UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 36, 25 January 1912, Page 6

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

(Per Press Association.)

Wellington, January 24

In the University Senate a motion by Professor Brown, Auckland, that enrolment on the books of an affiliated college, subsequent to passing the entrance examination, be considered as matriculation, provided that notice of such enrolment bo given to the University Registrar by the affiliated colleges, was defeated.

Considerable discussion ensued on a motion by Professor. J. R. Brown, Victoria College, that the Senate, appoint a committee to report on the present provisions for teaching university subjects in the affiliated colleges, with a view to supplementing such deficiencies as may be found to exist. It was decided to eliminate all the words after the word “colleges.” During the discussion the Chancellor contradicted a statement that there was not provision. for the teaching of agriculture. There was provision for a degree in agriculture, while there was a school for agriculture at Lin|coln, recognised by a resolution of the Senate.

Mr James Allen agreed with the principle embodied in the motion, hut did not think the Senate was the body ,to take up the matter. The question was chiefly one of finance. Dr. M, Dowell, supporting the motion, said ho had every reason to believe that in Auckland they would in a few years have moans to provide a school of agriculture in that city.

After considerable discussion the motion was defeated on the voices.