UNIVERSITY NOTES.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 414, 25 January 1909, Page 2

UNIVERSITY NOTES.

5 ' : 'i&' Convocation 'on December 'B"thoTiaiiiibai 1 tipn of .>Ir; ; Cliarles ■ir.-Bel!;- M.A.. bellow of > M&gdaieft; as kWper of the aft ga.Uerrcs, and fc ' of Mr. David S. , Hogartlij'.M.A.,- Fellow.-tiß r .Magdalen; as keeper of tlie Antiquanum arid ! also of the -Ashmolean Museum, fta.s.uhani- ' mously approved. :In the same Convocation a f decree was passed constituting Dr: Arthur 3 Evans ai perpetual visitor or the- Ashmolean MUseuin tot Art and Arcnfcology.. '.'. . 3 Mr. Ernest' Barker, M.A;, 1 junior, proctor, 3 late Fellow of Met'toil "College, has been- ap« r pointed by St.' John's College to succeed-the J Rev; W. H; Huttbn- as official Fellow^and \ Lecturer iiv History at ■•St/" John's -College 3 next' Easter; -Mr. Huttoiiis .resigning,aftef 3 25 years' , service:with the college. 3 ' The Curafors;'of, the' Taylor Institution have : appointed M>: E. 3?annie.re' to'there- ° cently established-additional T&jlonan Lee-. > tureship in JFrench, 1 for 'a' period of , three 3 veavs:-- The'y-ljaVe also_.appoiiit€d M.\ Julian : 1 J; Champendis,. M.A.). Eclmlmrgh, to-lecture 1 in Erßttch lit-erature, : ' : ■'. ' ','.',, : •Mr;-. : j.' Murroj) M;A'.-;: Lectul'er of th« 1 House and Fellow of Morton, hhs been elected to an :•■ Official Studsiitshif) at Chrisi !* Chiirfch; and the Rev. T, E. R; Stebbing, J M.A.3 IYR.S.,: F.L.S., formerly Tutor of Worcester; has been " elected an 1 Sbnorary Fellbw of thtit cbllege. Mr.-.K. K. 6 M. Leys,'"fi'.A'., lafij. Exhibitifcner of Mertbli, - fcssistontto the JPrpfossor of Modern History.. 1 at tho'lfniyersity of Glasgow; has been elec--5 ted to a Mlowship at University College. ■ Mr. Jjbys.gaihed iv firstciass in thB n Fm.al; 5 Honour School of Modern History m 1903;- '•: Thfe Bev. F. c:--N.-Hipks ) ...lW'of:Kfebl«: ColleSo, Oxford, hasleen appointed the first j Principal of St. Mary's 7 :Theological College, 1 Chcshunt;' The college will b'6 opened in the 1 bourse' of:the'present year. ■; • /.. ; j , ..; ) • ■± ■■ 'bmmiMk.;/ : ■ ■;.;; Tile 'Vice-Chancellor-. of.' Cambridge $.&• hounces that the tlriivei-sity' has received a. !■ legacy of £100, free ofal! conditions, tinder ' tho will bi the late Miss Frances Catherine Thornton, t>f. London.'. •'.;.' ": .. .': ■;; V, ; Mr. F.W. Green, M.A..-Jesus College^has ; been appointed assistafitaifector 6i the.Fitz--1 William Museum.for.two years.' '. :. - : ..■,'■■.' _ : ■ Mr. .Falconer Madah, M.A.,'F.R.S.j senior sub-librarian of the -Bbtlleiatt Library, Fellow . of'BrasenbSe College, Oxford^ has,beeiv appointed Sandars Reader in Bibliography; for : theyearl9o9. : - ... : ; :,: .'.'.■. -■'. '\ :■■: : The Library Syridicate has appointed Mr. E. j. AVofnian. M.A., Christ's,'to.be-Curator" in ■ Oriental Literature for the year 1909. V ' Mr: W. E. Dison, M.A., Downing, hai been appointed University Lecturer ill Phai> macology: uiitil Michaelmas, 1913. '[ :. \ The Senate has. approved the recommenda-., tionsof the' Obsen-atofV Syndioate) dated November'2o," namely:—That tho offcl ,; of th& . Royal Society to-present thoHuggiiis inatruments as a gift:-'towards' the astrophysical equipment at the observatory be accepted. That the Vice-Chancellpr bo authorised to convey.tho thanks of the university, to the Royal- Society for their. valuable, gift; ■ That the Observatory Syndicate bo hUthoHsed to take the necessary steps for. installing the Huggihs telescbpes at thp obser'vatoryi- That a sum of £250 be appropriated for this pur-'; pose from the special Sheepshanks .Fund. That the sum of £250 be paid out of themni- ■ versity chest foi'thb same pUrjwse'.V-. : .;,: : No candidates have- presented :themselvea for tho Jeremy Soptuogmt; Prizes. ■ ■',: : ;. Tho Special Board for; Biology and Geology have awarded tlie AValsingham. Medal for - 1908 to Mr. XV C. Dobell, 8.A., Fcllowof 'trinity; and a.second Walsiiigliam T^ledal-to" ; Mr. G. R- Mines, 8.A., Sidney, and Mr'.; D. , ' Thoday, B.A;, Trinity; who are equal. ~