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be drawn between those who could give up their whole time to study and 

 those that spent their day in industrial avocations. He had been hitherto 

 favourable to the combining of certified class instruction with examina- 

 tions as requisites to the degrees. The admission of the Working Men's 

 College (carried chiefly by members of Senate opposed to the restricting 

 of the degrees to students in the affiliated colleges) shook his faith in the 

 value of the class certificates. About the same time it became known to 

 the Senate that certificates were granted by some of the affiliated colleges 

 on mere nominal studentship. This completed the conviction in Mr. 

 Grote's mind that the degrees should be thrown open, and granted on the 

 exclusive test of examinations. Accordingly, when the subject came up 

 in connexion with the Draft Charter, by which the Graduates were to be ad- 

 mitted, he supported the insertion of a clause for abrogating the original con- 

 stitution as to affiliated colleges ; which clause was carried in the Senate by 

 a large majority. Many remonstrances followed this decision, especially 

 from the affiliated colleges. The Senate entrusted to Mr. Grote and Mr. 

 Warburton the drawing up a report on these remonstrances, which was 

 presented to the Senate on the 22nd of July, 1857. This report was Mr. 

 Grote's composition, and contains an exhaustive discussion of the argu- 

 ments of the remonstrants. 



On the 8th of July, 1857, while the Draft Charter was under discussion, 

 a memorial was laid before the Senate, signed by twenty-four men of 

 science, Fellows of the Royal Society, suggesting the institution of degrees 

 and honours for proficiency in mathematical and physical science. On 

 the 14th of April, 185S, the Senate appointed a Committee to consider the 

 propriety of establishing degrees in science ; of this Committee Mr. 

 Grote was a member, along with the Chancellor, Mr. Warburton, Sir 

 James Clark, Dr. Arnott, Mr. Faraday, Mr. Brande, Mr. Walker, and 

 Mr. Hopkins. The Committee held a series of meetings, and examined 

 the memorialists individually as to their views and wishes, and afterwards 

 drew up a report in favour of the principle of degrees in science. Being re- 

 appointed by the Senate to prepare a definite scheme, the Committee agreed 

 that there should be a Bachelor's Degree, which should rest on a broad 

 and comprehensive basis of scientific acquirement, and a Doctor's Degree 

 for eminence in special branches. A draft-scheme for the several Degrees 

 was, at the Committee's request, prepared by Dr. Arnott. It was very much 

 owing to Mr. Grote's advocacy that the Moral Sciences were retained in the 

 programme, several members of the Committee being disposed to limit the 

 subjects of examination to the Physical and Natural-History Sciences. 

 On the 7th of July, the Senate, with one dissentient voice, adopted the 

 report. The degrees were instituted accordingly. The other universities 

 are slowly entering upon a similar course. 



On the 27th of February, 18G2, he succeeded Sir John Lefevre as Viee- 

 Chancellor. 



It was a singular testimony to the largeness of his views, that Mr. Grote's 



