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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 25, No. 5. 1962.

Law Faculty Wants Specials

Law Faculty Wants Specials

The question of compensation passes and February specials was the vital issue discussed at the Law Faculty A.G.M.

Mr Clapham moved that compensation passes be abolished and replaced by February specials. The motion, which was carried, was seconded by Mr Gault.

Professor Campbell explained that the introduction of such examinations would automatically abolish compensation passes. These were only recommended for students who had failed one of four or five at D. level, maintaining a B. average in the others.

He said that the initiating of specials was a matter for the professorial board. When the matter was raised in 1957, such examinations were considered academically undesirable. However, the law faculty favoured the introduction of specials, subject to stringent conditions as to the eligibility of students to sit them.

The inevitable discussion on the trebled enrolment fees followed. Professor Campbell drew particular attention to the stupendous fees to be paid by students studying for conjoint degrees, single degreee students often as harshly affected. Although a letter had been written to the Minister of Education before the new regulations were issued, most inadequate provisions were made for law students, and the matter is soon to be discussed by the Deans of the N.Z. Law Faculties.

Mr Peter Hogg, the retiring club chairman, announced that an invitation had been extended from the Australian Universities, for a N.Z. Universities' mooting team to enter the Australian Universities Law Moots, and attend the conference in May. Victoria University will have one representative in that team, and now, only financial arrangements matters are hindering final arrangements.

Professor I. D.Campbell, recently appointed Deputy Vice Chancellor, was replaced as president by Professor C. C. Aikman, Professor Campbell, Messrs Mathieson, Patterson, and Keith, and Mrs Schellevis were elected vice presidents, as well as the majority of the 1961 list. The new chairman is Mr H. Williams, secretary Mr Thom, and treasurer Mr Clapham. The 1962 committee members are Messrs Gascoigne, Turnbull, Carruthers, Campion, Beder. Thomas, Prasard, Beatson and Goodman.