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prevent women from obtaining efficient separate instruc- 

 tion, and from being admitted to Examination for degrees 

 upon the same terms as men. 



You will therefore understand that I should be most 

 glad to help you if I could and it is with great regret 

 that I feel myself compelled to refuse your request to 

 examine Mr. H . 



In the first place, I am in the midst of my own 

 teaching, and with health not yet completely re-established 

 I am obliged to keep clear of all unnecessary work. 

 Secondly, such an examination must be practical, and I 

 have neither dissecting-room available nor the anatomical 

 license required for human dissection ; and thirdly, it is 

 not likely that the University authorities would attach 

 much weight to my report on one or two days' work if 



the fact that Mr. H has already filled the office of 



anatomical Demonstrator (as I understand from you) does 

 not satisfy them as to his competency. I am, dear 

 Madam, yours very faithfully, T. H. HUXLEY. 



Miss S. JEX BLAKE. 



The last event of thi. year was that he was elected 

 by the students Lord Rector of Aberdeen University 

 a position, the duties of which consist partly in 

 attending certain meetings of the University Court, 

 but more especially in delivering an address. This, 

 however, was not required for another twelvemonth, 

 and the address on " Universities, Actual and Ideal," 

 was delivered in fulfilment of this duty in February 

 1874. 





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