SYDNEY UNIVERSITY

Wairarapa Times-Age, 5 November 1941, Page 4

SYDNEY UNIVERSITY

CHANCELLOR & OTHERS RESIGN DISPUTE OVER LAW SCHOOL APPOINTMENTS. CONDEMNATION OF SENATE POLICY. (By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright) (Received This Day, 9.30 a.m.) SYDNEY, This Day. The Registrar of the Sydney University stated that he had received information that the Chancellor of the University, Sir Percival Haise-Rogers, intended to resign, following upon the recent turmoil over the Law School appointments. Sir Percival Haise-Rog-ers had strongly supported the move for revocation of the New Zealanders’ appointments by the Senate. Resignations so far over these appointments are: Sir Percival Haise-Rogers, Sir John Peden, Sir Henry Manning and Mr Justice Davidson. Sir Percival Haise-Rogers's memorandum, submitted with his resignation, expressed the opinion that the Senate had adopted a wrong policy. There were 27 candidates for the two appointments, four of the applicants having outstanding qualifications.'Two who had been in a position to come before the Professorial Board had made a splendid impression, whereas two others, being on active service, were unable to do so and were placed at a great disadvantage. One of these was a son of Sir John Latham, Australian Minister to Japan, and the other was a Rhodes Scholar. The resignations will necessitate a by-election to the Senate, as all the retiring members were elected by graduates. e