VICTORIA COLLEGE

New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10286, 22 May 1919, Page 2

VICTORIA COLLEGE

ANNUAL MEETING OF COUNCIL.

The annual meeting of the Victoria College council was neod last night, Mr C. Watson Dying in Uie chair. The following were mso present: Sir Kobert oioui, Fr-yiessors Sommerville and Hunter. ana Messrs X J . Levi, A. K. Atkinson, t l '. H. Buiieweil, and F. W. 0. Smith. It was ueciued tot offer he Bacob Joseph Scbolarsnip to the candidates as suggested bv the professorial board. lire nuance and business committee recommended and it was agreed that temporary assistants be appointed m philosophy, Lugiisn and biuiogy at a cost not to exceed .£IOO each. That recommendation made in Professor Garrow's letter be given effect to, Air Watson to be offered a salary of £225 to undertake the wdrk in criminal law in addition;, to that. in evidence and procedure. and that: the whole question of assistants'be'considered ■ again at the end :of the year. In aooordauoe with the recommends tion of the professorial board the council decided to permit students to takp the following half courses for half fee: Logic, ethics, psychology, modern history as for 8.C0m., economic history, physical geography, general biology, industrial law, public finance and actuarial science.

The council decided to holdt he.' Capping Ceremony; on Thursday . evening, June 19th. and alotted the sum of ££> for expense* ’ wm also decided that the chairman of the council and the chairman of the board, as well as representatives of the Students' Association. form a committee to make the necessary arrangements. The council requested the finance committee to prepare a. report for the next meeting of the council ns to the bust method of filling the new Chair in Economics and the Cbali m Modern Languages.

The Repatriation Department is to be informed that tHe council has every sympathy with the idea of helping retwned soldiers, but as its income consists chiefly of Government grants it regrets that it was impossible to accede to the department's remiest that, returned 'soiAcoounts amounting to .-61157 (4s 7d were passed for payment.

The financial statement showed the credit bank balance in the Bank of New Zealand to be -£lBlO 2s 6d( in Post Office Savings Bank .£728 8s Id, giving the total funds at call as .£2538 11s.,

It was resolved that the present finance committee should continue in office until the July meeting.