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was their view, and that, in the words of Pears' advertisement, 

 they " would not be happy till they got it." 



And they won't get it unless the medical examining bodies 

 are connected into a distinct degree-giving body. 



In the course of the autumn matters seemed to be pro- 

 gressing. He writes to Sir M. Foster, November 9 : — 



I am delighted to say that Paget has taken up the game, and 

 I am going to a committee of the University this day week to try 

 my powers of persuasion. If the Senate can only be got to see 

 where salvation lies and strike hard without any fooling over 

 details, we shall do a great stroke of business for the future 

 generations of Londoners. 



And by the end of the year he writes : — 



I think we are going to get something done, as the Senate 

 of the U.L. has come into line with us, and I hope University 

 College will do the same. 



Meanwhile he was asked if he would appear before the 

 Commission and give evidence — to " talk without interroga- 

 tion " so as to convince the Commission of the inadequacy 

 of the teaching of science in general and of the absence of 

 means and appliances for the higher teaching. This he did 

 early in January 1893, representing partly his own views, 

 partly those of the Association, to whom he read what he 

 proposed to say, before being authorised to speak on their 

 behalf. 



His position is finally defined by the following letter : — 



Feb. 9, 1893. 



Dear Professor Weldon — I wish anything I have said or 

 shall say about the organisation of the new University to be 

 taken in connection with the following postulates which I con- 

 ceive to be of primary importance : 



1. The New University is not to be a separate body from 

 the present University of London. 



2. All persons giving academic instruction of a certain rank 

 are to be " University Professors." 



3. The Senate is to contain a large proportion of representa- 

 tives of the " University Professors " with a limited term of 

 office (say five years). 



