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relating to the constitution of the new Senate, of 

 which the first had reference to the religious freedom 

 of both teachers and taught, and the second, that no 

 disability shall be imposed on the ground of sex. 

 The Statutes laid down by the Commissioners were 

 approved by Parliament on June 29th, 1900, and the 

 new Senate met for the first time on October 24th of 

 that year. To indicate the importance I attached to 

 the passing of the Bill I append a note I wrote to 

 the Duke of Devonshire, the Lord President of the 

 Council : 



July i\st, 1898. 

 MY DEAR DUKE, 



As Vice-Chancellor of the University of London I write to 

 express the confident hope shared by almost every member 

 of the Senate that the Bill now in report stage may this 

 Session pass into law. The chances and dangers at this 

 period of the Session are always so serious that although 

 the Opposition has proved abortive, one naturally feels 

 anxious. It will be a most serious blow to the University 

 should we again be thrown back. Indeed it would greatly 

 imperil our future. I know that there will be a second 

 slaughter of the innocents before many days are over, and 

 I venture to appeal to you as the author of the measure 

 to see that the University of London Bill is not one of 

 these last children. 



I am, my dear Duke, 



Yours very truly, 



HENRY E. ROSCOE. 



With regard to the important question of the 

 improvement of medical education in the metropolis, 

 efforts had been made, and by none more strenu- 

 ously than by Professor Huxley, to concentrate and 

 improve the teaching of the preliminary scientific 

 subjects. It was recognised that if medical education 

 in London is to hold its own as against the new 

 and flourishing schools of medicine in the North of 



