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University of British Columbia for the Session 1957-58 wa s

held on Wednesday, October 16th, 1957, at 8 :00 p .m ., in the

Board and Senate Room, Administration Building .

Present : President N .A .M . MacKenzie (in the Chair) ,

Dean G .S . Allen, Dr . W .J . Anderson, Dean G .C . Andrew, Mr .

C .B . Bourne, Dr . J .J .R . Campbell, Mr . K .P . Caple, Mr . A .W .R .

Carrothers, Dean S .N .F . Chant, The Honourable Mr . Justice

J .V . Clyne, Dr . I . McT . Cowan, Mr . L .G .R . Crouch, Mr . G .D .

Darling, Dean B .A . Eagles, Miss M .M . Fallis, Dr . J .G . Foulks ,

Dr . S .M . Friedman, Dean W .H . Gage, Mr . B .C . Gillie, Mr . H .C .

Gilliland, Mr . C .C . Gourlay, Dr . W .A . Hickman, Dr . R .D . James ,

Dr . F .H . Johnson, Mr . F .M . Knapp, Mr . L .J . Ladner, Col . H .T .

Logan, The Honourable Mr . Justice A .E . Lord, Dean E .D . MacPhee ,

Dean A .W . Matthews, Dean M .D . Mawdsley, Mr . F .A . Morrison ,

Mr . N .T . Nemetz, Mrs . L .E . Ranta, Dr . B . Savery, Dean N .V .

Scarfe, Mr . P .J . Sharp, Dr . R .F . Sharp, Dean F .H . Soward ,

Dr . H .V . Warren, Mr . A .A . Webster, Mr . L .G .J . Wong, Rev . H .F .

Woodhouse, Dr . C .A .H . Wright, Dr . S .H . Zbarsky, Dr . J .K .

Friesen and Mr . Neal Harlow .

Messages of regret for their inability to b e

present were received from Chancellor A .E . Grauer, Mr . J .M .

Buchanan, Miss Mollie Cottingham, Dean G .F . Curtis, Dean

H .C . Gunning, Major H .C . Holmes, Dr . M .F . McGregor, Dr . F .

Noakes, Dr . F .Y . Patterson and the Rev . W .S . Taylor .

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Wednesday, October 16th, 1957 246 6Information Officer

Dr. MacKenzie introduced to the members of Senat e

Mr. James Banham, Information Officer replacing Mr .

Edwin Parker .

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Dean Scarfe)Dean Chant ) That the minutes of the fifth regula r

meeting of Senate for the Session 1956-57 ,having been circulated, be taken as readand adopted .

Carried .

Re-appointment of Representativ eof the High School Principal sand Assistants on Senat e

Notice was received from the B . C . Teachers '

Federation that Mr . B . C . Gillie had been re-appointed t o

the Senate as representative of the secondary schoo l

teachers of British Columbia, for the term June 1st, 195 7

to May 31st, 1960 .

Appointment of Standing an dad hoc Committees for the'essofn 1957-5 8

The appointment of standing and ad hoc committee s

of Senate, and of Senate representatives on Universit y

committees, for the Session 1957-58, had been referred t o

the Chair in consultation with members of Senate and of th e

Faculties concerned . The Secretary read the membership o f

each of these committees for 1956-57, changes for 1957-58 ,

and terms of reference . It was agreed that the Committee s

on Catholic Education, on Roman Catholic Theological College,

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Granting of a Bachelor of Science Degree by this Universit y

should be discharged because they had carried out the dutie s

delegated to them by the Senate ; and that the Committees on

Policy in Respect of Competitive and Inter-collegiat e

Athletics and on Compulsory Physical Education Programm e

should be integrated with the Committee on Recreation ,

Athletics and Physical Education . Membership in committees

for 1957-58 was as follows : (The Chancellor, the President ,

the Dean and Deputy to the President, and the Registrar ,

unless otherwise listed, are ex-officio members of al l

Senate committees )

PRESS COMMITTEE

Mr. Kenneth P . Caple (Chairman )Mr. James A . Banham (Secretary )Dr . C .A .H . WrightDr . H . V . WarrenMr. J . Stuart KeateMiss Mollie CottinghamMr. Aubrey Robert s

COMMITTEE ON HONORARY DEGREES

Dean F . H . Soward (Chairman )Mr . G .O .B . Davies (Secretary )Dean M . Dorothy MawdsleyDean G . F . Curti sDean S .N .F . Chan tDean H .C . GunningDean Blythe A . Eagle sDean A . W . Matthew sDean John W . PattersonDean George AllenDean W . H . GageMr . K . P . Capl eThe Hon . Mr . Justice A . E . LordMiss Mollie CottinghamDean E . D . MacPhe eDean G . M . ShrumDean N . V . Scarfe

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246 8COMMITTEE ON MILITARY EDUCATION

President N .A .M . MacKenzie (Chairman)Chancellor Emeritus E . W . IlamberDean S .N .F . ChantDean W . H . GageMr. Allan H . FinlayMr. J .E .A . Parnal lLt .Col . J . F . McLean, O .C ., J .B .C . Contingent, C .O .T .C .Lt .Cmdr . E .S .W . Belyea, O .C ., U.N .T .D .W/C it . G . Herbert, O .C ., R .C .A .F . (Auxiliary )

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COMMITTEE ON MEMORIAL MINUTE S

Mr . H . T . Logan (Chairman )Dr . Harry Hickman

COMMITTEE ON PROFESSORS EMERIT I

Dr . W . N . Sage (Chairman )Dr . J .J .R . Campbel lMr . L .G .R . Crouch

REPRESENTATIVE ON UNIVERSITY COMMITTE EON PUBLIC RELATION S

Miss Mollie Cottingham

COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THE COLOUROF HOODS FOR NEW DEGREES

Mr . H . T . Logan (Chairman )Mr . B . C . BinningDean M . Dorothy Mawdsley

COMMITTEE ON EXAMINATIONS ,B .C . INSTITUTE OF AGROLOGIST S

Dean Blythe Eagles (Chairman)Dr . V . C . BrinkMr. Jacob Biel y

COMMITTEE RE ESTABLISHINGSCHOOL OF REHABILITATIO N

Dean John W. Patterson (Chairman )Dean S .N .F . Chan tDr . Harold Cop pDr . S .M . FriedmanDean W . H . GageDr . it . B . Kerr

Wednesday, October 16th, 1957 246 9Committee re EstablishingSchool of Rehabilitation . Cont'd .

Dr . J . F . McCrearyDean E . D . MacPhe eDean G . C . AndrewDr . James M . MatherMr . N . T . Nemetz

COMMITTEE ON A PROPOSED FACULTY OF DENTISTRY

Dr .

J . M . Mather (Chairman )Dr . L . E . Bant aDean W . H GageDr .

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G . M . VolkoffDr . S . M . FriedmanDr . T .M .C . Taylo rMr . J .E .A . ParnallDean John W . PattersonMr . N . T . Nemet z

COMMITTEE ON L+ISHEIIE S

Dr . P. A . Larkin (Chairman )Dr . W . S . Hoar (Secretary )President N .A .M . MacKenzi eDean F . H . SowardDean G . F . Curti sDean G . C . AndrewDean H . C . GunningDr . W . A . Clemen sDean G . M . ShrumMr . E . S . Pretiou sDean E . D . MacPhe eMr . J . BielyDr . Ian McT . CowanDr . J . K . FriesenDean S .N .F . Chan tDr . John Deutsch

ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH T OINSTITUTE OF FISHERIE S

The Fisheries Research - Dr . A .W .H . Needier, Director,Board

Pacific Biological Statio n

Dr . H .L .A . Tarr, Director ,Fisheries Experimental Station

The International

- Mr . Loyd Roya lSockeye Salmo nCommission

Wednesday, October 16th, 1957 2470Advisory Committee on Research t oInstitute of Fisheries, Cont'd .

The International

- Mr . H . A . Dunlo pFisheries Commission(Halibut )

The Dominion Depart-

- Mr . A . J . Whitmore, Chie fment of Fisheries

Supervisor of Fisherie s

Mr. W . R . Hourston, in charg eof B . C . Division of FishCulture and Development

The Provincial Game

- Mr . F . R . Butler, CommissionerDepartment

The Fisheries Ass'n .

- Mr . J . M . Buchanan, Presidentof B . C .

- Mr . R . Walker, President

Dr . C . R . Elsey

- Mr . R . T . Hager and/or arepresentative from theCompany's research laborator y

The B . C . Packers

The Canadian FishingCompany

The B . C . ResearchCouncil

- Dr . P . C . Trussell, Head ,Division of Biolog y

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COMMITTEE TOORGANIZETHE WORK OF SENATE

The Hon . Mr . Justice J . V . Clyne (Chairman)Dean G . C . AndrewDr . I . McT . CowanDean W . H . GageDr . R . F . Sharp

COMMITTEE ON RECREATION, ATHLETIC SAND PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Dean A . W . Matthews (Chairman )Dean W . H . GageThe Icon . Mr . Justice J . V . Clyn eDr . H . V . WarrenDr . R . D . Jame sDean S .N .F . Chant

The University o fBritish Columbia

Wednesday, October 16th, 1957

2471Committee on Recreation . Athleticsand Physical Education, Contd .

Dr . Malcolm F . McGrego rDr . James M . MatherMr . R . F . OsborneMiss M . Falli sDean H . C . GunningThe Hon . Mr . Justice A . E . LordDean G . F . Curti s

COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER THE ESTABLISHMEN TOF A SCHOOL OF MUSI C

Mr . Neal IIarlow (Chairman )Dean G . C . Andre wMr . L .G .H . CrouchDr . R . F . SharpMiss Mary Falli sMr . Kenneth P . Capl eDr . Marvin DarrachDean S .N .F . ChantDean W . H . Gag eDean E . D . MacPheeDr . J . R . McIntoshDr . F . H . JohnsonDr . S . A . Jenning s

CONSULTANT COMMITTEE ON STUDENT ADJUSTMEN T

Dr . J . M . Mather (Chairman)Dr . F . Heb bDr . A . K . YoungDean G . C . Andre wDean W . H . Gag eDr . James S . Tyhurs t

COMMITTEE ON SUGGESTIONS FOR UNIVERSITY REPORT S

Mr . G .O .B . Davies (Chairman )Mr . R . Baker (Secretary )Mr . B . C . BinningMr . K . P . Capl eDr . R . Daniell sMr . J . S . Keat eMr . H . T . LoganMr . S . ReadMrs . Frank Ros s

Wednesday, October 16th, 1957 2472COMMITTEE ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTRE

Dean Neville Scarfe (Chairman )Mrs . G . Birkett (Secretary )Miss C . BlackMr. E . BelyeaMrs . Helen McCra eMiss H . E . MalloryDr . W . C . GibsonDr . R . PotashinMiss Grace Dolmag eMr . R . G . Herber tDr . K . Naegel eMr . H . D . Whittl eMiss Mary Falli sMrs . C . BordenMiss Marjorie V . SmithDr . James S . Tyhurs t

COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER APPEALS FROM STUDENT S

Dean W . H . Gage (Chairman )Dean G . F . Curti sMr . F . A . Morrison .

Appointment of Library Committe efor the Session 1957-58

The Secretary read the list of nominees from th e

Faculties to the Senate Library Committee for 1957-58, a s

follows :

(Dr . I . McT . CowanArts and Science - (Dr . Marion B . Smith

(Dr . M . F . McGrego rApplied Science

- Dr . W . H . Mathew sAgriculture

- Dr . W . J . AndersonLaw

- Mr . E .C .E . ToddPharmacy

- Mr . Finlay A . MorrisonGraduate Studies - Dr . K . C . McTaggartMedicine

- Dr . S . M . FriedmanForestry

- Dean G . S . AllenEducation

- Mr . J . Kat zCommerce

- Mr . R . M . Bain .

Additional members of this Committee were the

three appointees of the Chairman of Senate :

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From the Board of Governor s

Approval of Recommendation sof Senat e

Notice was received that the Board of Governors ,

on August 26th, 1957, had approved extra-sessional credi t

courses for 1957-58 and new courses, as recommended by Senat e

August 23rd, and had approved the recommendation of Senat e

that the staff and students of the School of Forestry o f

Sopron University now here be constituted a Division of the

Faculty of Forestry, to function and be administered as a

School of the Faculty of Forestry .

From the Facultie s

Candidates for Degree sand Diploma s

The list of candidates recommended for degrees an d

diplomas at the Autumn Congregation, 1957, by thei r

respective Faculties, had been circulated at the meeting .

Dean Chant )Dean Gage ) That candidates listed for degrees in th e

Faculty of Arts and Science be awarde dthe degree for which they have qualified .

Carried .

Mr. Crouch )Dr. James ) That the candidates listed as having

completed requirements for degrees in th eFaculty of Applied Science, includin gArchitecture and Nursing, be awarded th edegree for which they have qualified .

Carried .

It was agreed that the case of Mr . Neal Arthur Wood,

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other than compulsory Physical Education, should be lef t

with the President, the Dean of the Faculty and Dean Gage ,

with power to act .

Dean Eagles )Dr . Anderson) That the degree of Bachelor of Scienc e

in Agriculture, be awarded to th estudents listed .

Carried .

Dean Matthews )Mr . Morrison ) That the degree of Bachelor of Scienc e

in Pharmacy be awarded to the student slisted .

Carried .

Dr . Friedman )Dr . Foulks ) That the degree of Doctor of Medicin e

be awarded to the students listed .Carried .

Dean MacPhee )Mr . Wong

) That the degree of Bachelor of Commerc ebe awarded to the students listed ,including a posthumous award of thi sdegree in the case of Matthew Henr yHenderson .

Carried .

Dean Scarfe )Dr . Johnson) That the candidates listed for the degree s

of Bachelor of Education (graduateprogramme), Bachelor of Educatio n(secondary programme) and Bachelor o fEducation (elementary programme) beawarded the degree for which they hav equalified .

Carried .

Dean Soward)Dr . Cowan ) That the candidates listed for degree s

in the Faculty of Graduate Studies b eawarded the degree for which they hav equalified .

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Hospital Administration, Clinica lTeaching and Supervision, and Publi cHealth Nursing, be awarded the diplomafor which they have qualified .

Carried .

The Secretary reported that there were 407

candidates for degrees at the forthcoming Congregation ,

compared to 320 at the Autumn Congregation, 1956 .

Recommendations r eMembership in Facultie s

The Secretary read the recommendations of Facultie s

as to membership in Faculties for the Session 1957-58 .

Dean Matthews )Mr . Morrison ) That Mr . J . G . Moir be granted Facult y

status for the Session 1957-58 .Carried .

Dean MacPhee )Mr . Wong

) That Mr . P . Lusztig, Mr . D . Aird, Mr .D . B . Fields and Mr . J . B . Ferguson begranted Faculty status for the Session1957-58 .

Carried .

Course Changes an dNew Course s

Faculty of Applied Scienc e

The Faculty of Applied Science, at its meetin g

on October 10th, 1957, had recommended to Senate that th e

Agricultural Engineering programme be suspended for th e

next two years because of the small number of student s

enrolled (only one or two) . Dean Andrew explained that thi s

referred to suspension of Agricultural Engineering as an

administrative unit, but that teaching in Agricultural

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and that engineering problems as related to Agricultur e

would be studied under the Departments of Civil an d

Mechanical Engineering .

The Faculty of Applied Science also recommende d

approval of a new course Economics 450, Principles o f

Economics, as a substitute for Civil Engineering 47 5

(Engineering Economics) .

Mr. Crouch )Dean Gage ) That these recommendations of the Faculty

of Applied Science be approved .Carried .

Faculty of Medicine

The Faculty of Medicine, at the meeting on

October 9th, 1957, had approved and recommended to Senat e

a new course, Pathology 503, a lecture-demonstration cours e

in General Pathology designed for candidates for Fellowshi p

or Certification . It was noted that this course was no t

intended at present to carry credit in the Faculty o f

Graduate Studies .

Dr . Cowan

)Dr . Friedman) That this new course be approved a s

outlined .Carried .

Faculty of Graduate Studie s

The Faculty of Graduate Studies, at the meetin g

on October 15th, 1957, had approved and recommended to Senat e

a new course, Anatomy 511 (3), Selected topics in advance d

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approved as outlined .Carried .

Additional Extra-sessiona lCourses, 1957-58

Instructor.

Location

English 400

Miss E . Baxter

CampusHome Economics 103 Mrs . F .C . Leroux

BurnabyEducation 400

Mr . H .G . Wedge

Abbotsfor dEducation 332

Mr . G . Manson

Dawson CreekEducation 508

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The Department of University Extension, in

consultation with the appropriate Deans, recommended th e

following changes in extra=sessional credit courses fo r

1957-58 :

1 . Courses added :

Cours e

Education 552

Education 41 1Education 41 0

replacingEducation 53 0

3 . Courses cancelled :

Mr . R . MacKenzie

BurnabyreplacingMr . J . Findla y

Dr . J . Stewart

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Dr . B . Savery

CampusEducation 552

Mr . R . MacKenzie

SurreyEducation 558

Mr . H . Abbott

Creston

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English 200 - campus - expanded from one section to thre eEducation 552 - Burnaby - expanded from one section to two .

Dean Scarfe )Dean Gage ) That these changes in the programme o f

extra-sessional credit courses fo r1957-58 be approved, subject to approvalof the Board of Governors .

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Mr . B . Flathe r

The Senate on August 24th, 1956, had approved a

recommendation of the Faculty of Medicine that Mr . Barri e

Flather be required to withdraw from that Faculty for th e

Session 1956-57 ; and had authorized the President to appoin t

a small committee to consult with Mr . Flather in case h e

wished to apply for re-admission in 1957-58 .

This committee had met in August, 1957, and ha d

recommended that Mr . Flather's application for re-admission

to Third Year Medicine be accepted, with due warning to Mr .

Flather of Calendar regulations in respect to examination s

and advancement . Pending action by Senate, Mr . Flather ha d

been permitted to register and to attend classes .

Dr . Friedman )Dr. Foulks ) That Senate approve the recommendation

of the committee that Mr . Flather bere-admitted to Third Year Medicine .

Carried .

Mr.S .O . Akintobi

The Faculty of Medicine on October 9th, 1957, ha d

recommended to Senate that Mr . S . 0 . Akintobi, who ha d

failed in four subjects of First Year Medicine in May, 1957 ,

had been granted special supplementals and in August, 1957 ,

had failed in three of these subjects, should be required t o

withdraw from the Faculty of Medicine . Mr. Akintobi's appea l

against this recommendation had been considered by th e

Senate Committee on Student Appeals .

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that, while in ordinary circumstances the Committee woul d

have no hesitation in supporting the recommendation of th e

Faculty, it had been impressed with Senate's concern in th e

past for students from other countries . As a result, th e

Committee recommended "that provided he can give assurance s

of full financial support and of his ability to devote ful l

time to his studies, Mr . Akintobi be permitted to repea t

First Year Medicine on probation . "

Dean Gage )Dean Chant) That the report and recommendation of th e

Committee be approved, and that Mr .Akintobi be permitted to repeat Firs tYear Medicine on probation, provided tha tthe Nigerian Government is fully aware o fthe circumstances of his re-admission an dis prepared to support him .

Carried .

Dean Gage expressed his thanks to the members o f

the Committee, and to the Faculty of Medicine for it s

sympathetic attitude throughout the deliberations of the

Committee .

Faculty of Arts and Science-re Supplemental s

The Faculty of Arts and Science, on October 9th ,

1957, had approved and recommended to Senate that regulatio n

1(a) under "Supplementals", page 82 of the 1957-58 Calendar ,

be amended to read :

"In the Winter Session, a candidate will be granted asupplemental in a subject which he has taken durin gthe Session provided -

(i) he has written the final examination and ha s

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(ii) he has obtained at least nine units of credit i nthat Session . In any one Session, no candidat ewill be granted supplementals in more than thre eunits . "

Dean Chant )Dean Gage ) That the regulations in connection wit h

supplemental examinations in the Facultyof Arts and Science be amended a srecommended by that Faculty .

Carried .

Faculty of Graduate Studies-Re Time Limit for Master' sDegre e

The Faculty of Graduate Studies, on October 15th ,

1957, had approved and recommended to Senate a resolution

that Master's candidates be required to complete thei r

programmes within five years, and that the approval of th e

Executive Committee be necessary for any extension beyon d

this period ; this regulation to appear in subsequent issue s

of the University Calendar .

Dean Soward )Dean Gage ) That a time limit of five years fo r

completion of a Master's degree programmebe established, as recommended .

Carried .

Reports of Committee s

Prizes . Scholarships andBursarie s

List No . 5 of Fellowships, Scholarships, Prizes ,

and Bursaries, dated October 16th, 1957, had been circulated .

Dean Gage )Dean Soward) That the students whose names appear o n

this List No . 5 be granted the awards fo rwhich they are recommended .

Carried .

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New Awards and Change sin Award s

Acceptance of the following new awards wa s

recommended, under the terms of award indicated :

The Edith Cavell Hospital Bursary

A bursary of 450 .00, the gift of the Edith Cavel lHospital, Vancouver, is offered to undergraduate sin any year and faculty who are beginning o rcontinuing their University studies . It will beawarde d.7 to a worthy

.7 deserving student whoand LLGa r ~ .aa~ o vUa.0 v •aav

needs financial assistance .

The Mathilde MacInnes Memorial Scholarshi p

As a memorial to his wife, Mathilde Maclnnes, an din recognition of her interest in young people ,this scholarship of 4200 .00 annually has beenestablished by Mr . W . H . Maclnnes in the field o fEducation . It will be awarded to the student whoobtains the highest standing in the First Year o fthe course leading to the B . Ed . degree (elementaryteaching field) and is proceeding to the Secon dYear of that course .

The Shapiro Bursary

This bursary of 450 .00, the gift of Mr . and Mrs .Benjamin Shapiro and Lillian Shapiro, provide sassistance for worthy and deserving students . I twill be awarded to a student in any year an dfaculty who has good standing and requires som efinancial aid .

In addition, Dean Gage reported that the Allianc e

Francaise had increased its bursary from 4100 .00 to 4150 .0 0

annually, and that Mr . Willis H . Small of Eugene, Oregon ,

had donated 1300 .00 for scholarships and bursaries in th e

field of animal nutrition, in appreciation of work done by

Dr . A . J . Wood .

Dean Gage )Mr . Knapp) That these new awards and changes in awards

be approved as recommended, and that suitabl eletters of thanks be sent to the donors .

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For the information of Senate, Dean Gage reporte d

that the Pharmaceutical Association of the Province of

British Columbia had established a student aid fund fo r

students in Pharmacy, with liberal repayment terms .

Committee on Recreation ._Athletics and Physica lEducation

The Secretary read a letter from Dean Matthews o n

behalf of the Committee on Recreation, Athletics and Physica l

Education, recommending that the terms of reference of thi s

Committee should be as follows :

To consider and to make recommendations concernin greports already presented to Serrate by the AlumniCommittee on Athletics, the Men's Athletic Committee ,the Committee on Compulsory Physical Education, th eCouncil of the School of Physical Education, and th eStudent Committee on Extra-mural Athletics (the so -called Beck Committee) .

To examine the effectiveness of the present programm eof physical education and of extra-neural and intra-mural athletics for students at the University o fBritish Columbia .

The Committee also asked power to add to it s

membership .

Dean Matthews)Dean MacPhee ) That the terms of reference of th e

Committee on Recreation, Athletic sand Physical Education be approved,as recommended by the Committee, an dthat the Committee be given power toadd to its membership .

Carried .

Committee on Ceremonie s

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"That a Special Congregation be held during the las tweek of September, 1958, to mark the 50th Anniversar yof the granting of the University Charter and theCentenary of the Province of British Columbia .

That the President be authorized to draft a Committe eto arrange the details of the ceremony .

That the Committee on Honorary Degrees be requeste dto suggest recipients of Honorary Degrees at thi sceremony . "

Dean MacPhee )Mr . Gillie ) That the recommendations of the

Committee on Ceremonies with referenc eto a Special Congregation during thelast week of September, 1958, b eapproved .

Carried .

Report on Registration ,Session 1957-5 8

A report on registration for the 1957-58 Session ,

with comparative figures for 1956-57, had been circulated ,

and was received for information .

Autumn Congregation and Openin gof Extension to Brock Memoria lBuilding

The President extended a cordial invitation t o

all members of Senate to attend the Autumn Congregation on

Friday, October 25th ; in the Armoury at 2 :30 p .m. Beside s

the conferring of degrees, the ceremony would includ e

invocation by Dean Ross of St . Andrew's Hall, installatio n

of Dr. Grauer as Chancellor, and Congregation address b y

Dr . W . A . Mackintosh of Queen's University . Senate at it s

previous meeting had approved the list of honorary degre e

recipients .

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Justice Lett would officiate at the formal opening of th e

extension to the Brock Memorial Building .

Victoria College Council

Dr . Hickman stated that the Annual Assembly o f

Victoria College would be held on Friday evening, Octobe r

18th .

Registration for 1957-58 totalled 394 in Arts an d

Science ; 13 in First Year Commerce ; 265 in Education . Fo r

the First Term in the Evening Division, there were 165

students registered for credit courses and 322 for non-credit .

The Secretary read a list of courses for credi t

in the Third and Fourth Years which Victoria College wishe d

to offer at the 1958 Summer Session .

Dean Andrew )Mr . Gillie ) That Senate endorse the offering of Third

and Fourth Year courses by Victoria Colleg ein the Summer Sessions, and that detail sas to the actual courses to be offeredat any given time be referred to theappropriate University committee fo rdecision in consultation with Dr . Hickman .

Carried .

The Senate noted that appointment of instructor s

for courses above the Second Year level was subject t o

approval of the Dean of the appropriate Faculty in th e

University .

Statement on Victoria Colleg e

Copies of a statement as to the possible futur e

development of Victoria College, drafted by the President

Wednesday, October 16th, 1957 2485and a small group of University Faculty members, wer e

circulated at the meeting . The President suggested tha t

this document when modified to the acceptance of Senate ,

might be sent to the Victoria College Council and th e

Victoria Chamber of Commerce as a statement of University

policy with respect to the future of the College .

Mr. Justice Lord )Mr- Ladner

) That this document be tabled unti lthe next meeting of the Senate, andthat in the meantime it be givencareful consideration by the Senate .

Carried .

It was agreed that any comments on the statemen t

by individual members should be sent to the President prio r

to the next meeting . It was also agreed that the statement

should be considered confidential, but that Dr . Hickman

might be authorized to discuss it in a personal an d

confidential way with any members of the Victoria Colleg e

Council if he thought it appropriate to do so .

Grant from Private Broadcaster s

At the previous meeting, the President had reporte d

that the private broadcasters in British Columbia had offere d

to make a grant of approximatelyp10,000 .00 annually for five

years to develop a training programme in mass communication s

such as radio and television . In amplifying this announce-

ment, Dean Andrew stated that courses differing from year t o

year would be offered through the Department of Universit y

Extension . It was hoped that eventually a programme o f

credit courses might be developed .

Wednesday, October 16th, 1957 2486Mr. Justice Lord )Dean Andrew

) That the Senate express it sappreciation to the British Columbi aAssociation of Broadcasters fo rthis generous grant, and its cognizanc eof the potential importance of theeducational progranme which may b edeveloped as a result of the grant .

Carried .

Correspondence

Requests for a Library Schoo l

Letters were received from the British Columbi a

Parent-Teacher Federation urging the Provincial Governmen t

and the University to establish a graduate library schoo l

at the University, and from a committee of the Albert a

Library Board enquiring as to the possibility that th e

University of British Columbia might establish a library

school in the near future . It was agreed that Mr . Harlo w

and the Senate Library Committee or a sub-committee shoul d

prepare for consideration of Senate a statement as to th e

desirability of a library school on this campus in the nea r

future, and as to its cost .

Requests for a Faculty o fDentistry

Letters were received from the Central Interio r

Districts of Women's Institutes and the Central Vancouve r

Island Union Board of health, urging the establishment o f

a School of Dentistry at the University .

United Church of Canada

A letter was received from the B . C . Conference

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Wednesday, October loth, 1957 218 7of the United Church of Canada expressing interest in, an d

appreciation of, the credit courses in religious studie s

provided by the University .

Other Busines s

Membership of theBoard of Governor s

The President reported that His Honour Judge J . B .

Clearihue, who had served twenty-two years as a member o f

the Board of Governors and who was still a representativ e

of the University on the Victoria College Council and Chair -

man of the Council ; and the Honourable Mr . Justice J . M .

Coady, who had served eleven years as a member of the Boar d

of Governors, had been replaced as Government appointees o n

the Board by Mrs . Frank M . Ross and Mr . Walter Koerner . Mr .

Einar Gunderson had been appointed to the Board to complet e

the term of Dr . A . E . Grauer, upon Dr . Grauer t s election a s

Chancellor .

Dr . Rickman

)Mr . Justice Clyne) That the Chairman and Secretary o f

Senate be asked to write letter sof appreciation to Judge Clearihu eand Mr . Justice Coady for thei rdistinguished services to theUniversity .

Carried .

Meetings in New Yorkand Ottawa

The President summarized, for information o f

Senate, the meetings he had attended in New York and Ottaw a

earlier in the month : the first meeting of the Universities

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Wednesday, October 16th, 1957 248 8Club of New York, at which the Honourable Lester Pearson

was given a Certificate of Merit ; a meeting arranged by the

President of the Teachers' Insurance and Annuity Associatio n

for the heads and representatives of twenty-four Canadian

universities with the heads of American foundations and a

number of distinguished American business and financia l

representatives ; a meeting of the Canada Council at whic h

V700,000 .00 had been allocated to the capital building fun d

of the University of British Columbia in the field of th e

arts, humanities and social sciences ; and a meeting of th e

Committee on Higher Education of the Canadian Conference o n

Education .

Death of Mrs . Wesbrook

The President reminded the members of Senate tha t

Mrs . F . F . Jesbrook, widow of the first President of th e

University, had died on September 17th at an advanced age .

It was agreed that a memorial should be prepared and recorde d

in the minutes of Senate, with a copy sent to Mrs . Wesbrook' s

daughter .

Faculty Publication s

Copies of publications by members of the Universit y

Faculty received at the President's office during Septembe r

were on display for the benefit of any members of Senat e

interested in looking at them .

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Wednesday, October 16th, 1957 2189Scholarships Made Available toStudents at Victoria Colleg e

Mr . Gilliland expressed appreciation to th e

Chairman of the Committee on Prizes, Scholarships an d

Bursaries for his award to students in the College o f

Education at Victoria College, of a number of scholarship s

usually restricted to students at the University .

The meeting adjourned at 11 :10 p .m .

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