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READING DIRECTORY—

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but in June, 1901, M r. A lfred Palmer presented to the College a site
o f about six acres centrally situated in London road.
In 1907 the
Council conferred the title of Professor upon certain of the principal
meihbers of the teaching staff.
A t the same time a Faculty of Letters
& a Faculty of Science were established, & a Dean appointed for
each Faculty. In 1913 a Faculty of Agriculture & Horticulture was
established.
The College is now one of the fourteen English Universities & Colleges in
receipt of a Treasury grant for the furtherance of University work. It
has an endowment of over ¿250,000, of which £200,000 was presented
in 1911 as a University-Endowment Fund, Lady Wantage contributing
¿50,000, the Right Hon. G. W . Palmer & Mrs. Palmer ¿100,000 & Mr.
Alfred Palmer ¿60,000, together with a gift of land, with a view to
enabling the College, within the next four years, to apply for a
charter as an independent University. The College is affiliated to the
University of Oxford. I t provides complete' courses of instruction for
the degree examinations (external) in Arts & Science of the University
of London. It is subsidised by tho Board of Agriculture, & its
facilities for training, in agriculturo, dairying & horticulture for men
& women are unusually complete.
Its students are able to obtain
diplomas in agriculture, dairying & horticulture, awarded after exami­
nation by a committee representative of the University of Oxford &
the University College; they are also prepared for the degree exami­
nation in agriculture of the University of London.
Certiticates in
agriculture, dairying & horticulture are awarded after shorter
courses.
The College is recognised for the training of teachers for
elementary schools by tho Board of Education. Students in the elemen­
tary training department are able to follow courses of study leading
to a University degree in arts or science. The College is also recognised
by the Board of Education as a training college for women teachers for
secondary schools.
Preliminary scientific courses are provided for
medical & dental students.
There is a department of fine arts, recognised as a school of art by the
Board of Education; instruction is given in drawing, painting, model-”
ling, architecture, handicrafts, design & methods of teaching.
A
diploma in fine art & certificates in crafts are awarded.
There is a
department of music with a varied & comprehensive range of teaching;
a diploma in music is awarded. Lastly, the department of commerce
& technical subjects gives teaching in connection with a diploma & a
certificate in commerce, & in domestic subjects, & with machine con­
struction, building construction, & gas fitting & gas supply. There
is a large system of evening classes. The courses of day study are open
to men and women above the age of 16.
Tho College receives County
Council scholars & other students from the neighbouring counties.
Students also come from all parts of the United Kingdom, from the
Colonies, & from several foreign countries. The number of students
pursuing University or Diploma courses of study steadily increases.
.??.UeSe b u*ldings occupy a site of about ten acres. The principal
buildings are: the College Hall, containing an organ & capable of
seating 1,000 persons; the Old Red building, in which are housed
administration, students’ buttery & common rooms, & the greater
part of the literary teaching; the School of Music; the Acacias
building (formerly the home of the late M r. George Palmer) which
accommodates the College library (about 13,500 volumes), & the