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days' work — if the fact that Mr. H has already filled the 



office of anatomical Demonstrator (as I understand from you) 

 does not satisfy them as to his competency. — I am, dear Madam, 

 yours very faithfully, T. H. Huxley 



Miss S. Jex Blake. 



The last event of the year was that he was elected by 

 the students Lord Rector of Aberdeen University — a posi- 

 tion, the duties of which consist partly in attending certain 

 meetings of the University Court, but more especially in 

 delivering an address. This, however, was not required for 

 another twelvemonth, and the address on " Universities, 

 Actual and Ideal," was delivered in fulfilment of this duty 

 on February 1874. 



