10 ACCOUNT OF THE CLASSES 



Seminars in Advanced History at the above Uni- 

 versity School. The lecturers' reports for the 

 years 1 901 -1904 were printed in the First, Second, 

 and Third Reports of the Committee, and details of 

 the courses will be found in the Calendars of the Lon- 

 don School of Economics and of the University of 

 London for those years. In February, 1905, a public 

 meeting was held under the chairmanship of Mr. R. B. 

 Haldane, supported by Dr. G. W. Prothero, Professor 

 Firth and other historical scholars, for the purpose 

 of raising sufficient funds to continue the work that 

 had already produced such valuable results. Further 

 subscriptions were generously promised at this meeting 

 and the lectures were continued for a further period 

 of three years. 



Mr. Hall's lectureship was continued during the 

 whole of this period, and the services of Mr. George 

 Unwin, afterwards Lecturer in Economic History in 

 the Universities of Edinburgh and Birmingham, were 

 also secured for a series of lectures on the early 

 government of London. Owing to the gradual 

 diminution of the fund, through the falling-oif of the 

 original subscribers, it was found possible to maintain 

 one lecturer only during the years 1907-8, and at the 

 close of the academic session of 1908-9, the payments 

 made from this Fund were suspended. 



It must not be supposed, however, that the falling 

 off of subscriptions was due to any slackening of the 

 endeavours of the Committee or its lecturers. The 

 period 1905- 1908 was remarkable both for increased 

 attendance of students and the maintenance of a very 

 high standard of teaching, as will be evident from a 

 reference to the University Calendars of those years, 

 as well as to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Reports of 

 the Committee. During this period also, Mr. Hall's 

 students paid a memorable visit to the Ecole des 

 Chartes and the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris, and 

 produced two works of considerable historical merit 



