UNIVERSITY CONTROL.

Southland Times, Issue 24880, 21 October 1942, Page 4

UNIVERSITY CONTROL.

Important New Proposals

(Special) DUNEDIN, October 20.. Important proposals relating to university control came before a meeting of the University Council today, and after discussion further consideration was deferred to enable them to be circulated among members. The district court of convocation submitted a scheme for the improvement of the constitution of the council. Under this scheme it is proposed that the council should consist of 18 members appointed as follows: Two by the Governor-General, one by the Director of Education, two or three by the Professorial Board, six by the _ convocation, one by the City Council, one by the teaching staff other than the Professorial Board, one by the High Schools’ Board, one by the students and two to be co-opted. In the event of the principal of the university being appointed he would also be a member. The number of representatives of the Professorial Board would then be two. The- proposals, in effect, would mean the elimination of representatives from the Otago Hospital Board, one each from the Otago and Southland education boards, one each from the primary and secondary school teachers and from school committees. The adoption of the proposals would eliminate some prominent members of the council, said Mr J. Robertson. Southland was part of the university district and was entitled to some representation on the council.