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38

R E A D IN G

O F F IC IA L

D IR E C T O R Y .

L a u n d r y , 4 2 1, O x fo rd R o a d ; P a lm e r P a r t L a u n d r y , 1 3 8 ‘W okingham
R o a d ; O rch id L a u n d r y , 5 3 L e d b u r y R o ad , B a y s w a t e r , London, W .
M a n a g e r , W . R , M offitt.
Reading Electric Supply Company, Lim ited. — C e n tra l Offices and
Sh o w ro o m s, 3 -5 M a r k e t P l a c e ; W o rk s, 5 5 V a s te r n R o a d . E n g in e e r
an d M a n a g e r , M r. E . R o w le y H ill. S e c r e t a r y an d a c c o u n ta n t, M r .
W a lt e r B a rn e s, F.c.si,
Reading Cemetery Company.- -E s t a b lis h e d b y A c t o f P arlia m e n t, 5
and 6 V ic . ca p . CIX. B a n k e rs, London C o u n ty and W e stm in s te r B an k.
S o lic ito r , c le r k an d r e g is tr a r , M r. G . E . B . R o g e r s , 9, C ro ss S t r e e t .
R e s id e n t su p e rin te n d e n t, M r. A lfr e d G ib b s.
Reading Football Company, Limited.— C a p ita l, £6,000. D ir e c to r s :
M e s s r s . W . H a w k in s, E . K n o w lan d , J . R . B lan d fo rd , J . R o y le , A . J .
M a k e r , J . E . P h illip s J . H o lt, A . E . W h ite , E . H . C la c y , aod A . E .
C liffo rd. B a n k e rs, th e M e tro p o lita n B an k (of E n g la n d an d W ale s),
L im ite d . A u d ito r, M r. B la k e P. A lln a t t , 2 T h e P o rb u r y . S e c r e t a r y ,
H . M a tth e w s , A r c a d e C h am bers (offices). M em b e rs of th e S o u th e rn
L e a g u e , S o u th E a s t e r n L e a g u e , an d C h a r ity Cu p (Southern).

E D U C A T I O N A L . — U niversity College.
University College, Reading, w a s founded in Ju n e , 18 9 2 , w it h th e c o ­
o p e ratio n of th e H o use of C h r is t C h u rch , O xfo rd . I t w a s in co rp o rated
in 18 9 6 . B y D e c re e of C o n vo catio n d ate d th e 2 1 s t of F e b r u a r y , 1899 ,
th e C o lle g e w a s affiliated to th e U n iv e r s it y of O xfo rd . T h e C o lle g e is
re c o g n is e d b y th e B o ard of E d u c a tio n a s a Sch o o l of A r t and as a
T r a in in g C o lle g e fo r T e a c h e rs fo r E le m e n ta r y and S e c o n d a r y Sch o o ls
an d b y th e R o y a l C o lle g e s of P h y s ic ia n s and S u rg e o n s as a p la c e of
in s tru c tio n in N a tu r a l S c ie n c e .
T h e te a c h in g w o rk of th e C o lle g e is o rgan ized in th r e e F a c u lt ie s :
( L e t t e r s ; S c ie n c e ; and A g r ic u lt u r e and H o rtic u ltu re ) and th re e
D ep a rtm en ts, F in e A r t ; M u s ic ; Com m erce and T e c h n ic a l S u b je c ts).
C o u rse s a r e p ro v id e d in p re p a ra tio n for th e D e g re e s of th e U n iv e r s it y
o f Lond on in A r t s , S c ie n c e , and A g r ic u ltu r e , and fo r th e C o lle g e
D ip lom as in L e t te r s , S c ie n c e , A g r ic u ltu r e , D a iry in g , H o rtic u ltu re ,
F in e A r t , M u s ic and Com m erce, as w e ll as fo r o th er ex am in atio n s
T h e D a y C la s s e s a re open to m en and w om en a b o v e th e a g e of
s ix t e e n y e a r s .
W ith th e o b je c t o f r e n d e rin g m ore efficient
t h e w o rk of S tu d e n ts ta k in g fu ll C o u rses, a T u to ria l S y ste m of p e r­
so n al su p e rv isio n has been ad o pted . S tu d e n ts w h o se p a re n ts or
g u a rd ia n s do n ot re sid e in R e a d in g , m ust liv e in a H a ll of R e s id e n c e
or H o stel, or in a lo d g in g lic e n se d b y th e C o lle ge.
E v e n in g C la s s e s a r e held in m an y su b je c ts of s tu d y . T h e y a re
open to s tu d e n ts ab o v e th e a g e of fifteen.
T h e C o lle g e B u ild in g s, s itu a te d in Lond on R o ad , in clu d e a H all,
L e c t u r e and C la ss R oom s, L ib r a r y , A r t S tu d io s and C r a f t R oom s,
P h y s ic a l, C h em ical, B o ta n ic a l,
Z o o lo g ic a l
an d
G e o g ra p h ic a l
L a b o r a to r ie s , C om m ercial & G e o g ra p h ic a l C la ss R oom s, & Common
R oom s. In ad d itio n to th e F a rm and F r u it S ta tio n a t Sh in field , th e re
is a la r g e g a rd e n a d jo in in g th e C o lle g e b u ild in g s in Lo n d o n R o a d
fo r th e p u rp o se o f p r a c t ic a l in stru c tio n in H o rtic u ltu re . T h e r e s i­
d e n tia l in stitu tio n s fo r stu d e n ts in clu d e W a n ta g e H all (in U p p e r
R e d la n d s R o ad ) and S t. P a t r ic k ’s H a ll (in N o rth c o u rt A v e n u e ) fo r
men ; and S t . A n d r e w ’s H all and W e s se x H a ll (in R e d la n d s R oad) and
S t . G e o rg e ’s H o ste l (in S h in field R o ad) fo r wom en.