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OXFORD.

OXFORDSHIRE.

£40 for three years, the latter being open only to
candidates who have been educated for not less than
three years at the Worcester High School, and the Old
Students’ Scholarship of £30 a year for three years ;
these scholarships are awarded every third or fourth
year. Exhibitions are occasionally granted in special
cases by the Council. The examination for scholarships
is held in March.
Chairman of Council, The Ven. the Archdeacon of
Oxford.
Principal, Miss Eleanor Jourdain Dr. Univ. Paris.
Librarian and Tutor, Miss E. M. Thomas.
Tutors, Miss Jourdain, Miss Ady, Miss Rogers, Miss
Kirkaldy and Miss Wardale Ph.D.Zurich.
Hon. Secretary, Mrs. H. L. Thompson, 37 Museum st
St. Hilda's Hall, Cowley place,
Was founded in 1893 by the late Miss Beale, then
Principal of the Ladies’ College, Cheltenham, and is
intended principally, though not exclusively, for the
reception of students from that school. In 1896 it was
placed under a Council, of which Edward Armstrong
M.A. Pro-Provost of Queen’s College, is chairman. In
the autumn of 1897 a new south wing, containing 12
rooms for students, and a large dining hall, and in 1909
.a second wing, containing 15 rooms for students, tutors’
rooms and a library were added: 40 students can now
he accommodated. The hall is conducted according to
the principles of the Church of England, but receives
also members of other religious denominations. Two
open scholarships of the value of £50 and £30 respec­
tively are offered annually by the council and are
tenable for three years, and close scholarships for pupils
of the Cheltenham Ladies’ College are provided from
3 fund bequeathed by Mr. and Mrs. Hay. An addi­
tional close scholarship is sometimes given by the
Council of the Ladies’College, Cheltenham.
Principal, Miss Christine M. E. Burrows.
English Tutor and Librarian, Miss L. F. Todd.
History Tutor, Miss A. Elizabeth Levet.
House Bursar, Miss V. L. Winslow.
Cherwell Hall, Cowley place,
A Training College for Women Secondary Teachers,
■established in 1902, occupies a handsome building in
extensive grounds, on the banks of the Cherwell, and is
.available for over 50 students, a new wing having been
added in 1906 and a second wing and library in 1910.
The students are mainly graduates of British and
•Colonial Universities; the course occupies one year,
and students are prepared for the diploma examinations
of the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.
Chairman of the Council, Rev. W. W. Jackson D.D.
Vice-Chairman, Hugh Hall M.A., D.C.L., J.P.
.Principal, Miss Catherine I. Dodd M.A. late lecturer in
education, Manchester University.
Milham Ford School for Girls, Cowley place,
Which is closely associated with Cherwell Hall, was
-entirely rebuilt in 1906, and formally opened by the
Minister of Education; it is a secondary school for girls
and is recognised by the Board of Education. The new
building, intended to receive 200 pupils, comprises
science rooms, studio, gymnasium and class and lecture
rooms, and a school garden and playing fields are at­
tached. A school hostel has been opened in the Iffley
road, a few minutes’ walk from the school for the
reception of boarders.
Chairman of the Council, Rev. W. W. Jackson D.D.
Vice-Chairman, Hugh Hall M.A.. D.C.L., J.P.
Principal, Miss Catherine I. Dodd M.A.
The Delegacy for the Training of Secondary Teachers,
under the authority of the University, was’ instituted
in 1910.
Secretary, Rev. William Warner M.A. Old Clarendon
building.
The Association for the Education of Women
_Arranges for the tuition of women studying at the
-University and for their admission to lectures. The
office, at the Clarendon building, Broad street, is open
from the Monday before to the Saturday after full term
from 11 to 1. Letters are forwarded throughout the
year. A library for the use of registered students is
placed in the office. Information can be obtained from
t*he Hon. Secretary, Miss Rogers, to whom, rather than
to the lecturers, ladies wishing to study at the University
should apply.

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A.R.A., F.S.A. The school was first opened in Novemh
1875, under the auspices of the Girls’Public Day Scholl
Trust Limited, and transferred to the new premis
in September, 1880: the number of pupils now *S
attendance is about 220, and there is a connects
boarding house. For the purposes of physical tra
ing a special teacher is attached to the staff anj
there is also daily drill in the school, which has attach^
a playground and a preparatory department for pUD!]
under 7 years of age. The school is subject to a
annual inspection and examination by the Oxford anil
Cambridge Schools’Examination Board, and is governed
in accordance with the provisions of the constitution
current regulations of the Trust.
Head Mistress, Miss Haig-Brown M.A.
The Convent of the Society of the Holy and Undivided
Trinity, Woodstock road,
Is a building of stone, in the Early English style
erected in 1866-8, from designs by the late Mr. Charles
Buckendge, architect, of Oxford; the convent was
founded in December, 1849, by Miss Marian Rebecca
Hughes (the late Mother Superior), with the authoritv
of Bishop Wilberforce, for works of mercy in the
diocese of Oxford: the foundation stone was laid bv
the bishop in 1865, the funds for building being supplied
by the sisters, who, on the 25th of March, 1868, removed
from their first residence in St. John street to the new
premises: during 1892-3 a new block was added in com­
pletion of Mr. Buckeridge’s original plans; this isoftwo
storeys, and consists on the ground floor of a com­
munity room, divided by a central arcade into twoaisles
and beyond it, eastwards, a chapter room, the roof of
which is supported by a single pier in the centre; on
the upper floor is the chapel, which is 70 feet long bv
22 in width and 35 feet high; it is vaulted in fivebays
with quadripartite groining, and has a semi-circular
eastern apse, also vaulted; at the west end is a large
traceried window and a wheel window in the gable, and
a bell turret of wood, covered with lead, rises from the
roof: the work was carried out at a total cost ofabout
£5,300, under the direction of Mr. J. L. Pearson R.A.,
F.S.A. the foundation stone being laid in Oct. 1891,by
the Bishop of Lincoln, and the chapel dedicated 11 July,
1894. The statutes of the society, arranged with the
assistance of the late Dr. Pusey, were accepted by the
bishop, as visitor, 21st of November, 1861, when the
seal of the diocese was affixed and the statutes were
signed by the bishop, the visitors and the trustees. The
objects of the society are to pray for the increase and
preservation of the true faith, to work both among rich
and poor, under the direction of the parish clergy, and
to teach young girls of different classes of society. For
this purpose have been founded— (1) A school foryoung
ladies, consisting of 20 boarders and day pupils;
fee for boarders from 45 guineas a year, with extra
fees for accomplishments: the school is examined once
a year under the regulations of the Oxford University
Delegates for Local Examinations and by the Diocesan
Examiner in religious knowledge. (2) An orphanage,
vhich was begun in 1852, chiefly for Oxford children,
who are in most cases taken free; they are taught
and trained with a view to their becoming superior
household servants, and are examined once a year by
the Diocesan examiner, and when old enough to go to
service receive a convenient outfit. (3) A day school
for the middle classes, carried on in a separate building
at the end of the garden: this school is taught by
sisters holding certificates, and is examined yearly
both by H.M. inspector and by the Diocesan examiner,
and about 150 children are now on the register. (4)St.
Faith’s Higher Grade School, in Bevington road. There
are in addition (5) Sunday classes for the poor and
middle classes, and (6) a confraternity for young women,
meetings being held twice a month.
Visitor, The Lord Bishop of Oxford.
Mother Superior, Ella Mary Boddington.
Warden, the Rev. the Archdeacon of Oxford.

Christ Church Cathedral School,
Founded in 1546, is primarily intended for the educa­
tion of the boys composing the Cathedral choir, but the
school has for many years been practically open tothe
public, and the head master receives 8 private boarder».
Buildings, comprising a schoolroom and class room,
have been erected on the south side of the road leading
from St. Aldate’s, through the college precincts, in*0
the Broad walk, and attached to these is a good pin?'
The High School for Girls, Banbury road,
ground. There are 8 choristers on the foundation,
Is a building of moulded brickwork in the revived are educated, boarded and lodged free of expense, «1“
Queen Anne style and was erected in 1879 at a cost of 8 p.'obationers, who, if approved, succeed to chorister’
£8,000, from designs by T. G. Jackson esq. M.A., ships as vacancies occur: both choristers and pr“M'