1892 LONDON UNIVERSITY REFORM 225 



John Collier, suggesting an alteration in the title of 

 the essay : — 



HoDESLEA, Eastbourne, 

 Nov. 8, 1892. 



My dear Jack — It is delightful to find a reader who 

 " twigs " every point as acutely as your brother has done. 

 I told somebody — was it you? — I rather wished the 

 printer would substitute o for e in Irenicon. So far as I 

 have seen any notices, the British critic (what a dull ass 

 he is) appears to have been seriously struck by my sweet- 

 ness of temper. 



I sent you the article yesterday, so you will judge for 

 yourself. — With love, ever yours affectionately, 



T. H. Huxley. 



You should see the place I am claiming for Art in the 

 University. I do believe something will grow out of my 

 plan, which has made all the dry bones rattle. It is 

 coming on for discussion in the Senate, and I shall be 

 coming to you to have my wounds dressed after the fight. 

 Don't know the day yet. 



This allusion to the place of Art in the University- 

 refers to the proposed reorganisation of the London 

 University. 



Since the year 1887 the question of establishing a 

 Teaching University for London had become more 

 and more pressing. London contained many isolated 

 teaching bodies of various kinds —University College, 

 King's College, the Royal College of Science, the 

 Medical Schools, Bedford College, and so forth, while 

 the London University was only an examining body. 

 Clearly these scattered bodies needed organising; 

 the educational forces of the metropolis were dis- 



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