DUNEDIN.

Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3189, 9 May 1879, Page 2

DUNEDIN.

.'-/.U.-J !.«■:*.,;?., Thursday. The University Council, it appears, have a two-edged difficulty to deal with. Mr Scott, the anatomy professor, relying on the alleged promise to have quarters

provided for "him the same as other professors, to-day made application for rent allowance, or failing that, to be allowed private practice.' . On this there was a very animated discussion. Dr Burns moved the rejection .of the application, holding tho Council ought to insist on permitting no private practice in the terms of original agreement. The Vice-Chancellor and the majority of the Council took a similar view, but Mr Bathgate and Mr Keynolds stronply opposed, the former urging that the whole professional arrangements required; revision, and the public should be at liberty to'enjoy the professors' services: to" the utmost. Mr Bathgate.pressed his amendment to that effect, but the discussion wa| burked by one of the Council leaving the] room, and io there was no quorum. : Mr Scott, in a subsequent letter, charges (the medical men in the town with endeavouring to injure medical science, and instance? their ' "recentJ 13 guineas for. attending hospital leotures, which are simply prohibitory. The Council expressed themselves 7 Tery | strongly on the latter matter. \