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11. REPORTS AND ACCOUNTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND AND OF CONSTITUENT COLLEGES.

x. REPORT ON THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW ZEALAND, 1937. Visitor.—His Excellency the Governor-General. Chancellor.—Josiah Alfred Hanan, M.L.C., Hon. D.C.L. (Durham). Vice-Chancellor. —Thomas A. Hunter, M.A., M.Sc. The Senate. Appointed by the Governor-General —H. F. Von Haast, Esq., M.A., LL.B.; J. A. Valentine, Esq., 8.A.; L. J. Wild, Esq., M.A., B.Sc. ; J. C. H. Somerville, Esq. Appointed by Councils of Constituent Colleges—H. D. Acland, Esq., B.A. j' T. D. M. Stout, Esq., D.5.0., 0.8. E., F.R.C.S., M.S. ; K. Mackenzie, Esq., M.D. (Edin.), F.R.C.S. ; P. Levi, Esq., M.A.; W. J. Morrell, Esq., M.A. ; L. 1). Ritchie, Esq. ; Col. Hon. G. J. Smith, C.8.E., M.L.G.; H. J. I). Mahon, Esq., B.A. (now deceased). Elected by District Courts of Convocation—F. A. De La Mare, Esq., 8.A., LL.B.; G. W. Von Zedlitz, Esq., M.A.; W. Newlands, Esq., M.A., B.Sc., M.8., Ch.B., Ac.; T. Wells, Esq., M.A.; A. E. Flower, Esq., M.A., M.Sc. The Director of Education —N. T. Lambourne, Esq., 1.5.0., M.A. Appointed by the Senate —W. P. Evans, Esq., M.A., Ph.D.; T. A. Hunter, Esq., M.A., M.Sc. Appointed by the Academic Board —J. R. Brown, Esq., M.A., Hon. LL.D., F.N.Z.I.A. ; James Hight, Esq.» C.M.G., M.A., Litt.D., F.R.E.S. ; H. G. Denham, Esq., M.A., D.Sc. Registrar—l. F. McKenziej Esq., M.A., 8.C0m., A.R.A. REPORT OF THE SENATE. In compliance with section 22 of tlie New Zealand University Amendment Act, 1926, the following report is presented to the Hon. the Minister of Education as to the proceedings of the University during the past year. The Entrance Board met on Tuesday, 24th August, 1937. The Board sent forward to the Senate a scheme for a standardized phonetic alphabet, which will, when finalized, be of great value to all teachers of English. In view of the preparation by the Council for Educational Research, in co-operation with the Senate, of a comprehensive report upon the Entrance Examination, a special sub-committee was set up to consider the report and report to the Board. The special committee was also requested to deal with suggested alterations to the prescription in mathematics. The Academic Board met on Tuesday, 26th October, 1937. The Board dealt with numerous variations in the prescriptions of courses, particularly, as recommended by the Council of Legal Education, in law, and, as recommended by a conference of the Professors concerned, in chemistry. The Board approved a new system of recommending examiners to the Senate, the method adopted being a considerable saving of time and occasioning fewer subsequent alterations in the list. The Board also recommended that, without variation in the actual pass standard, the pass mark in all degree and diploma subjects be in future fixed uniformly at 50 per cent. The Senate met in Dunedin on Thursday, 13th January, 1938, when the Chancellor, Dr. the Hon. J. A. Hanan, delivered the address. The Chancellor made reference to the recent retirements of Professor J. Rankine Brown, Mr. H. F. von Haast (lately Pro-Chancellor), Dr. Kenneth Mackenzie, Mr. J. A. "V alentine, and Mr. J. C. H. Somerville. He also welcomed to the Senate the new appointees, Dr. S. G. de L. Chapman, Professor R. J. T. Bell, Mr. W. H. Cocker, Mr. E. J. Howard, M.P., Mr. S. N. Ziman, and Mr. Norton Francis. The Senate gave serious consideration, in view of an estimated overdraft for 1938-39, to the problem of finance, but resolved that the question of raising fees for 1938 be deferred until the matter of renewal of the Government grant might be finalized early in the year. Admission ad eundem statum as matriculated students was approved in sixteen cases, and cid eundem gradum in three. Confirmation of provisional matriculation was granted in fifty-one cases recommended by the Professorial Boards. Two important committees were set up to act during the year —namely, a committee to report on the recognition of Schools of Fine Arts, and a committee to discuss the report now in preparation by Mr. W. Thomas, under the supervision, of'.the Council for Educational Research, on the Entrance Examination. Twenty-nine Bills were presented to the Senate ; nineteen of these were passed as drafted, and the remainder after discussion and amendment by Senate. The Senate adjourned to meet next in Christchurch on Thursday, 2nd February, 1939.

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