MACMILLAN AND CO.

London: BELL AND DALDY. Oxford: J. H. PARKER.

1857.

1859, Feb. 7. Bought.

Cambridge:

PRINTED AT THE UNIVERSITY PRESS.

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CONTENTS.

SECT. I.

INTRODUCTORY, p. 1; applicability of any general provisions questioned, p. 2;

advantages of the existing variety, p. 3; different purposes answered by

Fellowships, p. 4; as affecting the governing bodies, p. 5; as means of

study, ib.; sketch of state of governing body under the proposed sys-

tem, pp. 8-10; functions of governing body, p. 11.

SECT. II.

On the opening of Fellowships to General Examination, p. 12; present sys-

tem, migration, standard of Fellowships may be kept nearly level, pp.

12-13; how a disappointed man might retrieve his position, p. 13; pro-

posed change quite uncalled for, p. 14; extract from Report of Uni-

versity Commissioners, ib.; how is it that Students are now dis-

tributed? p. 15; sources of attraction of a College, p. 16; its endow-

ments-its general connexion-its special professional connexion, p. 17;

nature of the instruction not much regarded by parents, social repute

more important, ib; but not of avail by itself, p. 18; view of Fellow-

ships as particularly belonging to the College, ib.; large extent of the

influence of emoluments, p. 19; special attractions offered by the smaller

Colleges, ib.; how necessary to bring able men to them, p. 20; ruinous

effect of the loss of such a class of men, p. 21; College connexion, ib.;

hold of the University on the Country maintained by means of this,

pp. 21–23; professional speciality of a College, p. 23; can only be

maintained by making the Fellowships especially attractive to a par-

ticular class, p. 24; essential differences between Cambridge and Oxford,

p. 25; arguments from analogy examined, ib.

Other objections to the suggestion :

It would extend the Academical Course to six years, p. 27; the Exami-
nation would be unsatisfactory, ib.; it would diminish the interest in
the Examination for Degree and the credit of our Honours, p. 29; it
would cause injury to those who were disappointed, ib.; it would give
a great advantage to men of independent means, ib.; it would prevent
a College electing a qualified person as Tutor from another College,
p. 30; it would weaken the interest of the Tutor in his good men.

SECT. III.

On the limitation of Fellowships and the College Tuition, p. 31; Sugges-

tions of the Commissioners, ib.; The view of our Emoluments taken

by parents, p. 32; they prefer the existing tenure, p. 33; proposed plan

would diminish vacancies, ib.; argument as to its producing a regular

succession examined, p. 34; Do Fellowships cause idleness? p. 35;

Misrepresentations of the University, p. 36; Effect of a limitation of

tenure on the University as a seat of learning, p. 37; effect on the

resident body of the Senate, p. 38; Difficulties as to Tuition, pp. 38

-40; Suggested plan for obtaining the highest instruction in College

without altering the tenure of the Fellowships, pp. 41–44.

SECT. IV.

SCHOLARSHIPS, p. 45; Full discretionary power claimed for the Colleges,

p. 46; Our Scholarships really open through the practice of Migration,

ib.; Scholarships supposed given by open Examination during the first

year, p. 47; ill effects of this on the education of the College, pp. 47-48 ;

on its social condition and influences, pp. 49, 50; Scholarships supposed

bestowed on admission, p. 51; rendered necessary by the competition of

Oxford, ib.; evils of this plan if carried to any great extent, p. 52;

Differences between Cambridge and Oxford as bearing on these points,

p. 53; Utility of the smaller Scholarships as extending the area of

competition, and enabling us to get the middling men to do their best,

P. 54.