UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Gisborne Times, Volume V, Issue 49, 27 February 1901, Page 3

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

MEDICAL COMMITTEE’S DEPORT,

By Telegraph—Per Press Association

Christchurch, last night.

The University Senate carried, on the Chancellor’s casting vote, a motion that all junior scholars be expected to devote their whole time to university work, Any junior scholar accepting a salaried appointment shall vacate his junior scholarship. The Chancellor was empowered to confer degrees of L.L.B on tho undermentioned, who passed tho final examination for that degree: S. A. Atkinson, H. D. Bam ford, J. Glasgow, 11. Moore, E. F. Ci. Johannscn, C. E. Mackay, W. L. Moore, L. E. Williams. The name of J. G. Stevens was added to those reported us having passed the final solicitors’ law examination. Tho Senate resolved to offor fifteen junior scholarships for competition in December, 1901. A proposal to oiler two additional scholarships, one for medicine and one for law, was made by Sir Maurice O’Eorko, but was not approved of by the Finance Committee.

Tim Meilical Committee of the University Semite reported that they had considered the petition from the four students to be admitted to the April examinations, and they recommcded that their request be granted. The CommUteo recommended, in accordance with the suggestions made by the Canterbury Professional Council, that Section IV. of the statute relating to degrees in medicine be 'altered by omitting the word 11 biology ” and substituting for it the words ‘'botany or zoology,” and suggest that examiner in biology, at the intermediate medical examination, be instructed to divide his paper into three sections, ouo dealing with general biology, ono with botany, and one with zoology. The Committee rocommcndod that section 3 of the statuto relating to degrees in medicine bo repealed, and the following substituted for it: “ There shall bo two examiners in each of the subjects of first, second, and third professional examinations.”

The Committee aro of opinion that tho regulation providing for Bachelors of Medicine, unless graduates in arts or science going on doctorate, should bo repealed, if it be found possible to provido adequate facilities for advanced medical study, and to secure efficient examiners. The roport will be dealt with by the Senate to-morrow.