UNIVERSITY SENATE

Hokitika Guardian, 25 January 1921, Page 4

UNIVERSITY SENATE

[by TELEGRAPH—PER TRESS ASSOCIATION]

WELLINGTON, Jan. ?4

On the motion of Professor Hunter, the Senate of the New Zealand University decided to-day to ask the Business Committee to consider what means should be taken to ensure-that the business of the University might be carried on during 1921. Professor .MacMillan Brown said that if re-elected he did not intend to take his contemplated trip to the Pacific Islands. He did- this that he might carry out his duties. Professor Hi niter moved tiiat though post graduate scholarships in Arts he . offered every year. He urged tint; the ] money spent in printing results and a j variety of other unessential tl mgs might he devoted to the establishment of post graduate scholarships to enable students to travel and gain expel’ once outside. Professor MacMillan Brown said lie thought that it would h c bett- rto spend the money on extra scholarships for secondary schools to increase t ielr oxperience and get more good students to the university colleges. Mo moved that the proposal lie referred to th Finance Committee. Professor Hunter pointed out tba« post graduate scholarships wore "o. necessarily travelling scholarslups. The Senate decided to refer the matter to the Finance Committee f oi a report.

GEOGRAPHY IN EDUCATION

WELLINGTON, Jan. 21

The value and importance ot geography in the educational system was urged bv Dr Anderson at the University Senate to-day. He moved that a Diploma of Geography, on the hues of similar diplomas in the university-: of Oxford. Cambridge and London, he established, and that the University College be recommended to make provision for the necessary teaching He suggested that tl>e diploma he open to students, whether members of the University or not, who furnished a cert hente that they had reached a standard of education comparable at least with the requirements of the Public S rvice 10ntrance, and had subsequently p'-'i sued a sufficient course of instruct'on in the serool of geography of the affiliated colleges, extending over at lea-:-, an

academie,year. Professor .1 light seconded, and Professor Adams supported. Mr von Haast doubted whether it was wise to cover with diplomas subjects already covered by the woi k loi

degrees. Professor Hunter moved that Hiproposal be referred to the BoaiJ of Studies.

Professor ILinkine Brown emohusi.. ed the danger to Degrees Irom the establishment of diplomas.

Mr de la .Mare said that such a diploma was void of educational value. Dr Anderson’s motion re geography was unanimously referred to * the Hoard „f Studies and the Professorial Hoards.

RE-ELECTION OE CHANCELLOR

WELLINGTON, Jan. I.M

The New Zealand University Senate continued its wessons to-day. S i Robert Stout and Professor Mfle.Md.lan Drown were re-elected Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor respectively. Hie Honourable Dr Collins was elected treasur or. It was decided to establish -i Degree i nForestry, tire course of stud ; to cn'ver four years. It was also decided that the term “applied physics’’ he replaced by “physical technology and “laboratory arts.’’ ft was also decided that in the examination of pass grade in arts and science in every subject the University appoint an assessor to act as examiner in conjunction with 'Csponsible teachers on the subject in each college. The decision also desired that the papers he set by the ass**'tor after consultation with the teachers in each college and that candidates’ papers for each centre be marked by the teacher from that centre—all papers Lo be marked by the assessor. In ease of disagreement between teachers and the assessors, the final decision to rest with

the assessor. In regard to the failure of the Beard of Studies to draw up a syllabus ou the .subject of agricultural science which the* Senate had included in tlio course of the B.A. Degree, the following motion by Dr Anderson (Wellington) was carried: “That in view of the action o! the body referred to the Senate now reaffirm its decision in the matter and proceed to consider with a \ie \ to adoption without any further relere.tce to the Hoard of Studies.” The syllabus was submitted to the Hoard and recommended by a Special Committee of the Senate appointed to prepare proposals. .