Reviev: o] lieoiewa, lliijis. 



913 



EDUCATIONAL 



PROCURESS. 



The representative committee which 

 has been enquiring into the future needs 

 of the University of Melbourne has now 

 presented its report. The mimediate 

 cause of its bemg appointed was that 

 m June of next year the financial provi- 

 sions arranged by the State come to an 

 end. The committee was to consider the 

 future constitution and relations of the 

 University, and to prepare a scheme to 

 be submitted to the council as to the best 

 methods of dealing with (i) the consti- 

 tution and government of the Univer- 

 sity ; (2) finance ; (3) buildings, equip- 

 ment, and maintenance ; (4) the problem 

 of free university education ; (5) Univer- 

 sity staff ; (6) affiliation of other Vic- 

 torian teachmg bodies with the Univer- 

 sity ; (7) University extension work ; (8) 

 any other University problems. 



The committee considers that the time 

 has arrived for extensive reform in the 

 administration and government of the 

 University. Its main recommendations 

 are : — • 



That all graduates of the University, 

 whether male or female, should be mem 

 bers of the Senate, which body, it recom- 

 mends, should 1)6 named the " (^onx'oca- 

 tion. 



That the number of members of the 

 Council should be increased to 34. (In- 

 cluding four M.P's., four represen- 

 tatives of external int-erests, and one 

 graduate representative of the under- 

 graduates) 



That the annual .State endowment 

 should be increased first to i,47,50t), and 

 ultimately to ^^50,000. 



That i,"6o,ooo be granted by the State 

 for immediate building requirements. 



That a permanent president be ap- 

 [)ointed. 



That the teaching staff be largely in- 

 creased. 



That University fees should not be 

 abolished. 



That financial provision be made for 

 the establishment of adult tutorial 

 classes. 



THE STATE GRANT. 



Pointing out that the main cause of 

 the ra[)id expan.sion of the University 

 is due to the increased endowment 

 granted under the Act of 1904 by the 

 State, the committee urges the para- 

 mount importance of continuing the sys- 

 tem of financial assistance by the State. 

 Not only does it urge the continuance 

 of the grant, it y^roposes its increase 

 up to ^^50,000. The suggested expen- 

 diture is as follows:— Ultimate 



„ , , Cost. 



Scliool of economios. iiKlu(lin«i; salaries 

 of professor and a.ssistant profes- 



^, , ,s«r •• ,£:l,iOO 



.School of education, including salary of 



professor h^q 



Increase in staff and salaries of exist- 

 in, tj; arts department -)150 



l?icrea.se of stafi' and salaries in otlier 



departments 9480 



Increased grant for libraries 750 



Increased grant for apparatus TfiO 



Increased grant for general niainten- 



,, ance 400 



drant tor maint^'uance of farm 500 



.\ppointment of i)rrsicletit 1500 



Tutorial c]ass(>s for adult workers and 



other extension work LHKX) 



Eidargeinent of course in architecture 



and appointment of profiv'^.'sor I()00 



i 23. 180 

 The al>oV(^-siiggi»st<'d grants, together with 

 the amounts voted to tiie veterinary dei)art- 

 ment, C12(X); research .wliolarsliiiis, €1(100- 

 agriculture, £UKK): and .'veniiio- ltcture.si 

 .flOOO, would practically make, with the pre- 

 sent grant, a total first cost of .£.15.mH) and 

 an ultimate total <'ost of .C50,0O0. 



