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certificate in com m erce, & in dom estic subjects, & w ith m achine con­
struction, bu ildin g construction, & pas fittin g & gas 'supply. There
is a large system o f evening classes. T he courses o f d ay study are open
t o men and women above the age o f 16.
T he C ollege receives C oun ty
C ouncil scholars & other students from the neigh bouring counties.
Students also com e fro m 1,all parts o f the U nited .Kingdom , from the
C olonies, & from several fo re ig n countries. T he number o f students
pursuing U niversity o r D iplom a courses o f study steadily increases.
T he C ollege buildings occu py a site o f ab ou t ten acres. T he prin cip al
buildin gs are: the C ollege H a ll, containin g an organ & capable o f
seating 1,000 p erson s; the Old R ed building, in which are housed
adm inistration, students’ bu ttery & com m on room s, & the greater
part o f the literary teach in g ; the S chool o f M u sic; the Acacias
b u ild in g (form erly the hom e o f the late M r. G eorg e P alm er) w hich
accom m odates the C ollege library (about 13,500 volum es), & the
com m on room s fo r professors & le ctu re rs; the Fine A r t Studios &
C raft w ork sh op s; the L aboratories fo r zoolog y , botan y, physics,
agriculture & c h e m is tr y ;
the B ritish D a iry In s tit u t e ; & the
b u ild in g devoted to geograph y, comm erce & technical su bjects. A ll
these occu py the main College site.
A t Shinfield is the C ollege farm , 140 acres in extent, w hich is used for
agricultural teaching & research.
T here are tw o horticu ltu ral
stations, one o f 4 acres a d jo in in g the C ollege, & the other o f 11 acres
fo r fr u it g row in g, & form in g part o f the C ollege farm at Shiufield.
T here are, in each session, about 350 students follow in g fu ll-tim e d a y .
courses, & about 7 5 0 stu d e n tsfo llo w in g part-tim e day courses or evening
courses. T he staff consists o f about 110 morabers. T here is a Students'
U nion & Representative C ouncil & Societies & C lubs in connection
w ith the C ollege fo r the encouragem ent o f fine art, literature & history,
natural science, agriculture, modern languages, athletics, debate &
m usic, & also an athletic ground o f 12 acres. A m agazine, conducted
b y a com m ittee o f students, is published term inally.
A n old students'
association was form ed in 1901, & n gathering is held annually at
W hitsuntide.
A ll students taking a fu ll course o f day stndy m ust reside in a hall o f
residence o r hostel, unless they reside w ith th eir parents or guardians.
W an tage H a ll, a H a ll o f R esidence fo r men students, was opened at the
beginning o f the Autum n term , 1908, & was thelgift o f L ad y W antage, one
o f the vice-presidents o f the College. T he building is quadrangular in
form . On the south side is the gatew ay tower, w ith an oriel w in d o w ; on
the north side o f the quadrangle are the com m on room s & above them
the dining hall, w ith oak floor & panelling & oak open r oof.
T he
students’ room s are arranged in seta on the east & west sides. E v ery
student has his own private study-bedroom , & room s are also provided
f o r the warden & for other resident members o f the staff. T h e south­
east corner o f the quadrangle is occupied b y the principal’s lodge.
T he H all provides fo r 76 students ; Charles C artw rig h t b .a . warden. St.
P atrick ’ s H all, a hall o f residence fo r men studeuts, was opened in
Septem ber, 1913. I t is situated in N orth court avenue on h igh ground
overlook ing the K en net valley & provides accom m odation fo r 65 students;
H . S. Cooke, a ctin g warden. St. A ndrew ’s H a ll o f Residence for
wom en students was opened in A p ril, 1911, & was placed at the disposal
o f the C ollege b y M r. A lfre d P a lm e r; there is accom m odation fo r 80
stu d en ts; Miss M ary B olam m . a . warden.
W essex H a ll, a now hall o f
residence fo r wom en students, was opened in Septem ber, 1913.
It.
ocoupies a site in R edlands road opposite St. A n d rew ’s H a ll & provides