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READING D IRECTORY— 1914.

by the Board of Education as a training college fo r women teachers for
secondary schools.
Prelim inary scientific courses are provided for
medical & dental students.
There is a department o f fine arts, recognised as a school o f art b y the
Board o f Education ; instruction is given in drawing, painting, m odel­
ling, architecture, handicrafts, design & methods of teaching.
A
diplom a in fine art & certificates in crafts are awaided.
There is a
department o f music w ith a varied & comprehensive range o f teaching ;
a diploma in music is awarded. Lastly, the department o f commerce
& technical subjects gives teaching in connection with a diploma & a
certificate in commerce, & with machine construction, building
construction, dom estic subjects, & gas fitting & gas supply. There is
a large system o f evening classes. The courses o f day study are open
to men and women above the age o f 16. The College receives County
Council scholars & other students from the neighbouring counties.
Students also come from all parts o f the United K ingdom , from the
Colonies, & from several foreign countries. The number o f students
pursuing University or D iplom a courses o f study steadily increases.
The College buildings occupy a site o f about ten acres. The principal
buildings are: the College H all, containing an organ & capable of
seating 1,000 persons ; the Old Red building, in which are housed
administration, students’ buttery & common rooms, <fe the greater
part o f the literary teaching; the School o f M u sic; the Acacias
building (form erly the home o f the late M r. George Palm er) which
accommodates the College library (about 7,000 volum es), & the
common rooms for professors & lectu rers; the Fine A rt Studios &
Craft w ork sh op s; the Laboratories for zoology, botany, physics,
agriculture & ch em istry ;
the British D airy In stitu te ; & the
building devoted to geography, commerce & technical subjects. A ll
these occupy the main College site.
A t Shinfield is the College farm, 140 acres in extent, which is used for
agricultural teaching & research.
There are tw o horticultural
stations, one o f 4 acres adjoinin g the College, & the other o f 11 acres
for fru it grow ing, & form ing part of the C ollege farm at Shinfield.
There are, in each session, about 350 students follow ing full-tim e day
courses, & about 7 5 0stud entsfollow in g part-time day courses or evening
courses.' The staff consists o f about 100 members. There jg a Students’
Union & Representative Council & Societies & Clubs in connection
w ith the College for the encouragement o f fine art, literature & history,
natural science, agriculture, modern languages, athletics, debate &
music, & also an athletic ground o f 12 acres. A contingent of the
Officers’ Training Corps (Senior Division) is composed of college
students.
A magazine, conducted- b y a com mittee o f students, is
published term inally.
An old students’ association was form ed in
1901, & a gathering is held annually at VYhitsuntide.
A ll students taking, a full course o f day study must reside in a hall of
residence or hostel, or house recognised b y the College, unless they
-reside with their parents or guardians, or unless they hold the written
permission o f the principal to reside elsewhere. W antage H all, a H all
o f Residence fo r men students was opened at the beginning o f the Autumn
term, 1908, & was the g ift o f L ady W antage, one o f the vicepresidents o f the College.
The building is quadrangular in form .
On the south side is the gatew ay tower, w ith an oriel w in d ow j on the
north side o f the quadrangle are the com mon room s & above them