CHAPTER XIV 



UNIVERSITY OF LONDON 



Chemical Examiner Elected Vice-Chancellor Reorganisation of the 

 University Medical Education in London Removal to the Im- 

 perial Institute Addresses on Presentation Day Address to 

 King on his Accession Incorporation of University College 

 Proposals to found an Imperial Technical University My Jubilee. 



FROM the year 1874 to 1878 I acted as examiner in 

 chemistry to the University of London ; this was dur- 

 ing Carpenter's registrarship. It was whilst I held this 

 office and chiefly owing to my recommendation, that 

 practical laboratory work was included in the curri- 

 culum in chemistry for Science degrees. I remember 

 well the first examination in which simple quantitative 

 analysis formed a part of the practical examination. 

 One of the problems set to the candidate was to 

 determine the quantity of metallic iron contained in a 

 solution of ferric chloride. To indicate the notions 

 concerning quantitative analysis held by some of the 

 candidates at that time, it is worth while to mention 

 that I noticed one of them, who, having precipitated the 

 hydrated oxide by means of potash, and having thrown 

 this on a filter and washed it, endeavoured to estimate 

 the amount of iron by placing the wet filter, with the 

 moist precipitate inside it, on the pan of the balance 

 and then proceeding to weigh it. I don't suppose 

 that any boy at the present day who had been taught 



