A LIST OF DONATIONS TO THE LIBRARY, APRIL, 1899, TO MARCH, 1900. Sixteen Specimens of Educational Publications by Messrs. Hachette & Co., ten by Messrs. Macmillan & Co., six by Messrs. Bell & Sons. Calendars and other Publications by the following Universities, &c. :Aachen, Aberdeen, Adelaide, Allahabad, Auckland, Calcutta, Canterbury College (Christchurch), Columbia (New York), Dublin, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Grenoble, Harvard (Cambridge), Japan (Tokyo), Johns Hopkins (Baltimore), King's College (London), Lille, London, Lyon, Madras, Melbourne, Michigan, Nebraska, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, New York, New Zealand, N. Wales (Bangor), Owens College (Manchester), Padua, Panjab (Lahore), Pennsylvania, Princeton, Royal University of Ireland, St. Andrew's, S. Wales (Cardiff), Tasmania (Hobart), Trinity College (London), Worcester College, Yale (N. Haven), Yorkshire College (Leeds). Proceedings, Transactions, &c., from the following Societies, &c. :Australian Museum, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale di Firenze, British Museum, Cambridge Philosophical Society, Clinical Society of London, Institute of Chemistry (London), Institute of Civil Engineers (London), Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore), John Ryland's Library (Manchester), Linnean Society of N.S. Wales, New Zealand Institute, Public Libraries of New South Wales and Victoria, Royal Colonial Institute (London), Royal Irish Academy (Dublin), Royal Societies of Canada, Dublin, London, N.S. Wales, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria, St. Bartholomew's Hospital (London), Smithsonian Institution (Washington), S. African Philosophical Society, Volta Bureau (Washington), Wisconsin Academy of Sciences. Publications of the Archæological Survey and Meteorological Department of India; Geological Survey of Canada; Bureau of Education, Coast and Geodetic Survey, and Department of Agriculture of United States; Reports and Bulletin of the Government Geologist of West Australia. Acts of the Parliament of Victoria and Report of the Minister of Public Instruction, by the Government of Victoria. Proceedings and Acts of the Parliament of South Australia, and Debates in the Houses of Legislature, by the Government of South Australia. Appendix to the Journals of the House of Representatives, N.Z., by the Government of New Zealand. Publications of the Government of N.S. Wales, by the Goverment of N.S. Wales. Records of the Sydney Observatory, by the Government Astronomer. Books, &c., were presented by John Tebbutt, Esq., M. S. Baudry, R. R. Carrington, Esq., E. D. Mapother, Esq., Messrs. Butterworth and Co., F. W. Williams, Esq., Lady Meux, Sir Charles Nicholson, Bart., T. K. Monro, Esq. Rapport Annuel de l'Ecole Pratique des Hautes Etudes (Section des Sciences Religieuses) et Bulletin des Sciences Mathématiques par le Ministre de l' Instruction Publique. Books, &c., were presented to the Library in terms of the " Copyright Act, 1879," by the American Press Publishing Co., the Anglo-Australian Publishing Co., Messrs. Angus & Robertson, Miss S. Blackston, Messrs. W. Brooks & Co., T. W. Comyns, Mrs. J. Dibben, Messrs. W. Dymock, A. H. L. Fischer, E. J. Forbes, Gordon & Gotch, Hayes Bros., Mrs. H. S. Jackson, Mr. J. J. Lowden, Modern Publishing Co., Mr. R. L. Nash, N.S.W. Sheepbreeders' Association, Messrs. J. Paine, W. H. Paling & Co., George Robertson and Co., S. A. Rosa, John Sands, J. Slater, A. Stannard, F. Walsh and the Publishers of the Australian Art Review, Australasian Independent, Australasian Medical Gazette, Australasian United Service Gazette, Australian Economist, Australian Field, Australian Home Journal, Australian Pastoral Directory, Australian Photographic Journal, Courier Australien, Dawn, Deutsch-Australische Post, House Land and Property Gazette, Journal of the Institute of Bankers, N.S.W. Educational Gazette, Nepean Times, N.S.W. Railway Budget, The Review, Sands' Sydney and Suburban Directory, Science, Sydney Daily Telegraph, Sydney Diocesan Directory, Sydney Mail, Sydney Morning Herald, Sydney Sheep and Carnival Guide, Stock and Station Journal, Trade Protection Institute Reports, Year Book of Australia and N.S. Wales. REPORT OF THE SENATE. OF THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 1899. 1. The Senate of the University of Sydney, in pursuance of the provisions of section 22 of the Act of Incorporation, has the honour to transmit the account of its proceedings during the year 1899, for the information of His Excellency the Governor and the Executive Council. Matriculation. 2. The number of persons who qualified themselves for Matriculation in 1899 by passing one of the various University Examinations was 299. Of these, 97 passed the ordinary Matriculation Examination, 111 the Junior Public Examination, 22 the Law Matriculation Examination, 53 the Senior Public Examination, and 16 the Entrance Examination for Law, Medicine and Science. The number of students actually admitted to Matriculation, with a view to proceeding with the curriculum in one of the various Faculties, was 124. Annual University Examinations. 3. The numbers of students who attended and passed the annual examinations in December, 1898, and March, 1899, after attending the prescribed courses of lectures, are shown in the following table: First Year Examination FACULTY OF ARTS. In addition to the students passing through the regular curriculum, 12 evening students and students of special subjects passed examinations in individual subjects, after attendance upon the prescribed lectures. In the Faculty of Science and the Department of Engineering three students of special subjects passed in the final examinations of their subjects. Attendance at Lectures. 4. The following table shows the number of students who attended Lectures in the several Faculties : Included are 53 women who attended in the Faculty of Arts, 1 in Law, 13 in Medicine, and 3 in Science; total, 70. The above total number also includes 37 non-matriculated students. Degrees conferred. 5. The following degrees were conferred after examination: Master of Arts (M.A.) :-Stephen Drummond Chalmers, Robert Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) :-Nellie Mildred Blanche Bonamy, Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) :-Ernest Robert Abigail, Francis Bachelor of Medicine (M.B.):-Charles Bickerton Blackburn, Master of Surgery (Ch.M.):-Charles Bickerton Blackburn, Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) :-George Harker, Gustavus Athol Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) :-Civil Engineering: William |