clxxiv Monthly Council, November 2, 1892. 
In". Tuesflays : Agricultural Chemistry, 
Lecture and Practical. Thursdays : Agri- 
culture, Field, and Agricultural Chemistry, 
Practical. Satunlays ; Agriculture, Lec- 
ture ; and Agricultural Chemistry, Practi- 
cal. 
Easter Term.— Junior Class— Monday.s, 
Wednesdays, and Fridays : Chemistry Ele- 
mentary Quantitative, with Surveying in 
afternoons. Tuesd.ays, Thursdays, and Satur- 
days : Agricultural Botany, Geology. Senior 
Class — Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays : 
Engineering, u-ith Book-keeping afternoons 
of Fridays. Tuesdays : Agricultural Che- 
mistry, Lecture and Practical. Thursdays : 
Agriculture Field, and Agidcultural Chem- 
istry, Practical. Saturdays : Agriculture 
Lecture, and Agricultural Chemistry, Prac- 
tical. Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays : 
Geology. 
It is estimated that any student for the 
whole course wilt have to pay, the first year 
19f. 19s., and the second 181. 18s., in fees ; 
and that for board and lodging the cost will 
be from 61. to 81. a term ; so that the neces- 
sary expense will be from 381. to 411. per 
annum for the whole course. 
It is suggested that in addition to the 
contribution of 5501., scholarships might be 
offered by County Councils to assist stu- 
dents. 
(5) Statement. 
Those who have prepared this scheme have 
thought it well to add that the course of 
instruction will be announced in the usual 
list of University lectures, and will be open 
to members of the University, but it will 
also be advertised in the newspapers as open 
to non-members of the University, under 
certain conditions ; and they think that if 
success rewards their efforts, the University 
may soon afford its support. 
This is the way other new subjects have 
been introduced in the past, and which have 
afterwards been sanctioned by the University. 
For instance, engineering,' the University 
Extension system of lectures and examina- 
tions, the examination and tuition for the 
public health diploma, &c. The County of 
Cambridge Council will probably help in 
making the start, which may be expected to 
influence neighbouring County Councils to 
do the same. 
It is known that some gentlemen in the 
neighbourhood of Cambridge will give the 
stuilents the privilege of walking over ami 
inspecting their farms, and, it is hoped, may 
be induced to try some experiments for their 
own anil the students’ benefit, and applica- 
tion will be made to the Royal Agricultural 
Society of England for permission to ex- 
amine and study their experiments con- 
ducted at the farm at Woburn. 
Finally, it would not be desirable that the 
students should be left without some general 
supervision and control, securing good con- 
duct and regular attendance at the lectures. 
Albeut I’ELi., Chairman. 
Mr. Pell said he miglit perhajis i>e 
permitted to say a word or two in 
explanation of the scheme referred to 
in the report. In 1890, when the 
then President of the Board of Agi'i- 
culture (Mr. Chaplin) addre.sscd a 
letter to the Chancellor of Cambridge 
University (the late Duke of Devon- 
shire), suggesting that the University 
should proceed to afford opportunities 
for teachers to master the scientific 
subjects bearing upon agriculture, the 
question was referred to a syndicate 
of the Senate, consisting of many 
eminent residents, and including the 
Duke of Devonshire, Lord Walsing- 
ham, Mr. Dent, and himself. The 
syndicate took more than a year to 
consider the matter, and eventually 
agreed upon a plan. Unfortunately, 
however, the Senate rejected their 
proposal by a small majority in a very 
large house. Those who were concerned 
in the matter did not, however, let it 
drop, and since then several counties, 
ten in number, had sent delegates to 
London to consider the question of 
the provision of instruction in agri- 
culture at the Cambridge University. 
The matter had been referred to a 
Sub-Committee (of which he had the 
honour to be Chairman), who, acting 
in concert with the teaching bodies at 
the University of Cambridge, had pre- 
pared the scheme w'hich appeared in 
the report. It w'as estimated that 
from outside sources an annual con- 
tribution of 5501. would be required, 
but the County Council of Cambridge 
alone had voted 400Z., and only 150Z. 
more was required. They did not ask 
for any money whatever from the 
Koyal Agricultural Society, but he 
was glad that the scheme would 
appear in the proceedings, because 
landowners generally, as well as oc- 
cupiers, would have the opportunity 
of seeing what was being done, and 
the possibilit}’ and probability of their 
being able to obtain for their sons 
first-rate instruction in Agricultural 
Science at the University. The Uni- 
versity had opened this course of 
instruction to members of the Uni- 
versity with the intention of their 
proceeding to a degree in Agricul- 
ture. To his mind that was a very 
important step in the direction of 
agricultural education, and one of 
which he felt sure the sons of many 
agrarian proprietors who might be 
studying at Cambridge would like to 
take advantage. (Hear, hear.) 
Dairy. 
The Hon. C. T. Parker (Chairman) 
reported that the Committee had 
