92 SIR WILLIAM KAMSAY 



of Principals of the English colleges especially for the 

 purpose of considering the whole matter. This meeting 

 was held on 10th April, 1886, at King's College, London. 

 It was a small gathering of five, Wace (King's College), 

 Tilden (Birmingham), Kamsay (Bristol), Garnett (New- 

 castle) and Hicks (Sheffield). Dr. Wace was voted to 

 the chair. It was resolved " that it is desirable that 

 steps be taken to obtain from the national exchequer 

 such pecuniary assistance, particularly towards the en- 

 dowment of chairs and contributions towards scholar- 

 ships in the existing University Colleges of England as 

 is already enjoyed by similar institutions in other parts 

 of the United Kingdom." 



The persons present then formed themselves into a 

 committee to obtain information regarding the finances, 

 staff and students of the various colleges and appointed 

 Professors Hicks and Ramsay to act as honorary 

 secretaries and conveners. 



A second meeting was held on 17th June at King's 

 College with the scheduled information before it. The 

 practical outcome of this meeting was the drafting 

 of a letter to be sent to the Councils of all the 

 English colleges enquiring whether they would be 

 disposed to join in an application to the Govern- 

 ment for aid, and, if so, to appoint representatives 

 to attend a meeting in London about October, at 

 which the best means of bringing these views before 

 the Government might be considered and definite steps 

 agreed on. 



