EDUCATIONAL.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 178, 26 January 1912, Page 5

EDUCATIONAL.

NEW ZEALAND UNIVERSITY.

WORK IN THE SENATE.

By Telegraph—Press Aspnmtmn. |i Wellington, Liibt Night. Thai University Senate to-day, on the motioh of Professor Salmond, decided that .before action is taken under the .«> motion appointing an annual .contereuce of representatives of the professorial - . boards, legal advice be taken as to the ;i, of the motion. * - * - On the motion of Mr. Ho«ben, M.A.,, it was decided that before presenting/j|J§| himself for the degree of Doctor of Literature, Doctor of Science, or Doctor of Law,' the candidate must have been" admitted to the degree pf Master of , . »■' Arts, pr Master (of Law as the cftsa/, 3# may be. . v * medical committee asked for a report on tlie motion from the Faculty • "'-'j' of Medicine of Otago University, that , students be allowed to: sit fqp examina-, /IF tion in public health in July,iprecedingl' final examination, and if they then fail they be allowed to present themselves for final examination in January. Some discußsion;.eiisued oU'i'jnotion «■ Professor Brown; that steps be taken. ft to establish a, fund by means of which'" "' % assistance by way of loan may ha fur- 'i nished to graduates who desire to vobtain t more extended professional experiejdb io ,' other countries, but are uhable to CO-BO f.Sf vithout aid. ' |. The motion was carried and referred to: the finance committee. ; '

DEGREES OF DIVINITY..' • . "J i . , Wellington, Last Night.' Sir Maurice OTRorke moved at the University Senate to-day that the Senate regrets that the Government did not -#! comply with its request last session for f * an amendment of 'the law to enable the . Senate to grant 1 degrees in l divinity, but -0 hopes the Government' will this year ' i' comply with the request by submitting . a measure to Parliament. ' Mr. James Allen f seconded the motion.: Professor Salmond thought the matte* , ' should 1 be ]spt befote the public, though v he did not think the Senate would be / successful. There was no Jieed for the bogey of sectarianism to militate against the proposal. ! The' chancellor declared against the . * motion, •which was contrary to the nonsectarianism of the education system of . the? Dominion. It < waif only where ,there existed a State Church that degrees* in ' grjtHted by State univer- •• .# sities. ; • After further debate, the mothm wai carried l by 14 votes to: 10. , , ■