248 REPORTS ON THE STATE OP SCIENCE. — 1915. 



minimum) which they are prepared to accept, and are bound to accept any offer 

 of the value they state.' 



(6) Whether any scholars have ever retired for this reason I do not know ; there 

 has been no recent instance. 



(c) The College sometimes gives assistance to scholars and others. 



King's College, Cambeidge. 



I. At the present moment the following grades of emoluments are held by students : 

 (a) Foundation Scholarships (48 : 24 Eton, 24 open) awarded at entrance, some 



after (as Undergraduate Scholarships). The Laurence Saunders Scholarship also 

 ranks as a Foundation Scholarship. 



Of these 42 are now held in the College, of which 29 are of the annual value of 

 801. ; 5 raised by allowances to 128Z. ; 1 raised by allowances to 104?. ; 1 reduced 

 on prolongation to 40Z. ; 6 honorary. 21 of the scholars are B.A.s, 21 undergraduates. 



{b) Minor Scholarships varying in number. Ten are now held : 9 of the normal 

 value of 60/., 1 raised by allowances to 84/. 



(c) Exhibitions of various classes : 



i. Entrance Exhibitions restricted to candidates in need of pecuniary assistance 

 in order to obtain a University education, normal value 40/., capable of augmentation 

 up to 70/. 



ii. Exhibitions specially endowed of various values, viz.. Price Exhibition (2) of 

 40/., capable of augmentation ; Vintner Exhibition (Natural Science) of 70/. ; Fielder 

 (for Greek), tenable with another Exhibition, 32/. ; Phillpotts, for son of a clergyman, 

 40/. ; Morton, for a candidate for Holy Orders, 75/. ; Soley, for candidate nominated 

 by Drapers' Company, 70/. 



iii. An Exhibition awarded annually to a member of the Cambridge Training 

 College for Teachers, 30/. 



iv. Ordinary Exhibitions awarded to undergraduates, of varying values. Of 

 these, 22 are now held : 8 of the normal value of 40/. ; 2 with the Fielder of 72/. ; 

 6 augmented to 70/. ; 1 augmented to 50/. ; 1 Fielder held alone, 32/. ; 4 30/. 



(d) One Studentship (Augustus Austen Leigh), tenable with a Scholarship, 75/. 

 (c) Choral Scholarships varying in number : 4 are now held, of 80/. plus certain 

 allowances, say 104/. 



Tenure. — The normal tenure of entrance Scholarships is two years ; prolongable 

 for two years more in all. Tenure of undergraduate Scholarships : until the holder 

 is of about four and a half years' standing from entrance ; prolongable for two years 

 more in all. Tenure of Exhibitions : (a) Entrance : two years, prolongable for a 

 third ; (b) Fielder, Soley, Phillpotts, Morton : three years ; (c) others : One year, 

 prolongable. Tenure of Choral Scholarships : usually three years. 



II. The Fielder Exhibition is tenable with another Exhibition. 



III. No ; but in considering augmentation of Exhibitions account is taken of 

 emoluments from other public sources held by the Exhibitioner. 



IV. There is a fund, privately contributed and privately administered, for the 

 assistance (not the complete maintenance) of needy students, not confined to Scholars 

 or Exhibitioners. 



V. (a) No such case is known to me. 

 (6) No. 



Magdalene CoiLUGE, CAMBniDGiB. 



I. Number variable of Scholarships and Exhibitions. At present 24 in residence, 

 besides 6 Sizars and 4 Subsizars. Scholarships are of 40/. to 80/. ; Exhibitions gene- 

 rally of 30/. ; tenure of both for two years, after which they may be prolonged and 

 increased if the holders prove of sufficient merit. Sizarships are wqrtjh about 34/. 

 and Subsizarships consist in the reduction of certain fixed charges, and admission to 

 certain privileges at a given fixed charge. 



II. A Scholarship or Exhibition is tenable with a Sizarship or Subsizarship, or 

 with a ' private Exhibition ' of 25/. (see IV.). 



III. No. 



IV. (1) Trusts amounting to about 120/. per annum from which small benefac- 

 tions are made annually to poor and deserving students. 



(2) Ordinands Fund of 50/. from which grants of 10/. are made to candidates for 

 ordination requiring assistance. 



