendedthese lectures he thought that the Education Board acted wisely in making arrangements for thelii to be present, as the information they had derived therefrom would be of great use in their calling. For bis part, he had expertOnced much pleasure in listening to Professor Coughtrey’s lectures on the brain, the eje, the ear, &c. He trusted that these lectures would be resumed next session. He moved a cordial vote of - thanks to Professor Coughtrey for the clear, able, instructive, and interesting course of lectures which be bad delivered, which was carried by acclamation. Professor Coughtrey, in briefly acknowledging the compliment, expressed his gratification that the course of lectures bad been ■ very well attended. He trusted that the class would endorse his example in loving science for its own sake. He did nbt know whether he could resume the summer course of lectures next year. He did not care if it was known that unless he was better treated by the University Council than he had hitherto been, that he was very likely to sever his connection with the University before another year was ended.