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OXFORD.

OXFORDSHIRE.

w e s t e r * to w e r, ad d e d in 19 0 2 : th e re is a b e a u t if u lly c a r v e d ro o d s c re e n s u rm o u n te d b y life -s iz e w ooden
fig u r e s , c a r v e d a t O b e r - A m m e r g a u : th e ro o f o f th e
c h a n c e l is p a in te d w it h d e s ig n s of ro ses, p o m e g ra n a te s,
a n d th e sa c re d m o n o g ra m s , a n d o ak c h o ir s ta lls w ere
p ro v id e d in 19 0 2 : s t a t u a r y r e p re s e n tin g th e A n n u n c ia ­
t io n is p la c e d on e ith e r sid e of th e e a st w in d o w , an d in
th e n a v e are w e ll- c a rv e d fig u re s o f th e B le s se d V ir g in
w ith t h e H o ly C h ild , an d S t . J o h n : th e s ta in e d e a st
w i* d o w a n d fo u r o th e rs w e re d e sig n e d b y M r. C . E .
K e m p e r th e c h u r c h is open to th e p u b lic , and w ill
s e a t a b o u t 600 perso n s. S t. J o h n th e E v a n g e lis t ’ s M issio n
H o u se, M a rsto n s t r e e t , th e m o t h e r h o u se fo r th e S o c ie ty
o f S t. J o h n th e E v a n g e lis t, w as fo u n d e d o v er t h ir t y
y e a r s a g o b y th e R e v . B . M . B en so n M .A . an d is u n d e r
th e d ir e c tio n o f th e s u p e r io r , th e R e v . F a t h e r G . S.
M a x w e ll M .A . ; th e L o n d o n h o u se of th e s o c ie ty is at
22 G r e a t C o lle g e s tr e e t, W e s t m in s t e r S W : ab ro a d
t h e r e a re b ra n c h h o u se s of th e s o c ie t y a t B o sto n ,
U .S .A ., in In d ia a t B o m b a y a n d P o o n a , a n d in A fr ic a
a t C a p e to w n a n d S t . O u th b e r t ’ s, T s o lo . S t . A lb a n s
M issio n c h u r c h in C h a r le s s t r e e t , Iffle v ro a d , w as
o p e a e d on A sc e n sio n D a y , 1889, a n d w ill s e a t 150. T h e
N a tio n a l H o s p ita l of S t . Jo h n th e E v a n g e lis t fo r I n c u r ­
a b le s w a s e r e c t e d in 18 73, th e fo u n d a tio n sto n e b e in g
l a id in M a v o f t h a t y e a r b y H .R .H . t h e la t e P rin c e
L e o p o ld , D u k e of A lb a n y K G . th e n an u n d e r g r a d u a te
o f C h r i s t C h u r c h , a n d o c c u p ie s a s ite o f 4 a c r e s ad jo in i a g t h e c h u r c h : in 1889-90, a n ew w in g , t h e g i f t of a
la d v , w as b u ilt a t a co st o f ¿ 8 ,0 0 0 , fro m d e s ig n s b y
Mr.’ J. L . P e a rso n R .A ., F . S . A . ; th e h o s p ita l, w h ic h
h a d b e e n fo r so m e t im e c lo se d , w as reo p e n e d in 1881,
a n d w ill h o ld 40 p a t i e n t s : in 1900 a n ew w a r d w as
o p e n e d , a n d th e c h a p e l, d e sig n e d b y M r. J . N . C o m p e r,
w as c o m p le te d in th e sa m e y e a r . T h e p o p u la tio n of
t h is lo c a lit y h a s g r e a t l y in c re a s e d , c o n s is t in g in 1891
o f 8,633 ; in 1901, 11,0 6 1 in th e c iv il a n d 10,985 in th e
e c c le s ia s t ic a l p a ris h , a n d in 19x1 w a s 12,287 c iv il, an d
11,945 e c c le s i a s t ic a l; th e a re a is 595 a c re s o f la n d an d
8 of w a t e r a n d th e r a t e a b le v a lu e ¿ 5 1 ,9 3 ° .
G R A N D P O N T , to th e so u th of O x fo rd an d a lo n g th e
A b in g d o n ro a d , is a tith in g o f th e p a ris h of S t . A ld a te ,
fro m w h ic h it is se p a r a te d b y t h e Is is , b u t is co n n ected
w ith t h e c i t y b y F o lly b r id g e , a n d b o u n d e d on th e w e st
b y th e p a rish of S o u th H i n k s e y : it w as fo rm e rly in th e
c o u n ty of B e r k s , b u t b y A r t . I V . o f t h e C i t y of O x fo rd
O r d e r , 1889, fra m e d u n d e r th e L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t A c t,
1888, it w a s tra n s fe r r e d to O x fo rd sh ire a n d is in c lu d e d
w ith in th e e x te n d e d c i t y of O x fo rd .
G ra n d p o n t H o u se , a
l a r g e m a n sio n b u ilt p a rt ly on a rc h e d sto n e p ie rs o v e r a
OXFORD

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b ra n c h of th e Is is , an d s u rro u n d e d on either side
p lea sa n t an d w e ll- k e p t g ro u n d s, e x te n d in g to the r
w as fo r so m e t im e th e re s id e n c e of H .R .H . theT *'
P rin c e L e o p o ld , D u k e of A lb a n y K .G . w h ile an und*19
g r a d u a te a t O x fo rd . S t . M a tth e w is an ecclesiasp i
p a ris h fo rm e d in 19 13 fro m th e p a ris h of St. Aldate tL
c h u r c h , e r e c te d b y su b s c r ip tio n in 1890-1, at a e
of ¿ 7 ,9 6 5 , on a s ite g iv e n b y B ra sen o se College, ¡s
r e c ta n g u la r b u ild in g of sto n e, in th e PerpendiCui 8
s ty le , fro m d e s ig n s b y M e ssrs . C h risto p h e r and \yi\iu
a r c h ite c ts , of L o n d o n , c o m p ris in g ch an ce l, and nave !
six b a y s, u n d e r a s in g le ro o f, aisles, v e s t r y and a soiitt
p o rch of tw o sto rey s, th e u p p e r flo o r form ing a gaby
b e ll-c h a m b e r, r e a c h e d b y an e le g a n t o ctag o n a l turret
th e w e s t sid e , w ith open t r a c e r y in its u pper stage and
c ro c k e te d ca p p in g an d f in ia l: t h e ch u rc h is lighted 0
e ith e r sid e b y la r g e t r a c e r ie d w in d o w s divided** by but*
tre sse s, an d a t e a ch en d b y fine w in d ow s of similar
c h a r a c t e r : o v e r t h e e n tra n c e a r c h of th e porch runs a
f ille t , b e a r in g th e w o rd s, “ T h y fa c e , L o rd , w ill I seek”
a n d th e sp a ce b e tw e e n t h is an d th e b e lfry window j,
fille d w it h p a n e lle d t r a c e r y : a c l e r g y v e s tr y was erected
in 19 14 on t h e so u th sid e : t h e r e a re 600 sittings. The
r e g is te r d a te s fro m 19 13. T h e l iv in g is a vicarage
n e t y e a r ly v a lu e ¿ 2 4 0 , in t h e g i f t of the Oxford
C h u r c h e s t ru s t e e s , a n d h e ld sin c e 1913 b y the Rev
W ilfr e d A le x a n d e r W illia m s o n B .A . of University Col­
le g e , D u r h a m . T h e la n d is c h ie fly th e property of
B ra se n o se C o lle g e a n d C h r i s t C h u r c h , Oxford; the
p o p u la tio n , w h ic h in c lu d e s p o rtio n s of N o rth and South
H in k s e y , is n e a r ly 3,000.
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N E W H I N K S E Y is a m o d e rn and populous southern
s u b u rb o f O x fo rd a d jo in in g G ra n d p o n t and lying between
th e A b in g d o n ro a d on th e e a st a n d th e G reat Western
r a ilw a y on th e w e s t, in th e p a ris h o f S o u th Hinksey, and
r u r a l d e a n e ry o f O x fo rd , b u t in th e archdeacon ry of Berks'
in 1889 it w as in clu d e d in t h e co u n ty bo ro ugh of Oxford',
and b y A r t. I V . of th e O ity o f O x fo rd Order, i88q, it
w as tra n s fe r r e d fro m B e rk s to t h e co u n ty of Oxford.
T h e c h u r c h of S t. J o h n th e E v a n g e lis t, erected in 1900m
p lace of a fo im e r s m a ll e d ifice b u ilt in 1870, is a building
of b r ic k , w ith sto n e d re s s in g s , in th e Perpendicular style,
fro m d e sig n s b y M essrs . B u c k n a ll and C om per, architects,
of L o n d o n : a t p r e s e n t o n ly th e w e ste rn half of the
c h u r c h h a s bee n b u ilt , a t a c o s t of over ¿6,000, and
a ffo rd s 400 s ittin g s . T h e d is t r ic t is attached to the
v ic a r a g e of S o u th H in k s e y , n e t y e a r ly v alu e ¿200, with
re s id e n c e , is in t h e g i f t of th e B ish o p of Oxford, and
h e ld sin ce 1909 b y h e R e v . W illia m W ellesley Gordon
L lo y d M .A . of S t . J o h n ’s C o lle g e , O x fo rd .

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U N IV E R S IT Y .

T h e p o p u la r b e lie f w h ic h a s c rib e s th e fou n d a tio n of th e H ig h S te w a r d , b u t a re u s u a lly d e a lt w ith by the ViceC h a n c e llo r , w h o also e x e r c is e s an in fe rio r crim inal juris­
U n iv e r s ity of O x fo rd to A lfre d th e G r e a t ca n be tra ce d
in one fo rm or a n o th er to t h e 14 th c e n tu ry , b u t ow es its dictio n , an d is t h e ju d g e in ca ses of debt and other civil
c u r r e n c y ch ie fly t o an in te rp o la tio n m a d e d u r in g th e a c tio n s, and is aid ed b y an A ss e sso r. T h e Public Orator,
who is ch o sen b y C o n v o ca tio n and m u s t be a member of
16 th c e n tu r y in A s s e r ’s “ L ife of K i n g A lfr e d .” T h e r e is
no t r a c e of sc h o o ls a t O x fo rd t ill e a rly in th e 12 th ce n ­ th a t b o d y , r e ta in s th e office fo r life , his duty being; to
t u r y , to w a rd s th e end of w h ic h t h e y d e v e lo p e d in to a w rite le tt e r s and a d d re sses an d to m ak e orations in the
u S t u d iu m G e n e r a le ” o r U n iv e r s it y , p o ssib ly in co n se­ n a m e of th e U n iv e r s it y u po n p u b lic occasions and to
q u e n c e of a secessio n of E n g lis h stu d e n ts fro m P a ris ab o u t p resen t c a n d id a te s fo r h o n o ra ry d e g rees.
T h e K e e p e r of th e A r c h iv e s w a s first appointed in 1634,
ir
. T h e n am e of L e w is de C h a p e rn a y o cc u rs as C h a n ­
c e llo r in 1220, a n d t h a t o f E ly a s d e D a n e is as V ic e - C h a n ­ an d h is d u ty is to a r r a n g e and p re s e rv e all muniments
c e llo r in 1230. T h e U n iv e r s ity w as in c o rp o ra te d b y Q u een and p a p e rs r e la t in g to t h e p ro p e r ty of th e University,
E liz a b e th in 15 7 1 , as “ T h e C h a n ce llo r, M a ste rs and or it s r ig h t s a n d p riv ile g e s , and to k eep all the University
S c h o la r s of th e U n iv e r s it y of O x fo rd ,” b u t it s c o n s tit u ­ reco rd s an d r e g i s t e r s ; h e is e le c te d b y Convocation, and
tio n h a s bee n a lm o s t w h o lly a lt e r e d an d it s p o w ers is a d e le g a te of p r iv ile g e s e x officio.
T h e R e g is tr a r of th e U n iv e rs ity , w ho is also elected by
g r e a t l y ex te n d e d b y th e O x fo r d U n iv e r s ity A c t of 1854
an d b y a d d itio n a l A c ts in 1856, 18 57 an d 18 77. T h e C o n v o ca tio n , m u s t h a v e ta k e n t h e d eg ree of M.A. 01
H e a tte n d s all m e e tin g s of th e Hebdomadal
C h a n c e llo r is e le c te d b y C o n v o ca tio n and t h e office is held B .C .L .
fo r life , b u t he is n o t re q u ir e d to a tte n d th e m e e tin g s C o u n cil, C o n g re g a tio n , C o n v o ca tio n , Delegacies and Cu­
of th e U n iv e rs ity e x c e p t in ca se of ro y a l v i s i t s ; th e ra to rs h a v in g no e x e c u tiv e o fficer, an d registers their
,
V ice -C h a n ce llo r, a c tin g as th e c o m m is s a ry of th e C h a n ­ p ro c e e d in g s .
D e le g a te s and C u ra to rs , so m e o f w hom are perpetua
c e llo r, is in fa ct th e ch ie f e x e c u t iv e o fficer of th e U n i­
v e r s it y and is n o m in a te d a n n u a lly b y th e C h a n ce llo r an d o th e rs o n ly te m p o ra ry , a re appointed by Convoca­
(u 8 u a ily h o ld in g o ffice fo r fo u r y e a r s ) fro m th e H ead s tion o r C o n g re g a tio n , fo r th e e x e c u tio n of s p e c ia l busi­
o f co lle g e s in t u r n , and he ap p o in ts as h is d e p u tie s fou r ness r e la t in g to th e U n iv e r s it y ; th e re are also a Boar
p ro -V ic e -C h a n c e llo rs. T h e H ig h S te w a rd is • ap po in ted of F in a n c e an d d e le g a te s fo r th e exten sio n of Tfoc B
b y th e C h a n ce llo r, an d ap p ro v e d b y C o n v o ca tio n , and also beyon d th e lim it s o f the U n iv e r s ity , for kceDSl»
h o ld s h is o ffice fo r life . T h e P ro c to rs are tw o g r a d u a te s L o d g in g H o u ses, fo r N o n -C o lle g ia te Students, |or
w h o h a v e c o m p le te d fo u r an d not c o m p le te d fiftee n y e a r s ’ c o n tro l of th e U n iv e r s it y P r e s s , fo r the main en
and
fo r th e
m an ag em e n t of
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sta n d in g in th e d e g re e of M .A . an d a re e lec te d a n n u a lly of P r iv ile g e s
b y th e c o lle g e s in r o ta tio n , in acco rd an ce w it h a new e x a m in a t io n s ; fo r th e in s p e ctio n an d exammma
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c y c le , fra m e d in 18 8 7 ; ea ch P ro c to r n o m in a te s tw o pro- S c h o o ls ; fo r su p e r in te n d in g th e in stru ctio n °
P ro c to rs , w h o m u s t b e M a ste rs of A r t s of an y co lleg e C i v il S e r v ic e C a n d id a t e s ; fo r t ra in in g of T ea rherJ,'e ¡n.
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o r h a ll o f a t le a s t t h r e e y e a r s ’ sta n d in g , as th e ir r e s p e c ­ s e c o n d a ry an d e le m e n t a r y ) ; fo r superin tending
t iv e d e p u t ie s ; w it h th e se o ffic ers r e s ts th e d iscip lin e of s tr u c tio n of c a n d id a te s fo r a d m iss io n to the Jp1 J 1 ^
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a ll m e m b e rs o f th e U n iv e r s it y “ in s t a t u p u p il la r i” ( i.e ., su p e r in te n d in g t h e in s tr u c t io n of candidates
fo r th e M u se u m ,
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th o se w h o h a v e n o t ta k e n th e d e g r e e of M .A ., B .C .L ., In d ia n F o r e s t S e r v ic e ;
B .M . or o n e of th e s u p e rio r d e g r e e s ). O ffe n ce s of th e U n iv e r s ity P o lic e a n d fo r th e su pervisio n 0
g r a v e s t cla s s fa ll p r o p e r ly u n d e r th e co g n iza n c e o f th e s t u d e n t s ; th e B o ta n ic g a rd e n , th e Schools,

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