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UNIVERSITY AND SCIENTIFIC NEWS. 
University of New Zealand. 
The Board of Studies held its annual meeting at Wellington on 5th to 
8th November. The following are the representatives of the various 
Colleges on the Board :—Auckland University College : Professors Dett- 
mann, Egerton, Johnson, Segar, Walker. Victoria University College : 
Professors Adamson, Mackenzie, Sommerville, Dr. Cotton, Mr. F. P. Wilson. 
Canterbury College : Professors Chilton, Gabbatt, Hight, Salmond, Wall. 
University of Otago : Professors Benham, Gilray, Inglis, Jack, Thompson. 
Professor Segar was re-elected Chairman. Among other matters the 
Board considered proposals with regard to Anthropology and Agriculture 
as University subjects. The inclusion of the former was approved, and 
the arrangement of details in connection with it was referred to a com¬ 
mittee. The proposal to include Agriculture as a “ pass ” subject for the 
B.A. degree was unanimously disapproved of : this does not affect the 
position of Agriculture as an “ advanced ” subject for the B.Sc. degree, 
a syllabus for which was approved. 
An informal discussion took place upon the possibility of the develop¬ 
ment into separate universities of the four teaching institutions now 
affiliated to the University of New Zealand. A motion that the time 
had arrived to consider the question of establishing separate universities, 
and that the matter should be submitted to the Professorial Boards for 
discussion, was carried unanimously. 
Philosophical Institute of Canterbury. 
August 21 : Mr. S. R. Cowley lectured on “ Yeast, its Preparation, 
Composition, and Influence in the Manufacture of Bread.” He described 
the process of modern scientifically controlled yeast-manufacture, and 
•demonstrated the effects of different yeasts on the baking of bread. The 
exhibits included a moving picture of a modern automatic bakery in action. 
Wellington Philosophical Society. 
At the meeting held on the 28th August it was decided that a Historical 
iSection should be formed. 
The following papers were read and discussed — 
August 28 : C. A. Cotton, “ Mountains.” September 25 : H. Clark, 
“ The Nature of X-ray Spectra.” 
Astronomical Section .—September 4: D. M. Y. Sommerville, “ A 
'Graphical Method of predicting Eclipses and OccupationsV October 2 : 
C. W. Adams, “ A Novel Star Atlas ” ; E. Best, “ Maori Star Lore.” 
Geological Section .—August 21 : G. L. Adkin, “ Post-Tertiary History 
of the Ohau River and of the Adjacent Coastal Plain, Horowhenua County.” 
