Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 224 6The third regular meeting of the Senate of th e

University of British Columbia for the Session 1955-56 wa s

held on Wednesday, February 8th, 1956, at 8 :00 p .m ., in the

Board and Senate Room, Administration Building .

Present: Acting-President G . C . Andrew (in the

Chair), Miss M . Agnew, Dr . J . Allardyce, Dean G .S . Allen,

Dr . W .J . Anderson, Dean H .F . Angus, Dr . W .G . Black, Mr . C .B .

Bourne, Dean S .N .F . Chant, Dr . D .H . Copp, Miss M . Cottingham,

Dr . I . MeT . Cowan, Mr . L .G .R . Crouch, Dean B .A . Eagles ,

Miss M .M . Fallis, Dean W .H . Gage, Mr . B .C . Gillie, Mr . H .C .

Gilliland, Dean H .C . Gunning, Dr . W .H . Hickman, Dr . F .A .

Kaempffer, Mr . J .S . Keate, Col . H .T . Logan, Mr . E .D . MacPhee ,

Dean A .W . Matthews, Mr . F .A . Morrison, Mr . W .O . Richmond,

Dr . W .N . Sage, Dr . R .F . Sharp, Mr . F .H . Soward, Dr . H .V .

Warren and Mr . Neal Harlow .

Messages of regret for their inability to b e

present were received from Chancellor Sherwood Lett, Mr . J .M .

Buchanan, Mr . K .P . Caple, Mr. E .D . Fulton, Major H .C . Holmes ,

Mr . F .M . Knapp, Mr . L .J . Ladner, Dr . H .R . Robertson, Dr . R .W .

Wellwood and Dr . C .A .H . Wright .

Dean Andrew expressed the regret of the Presiden t

for his inability to be present .

President MacKenzie had suggested that Dr . J .K .

Friesen, Director of University Extension, might be invite d

to attend the meetings of Senate as an observer and guest .

Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 224 7Dean Gage )Dean Chant) That Dr . Friesen be invited to atten d

Senate meetings in the role of observer .Carried .

Dr. Friesen was then introduced to the members o f

Senate and welcomed to the meeting .

Minutes of the Previous Meeting

Mr . Soward )Mr. MacPhee) That the minutes of the second regula r

meeting of Senate for the Session 1955-56 ,having been circulated, be taken as readand adopted .

Carried .

Notice of Re-Election of Representativ eon Senate of the British ColumbiaTeachers' Federation

Notice was received that the British Columbi a

Teachers' Federation had re-elected Miss Mollie Cottingha m

as its representative on Senate for the term December 31st ,

1955 to December 31st, 1958 . The Chairman expressed t o

Miss Cottingham Senate t s pleasure on her re-election .

Notice of Appointment of Committee s

The following list of appointments to committee s

established at the previous meeting of Senate, was read :

Committee to Consider the Grantingof a Bachelor of Science Degree b yThis University

Dean H . C . Gunning (Chairman )Mr . Leon LadnerDean S . N . F . Chan tDr . Harold Cop pDr . R . D . Jame sDr . Ian McT . CowanMr . F . H . SowardDr. Leonard GrantMr. C . B . Bourne .

Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 224 8Committee to Consider theEstablishment of a School of Musi c

Mr . Neal Harlow (Chairman )Dean G . C . AndrewMr . L . G . R . CrouchDr . R . F . SharpMiss Mary Falli sMr. Kenneth P . Capl eDr . Marvin Darrach .

From the Board of Governor s

Recommendations of Senat eApp roved

Notification was received that the Board o f

Governors had approved the following recommendations o f

Senate :

New Course s

Education 514Education 553History 2-- .

Additional Correspondence Course s

Anthropology 200Economics 200 .French 210 .

Courses for the Summer Session, 195 6

- as proposed by Senate December 14th, 1955 .

New Awards Accepted, Subjec tto Approval of Senate

Notice was received that the Board of Governors

on December 29th, 1955 and January 23rd, 1956, had accepted ,

subject to the approval of Senate, the following new awards :

The B . C . Government Employees' Association Bursarie sThe Country Freight Lines Scholarshi pThe Seattle Branch, U .B .C . Alumni, ScholarshipThe laul A . O'Leary Memorial Essay Prizes

Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 2249Seaboard Lumber Sales Co . Limited and Seaboar dShipping Company Limited Service Award s

The Victoria Daily Times Prize ;

and the following increases in awards :

Kerrisdale Chapter, I .O .D .E ., Bursary - from $50 .00 to $75 .0 0Lieut .-Col . C .C . Merritt, V .C ., Chapter, I .O .D .E . ,

Bursary - from $50 .00 to $75 .00The Vancouver Association of Insurance Women Bursar y

- from $75 .00 to $100 .00 .

Consultant Committee onStudent Adjustment

A recommendation was received from the Board that

problems of student adjustment, including exclusion from

the University, be referred to a consultant committee, an d

that where necessary the committee be given power to ac t

subject to the approval of the President, with right o f

appeal by the student to the Senate . The proposed membership

of the consultant committee was :

Dr . J . M . Mather (Chairman )Dr . F . HebbDr . A . K . YoungDean G . C . AndrewDean W . H . Gage .

Mr. MacPhee )Dr. Cowan ) That the policy on problems of studen t

adjustment, as recommended by th eBoard of Governors, be approved .

Carried .

From the Faculties and School s

Calendar Changes for 1956-5 7

Dean Gage, Chairman, presented the report of th e

Calendar Committee . Proposed Calendar changes in al l

Faculties for the Session 1956-57 had been circulated i n

mimeographed form .

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 225 0Faculty of Arts and Scienc e

Courses Leading to the B .A. Degree-General Section

1. Re-wording so that the required course inMathematics, Music, or a second language ma ybe taken in either the First Year or th eSecond Year .

2. Elimination of the regulation requiring astudent completing the primary languag erequirement by means of three courses - 90level, 100 level, and 200 level - to takethree extra units for the B .A . degree .

3. Addition of Polish as satisfying primarylanguage requirement .

Dean Gage )Dean Chant) That the changes in the General Section

of the Calendar material of the Facultyof Arts and Science for the Session 1956-57be approved .

New Headings

Asian Studies - including courses formerly underInternational

Comparative Literatur eCriminology

Studies

Drama and Speech .

New Course s

Anthropology 431 (3) - Juridical and Politica lSystems of Non-Literat ePeoples

- Applied Linguistic s- Laboratory in Introductory

Anthropology 432 (3 )Biology 333 (1 )

Botany 205 (3)Genetic s

- Morphology of Plant sChemistry 417 (1) - Isotope Chemistr y

- Renaissance and Baroque- Master t s Thesi s- Preparatory English

Comparative Literature 501 (3 )Criminology 549 (3 )English 99 (3 )English 400 (3)

- Advanced EnglishComposition

English 435 (3)

- Canadian Literatur e#English 510 (3)

- Beowul f#English 515 (3)

- Shakespeare#English 520 (3)

- Milton

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 225 1- 18th Century Studies- Studies in the Romanti cPeriod (Wordsworth)

- Studies in the VictorianPeriod (Arnold)

- 20th Century Studie s(Contemporary LiteraryCriticism)

- American Author s(Hawthorne and Melville )

- Studies in AmericanLiterature

- The Modern Nove l- The French Enlightenmen t- Greek Comedy- The History of theChristian Church

- Readings in Italian- The Works of Horac e- Mediaeval Latin- Livy, ab urbe condita- Functional Analysi s- Linear Analysis andGroup Representation s

- Atomic and Nuclear Physic s- Sensation and Perception- The Image of Russia inWestern European Literatur eand Thought, 1700-1860

- The Sociology of Religion- The Sociology of Work- Survey of SpanishLiterature

- History and GeneralPrinciples of Biology .

#Courses from this group tobe selected each year .

New Courses for Credit Onlyin the College of Educatio n

#English 525 (3 )#English 530 (3 )

#English 535 (3 )

#English 539 (3 )

#English 540 (3 )

#English 545 (3 )

French 303 (3 )French 405 (3 )Greek 406 (3 )History 210 (3 )

Italian 300 (3 )Latin 305 (3 )Latin 325 (3 )Latin 407 (3 )Mathematics 521 (2 )Mathematics 522 (2 )

Physics 400 (3 )Psychology 203 (3 )Slavonic Studies 410 (3 )

Sociology 415 (3 )Sociology 420 (3 )Spanish 300 (3 )

Zoology 400 (2 )

Chemistry 420 (2 )Drama and Speech 205 (1k )

Drama and Speech 206 (l* )

Drama and Speech 321 (3 )English 201 (3 )Fine Arts 101 (3 )Fine Arts 300 (3 )

Fine Arts 301 (3)

- Demonstration Technique s- Stagecrafts, Principle sand Technique s

- Creative Dramatics fo rChildren

- Speech- Children T s Literature- History of the Fine Art s- Introduction to Plasti cand Graphic Art s

- History and Criticism ofArt

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225 2Fine Arts 401 (3) - Advanced Drawing and

PaintingFine Arts 402Fine Arts 403Fine Arts 404Fine Arts 405

(3 )(3 )(3 )(3)

- Modelling and Ceramic s- Design- Print Making- Development of Modern Artand Architecture

Mathematics 303 (3) - Mathematics for Teacher sMusic 200 (3) - Basic MusicianshipMusic 201 (3) - Elementary HarmonyMusic 301 (3) - Choral Musi cMusic 302 (3) - Music Literature and

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(3)

History- Instrumental and VocalTechnique s

- Harmony, Arranging, an dElementary Composition

Music 303

Music 401

Music 402 (3) - Instrumental Ensemble,Band, and Orchestra .

Courses Discontinued

Anthropology 300 (3 )Anthropology 402 (3 )Botany 316 (2 )Botany 516 (3 )English 506 (2)

Spanish 405 (3 )Zoology 502 (2)

- Cultural Anthropology- Cultures of the Pacific- Plant Pathology (Elementary )- Plant Pathology (Advanced )- Studies in MediaevalEnglish Text s

- Spanish Prose Compositio n- Seminar in Insec tPhysiology .

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Dean Gage )Mr. Soward) That the changes in the Calendar materia l

for the Departments in the Faculty o fArts and Science for the Session 1956-57be approved .

Carried .

Schools in the Facultyof Arts and Scienc e

New Courses . School of Commerce ,

Commerce 382 (3)

- Procurement and Material sControl

Courses for the College o fEducation and Option 10 ,School of Commerce (Commerc eand Teaching)

Commerce 90 (3)

- Typewriting Techniques ,Practice and Method s

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 225 3Commerce 101 (3)

- Shorthand Techniques ,Practice and Method s

Commerce 201 (3)

- Secretarial Practic eCommerce 376 (3)

- Personal and Busines sFinance

Commerce 391 (3)

- Office Management .

Courses Discontinued

Commerce 342 (1Q)

- Procurement and Material sControl .

New Courses . School ofPhysical Education

Physical Education 262 (1)

- Health IPhysical Education 363 (1 )

- History and Philosoph yof Physical Education

Physical Education 462 (1)

- Health I IPhysical Education 470 (1 2 )

- Tests and Measurements .

Dean Gage )Mr. Soward) That the Calendar material for the School s

within the Faculty of Arts and Science ,including the new courses listed, beapproved .

Carried .

Faculty of Applied Scienc e

Dean Gage commented that the major change propose d

in Calendar regulations for the Faculty of Applied Scienc e

was the replacement of the clause providing for withdrawa l

from the University of students failing twice in the wor k

of the same year, by a statement that a student failing to

qualify for promotion to the Third Year after attendin g

three academic sessions, would not be permitted to re-registe r

in Engineering .

Dean GageDean Gunning That the changes in the General Sectio n

of the Calendar material of the Facult yof Applied Science for the Session1956-57 be approved .

Carried .

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- Seminar- Prestressed Concret e- Production Contro l- High Speed Aerodynamic s- Nuclear Metallurgy- Introduction toMathematical Physic s

- Thermodynamic s- Electricity and Magnetism- Atomic and Nuclear Physic s- Mechanics and Statistica lMechanics .

Courses Discontinue d

Agricultural Engineering 470 - Rural Electrificatio nElectrical Engineering 461

- Electrical IlluminationMathematics 154

- Applied Mathematic sMechanical Engineering 469

- Dynamics of Machines .

Dean Gage )Dean Gunning) That the changes in the Calendar materia l

for the Departments in the Faculty o fApplied Science for the Session 1956-5 7be approved .

Carried .

Schools in the Facultyof Applied Science

Dean Gage )Dean Gunning) That the changes in the Calendar materia l

of the Schools of Architecture andNursing for the Session 1956-57 b eapproved .

Carried .

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Faculty of Agriculture

New Courses . Open Only toStudents in the Facultyof Applied Scienc e

Animal Science 302 (3) - General Animal Husbandry ,Dairying and Poultr yHusbandry

Plant Science 302 (3) - General Plant Science

New Course s

Chemical Engineering 45 7Civil Engineering 558Mechanical Engineering 457Mechanical Engineering 583Metallurgy 46 0Physics 352

Physics 354Physics 451Physics 452Physics 453

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 225 5Dean Gage )Dean Eagles) That the changes in the Calendar materia l

of the Faculty of Agriculture for th eSession 1956-57 be approved .

Carried .

Faculty of Pharmacy

Re-numbering of the years in Pharmacy as First ,

Second and Third respectively instead of Second, Third an d

Fourth .

New Course s

Pharmacy 231 (li) (The First - Botanical Basis ofTerm of Botany 105)

PharmacognosyPharmacy 433 (3) (1957-58 and - General Pharmacognosy

subsequent Sessions )Pharmacy 463 (1)

- Selected Topic sPharmacy 434 (3)

- Problems in Pharmacognos yPharmacy 444 (3)

- Problems in Pharmacology

A recognized First Aid certificate will be a requiremen tfor graduation .

Dean Matthews )Dean Gage

) That the changes in the Calendarmaterial of the Faculty of Pharmac yfor the Session 1956-57 be approved .

Carried .

Faculty of Forestry

Admission Requirement s

First Year Arts and Science or Senior Matriculatio n

as follows :

Botany 105 (or Physics 100 or 101 )Chemistry 10 1English 100/1Mathematics 101One additional course .

A student who does not have credit for eithe r

Botany 105 or Physics 100 or 101 may be admitted but must

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 225 6consult the Dean before registering .

The proposed requirements omit the compulsory

language and the 60% rule .

Dean Gage )Dr . Cowan) That the changes in the admission require-

ments of the Faculty of Forestry for th eSession 1956-57 be approved .

Carried .

The Faculty of Forestry had also recommended a

change in the policy in regard to supplemental examination s

to correspond with the policy in the Faculty of Applied

Science .

One new course, Forestry 264 (1), Introduction to

Forest Photogrammetry, had been approved by the Senate in

October, 1955 .

Dean Gage )Mr . Richmond) That the changes in the Calenda r

material as recommended for the Facultyof Forestry for the Session 1956-57 b eapproved .

Carried .

College of Education

A tentative list of courses in Education for the

Session 1956-57 was circulated at the meeting .

Dean Gage )Mr. MacPhee) That the proposed courses in Education

be given tentative approval, subject tofurther examination by the College o fEducation and review by Senate .

Carried .

Faculty of Graduate Studie s

It was noted that the only changes in the Calenda r

material for the Faculty of Graduate Studies were those which

Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 2257had been received through the other Faculties .

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Dean Gage )Mr. MacPhee) That the Calendar material for th e

Session 1956-57 be approved, and tha tthe Chairman of the Calendar Committe ebe authorized to make minor editoria lchanges as necessary after consultatio nwith the Chairman of Senate, th eRegistrar, and the Deans concerned .

Carried .

Dean Gunning)Dr. Sage ) That a motion of commendation to Dean

Gage and the Faculty representative son the Calendar Committee be recorde dfor their work in the compilation andediting of the Calendar .

Carried .

AdditionalCorrespondenc eCourse - English 429

Notice was received that the Faculty of Arts an d

Science on January 18th, 1956, had recommended tha t

English 429 be authorized as a Correspondence Course .

Dean Chant )Dean Gage ) That English 429 be approved as a

correspondence credit course ..Carried ,.

Recommendation re Membershi pin the Faculty of Agriculture

Notice was received that the Faculty of Agricultur e

on January 20th, 1956, had recommended that Mr . James Beaton ,

M .S .A ., of the Dominion Range Station, Kamloops, be made a

member of that Faculty for the period of his appointment as

Special Lecturer in Soil Science .

Dean Eagles )Dr. Anderson) That this recommendation be approved .

Carried .

Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 225 8Appointment of Coache sfor Women's Athletic s

A recommendation in regard to coaches for women' s

athletics was received from the Council of the School o f

Physical Education in conformity with the resolution o f

Senate at its October, 1955, meeting :

"That the Constitution of the Women's Athletic Committe e

(Membership and Terms of Reference) Section IV, Subsection C o

be amended to read as follows :

'To make recommendations through the School o fPhysical Education to the Board of Governors fo rthe appointment of coaches in women's athletics ,after consultation with the Women's Athleti cDirectorate .' "

Mr . MacPhee )Dean Matthews) That the Constitution of the Women' s

Athletic Committee be amended a srecommended .

Carried .

Reports of Committee s

Prizes . Scholarships andBursarie s

Dean Gage recommended approval of the following

awards to students :

Cariboo Gold Quartz Mining Company Limited Scholarship ,$100 .00, to John Alexander Hansul d

Canadian Cancer Society, British Columbia Division ,Bursary, $500 .00, to David Alexander Gillander s

Irish Fusiliers Vancouver Regiment Bursary, $150 .00 ,to Mrs . Penelope Cianc i

Harold Foley Junior Memorial Bursary, $350 .00, toThomas F . Dempsey

C .K .N .W . Scholarship in Television, $500 .00, toWalley Pearson Lightbody

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 225 9University Fellowship-Loan, $900 .00, to Dr .Nigel H . Clark .

Dean Gage )Dr . Warren) That these awards be approved a s

recommended .

Changes in Statements o fAwards

Carried .

Dean Gage reported that the Architectural Institut e

of British Columbia proposed to change its bursary to a

scholarship for the student entering Architecture with th e

highest standing ; and that the Seaboard Lumber Sales Company

Limited and Seaboard Shipping Company Limited proposed to

replace its scholarships in Forestry by two service award s

in Commerce .

Dean Gage )Mr. Soward) That the proposed changes in statement s

of awards be approved .Carried .

Increases in Award s

Increases in awards were reported as follows :

The Kerrisdale Chapter, I .O .D .E ., Bursary, from$50 .00 to $75 .00 ;

The Lieut .-Col . C . C . Merritt, V .C ., Chapter, I .O .D .E . ,Bursary from $50 .00 to $75 .00 ;

The Vancouver Association of Insurance Women Bursaryfrom $75 .00 to $100 .00 ;

The Sir Charles Tupper Chapter, I .0 .D .E ., Bursaryfrom $75 .00 to $85 .00 ;

The Alumni U .B .C . Regional Scholarships from ten totwelve at $250 .00 each .

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 226 0Dean Gage )Dean Chant) That the proposed increases in awards b e

approved, and appropriate letters o fthanks sent to the donors .

Carried .

New Awards

Acceptance of the following new awards wa s

recommended to Senate under the terms of award indicated :

The B . C . Government Employees 'Association Bursarie s

Two bursaries of $150 .00 each, the gift of theB . C . Government Employees' Association, areavailable annually to sons and daughters o fmembers, or of deceased members, and to member sthemselves . They will be awarded, on the basi sof scholastic standing and financial need, tostudents who are beginning or continuing thei rundergraduate studies at the University ofBritish Columbia or Victoria College . Selectionof the winners will be made by the Universit yin consultation with the Association . Furtherdetails may be obtained by writing to the Deanof Administrative and Inter-Faculty Affairs .

Country Freight Lines Scholarshi p

A scholarship of $300 .00, the gift of CountryFreight Lines Limited, is offered annually inthe field of transportation or agriculture . I tis available to students from the Okanaganproceeding to the Second, Third, or Fourth Yea rof Commerce, or of Agriculture . The award willbe made to a student deserving of financia lAssistance, who is selected on the basis o facademic standing, personal qualities, an dability and promise in one of the fields fo rwhich the scholarship is offered .

The Seattle Branch . U . B . C . Alumni ,Scholarship

This scholarship, gift of the Seattle Branc hof the Alumni Association of the University o fBritish Columbia, is available for a studen twhose home is in Seattle or its vicinity an dwho is beginning or continuing studies at thi sUniversity . Selection will be made by the

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 226 1University on the basis of personal qualities ,academic standing, and promise . Preference wil lbe given, however, to candidates nominated b ythe Seattle Branch of the Alumni . The award willnormally be made early in August .

The Paul A . O'Leary Memorial Essay Prize s

Two prizes of $50 .00 each, provided anonymously ,are to be awarded annually in the Faculty o fMedicine for each of two 1500 word essays on asubject - scientific, clinical, historical ,literary, or humanitarian - related to the skin .One prize shall be awarded to a student in Firs tor Second Year and one prize to a student i nThird or Fourth Year . Any student planning tosubmit an essay is requested to communicate withthe Dean's office for further information .

The Victoria Daily Times Priz e

A prize of $100 .00, offered annually by th eVictoria Daily Times, is available in competitio nto students proceeding to a degree . The prizewill be awarded for the best piece of writin gpublished or prepared for publication during th eyear for the mass-media field, including the studen tpaper on the Campus . In judging the submission sthe Selection Committee will consider, not onl ycontent, style originality and creativeness, bu talso promise of development . Nominations orapplications for the award must be received no tlater than March 1st, and must be accompanied bythe material which the Selection Committee is t oconsider .

United Fishermen and Allied Workers 'Union Scholarship in Fisherie s

This scholarship of $200 .00, the gift of theUnited Fishermen and Allied Workers' Union wil lbe awarded annually to a student who is beginnin gor continuing postgraduate studies and researc hin the field of Fisheries . The award will bemade to a student who not only has a good academi crecord, but has shown interest and promise in thi sfield. In making the award consideration will b egiven to the financial circumstances of those wh oare eligible . The award will be made on therecommendation of the Head of the Department o fZoology and the Director of the Institute o fFisheries .

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 226 2The H . R . MacMillan Scholarships inForestry and Forest Engineering

Through the generosity of H . R . MacMillan, Esq . ,C .B .E ., D .Sc ., four scholarships to the total o f4600 .00 will be available for students in Forestryand Forest Engineering . These awards are as follows :a. A scholarship of $200 .00 for the student with

the highest standing in Second Year Forestryand Forest Engineering ;

b. A scholarship of $100 .00 for the student i nSecond Year Forestry with the next highes tstanding ;

c. A scholarship of $200 .00 for the student wit hthe highest standing in First Year Forestryand Forest Engineering ;

d. A scholarship of $100 .00 for the student i nFirst Year Forestry with the next highes tstanding .

These awards are available only for those wh ocontinue their course in Forestry or Fores tEngineering in the following session .

The Salmon Arm Teachers' Associatio nScholarship

This scholarship of $100 .00, the gift of th eSalmon Arm Teachers' Association, is availabl eannually for a student in School District No . 20who is proceeding from Senior Matriculation t oUniversity studies in the College of Educatio nand who intends to enter the teaching profession .The award will be made on the basis of personality ,attitude to work, and academic standing. Selectionwill be made by the University in consultatio nwith the donors . Applications, on forms availabl efrom the Dean of Administrative and Inter-FacultyAffairs, must be submitted to the University no tlater than August 1 .

American Society forMetals . B . C .Chapter. Scholarship

A scholarship of $100 .00, gift of the B . C .Chapter of the American Society for Metals, i soffered to students in Metallurgy or Engineerin gPhysics (Metallurgy option) proceeding fro mthe Third to the Fourth Year . The award wil lbe made, on the recommendation of the Department ,to a student of high academic standing who show sability and promise in the field of Metallurgy .

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Dean Gage )Dr . Warren) That these new awards be accepted an d

appropriate letters of thanks sent t othe donors .

Carried .

Special reference was made to the awards being

made by teachers' associations in the Province, for student s

in the College of Education .

HonoraryDegree s

Mr. Soward presented the recommendation from th e

Committee on Honorary Degrees that at Congregation in May ,

1956, honorary degrees be conferred as follows :

Dean-Emeritus H . J . MacLeod - D .Sc .Colonel W . G . Swan

- D .Sc .Mr . Tom Ingledow

- D .Sc .Miss Jessie McLenaghen

- LL.D .Dean H . F . Angus

- LL.D .

Mr . Soward )Dr . Sharp ) That honorary degrees as indicated b e

conferred at the Congregations in May ,1956 .

Carried .

A further recommendation was received from th e

Committee on Honorary Degrees that the honorary degree o f

LL .D . be conferred upon the Honourable L . B . Pearson, Mr .

W . A . McAdam, President Sidney Smith and Principal Cyri l

James at such time as they are able to be present at th e

University to accept the degree .

Mr. Soward

)Miss Cottingham) That honorary degrees be conferred

as recommended at such time as thecandidates are able to be presen tat Congregation .

Carried .

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 226 4ProfessorsEmeriti

On behalf of the Committee on Professors Emeriti ,

Dr. Sage recommended that upon their retirement, June 30th ,

1956 ,

Dean H . F . Angus become Dean Emeritus of Graduate Studies ,

Dr. Frank Dickson become Professor Emeritus of Biologyand Botany ,

Dr . A . P . Maslow become Professor Emeritus of Philosophy ,

Mr. S . C . Morgan become Professor Emeritus of Electrica lEngineering .

Dr. Sage )Mr . Soward) That the recommendations of the Committe e

on Professors Emeriti be approved .Carried .

UniversityReport s

Colonel Logan presented an interim report for the

Committee on University Reports, recommending that 300 0

instead of 1500 copies of the President's Report be printed ,

and that it be distributed to all members of Faculty, Friend s

of the University, B . C . members of the Federal Parliament ,

members of the Provincial Legislature, Educational Foundations ,

etc . The basis of circulation for the Extension Department

annual reports was outlined .

Colonel Logan stated that the Librarian's Repor t

would be considered at a later meeting of the Committee .

Colonel Logan )Mr. Keate

) That the report of the Committee o nUniversity Reports be received .

Carried .

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 226 5Committee to Consider theEstablishment of a Schoolof Music

Mr . Harlow, Chairman, presented a report of the

first meeting of this Committee, at which time the Committe e

had proposed to include in its discussions (a) the immediat e

needs in a School of Music, for the College of Education ,

and (b) the long-range needs . If the scope of the Committee' s

deliberations were to be extended, the Committee suggeste d

enlarging its membership to include Dean Chant, Dean Gage ,

Mr . MacPhee, the Registrar or Associate Registrar, Dr .

McIntosh, Dr . F . H . Johnson, Dr . Jennings .

Dean Angus )Mr. Soward) That the report of the Committee t o

Consider the Establishment of a School o fMusic be adopted, and that the scope o finquiry and extension of membership b eapproved .

Carried .

AdditionalCentres fo rSupplemental Examination s

Dean Gage recommended the establishment o f

additional centres for supplemental examinations in

northern British Columbia and the Yukon .

Dean Gage )Dr. Warren) That a centre for supplemental examination s

be established at Whitehorse, YukonTerritory ; and that the Registrar' sOffice, after consultation with th ePresident and the Deans, be empowered ,on a year-to-year basis, to establishsupplemental centres at other point sin the Province where there is sufficien tdemand .

Carried .

It was noted that centres established on a year-to-

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From the Joint Board of theCollege of Education

Dean Gage, as Chairman of the Joint Board ,

reported on appointments to the staff of the College o f

Education already approved by the Board of Governors :

Dr . J . R . McIntosh, Director of Secondary TeacherEducation from July 1st, 1956 ;

Dr . F . H . Johnson, Director of Elementary TeacherEducation from February 1st, 1956 ;

Dr . K . F . Argue, Director of Summer Session ;

Mr . F . C . Boyes, Director of Student Teaching in theCollege of Education from September 1st, 1956 ;

Mr . H . C . Gilliland, honorary appointment as Professo rin the College of Education from September 1st, 1956 .

The Joint Board had also recommended to Victori a

College Council that Mr . Gilliland be appointed Directo r

of Teacher Education for Victoria College .

A bulletin entitled "Teacher Training Organization

for the Year 1956-57" had been circulated to the members o f

Senate .

Reports Returned to the Agenda

Reports of Institutes o fFisheries and Oceanography

Dean Andrew suggested that each report to Senat e

should be read by a member or group of members, who coul d

then present a recommendation on the report to Senate . I t

was agreed that Dean Chant and Dr . Cowan should be asked t o

select a Senate representative to study the reports of the

Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 226 7Institutes of Fisheries and Oceanography prior to the nex t

meeting .

Report on Dental Survey

Dean Andrew stated that the report on the denta l

survey was being edited for publication, and that a copy wa s

being sent to the College of Dental Surgeons .

Annual Report of Departmen tof Extension . 1954-55

It was agreed that Dean Gage or his nominee shoul d

be asked to study the report of the Department of Universit y

Extension for 1954-55 and comment on it at the next meetin g

of Senate .

Report on Health Centre forChildren

Miss Fallis presented a most interesting repor t

on the Health Centre for Children, and its relation to th e

teaching programme of the Faculty of Medicine .

Miss Fallis )Dr. Copp ) That the report on the Health Centre

for Children be received .Carried .

Annual Congregation

Dean Andrew reported, for information, that th e

Baccalaureate Service would be held on Sunday, May 13th, a t

11 :00 a .m. in the Brock Building, and that Congregation

would be held on Monday and Tuesday, May 14th and 15th, a t

2 :30 p .m . in the Armoury .

Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 226 8The formal opening of the Physical Metallurgy

Building on May 15th would coincide with the award of degree s

and honorary degrees in Engineering .

Victoria College Counci l

The only meeting of the Victoria College Counci l

since the previous Senate meeting had been held on December

30th, 1955, to review the results of Christmas examinations .

Dr. Hickman gave a brief summary of the programme

of the Evening Division of Victoria College .

Correspondenc e

Dean Matthews . Chairman ,Men t s Athletic Committe e

Dean Gage )Dean Chant) That the letter from the Men t s Athletic

Committee relative to the football gam eat Bellingham in October, 1955, b ereferred to Faculty Council .

Carried .

British Columbia Guil dof Music Teacher s

Mr. A . W . Chard, Chairman, British Columbia Guil d

of Music Teachers, had forwarded to the President a reques t

that the University should include in the School of Musi c

a Board of Examiners to conduct practical and theoretica l

examinations, in addition to the regular course of study .

Mr. Soward )Dean Gage ) That the recommendation of the Britis h

Columbia Guild of Music Teachers b ereferred to the Committee to Conside rthe Establishment of a School of Music .

Carried .

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Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 226 9Letters of Appreciation

Letters were received from the Canadian Association

of Social Workers thanking the University for the central rol e

accorded the School of Social Work at the Autumn Congregation ,

1955, and from the Honourable Mr . Justice Lord thankin g

Senate for its congratulations on his elevation to the

Supreme Court .

British Columbia Writers 'Conference

Dr . Birney, Chairman, Continuing Executive ,

British Columbia Writers' Conference, forwarded a request

made by the Conference in January, 1956, that the University

consider the possibility of increasing its offerings i n

Creative Writing . Dean Chant drew the attention of Senat e

to a new course in this field to be offered at this year' s

Summer Session .

Mr. MacPhee )Dean Gage ) That this request be forwarded to the

Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Scienc eand the Head of the Department ofEnglish for their consideration .

Carried .

Vancouver Council of Women

A resolution from the Vancouver Council of Women

commending the high standard of teacher training and urgin g

that this standard be maintained, was received fo r

information . It was noted that a copy of this resolution

had already been acknowledged by the Chairman of the Join t

Board of the College of Education .

Wednesday, February 8th, 1956 227 0Other Busines s

DeanM. M .Weave r

Dean Andrew reported, for the information o f

Senate, that Dean M . M . Weaver had been forced by reason s

of health to tender his resignation as Dean of the Facult y

of Medicine ; that this had been accepted with great regre t

by the Board of Governors as of June 30th, 1956 ; that he

would be on leave of absence until that date ; and that he

would remain a member of the teaching staff in the Facult y

of Medicine .

Dr . Copp )Dr . Cowan) That Senate record its deep regret that i t

had become necessary for Dean Weaver toresign from the position of Dean of theFaculty of Medicine ; and express its grea tappreciation of his invaluable contributio nin establishing the Faculty of Medicin eand giving inspired and devoted leadershi pto the Faculty since its establishment .

Carried .

It was agreed that a copy of this minute shoul d

be communicated to Dr . Weaver .

Dean Andrew stated that the Board of Governor s

had approved the painting of a portrait of Dean Weaver, and

drew the attention of the Senate to a portrait of Dr . H . R.

MacMillan which had been donated to the University .

Home Management Hous e

Dean Andrew informed the Senate that the official

opening of the Home Management House would be on Thursday ,

March 8th .

SWednesday, February 8th, 1956 227 1

Board ofGovernors'Reception

Saturday afternoon, March 24th, had been agree d

upon as the date for the Board of Governors' Reception .

University of London

Various booklets and documents in connection wit h

the installation of the Queen Mother as Chancellor of the

University of London, sent by Mr . W . A . McAdam, the University

of British Columbia representative at the installation, were

made available to the members of Senate .

Lectures on Nuclear Engineerin g

Dean Gunning distributed to the members of Senat e

a notice concerning a series of lectures on nuclear

engineering, under the auspices of the Faculty of Applie d

Science in co-operation with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited .

Deans of Graduate Studie s

It was agreed that congratulations should b e

extended to Dr . Shrum and Mr . Soward as Dean-elect an d

Associate Dean-elect, respectively, of the Faculty of

Graduate Studies .

Carried .

Dr . D . C . Buckland

Dean Allen )Dr . Sage ) That a letter of sympathy be sent t o

Dr . Buckland who was critically ill i nhospital .

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