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[Dec. ii, 1879 



But with great wisdom, and here it is to be added that 

 the Commissioners have introduced as much elasticity as 

 possible, the University is to have power to vary the 

 number and designation of these Special Boards from 

 time to time on the recommendation of the General 

 Board of Studies, provided that the whole number of 

 such Boards shall never be less than eight. 



The Professors assigned to the said eleven Boards are 

 as follows : — 



f Regius. 



Divinity 



Medicine 



Classics 



Language 



Mathematics 



Physics and Chemistry 



Natural Science . 



j Lady Margaret's. 



-j Hulsean. 



I Norrisian. 

 I Ely, 

 I Regius. 



■! Downing. 



1 Whewell. 

 | Regius. 

 j Downing, 

 ■"l Anatomy. 

 ! Pathology. 

 ( Regius of Greek. 



I Latin. 



{ Regius of Hebrew. 

 J Arabic. 

 " ] Sanskrit. 

 \ Anglo-Saxon. 

 1 Lucasian. 

 1 Plumian. 

 ' j Lowndean. 

 . Sadlerian. 

 ("Jacksonian. 

 I Chemistry. 

 J Mechanism. 

 ""I Cavendish of Physics. 



I Astronomy and Astronomi- 

 l_ cal Physics. 

 rWoodwardian. 



Botany. 

 J Mineralogy. 

 *" j Zoology and Comparative 

 Anatomy. 

 (_ Physiology. 

 Modern History. 

 Disney. 

 Thirlwall. 

 Dixie. 

 / Knightbridge. 

 I Political Economy. 

 j Mental Philosophy and 

 Logic. 

 Music Music. 



Power is again given to the University to vary the 

 assignment of Professors to the several Special Boards on 

 the recommendation of the General Board of Studies. 



Each Special Board is to consult together from time to 

 time on all matters relating to the studies and examinations 

 of the University in its department, and in consultation 

 with the Professors, Readers, and University Lecturers 

 connected with its department, frame a scheme of lectures 

 in every year; taking care to provide that the subjects of 

 the said lectures be determined with regard to the general 

 objects of every particular Professorship, so as to distribute 

 the several branches of learning in the best manner. 



These Special Boards are to be controlled by a General 

 Board of Studies, consisting of the Vice- Chancellor, one 

 member of every Special Board of Studies elected by that 

 Board, and eight members of the Senate. 



The duty of the General Board is to consult together 



History 



Moral Science 



on all matters relating to the studies and examinations of 

 the University, including the maintenance and improve- 

 ment of existing institutions, and the establishment and 

 maintenance of new institutions. 



Among the functions of the General Board are the 

 superintendence of laboratory work and the subordination 

 when necessary of the Readers and University Lecturers 

 to the professors. 



Those who know Cambridge at present will have seen 

 in the foregoing lists some new Professorships. As a 

 matter of fact six new Professorships are to be established 

 in the University for the following subjects, viz. : — 



Physiology. 



Pathology. 



Mental Philosophy and Logic. 



Astronomical Physics. 



History, Thirlwall. 



-Ecclesiastical History, Dixie. 

 The Professors in these subjects are to be appointed 

 before the end of the year 1882. 



Here again the Commissioners show a wise discretion 

 in ruling that the University shall have power to establish 

 from time to time Professorships for other departments of 

 learning or science. The Professorships so established 

 may either be limited to a definite term of years or to 

 the tenure of office of one Professor only ; and if not so 

 limited, they may be suspended or discontinued on the 

 occurrence of any vacancy. 



The stipends of the Professors, it is suggested, should 

 be raised from their present level to correspond with the 

 following scheme : — 



Professors. 



It must not be forgotten that the above sums are exclu- 

 sive of the dividend on the Fellowship which is held by 

 each Professor; and, further, the University is given 

 power to vary the stipends from time to time, prov ided 

 that no such variation sliall affect the interest of a Pro- 

 fessor -without his consent, or diminish the aggregate 

 amount of payment to the whole body of Professors. 

 That is to say, the scheme is perfectly elastic, only the 

 Commissioners do not intend to have it improved into 

 effeteness. 



The actual increase to the Professoriate, it will have 

 been seen, is small ; the ultimate increase to the teaching 

 power of the University is, however, great. This is 

 accomplished by the appointment, in connection with the 

 departments of study for which Special Boards of Studies 

 are appointed, of a body of teachers called Readers. 



