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The Spike: or, Victoria University College Review, June 1916

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One of the most important results of the recent agitation for the re-organisation of our university was the passage through Parliament of the New Zealand University Amendment Bill, which made provision for an academic body—the Board of Studies, though the Board has only advisory powers. The Senate must consult it before making changes in legislation on academic matters, such as courses of degrees for degrees or methods of examination. The Board, which is to meet annually, is composed of twenty members, five representatives from each of the four Professorial Boards.

The new body held its first meeting in November last and considered, among other matters, the course for the B. A. and B. Sc. Degrees and the best method of examination for these degrees. The editor of the "Spike" has thought it desirable to place before students the main proposals made by the Board to the Senate: students who wish to know of the Board of Studies