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DIRECTORY.]

OXFORDSHIRE.

Chest, L ib ra rie s, M u se u m , th e S h e ld o n ia n T h e a tr e , th e
Taylor In stitu tio n an d o th e r U n iv e r s it y b u ild in g s are
each in ch arg e of C u r a t o rs a p p o in te d fo r th e p u rp o se ,
nd there are V is it o r s of th e A sh m o le a n M u se u m a n d of
the U niversity O b s e r v a t o r y , a C o m m itte e fo r s u p p ly in g
information as to a p p o in tm e n ts in scho o ls a n d o th e r
educational in s tit u t io n s ,
and
U n iv e r s ity P o o r L a w
Guardians.
Sermons are p re a ch e d befo re th e U n iv e rs ity on each
Sunday m o rn in g (in F r e q u e n t i A c a d e m ia ) , on ce rta in
special days, an d a t th e s e v e ra l A s s iz e s , b esid e s a L a tin
sermon at the b e g in n in g o f M ic h a e lm a s , H ila r y and
Easter T erm s. T h e s e in c lu d e th e “ B a m p to n L e c t u r e s ,”
founded u nder th e w ill of th e R e v . J o h n B a m p to n M .A .
ffho died in 1751» an d p re a c h e d in a lt e r n a t e y e a rs on
eight Sunday m o rn in g s d u r in g H ila r y a n d S u m m e r
Terms.
The U n iv ersity sends tw o m e m b e rs to P a rlia m e n t, a
privilege granted b y le tt e r s p a te n t of J a m e s I . in 1604
when the elective r ig h t w as c o n fe rre d on th e d o c to rs and
actual m asters, a m o u n tin g to th e n a b o u t 458, b u t the
number of r e g is te r e d e le c to rs is now a b o u t 7,000. C a n d i­
dates for this office en jo y th e p r iv ile g e of b e in g e n tir e ly
free from any ex p en ses a tte n d a n t on e le c tio n , a n d it is
also a part of th e tra d itio n a l e t iq u e tt e t h a t t h e y sh a ll
neither canvass, n o r ta k e a n y p a r t in th e p ro ce e d in g s.
The present m e m b e rs a re th e R ig h t H o n . S ir W illia m
Reynell Anson b a rt. P .O ., D .C .L . (e le c te d 18 99 ), W a rd e n
of All Souls’ C o lle g e an d c h a n c e llo r of th e D io cese of
Oxford, and L o rd H u g h R ic h a r d H e a th c o te C e c il M .A .
fellow of H ertfo rd C o lle g e (e le c te d 19x0).
Under the p ro v isio n s o f th e C i t y of O x fo rd O rd er, 1889,
framed under th e L o c a l G o v e rn m e n t A c t, 1888, th e
University is rep re se n te d o n t h e C i t y C o u n c il b y 9 c o u n ­
cillors and 3 a ld e r m e n ; of t h e fo r m e r 3 a re e le c te d by
Convocation and 6 b y th e h e a d s and se n io r re s id e n t B u r ­
sars of colleges an d h a l l s ; an d t h e a ld e rm e n a re choseD
by the cou ncillors an d a ld e rm e n o f th e U n iv e r s it y , m e e t ­
ing separately, th e c h a ir m a n of su c h m e e tin g re p o rtin g
the result of th e e le c tio n s u b s e q u e n tly to th e w h o le
Council. T h ree co u n cillo rs, w h o a r e ju n io r in U n iv e rsity
standing, re tire ea ch y e a r , a n d s im ila r ly tw o ald erm en
every three years.
The g overnm ent o f th e U n iv e r s ity i s v e s te d in fo u r d is ­
tinct assem b lies:
1. l i e C o n gregation o f R e g e n ts , o r a n c ie n t H o u se o f C o n ­
gregation for th e g r a n t in g of d e g re e s , an d r a t if y in g th e
nominations o f e x a m in e rs.
2. The M odern H o u se of C o n g r e g a tio n , e s ta b lis h e d b y
Act of P a rlia m en t in 1854. T he c o n s titu tio n of th is
House w as co n s id e ra b ly a m e n d e d b y a s t a t u t e p a sse d
by the U n iv e rsity in 1913. I t m a y n o w b e s a id to
consist of th e te a c h in g a n d a d m in is tr a tiv e e le m e n ts in
the U n iv ersity, w h ile th e o ld q u a lific a tio n b y r e s i­
dence has been a b o lish e d , v e s te d r ig h t s , h o w ev er,
being p reserv ed on th e fu lfilm e n t of c e r ta in fo r m a litie s .
The House now c o m p rise s th e C h a n c e llo r a n d o th e r
high U n iv ersity o fficials, m e m b e rs of th e H e b d o m a d a l
Oouncil,
P ro fe sso rs,
D e m o n s tra to rs ,
E x a m in e r s ,
members of th e F a c u ltie s , a n d su ch m e m b e r s of
Convocation d e sig n a te d b y a n y B o a rd of F a c u l t y as
belonging to th e t e a c h in g o r a d m in is tr a tiv e e lem e n t
m the U n iv e rsity as fit a n d p ro p e r p e rs o n s to be
members of C o n g re g a tio n on a c c o u n t o f w o rk done,
members of an d se c r e ta r ie s to d e le g a c ie s , b o ard s,
com m ittees e s ta b lis h ed b y a n y s t a t u t e of th e U n iv e r ­
sity, heads of co lle g e s an d of p u b lic an d p r iv a t e h a lls,
members of th e g o v e r n in g b o d ies of c o lle g e s and
certain oth er o fficials n am ed in th e sc h e d u le to th e
s atute-; the list of m e m b e rs is r e v is e d e v e r y y e a r in
September. E v e r y pro p o sed n e w s t a tu te is s u b m itte d
rsfe to th is H o u se, w h ic h can r e je c t o r a m e n d . A lso
an decrees w h ic h p ro p o se to sp en d m o re th a n ¿ 1 0 0
are proposed first in th is H o u se.
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e House of C o n v o ca tio n c o n s is ts of a ll th o se w ho
nave attained to th e d e g re e of M .A ., D . C . L . , M .D . or
11' r,nd re ta in e d t h e ir n a m e s on th e bo o ks of t h e ir
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• en , if accep ted , a s t a t u t e b ec o m es la w , u n le s s (in
a i o « n ° a?e s') the co n sen t o f t h e K i n g in C o u n c il is
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hor- / S °P ^ a u d , and. re m o d e lle d in 18 5 4 ; th e m em OkajiflnR?
C h a n ce llo r, V ice -C h a n ce llo r, e x -V ic e electpd i f
-Procters w h o a r e su c h e x officio) are
by C o n g re g a tio n , a n d co n sist o f H e ad s of

3

OXFORD.

17.5

H o u ses , P ro fe sso rs an d m e m b e rs of C o n v o c a tio n ; th e
C o u n c il m e e ts e v e r y M o n d a y a t 2, o r as m a y b e r e ­
q u ire d . I h e C o u n c il h a s t h e in itia tiv e in a ll U n iv e r ­
s i t y b u s in e s s . I t alo n e can in tr o d u c e n ew s t a t u t e s
or d e g re e s in C o n g r e g a tio n a n d C o n v o ca tio n .
D u r in g t h e C iv il W a r th e c o lleg es a n d h a lls to o k p a rt
w ith th e K in g , an d in 1643, a m in t h a v in g been e s ta b ­
lish e d a t N e w In n H a ll, se n t t h e ir p la te to b e coined
for h is u se.
E v e r y m e m b e r of th e U n iv e rs ity w ith in a f o r t n ig h t of
h is h a v in g been e n te re d on th e bo o ks o f a c o lle g e or
hall, o r r e c e iv e d as a n o n -c o lleg ia te s tu d e n t, m u s t be
m a t r ic u la t e d or fo r m a lly e n ro lled on th e r e g is te r of the
U n iv e r s it y ; and fo r t h is p u rp o se h e a p p e a rs in a c a d em ic
d re ss befo re th e V ice -C h a n ce llo r a c co m p a n ie d b y th e dean
of h is co lleg e o r o th e r re s p o n sib le o fficer, an d h a v in g
w ritte n h is n a m e in th e r e g i s t e r , a n d p a id th e s t a t u t ­
ab le fe e s , he is a d m o n ish e d “ p ro fo rm a ’ b y th e V ice C h a n c e llo r to o b se rv e a ll th e s t a t u t e s , p r iv ile g e s an d
cu sto m s o f th e U n iv e r s ity , a n d re c e iv e s fro m h im a
c e rtific a te o f m a t r ic u la t io n a n d a co p y o f th e U n iv e rsity
sta tu te s . T h e r e g u la tio n o f S u b je c ts fo r E x a m in a tio n s
is u n d e r th e c o n tro l of B o a rd s o f F a c u l t i e s ; th e n o m in a ­
tion of M a ste rs of th e S c h o o ls, M o d e ra to rs an d P u b lic
E x a m in e rs is e n tr u s te d to a se ries o f C o m m itte e s . D e­
g r e e s a re c o n fe rre d b y th e U n iv e r s it y in th e fa c u ltie s
of a rts , law , d iv in it y , m e d ic in e , in c lu d in g th e s u b -fa c u lty
of s u r g e r y , le tte rs , scien ce an d m u s ic . D e g re e s are also
g ra n te d , b u t ra re ly , b y d e cre e o f C o n v o ca tio n or by
d ip lo m a , an d le ss r a r e ly th e y are b esto w ed “ h o n o ris
c a u s a ” w ith o u t th e fu ll r ig h t s w h ic h o rd in a rily b elo n g to
th e m . T h e co n d itio n s n e c e s s a ry fo r d e g re e s in th e o r d i­
n a r y c o u rse , y e t n o t fo r a ll a lik e , a re e x a m in a tio n s or
e x e rc ise s , th e p a y m e n t of fees, a sp e cifie d le n g th of U n i­
v e r s ity sta n d in g , an d resid e n ce. M e m b e rs of t h e U n iv e r­
s ity , p re v io u s to o b ta in in g a d e g re e , are s ty le d “ u n d e r­
g r a d u a te s .
F o r t h e d e g re e of B a ch e lo r of A r t s , e x c e p t in
th e ca se o f stu d e n ts fro m affilia te d co lleg es, o r C o lo n ial or
In d ian U n iv e rsitie s, a resid e n ce o f 12 t e r m s is n ec essa ry,
b u t, w ith o u t re s id in g fo r th e w h o le of e a ch t e r m , th e r e ­
q u ire m e n ts o f t h e U n iv e r s it y m a y b e sa tisfie d b y a r e s i­
d en ce o f s ix w e e k s e a c h in H ila ry a n d M ich a elm a s T e r m s ,
and E a s te r an d T r in it y T e r m s , e ith e r b y th re e w e e k s’ r e s i­
d e n ce in ea ch , o r b y 48 d a y s ’ re s id e n ce in th e tw o T e r m s
jo in t ly , 111 e a c h y e a r ; th e T e r m s of re s id e n c e m a y be
d is tr ib u te d (so fa r as t h e U n iv e r s ity is co n c e rn e d ) o v e r
a n u m b e r o f y e a r s . I t is also n e c e s s a ry , b efo re a d m iss io n
to th is d e g re e , to p ass t h r e e e x a m in a tio n s, v iz ., R e sp o n sion9, an d tw o P u b lic E x a m in a t io n s : th e fir s t o f th e se is
not, h o w e v e r, r e q u ir e d fro m th o se w h o h a v e a lre a d y
p a ssed th e p re v io u s E x a m in a tio n a t C a m b r id g e o r o b ­
ta in e d a sp e cia l c e r tific a te fro m th e e x a m in e rs a p p o in te d
u n d er th e S ch o o ls E x a m in a tio n D e le g a te s , o r fro m th e
D e le g a te s o f L o c a l E x a m in a t io n s : th e re g u la tio n s a ffe c t ­
in g th e se ex a m in a tio n s, w h ic h a re b o th n u m e ro u s and
e la b o ra te , w ill b e fo u n d f u lly d e ta ile d in th e E x a m in a ­
tio n s S t a t u t e s , w h ic h are p u b lis h e d a n n u a llv in J u ly .
C a n d id a te s fo r th e d e g re e of M a ste r of A r t s m u s t h a v e
ta k e n th e B .A . d e g re e a n d h a v e e n te r e d on th e 2 7th
te rm fro m m a t r ic u la t io n , b u t 110 f u r t h e r e x a m in a tio n
is r e q u ir e d : an M .A . beco m es a m e m b e r of C o n v o c a ­
tio n a t th e e x p ir a tio n of th e t e r m in w h ic h h e h a s ta k e n
th a t d e g re e . F o r th e d e g re e of B a c h e lo r in C iv il L a w ,
27 te r m s of sta n d in g are n e c e ss a ry , a n d c a n d id a te s
m u s t h a v e been a d m it te d to t h e d e g r e e o f B .A . an d
m u s t also p a ss a p r e s c rib e d e x a m in a tio n h e ld once a
y e a r in T r in i t y T e r m in w h ic h H o n o u rs m a y be o b ta in e d ,
if th e 25th t e r m fro m m a t r ic u la t io n h a s n o t been e x ­
ce ed ed . A n y p ers o n w h o has o b ta in e d a d e g re e in
A r ts , o r in P h ilo s o p h y , o r in S c ie n c e , in som e o th e r
U n iv e r s ity , m a y , u n d e r c e r ta in c o n d itio n s , b e a d m it te d
to a tw o y e a r s ’ c o u rse of a d v a n c e d le g a l s t u d y as a
c a n d id a te f o r th e B .C .L . d e g r e e . S u c h c a n d id a te s m a y
ta k e th e B .C .L . e x a m in a tio n not e a r lie r th a n t h e 8th
a n d n o t la t e r t h a n t h e 12 th te rm fro m m a t r ic u la t io n , an d
if t h e y o b ta in h o n o u rs th e re in m a y s u p p lic a te fo r th e
d e g re e p ro v id e d th e y h a v e k ep t t h e s t a t u t a b le re s id e n c e
fo r 8 t e r m s . F o r t h e d e g r e e of D o cto r in C iv il L a w ,
five y e a r s m u s t h a v e bee n c o m p le te d fro m th e tim e of
ad m iss io n to th e B .C .L . d e g re e ; t h e ca n d id a te m u s t
also w r ite a d is s e r t a t io n on a s u b je c t ap p ro v e d b y th e
R e g iu s P ro fe sso r, a n d th e sa m e , if a c c e p te d , has to b e
p u b lic ly T ead. 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 of
L e tt e r s or B a ch e lo r of S c ien c e a re re q u ir e d t o k e e p e ig h t
te rm s of resid e n ce w ith in a m ile and a h a lf of C a r fa x ,
unless th e s e co nd itio ns are m o d ified , as p ro v id e d u n d e r th e
U n iv e rsity S t a t u t e s , b y th e B o ard of F a c u ltie s to w h ic h
an y p a r t ic u la r c a n d id a te ’s s u b je c t m a y b elo n g . A n y
p erso n of th e a g e w h o h a s bee n or is q u a lifie d t o be
m a tric u la te d m a y g iv e n o tic e t o t h e S e c r e t a r y o f th e
B o a rd s of F a c u ltie s ' of h is d e sire to b e a d m itte d a s a