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has recently resigned the Chair of Agriculture at Edinburgh, and 
the late eminent Dr. Augustus Voelcker, will be found among 
the early Professors of the College. The latter gentleman, indeed, 
may be said to have founded his great reputation during his 
period of office at Cirencester. The fees for pupils, originally 
fixed at 30/., were increased to 50/., and afterwards to from 70/. 
to 90/. ; but it was not until about 1859, when the Rev. J, S. 
Haygarth was Principal, and Mr. John Coleman was Professor 
of Agriculture and Farm manager, that the College attained any 
considerable degree of prosperity. There were then, however, 
nearly 100 students on its books, a considerable proportion of 
these being out-students, who paid 30/. or 40/. a-year for tuition, 
and were all profit. During most of this time the farm manage- 
ment was a source of considerable loss, and in about 1865 it was 
determined to separate the farm from the College. The wisdom 
of this proceeding has been fully justified by the results. For 
some years past the tenant of the farm has been Mr. Swanwick, 
an old diploma student of the College, a breeder of excellent 
stock, whose name is known in all the Showyards of Great 
Britain, and one who has done all in his power to make the farm 
useful as an educational institution. 
At the present moment, under the Principalship of the Rev. 
J. B. McClellan, the College enjoys an unexampled prosperity. 
For some years it has been quite full, the number of out-students 
is large, the staff efficient, and the work of a thorough kind. 
" The opportunities for a thorough insight into natural science 
are superior to those available at any College I know of." 
"The College buildings include a museum, lecture theatre, 
numerous class rooms, chemical and biological laboratories, 
private rooms, studies, chapels, dining hall, library, reading- 
room, dormitories, lavatories, and apartments for the resident 
Professors. The external appearance of the Gothic building, 
with its long front of 190 feet facing the south, the internal 
arrangements, and the contents of the museum, library, and 
laboratories, are all worthy of the eminent men who founded 
the College and of the sacrifices which they made on its behalf. 
As part of the establishment should be mentioned the botanic 
garden, veterinary hospital, forges, workshops, &c. ; while it 
need scarcely be added that means of physical recreation are 
adequately provided, except to point out an almost constant 
difference in this respect between English and Continental 
educational establishments." 
About 85 in-students can be accommodated in the College 
building. These pay 135/. per annum, or 45/. per term, each 
having a separate cubicle in one of the dormitories, and 
sharing a study with one companion, or by an extra payment 
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