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(2/37)

(paragraph 7 of 8)

(Paragraph 19)

(paragraph 21)

corresponding resolutions of the Senate and

Council.

It will be seen that the most

important recommendations of the Report have

been adopted, though, as far as the Constitution of the University is concerned the question of

its simplification has been referred to a

Committee, to be nominated by the Chancellor,

for further consideration and for the preparation

of such draft amendments of the University

Ordinance as may be found necessary.

Resolutions III of the Court may be

particularly noted as showing that the Court

and Council are satisfied that the Committee's

Report did not intend to convey by paragraph

73 of the Report an impression derogatory to

the professional status of the Professors of

the University. The despatch states that this

resolution has had the effect of removing a

sense of grievance under which a number of the

members of the staff have suffered.

In view

of the previous acrimonious correspondence on

this particular score, which is registered on

the /37 file I think this development is very

satisfactory.

The Governor states that he has no

hesitation in advising the S. of S. that the

conclusions of the Court render unnecessary an

independent academic commission to study the

problems in question. In view of the large

Mies kre

μ of agreement which has been attained, I

It

think we may agree with this conclusion.

is possible that a Commission will eventually

be