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NATURE 
wo am oar ae oo fal 9 
| Dec. 29, 1870 

NATURAL SCIENCE AT OXFORD 
“pas progress which Natural Science has made at 
Oxford within the last few years has far exceeded 
the anticipations of even the most sanguine of its pro- 
moters. It is but ten years ago that the New Museum 
was opened, and not much longer since the School of 
Natural Science was founded. Since then, year by year, 
the interest shown in these studies has steadily augmented, 
the number of undergraduates attending the University 
College Science Lectures has augmented in proportion as 
the number of these lectures has increased, and the 
School of Natural Science has become recognised as on 
a par with the other three great schools of Philosophy, 
Mathematics, and Law and Modern History. This has 
been chiefly brought about by the high standard of excel- 
lence required by the examiners in this school. When 

the position taken by Natural Science at a university which 
has commonly been condemned for neglecting this very 
subject, is fully recognised outside its own walls, there can 
be no doubt but that a far greater number than at present 
will come up to Oxford to pursue their science studies 
there. Hence it may not be here out of place to give as 
briefly as possible a short 7éswé of the opportunities held 
out to Natural Science students at Oxford, in the way of 
university and college lectures and the various scientific 
museums and libraries, as well as to notice the numerous 
rewards and honours which are open to all such students. 
To do this completely would far exceed the limits of this 
article, so that what follows must only be taken as a sort 
of index, as accurate as possible, to a subject, the details 
of which can be obtained by writing to the tutors of the 
various colleges mentioned. 
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THE MUSEUM AT OXFORD 
that the following colleges award scholarships and exhi- 
bitions for Natural Science, afteran examination combining 
both book-work and practical work in any one orany two 
of the three great branches of Natural Science, Chemistry, 
Physics, and Physiology. 
Balliol—one of 75/. every alternate year; one to be 
given in 1871. 
Merton—one of 80/, and one or two exhibitions every 
year ; no limit to age. 
Christ Church—one of 100/. every year ; age not to be 
above twenty. 
Magdalen—one of 75/. and one or two exhibitions every 
year ; age not above twenty. 
Jesus—one of 80/., generally every year ; no limit as to 
age. 
fee College—one of 100/. occasionally. 

Queen’s—one of 75/. occasionally. 
Lincoln—one of 60/.; a closed scholarship generally 
given to Owens College students. 
There is but little doubt that many of the other colleges 
will give similar scholarships as time goes on. 
But far greater rewards than these are the various 
fellowships, of from 150/. to 300/. per annum, which are 
open generally one or more every year, either for Natural 
Science alone or for Natural Science combined with Ma- 
thematics. These fellowships are awarded after a com- 
petitive examination, and are open to those who have taken 
their B.A. degree ; and, unlike the system in vogue at Cam- 
bridge, they are open to all members of the University, and 
are not confined to the members of the particular college 
which offers the fellowship. Fellowships have been given 
for Natural Science at the following colleges: Merton, 
Aten Se 
