UNIVERSITY SENATE.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXII, Issue 37, 26 January 1912, Page 6

UNIVERSITY SENATE.

(Per Press Issociation.) Wellington, January 25. Tlie University Senate to-day, on the motion of Professor Salmond, decided (that before action is taken under the motion appointing an annual conference of representatives of the professorial hoards, legal advice he taken as to the validity of the motion. On the motion of Mr Hoghen, M.A., it was decided that before presenting himself for the degree of Doctor of Literature, Doctor of Science, or Doctor of Law, the candidate must .have been .admitted to the degree of ‘Master of Arts, or Master of Law as the case may be. The medical committee agkctl for a report on the motion from the Faculty rof Medicine of Otago University, that I jA,usdntl he- allowed' to sit' for. 'exami-' nation in public health in July, preceding the final examination, and if they then fail they be allowed to present themselves for final examination in January. / Some discussion ensued on a motion by Professor Brown, that stops be taken to establish a fund by means of which assistance by way of loan may : -be'furnished -to> graduates, who- desire' ; emended pi-pfessiorial, experience in other countries, but are unable to do so without aid. The motion was carried and referred to the, finance committee. Sir Maurice o‘Rorko moved that the Senate regrets that the Government did not comply with its request last session for an amendment of the law to enable the Senate to grant degrees in divinity, but hopes the Government will this year comply with the request by sfibmitting a norsv.re to Parliament. Mr James Allen seconded the motion.

Professor Salmond thought the matter should ho kept bofe-p 4 ' - c —iblic, though he did not think the Senate would he successful. There was no need for -the bogey of sectarianism to militate against the proposal. The chancellor declared against the motion, which was contrary to the non-sectarianism of the education system of the Dominion. It was only whore there existed 'a State Church that dogroe in divinity were granted by State universities. After further debate, the motion was carried by 14 votes to 10.