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Friday, August 25th, 1939 .

The fifth regular meeting of the Senate of Th e

University of British Columbia for the Session 1938-3 9

was held on Friday, August 25th, 1939, at 8 :00 p .m . ,

in the Board and Senate Room .

Present : Acting-President J . N . Finlayson (i nthe Chair), Dean F . M . Clement, Dean D . Buchanan, Dr .Blythe Eagles, Dr . D . G . Laird, Mr . A . H . Finlay, Mr .L . F . Robertson, Mr . H . N . MacCorkindale, Mr . J . N .Harvey, Dr . Evlyn F . Farris, Mr . A . R . Lord, Mr . Wm .Morgan, Rev . Dr . H . R . Trumpour, Dr . G . G . Sedgewick ,Dr . W . N . Sage, His Honour F . W . Howay, Mr . A . E . Lord ,Miss A . B . Jamieson, Miss Isobel Harvey and Dr . C . A. H .Wright .

Expressions of regret at their inability to attend

the meeting were received from Mr . P . A . Boving, Mr .

Sherwood Lett, Dr . H . V . Warren, Mr . J . N . Burnett, Mr .

H . T . Logan, Mr . F . H . Soward and Miss M . L . Bollert .

Mr . Harvey )Mr . Finlay) That the minutes of the fourt h

regular meeting of May 10th ,1939, be taken as read, an dadopted .

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Senate Elections, and Representatives Appointe donSenat e

The reports of the Scrutineers and the Registra r

in reference to the Election of Chancellor and Member s

of Senate, on May 31st, 1939, were received for inform -

ation, as follows,-

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To the Senate of TheUniversity of British Columbi a

The Senate Election for 1939 was held on May31st in conformity with the University Act andthe regulations of the Senate in referenc ethereto .

As there was only one candidate nominated fo rChancellor, namely, Robert Edward MoKechnie, Esq . ,he was duly elected by acclamation .

In the matter of the election of members o fSenate, the total number of ballots received wa s1808 . Of these, 1799 were valid ; 9 were spoile d(not signed, etc .) .

The votes on the above-mentioned valid ballot swere counted by the scrutineers with the follow-ing result :

Votes In Order o fCandidates

Received Votes Receive d

Anderson, Sydney 796 1 6Beckett, Kenneth M . 728 2 3Bollert, Mary Louise, Miss 1317 2 #Boving, Paul A . 1060 7de Pencier, Adam Urias 860 1 4Drummond, George Finlayson 762 1 8Emmons, William Frank 708 2 4Farris, Evlyn Fenwick, Mrs . 744 2 1Foerster, Russell Earl 737 2 2Harvey, Isobel, Miss 920 1 2Howay, Frederic William 1138 6Jamieson, Annie B ., Miss 959 1 0Killam, Lawrence 789 1 7Lett, Sherwood 1211 4Logan, Harry T . 1428 1Lord, Arthur Edward 983 9Oliver, John Craig 954 1 1Owen,

David Milton 696 2 5Sage, Walter Noble 1148 5Sedgewick, Garnett Gladwin 1317 2 #Swan, William George 760 1 9Swanson, John Donald 749 2 0Thomas, Owen James 547 2 6Walker,

John Fortune 861 1 3Warren, Harry V . 998 8Wright, Charles Alfred Holstead 822 15

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Candidates Elected

Votes Received

Logan, Harry T . 1428Bollert, Mary Louise, Miss 1317 )Sedgewick, Garnett Gladwin 1317 )Lett,

Sherwood 121 1Sage, Walter Noble 1148Howay, Frederic William 113 8Boving, Paul A . 106 0Warren, Harry V . 99 8Lord, Arthur Edward 98 3Jamieson, Annie B ., Miss 95 9Oliver, John Craig 95 4Harvey,

Isobel, Miss 920Walker, John Fortune 86 1de Pencier, Adam Urias 860Wright, Charles Alfred Holstead 822

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Blythe Eagle sD . G . Lair dA . R . LordF . H . SowardH . N . MacCorkindal eA . H . FinlayW . Morga n

(Scrutineers)

S . W . Mathew s(Registrar )

Notices were received of the appointment of th e

following representatives on Senate :

Members Appointed by the Lieutenant-Governor-in-Counci l

(for a period of three years from June 9th, 1939 ,or until their successors are appointed )

Mr . Hugh N . MacCorkindal eMr . J . Newton HarveyMrs . J . W . de B . Farri s

Faculty Representative s

Faculty of Arts and Scienc e

Mr . F . H . Sowar dMr . Lemuel Robertso n

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Faculty of Applied Scienc e

Dr . M . Y . William sMr . A . H . Finlay

Faculty of Agriculture

Dr . Blythe Eagle sDr . D . G . Lair d

Representatives ofAffiliated College s

Union College - Rev . J . G . Brown

Anglican Theological College - Rev . H . R .Trumpou r

Victoria College - Mr . P . H . Elliott .

The Chairman extended a hearty welcome to ne w

members of Senate, and expressed appreciation of th e

services rendered by retiring members .

Election of Three Representatives of Senat eon the Board of Governor s

The matter of the procedure to be followed in th e

election of three representatives of Senate on th e

Board of Governors was considered . Also, the lengt h

of time the last appointed members had served wa s

noted .

It was pointed out that a number of members of

Senate were unable to be present at the meeting .

Dr . Sedgewick )Mr . A . E . Lord) That the election of the

Senate representatives to th eBoard of Governors be post-poned to an adjourned meetingto be called at the discretio nof the Chair .

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The Secretary read minutes of the Senate of Augus t

14th and September 13th, 1935, regarding the last elec-

tion of representatives . Attention was called to th e

clauses in the University Act in regard to the member s

of Senate elected to the Board of Governors, particular -

ly Clauses 24, 30, 31, and the question arose as to th e

time any of the present members, if re-elected, coul d

hold membership on the Board .

It was agreed that the election be postponed unti l

after the other items on the agenda had been dealt with .

From the Board of Governor s

Amount of Scholarship for Theodore D . Newton

A communication from the Board of Governors wa s

received for information, stating that the Board ha d

given consideration to the recommendation of Senat e

with respect to the increasing of the monetary valu e

of the Anne Wesbrook Scholarship, won by Mr . T . D .

Newton . The resolution of the Board was as follows :

That Senate be informed that as a matter o fprinciple the Board of Governors does notapprove of the increasing of the Anne Wes -brook Scholarship, won by Mr . T . D . Newton ,raising its monetary value to that of th eUniversity Graduate Scholarship awarded t oMr . W . M . Sibley ; and further, that, as fund sfor this purpose are not available, the re -commendation of the Senate be not adopted .

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Calendar for 1939-4 0

Approved by the Board of Governors .

I . O . D . E . Scott Memorial Scholarshi p

For the information of Senate letters from the

Board of Governors under dates of June 7th and July 6t h

were read, relative to the terms of award of the I .O .D .E .

Scott Memorial Scholarship and the opinion of th e

University Solicitor in reference thereto . The Board ,

after consulting the Solicitor, had reached the follow-

ing decisions :

1. The University is prepared to meet the paymentof the I .O .D .E . Scott Memorial Scholarshi pfrom year to year but it is not empowered t otransfer the fund .

2. After the 1939-40 year, the University wil lnot be in a position to have the I .O .D .E .Scott Memorial Scholarship entered in th eCalendar as it appears at present, namely ,under the heading of "Scholarships Announce dby the University but Awarded by Othe rInstitutions" .

The Chairman stated that the Board of Governor s

had appointed a Committee to negotiate further with th e

I .O .D .E . regarding the terms of award of the I .O .D .E .

Scott Memorial Scholarship .

Bursaries Fund in connection with th eDominion-Provincial YouthTraining Programm e

A communication was received from the Board o f

Governors transmitting a memorandum regarding a

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Bursaries Fund under the Dominion-Provincial Yout h

Training Programme together with a draft of a "Studen t

Aid" Schedule . The Board noted that the University

members of the Committee which had considered th e

matter were not in accord with a suggestion made to th e

effect that the University waive fees in the cases of

students who received Bursaries under the propose d

scheme . The following resolution was passed by th e

Board :

That the recommendation of the Committee a scontained in the memorandum be accepted, i tbeing understood that the adoption of th erecommendation does not involve any remissionof fees unless the Dominion Government regula-tions impose this condition on all Universitie sin Canada .

The communication was received for information .

Notices of Appointment of Committee s

On Organization ofaDepartment o fAgricultural Economic s

Dean J . N . Finlayson (Chairman )Dean D . BuchananDean F . M . ClementMiss A . B . Jamieso nMr . H . N . MacCorkindal e

On the Accrediting of High School s

Representatives of the University :Dean D . Buchanan (Chairman )Mr . A . H . FinlayDr . D . G . LairdMr . H . N . MacCorkindal eMr . A . R . Lord

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Representatives of the Provincia lDepartment of Education :

Mr . J . B . DeLon gMr . J . L . WatsonDr . H . B . Kin g

On Content of University Entrance Courses i nBiology I, Chemistry I, Physics I, Agriculture I I

Dean D . BuchananDean T . N . FinlaysonDean F . M . Clement

From the Faculty of Arts and Scienc e

Results of the Examinations of the Summer Sessio n

Presented by Dean Buchanan .

Dean Buchanan )Dean Clement ) That those candidates b e

granted the degrees for whichthey are recommended by th eFaculties concerned .

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Scholarship Award s

Presented by Dean Buchanan .

Dean Buchanan )Dr . Sage

) That the report of the awar dof scholarships for Summe rSession students be adopted .

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Directed Reading Courses for 1939-4 0

A communication was received from the Faculty o f

Arts and Science recommending that the following

Directed Reading Courses be offered for 1939-40 :

Economics 4 - Money and Bankin gHistory 13 - The Age of the Renaissance an d

Reformation .

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Dean Buchanan )Dr . Sage

) That the recommendation o fthe Faculty be approved .

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Award of Junior and Senior Matriculation Scholarship s

Communications from the High School and University

Matriculation Board, from the Joint Faculty Committe e

on Prizes and Scholarships, and from the Chairman o f

the Committee on Scholarships of the Board of Examiner s

were read, relative to recommendations in regard to th e

award of additional Junior and Senior Matriculation

Scholarships .

It was recommended by the High School and Univer-

sity Matriculation Board that additional scholarship s

be provided as follows :

1. That two scholarships of $175 each (one of thes ean additional scholarship) be awarded to Beverl yMarie Witter and Carl Eric Pearson who tied fo rfirst place in Junior Matriculation .

2. That two scholarships of $175 each (one of thes ean additional scholarship) be awarded to Arthu rStanley Rashleigh and Marjorie Ann Aldritt wh otied for first place in Junior MatriculationDistrict No . 1 .

3. That an extra scholarship of $175 be awarded t oDonald Gordon Duncan, with an average of 85 .2 ,who would have received the third scholarshi paward in Districts II, V, VI and VII, if ther ehad not been a tie for the second highest stand-ing in Senior Matriculation in the Province .

In reference to the request that an extra scholar -

ship for Senior Matriculation be provided, it was note d

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that one of the winners, Ernest Boxall, had alread y

received a First Year Arts scholarship and was there -

fore not eligible for a Senior Matriculation scholar -

ship . It was recommended by the Joint Faculty Committe e

on Prizes and Scholarships that the scholarship, th e

honour of which was accorded to Mr . Boxall, be awarde d

to D . G . Duncan, making it unnecessary to provide a

third extra scholarship .

A letter was received from the Board of Governor s

approving of the recommendations of the Joint Facult y

Committee on Prizes and Scholarships (subject to th e

adoption by Senate of the report on the award of Junio r

and Senior Matriculation scholarships) in reference t o

the provision for two extra Junior Matriculation schol -

arships - the funds for these scholarships to be take n

from the Special Bursary Fund .

Dean Buchanan

)Mr . MacCorkindale) That Senate approve th e

action taken, and tha tthe report of the Join tFaculty Committee onPrizes and Scholarship sbe adopted .

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Re-admissionof Students who have been Require dto Withdraw from a Faculty of the Universit y

Correspondence with the University Solicitor wa s

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read in reference to the question of the re-admissio n

of students required to withdraw from a Faculty of th e

University on account of unsatisfactory academi c

record - a question which had been referred by Senat e

to the Solicitor for consideration .

The Solicitor expressed the opinion that thi s

was in reality a form of expulsion, and that th e

course followed by the Senate heretofore is the prope r

one to pursue ; further, that "any action taken by th e

Senate at one time, may be repealed at a later tim e

if deemed advisable . Where a student has been require d

to withdraw on account of his academic record bein g

found unsatisfactory, he may at a later date be re -

admitted by the Senate if such action is considered t o

be advisable . "

The correspondence was received for information .

Reports of Committee s

On the Accrediting of High School s

Dean Buchanan presented, for the information o f

Senate, a report on the Accrediting of High Schools ,

It had been agreed, -

That for recommendation for Universit yEntrance standing in 1940 a minimum grad eof C+ in general be required, and that i nthe cases of candidates recommended in tw o

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or more of the Required Courses and Group I .of the Optional Courses in any one yeargrades of C and C- be accepted providedthese grades are compensated by higher grades .

The report was received for information .

On Content ofUniversityEntrance Courses i nBiology I, Chemistry I, Physics I, Agriculture II .

The Secretary reported that the content of th e

various courses had been examined and approved by mem-

bers of the Faculty and by the Committee .

The report was received for information .

On Calendar. - Requirements for University Entranc eand Senior Matriculation for 194 0

Dr . Laird presented a report of the Committee o n

Calendar, for the information of Senate . The require-

ments had been approved in the main by Senate on May

10th, and when the Committee on Accrediting and the

Committee on the Science Courses had acted the "Require -

ments" had been published .

On Honorary Degree s

(a) Tudge Howay, on behalf of the Committee ,

reported that a letter had been received from th e

Secretary to His Honour the Lieutenant-Governor, stat -

ing that Mr . Hamber would be pleased to accept th e

degree of Doctor of Laws at the Autumn Congregation t o

be held on October 25th, 1939 .

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(b) The Committee, also, presented the followin g

recommendat ion, -

That in view of the extremely distinguishe dservice which Professor Paul Boving ha srendered to the University and in view o fhis brilliance as a teacher, investigato rand scholar, the Senate grant him the degre eof Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, at th eAutumn Congregation on October the twenty -fifth, or at the May Congregation, as h emay select .

Judge Howay )Dr . Farris ) That the recommendation o f

the Committee be approved .Carrie d

Requests of the British Columbia Teachers '

Federation were received from the Superintendent o f

Education for, -

(i) A course in Biology and other Scienc esubjects for teachers .

(ii) Courses in Health and Physical Education .

Mr . A . E . Lord )Dean Buchanan ) That the communication b e

referred to the Facultie sfor consideration and report .

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Requests were received from the Summer Sessio n

Students' Association for, -

(i) University credit for Summer Sessio ncourses in Art Appreciation, Guidance ,Librarianship, Music Appreciation andPhysical Education .

(ii) Major in Geography, B .A . Course .

(iii) Change in the requirements for a major i nEducation, M .A . Course .

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Mr . A . E . Lord )Dean Buchanan ) That this communication b e

referred to the Faculties fo rconsideration and report .

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A communication was received from Miss Ruth N .

Williams, together with a letter sent by the Presiden t

in reply to Miss Williams' enquiry, regarding th e

possibility of a course in Librarianship being offere d

in the Winter Session .

Dr . Sage )Mr . Harvey) That this request be referred t o

the Chair with power to act .Carrie d

An offer was received from the Standard Oil Company

of British Columbia, Ltd ., of a graduate scholarship o f

$600 .00 for the academic year 1939-40 . The Committe e

on Prizes and Scholarships recommended the acceptanc e

of this scholarship on the following terms :

The Standard Oil Co . of British Columbia Ltd .Scholarshi p

For research in petroleum engineering in th eSession 1939-40 the Standard Oil Co . of Britis hColumbia Ltd . offers a scholarship of $600 opento Honours Graduates in Chemistry in the Facult yof Arts or Graduates in Chemical Engineering i nthe Faculty of Applied Science . A portion o fthe scholarship not to exceed $100 may be use dfor special equipment for the research problem .The topic of research shall be chosen after con -sultation with the Department of Chemistry o fthe University and the Standard Oil Co . Applica-tions should be in the hands of the Registra rby September 15, 1939 . Recipients must be

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qualified to undertake graduate and researc hwork in respect of scholarship, researc hability, persohality and health .

Mr . A . E . Lord )Dr . Wright ) That the offer be accepted ,

and that a letter of appre-ciation be sent to th edonors .

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An offer was received from the Britannia Minin g

and Smelting Company Limited of a scholarship for re -

search in Mineralography for the academic year 1939-40 .

The Committee on Prizes and Scholarships recommende d

the acceptance of this scholarship on the followin g

terms :

The Britannia Mining and Smelting CompanyLimited Scholarshi p

For research, in mineralography in the Sessio n1939-40, the Britannia Mining and Smelting Comp -any Limited offers a scholarship of $250, ope nto graduates in Geological, Mining or Metallurg-ical Engineering in the Faculty of Applie dScience . A portion of the scholarship not t oexceed $50 may be used for special equipment fo rthe research problem . The topic of researc hshall be chosen after consultation with th eGeology Department of The University of Britis hColumbia and the Britannia Mining and Smeltin gCompany . Applications should be in the hand sof the Registrar by December 10, 1939 . Recip-ients must be qualified to undertake the researc hwork not only in respect of scholarship an dresearch ability but also in personality andhealth .

Dean Buchanan )Mr. Finlay

) That the recommendation be ap-proved, and that a letter o fappreciation be sent to th edonors .

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A report of the Committee on the Use of the

Carnegie Music Set and Recordings was presented .

Copies of the report had been mailed to the member s

of Senate .

Mr . A . E . Lord )Mr . A . R . Lord) That the report be receive d

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A letter from President Klinck was read express-

ing his appreciation for the messages of sympath y

extended to him by the Senate upon the passing of Mrs .

Klinck .

The following resolution was, on motion of Dr .

Sedgewick, seconded by Miss Jamieson, carried by a

standing vote, and ordered spread upon the records o f

Senate :

The members of the Senate record with deepregret the passing of Mary, Wife of Presiden tLeonard Klinck, and they would offer respectfu lsympathy to the President and his son in thi sbereavement . They would record, also, thei rsense of profound obligation to Mrs . Klinck' smemory,- to her goodness, her generosity, he rlively interest in every member of th eUniversity's life ; above all, to the anxiou scare of the service which she unselfishl ydevoted to a generation of its students .

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raised earlier in the meeting in connection with th e

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election of Senate representatives to the Board o f

Governors .

Judge Howay

)Mr . A . E . Lord) That the questions raised

in regard to the Senat eelection of representative sto the Board of Governor sbe referred to the Universit ySolicitor ; and that a specia lmeeting be called by th eChair to receive the Solicit-or's report and to procee dwith the election .

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