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OXFORD.

OXFORDSHIRE.

ca n d id a te for e ith e r o f th e se d e g re e s , and m u s t e ith e r
be a lre a d y B .A . o r g iv e s a tis fa c to r y ev id en ce of h a vin g
re c e iv e d a g o o d g e n e r a l ed u catio n .
A n y B .L it t . or B .S c .
m a y s u p p lic a te fo r th e d e g r e e of D o cto r in h is F a c u lty
w h en he has ha d h is nam e on th e bo o k s of a C o lle g e o r Hall
o r of th e n o n -C o lle g ia te S tu d e n ts fo r 26 t e r m s , b u t
M a s te rs o f .A rts m u s t h a ve e n te re d o n th e 3 9 th te rm
fro m t h e ir m a t r ic u la t io n . C a n d id a te s m u s t also s u b m it
e v id e n c e of
o r ig in a l c o n tr ib u tio n s b y t h e m to
th e
a d v a n c e m e n t of le a r n in g o r sc ie n c e .
C a n d id a te s
for
th e d e g r e e of B a c h e lo r of M e d ic in e m u s t b e a lre a d y
B .A . a n d m a y be a d m it te d to th e d e g r e e of B .M . on
p a s s in g th e
e x a m in a t io n
r e q u ir e d fo r t h a t d e g re e .
E v e r y p erso n a d m it te d to th e d e g re e of B a c h e lo r of
M e d icin e is “ ipso fa cto ” a d m it te d also to t h e d e g re e
o f B a c h e lo r
o f S u r g e r y , an d m a y p ro ce e d to
th e
d e g r e e of M a ste r of S u r g e r y in th e 2 7th te r m fro m
m a t r ic u la t io n : B a ch e lo rs of M ed icin e and L a w m a y , if
th e y h a v e p a sse d th e e x a m in a tio n in th e s u b je c ts re q u ire d
b y s t a t u t e , hold th e d e g re e o f M .A . c o n c u rre n tly w ith
e ith e r of th e se d e g re e s . F o r th e d e g re e of D o cto r of
M edicin e ca n d id a te s m u s t h a v e e n tere d u pon th e 39th
t e r m fro m m a t r ic u la t io n a n d w r ite (a n d if r e q u ir e d by
th e R e g iu s P ro fe sso r p u b lic ly r e a d ) a d is s e r t a t io n on a
s u b je c t co n n ected w it h th e scien ce o r p r a c tic e of m ed ic in e,
in c lu d in g th e h is to r y an d lite r a t u r e of th e s u b je c t tre a te d
o f. T h e r e is also an e x a m in a tio n , open to a ll r e g is te r e d
m e d ic a l p r a c titio n e r s , in s u b je c ts b e a r in g on p r e v e n tiv e
m e d ic in e an d p u b lic h e a lth . S u c c e s s fu l c a n d id a te s are
g r a n te d d ip lo m a s s ty le d “ D ip lo m a s in P u b lic H e a lth .”
C a n d id a te s fo r th e d e g re e of B a c h e lo r in D iv in ity m u s t
h a v e c o m p le te d th re e y e a r s fro m th e d a y on w h ic h th e y
b e c a m e R e g e n t M a s te rs of A r t s , and m u s t h a ve been
ad m itte d to P r ie s t ’ s O r d e r s ; th e y h a v e also to rea d p u b ­
lic ly in th e D iv in ity S ch o o l, befo re t h e R e g iu s P ro fe sso r,
tw o o rig in a l d isse rta tio n s on sp e cia l T h e o lo g ic a l su b je c ts
a p p ro v e d b y th e P ro fe sso r. F o r th e d e g r e e of D o cto r in
D iv in it y fo u r y e a r s a re r e q u ir e d fro m th e d a te of
a d m iss io n a s B 'D . ;. c a n d id a te s m u s t also p u b lic ly Tead
in t h e D iv in ity S c h o o l, on th re e se p a ra te d a y s , th re e
e x e g e t ic a l l e c t u r e s on s e le c te d p o rtio n s of H o ly S c rip tu r e .
C a n d id a te s fo r th e d e g re e of B a ch e lo r in M u sic are r e ­
q u ire d to m a t r ic u la t e as m e m b e rs of th e U n iv e rs ity and
to p a ss th r e e e x a m in a tio n s , th e fir s t tw o b e in g p a rt ly
“ p e r sc r ip ta ” a n d p a r t l y “ v iv a v o c e ,” an d t h e th ir d
b e in g th e co m p o s itio n o f a v o c a l w o rk of n o t m o re th a n
fo u r m o v e m e n ts w ith o rc h e s tra l a c c o m p a n im e n t: th e y
m u s t h a v e p a sse d e ith e r (a ) a p r e lim in a r y e x a m in a tio n
fo r s tu d e n ts o f m u s ic or R e sp o n sio n s o r o n e of it s p r e ­
sc rib e d e q u iv a le n ts , an d (b ) e ith e r ( 1 ) h a v e ta k e n th e
d e g r e e o f B .A . or (2) h a v e sa tis fie d t h e e x a m in e r s in
e ith e r g ro u p A ( 1) or B (2) o r B (5 ) or B (6) of th e
P a s s S c h o o l, a n d h a ve p u r s u e d , e ith e r at t h e U n iv e r s it y
o r a t so m e ap p ro ve d in s tit u t io n , a co u rse o f m u s ic a l
s t u d y e x te n d in g o v e r a p e rio d , n o t b e in g le ss th a n tw o
y e a r l y c o u rse s , w h ic h h a s been fix e d b y t h e B o a rd .
"Candidates m u s t k eep t h e ir n am es on th e bo o k s of t h e ir
C o lle g e or H a ll or of t h e n o n -C o lle g ia te s tu d e n ts fo r at
le a s t tw e lv e t e r m s . F o r th e d e g r e e o f D o cto r in M u sic
c a n d id a te s m u s t also p a s s an e x a m in a tio n in w r it in g
and p o ssib ly “ v iv a v o c e ,” an d m u s t co m p ose a p ie c e of
v o ca l m u s ic o f e ig h t p a rts , w it h an a c c o m p a n im e n t for
a f u ll o rc h e s tra , o f w h ic h , if a p p ro v e d b y th e E x a m in e r s
in m u s ic , a co p y is to b e d e p o site d in th e M u s ic
S c h o o l. B e fo re ad m iss io n to t h e d e g r e e of M .A ., D .M .,
D .C .L ., B .D . o r D .D . ea ch p erso n is re q u ire d to m a k e a
d e cla ra tio n t h a t he w ill o b serv e t h e s ta tu te s , p riv ile g e s ,
cu sto m s and lib e rtie s of th e U n iv e r s it y , an d w ill a c t f a it h ­
fu lly , c r e d ita b ly an d h o n e s tly in th e tw o h o u se s o f C o n ­
g r e g a tio n a n d C o n v o ca tio n , e s p e c ia lly in all t h a t co n cern s
G r ^ e s fo r D e g re e s and E le c tio n s . C a n d id a te s fo r th e
d e g re e o f B .D . o r D .D . m u s t also su b s c rib e and m ak e
a D e c la ra tio n o f A s s e n t to t h e 39 A r t ic le s and to th e
B o o k of C o m m o n P r a y e r . C a n d id a te s fo r a n y o th e r
d e g r e e a re m e r e ly a d m o n ish e d t h a t t h e y a re b o u n d to
o b serv e th e se s t a t u t e s & c. U n d e r g r a d u a te m e m b e r s of
th e U n iv e r s it y
of C a m b r id g e d e s ir in g to b e in ­
c o rp o ra te d in th is U n iv e r s it y m u s t firs t m a t r ic u la t e
a n d th e n s u p p lic a te in C o n g r e g a tio n to h a v e th e fu ll
te r m s k e p t b y t h e m a t t h a t U n iv e r s it y d u ly c e r t i­
fied b y t h e ir r e s p e c t iv e c o lle g e s re c k o n e d as if th e y h ad
been k e p t at O x f o r d ; g r a d u a te s b e fo re s u p p lic a tin g
fo r in c o rp o ra tio n m u s t o b ta in e x p re s s p e rm issio n fro m
th e H e b d o m a d a l C o u n c il, h a v in g p r e v io u s ly su b m itte d
ce r ta in r e q u ir e d c e r tific a t e s , an d if t h e y a re g r a d u a te s
in L a w an d M e d ic in e , m u s t pass th e e x a m in a tio n s in
th o se f a c u lt ie s r e s p e c t iv e ly , and h a ve p a ssed at t h e ir
o w n U n iv e r s it y all th e e x a m in a tio n s r e q u ir e d fo r th e
B .A . d e g re e . G ra d u a t e s in D iv in i t y in c o r p o r a tin g are
re o n ire d t o su b s c rib e th e D e c la ra tio n of A ss e n t.
T h e a c a d e m ic d re ss o rd in a rily w o rn v a r ie s a c co rd in g
to ra n k an d d e g r e e : a M a ste r of A r t s w ears a black

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g o w n w it h lo n g p e n d e n t slee ve s, h a v in g a semi-circuL
c u t a t th e b o tto m an d a hood of b la ck silk lined witK
c r i m s o n : a D o c to r in D iv in ity , t h e sa m e dress, with ca.
c k , c in c t u r e and sc a rf, and a hood of sc a rle t cloth lin
w it h b la c k silk : a B a ch e lo r in D iv in ity a sim ilar g0w
w ith a hood o f b la ck s i l k ; a B a c h e lo r in A r ts , black gown
w ith fu ll slee ve s lo o p ed a t th e elb o w and term inating in'1
po in t, an d a b la c k silk hood e d g e d w ith w hite fur- 3
P ro c to r, b la c k g o w n w it h fa c in g s and sh o rt full sleeve!
of b la ck v e lv e t, a sm a ll tip p e t a tta c h e d to the left
sh o u ld er, an d a la r g e h o o d of w h ite f u r ; and a Pro-Pr0ctot
a M a ste r of A r t s ’ g o w n , face d w ith v e lv e t and a tippet 0D
th e le ft s h o u ld e r. D o cto rs in M ed icin e, C iv il Law and
M u sic w e a r g o w n s of b la c k silk , w ith a broad flat collar
an d lo n g slee ve s, sq u a re a t th e b o tto m and richly
b r a id e d : B a c h e lo rs of th e sa m e fa c u ltie s w ear similar
g o w n s. A s to t h e ho o ds, D o cto rs in Medicine and
C iv il L a w w e a r a h o o d of s c a r le t clo th , lined with pink
s i l k ; D o cto rs of L e t t e r s , S c ie n c e an d M u sic wear the
sa m e o r d in a r y h a b it a s D o cto rs of C iv il L a w , and those
in M u sic , a hood of w h it e d a m a s k e d silk , lined with
c rim so n s a t i n ; B a c h e lo rs in L a w an d M edicine Lave
h o o d s o f s lig h t ly v a r y in g sh a d e s of b lu e, and Bachelors in
M u sic lila c - c o lo u re d h o o d s, a ll th e se b ein g edged with
w h ite fu r. D o cto rs of th e s u p e rio r fa cu ltie s have also
fu ll d re ss g o w n s, an d a sp e cia l co n g re g atio n habit ol
s c a r le t c lo th , s im ila r to t h e c h im e r e w o rn by bishops.
U n til re c e n t y e a r s n o b lem en w o re , as th e ir ordinary
a c a d e m ic d re ss, a g o w n of b la c k silk w ith fu ll sleeves;
th is , h o w e v e r, is n o t n o w a s su m e d , b u t th e y are still en­
title d to w e a r fo r fu ll d re ss a g o w n o f murrey-coloured
d a m a s k silk , s im ila r to th e B .C .L . g o w n , but richly
ad o rn ed w it h g o ld la c e , and a ca p o f b lack velvet with
g o ld ta sse l. T h e d re sses o f u n d e rg ra d u a te s are, for a
sc h o la r a b la c k s t u f f g o w n , w ith sh o rt fu ll sleeves,
an d a co m m o n e r a s im ila r g o w n w ith o u t sleeves, but
w ith a b ro ad strip h a n g in g b e h in d fro m each shoulder
to t h e b o tto m of t h e d re ss and g a th e re d into plaits
n e a r th e top . G e n tle m e n c o m m o n e rs, now an almost
e x tin c t r a c e of u n d e r g r a d u a te s , w e a r a gow n similar in
sh a p e to t h e B .C .L . g o w n , b u t o rn a m e n te d w ith plaiting,
in s te a d o f b ra id , u po n th e sle e v e s, and cap of black
v e lv e t, and t h e y fo r m e r ly w o re a sp e cia l fu ll dress gown
T h ? h ead d re ss u s u a lly w o rn b y a ll m em bers of the
U n iv e rs ity a lik e is a s q u a re b la c k c lo th cap w ith black
silk ta s s e l, b u t D o cto rs in L a w , M ed icin e and Music are
also e n title d to w e a r , w it h fu ll d re ss, a round, wideb rim m e d ca p o f b la c k v e lv e t, an d a sim ila r cap is worn
b y t h e b e d e ls.
T h e E c c le s ia s t ic a l p a tr o n a g e of th e U niversity a« a
b o d y is n o t e x te n s iv e , c o n s is tin g o n ly of five benefices
an d tw o le c tu r e s h ip s , b u t u n d e r th e A c t 3 James I. c.
5, b y w h ic h R o m a n C a th o lic s are disab led from pre­
s e n tin g to a n y e c c le s ia s tic a l b en e fice, an d from nomina­
t in g to an y fre e sc h o o l, h o s p ita l, or d o n ative, the right
of p re s e n ta tio n in a n y su ch ca se s is m ad e over to this
U n iv e r s it y in 25 co u n tie s of E n g la n d and Wales, the
r e m a in in g 27 b e in g s im ila r ly a llo tte d to th e University
of C a m b r id g e .
T h e U n iv e r s it y also p re s e n ts to th e rec to ry of South
M o reto n . B e rk s,' as in t r u s t fo r th e p rin cipal of Hert­
fo rd C o lle g e .

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U N I V E R S I T Y F E L L O W S H I P S & SCH OLARSHIPS
T h e re are tw o C ra ve n F e llo w sh ip s fo r classical literature,
h isto ry and a n tiq u itie s , of th e v a lu e of ¿ ° each anr
ten ab le fo r tw o y e a r s , an d th re e R adcliffe Travelling
F e llo w sh ip s for m e d ic a l sc ien c e, ea ch of th e annual vaine
of £200 and te n a b le for t h r e e y e a rs. T h e University also
a w a rd s 35 sc h o la rsh ip s in C la s s ic s , M athem atics, SansonH e b rew . T h e o lo g y , L a w , M en tal P h i l o s o p h y , Modern ban
g u a g e s , C h in ese and G e o lo g y : th e se v a r y in value fro
¿ 2 0 to ¿ 1 9 0 , and th e re a re b e s id e s th re e A b b o t t S c n o sh ip s of th e an n u al v a lu e of ¿ 8 0 and tenable for
y e a rs, lim ite d to sons of c le rg y m e n of the Chur
E n g la n d n ee d in g a s sista n c e in o rd e r to obtain a Unive
ed u c a tio n . T h e U n iv e rs ity P r iz e s are also ntuner ■
and p o rtio n s of so m e of th e su c c e ssfu l compositions
p u b lic ly read each v e a r in t h e Sheldonian Theatre
C o m m e m o ra tio n of F o u n d e rs and B enefactors.
In N o v e m b e r, 1904, th e U n iv e rs ity accepted an
fro m M r. A lfr e d B p it fo r th e fo u n d a tio n of a Pro -•
sh ip of C o lo n ia l H isto ry , w ith as sista n t loeturer •
e s ta b lis h m e n t of an an n u a l p riz e of ¿ 5 0 , and
of a lik e su m fo r th e p u rc h a s e of books.

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R H O D E S S C H O L A R S H IP S .
T h e la te R ig h t H on. C e c il John R hod es P C.,
h is w ill d a te d 1 J u ly , 1899, and subsequent 00
ad d itio n to a m u n ifice n t b e q u e st to O riel College, p

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