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.the prodons, all professore ,(1,12-ci .-P•
üblic _ lecturers,
together, with,, the seeier ,tutors:
_grail, colleges ,and
hankie that],he teemhereesf this body should possess the
'eight of originating measures,' thet,_ it should ba-coi'!
veued bsethe Vice-Chancellor to disc ssi eeeesures only,
on the Written request of afixedittnther efsits mom
hers •
,that it should be empowered, teappointosielegsenea
for 'discharging the -functions...lnitially. belonging
to the committees: of; deliberative! bodiee i , thateits
'membersnshouldebe allowed •to_ addreis'ae hollseei,n
English;,; that measures, Alter- being , passed. bY Anl4
House? 'C of ongregation, ,anoulea.heepropoeed stostliel
'House of Convotestiop, einaply.for apeepeenennr:.rejee4Plk
Ail the-sutne, manner that-.measures eliminating' froga'4l'4
' behdemadaLlesettletre now Proposed;, thaeahssephenges
being made, ,the belidemadalboard. ahotild (Medea° .to
Hdiceharge .itti exteleive I and :4claiinietrative functions,
"and should else retain its present : right of, :originating
measures. : --I " i ,• e
3. That the standing delegaciesrintrUstea).esith ex ass
tive functions ,should be composed, :partly; of OM"'
members,. and ~pertly of mentherst approved; by-nongret
gatioir on the,.nomination ofsthilVieesChaneellor and,
Proctors;: oats-third . of the ~persons- thus .dominated to
retire every yeast, but, to be reselielele; aeid that the
professors ehoeld:be formed into -ea
standing delegacy,
wholly official and net halite to alteration, for the "Per'
vision of studies, the appointment of examiners, and the
naanagetneut of olio public libraries,. The official .0002-
bers of the other standing.delegacies to
'ha determined
by the House of ~Congregation. -:- , . - •
4. That the Vice-Chancellor should baappointed abr
solutely by the Chancellor, from the .. heads of colleges
and halls, and that the passage .in the Teaudlan statutes, ,
whioh seems to give nouvocation-e, vete on-,the "pow-
ment, should be removed from the statute-book.
5. That the tenure of thearoeterrieshottldbe-Szo
tended to two years, one proctor going out of office at
the close of each year, and that the limitations with
respect to standing should be no longer retained;
that the proctors should be elected by -congregation,
without regard to the cycle issued by reing.Charles L;
that they should be re-eligible; that they should no
longeritave any share in nominating examiners, in. ad-
judging
prizes, in electing, certain professor,, or in up.
pointing the .select preachers; aedthat easter power of
veto on vets of convocation should be .abolished.
6. That the impositien of promissory oaths for the
performance of academical duties should be prohibited.
7. That all distinctions between noblemen, gentleman-
commoners, and commoners shonld be discontinued.
totedplbe7 121aor-umeincohre:vkisiiT an under
QT..cat,
wThhaatte,vieurooordnetrrac.
graduate of,Oxferd should be recoverable, unless the bill
shall have been Bent in to, the undergraduate within three
calendar, months after the dete.of the earliest item, and
unless, in ease of non-payment, aL copy of the bill shall
have been sent within six months from the same date to
the parent, guardian, or college-tutor of the debtor; . and,
that no such actionsohessidlialarought
_after the osnirae
tion of a year fcosa thedate,of the eaaliest item.
9. 'rbAt-for theseCoxery :of, 4elota from members •of
the univerakien the VicesChaeceker'e. Court should here-
after proceed.eeoprding to the eferma
of the County'
Courts, end, that the -practice otethe court should be
thrown opou.
10. Thee, the proyiaion of the statutes, by ,which . all
Mt MDCIS,of the neiversity.are obliged to belong to sine
cortege or. ball, us also that 4py Phieli colleges and halls
are obligati to have all theireoems accessible through one
common gate .Should be ,annulled; and, that,. liberty, be
given for the exteasion of tilae,guiver*itY, 2,5. Well.by -the
foundation of. lealls•as ,by
,;permitting mousfsera. of ..the
university, under duo supereptendenee, to fire in, irivate
lodgings, witlicut connotive,_ with a oellege or hell., ..
11.,. That there should' he a public examinationfni,ell
yousig men before matriculation. . e. ,
.., .
12. That durieg the latter, part of, the acedeemical
courso,,eil studsnts, should be kit ;free to •-dev4e_ehem.
y.p3 te sotneepeeitd branch, or branches of, study, ,
' 13. That the. profmare..ahetild his- distributed into
four boarda for the reguletioneof. study:-1.• Theology;
2., Meetel ilhilosephy. and, Philology; 3. jeriseredeeee,
and .Histeryo 4.. Mathematical end, Physical Seseeces,
• . 14. That a.scherao should h!e,framed by competent
anneseity toapeovide forethe reenlsite sannitter .ot ere-,
tessorshine, dkartiY .by. s :anaSlifivnat'Og -s°'4°- ofe t!hcre.
which belong to the saita department, Partl9,4 sup,
pressina thee° which. are eat ,wanted, partly by creating.;
mew chairs; that the. endowment of the profesaerships
should be increased, when inadequate, further endow-
ments being obtained by placing professorships in cer-
tain colleges, according to the precedent set by the foun-
ders of Magdalen and Corpus.
16. That restrictions on the appointment of professors
should be removed.
16. That the appointment to newly-created chairs
should be given to the Crown, but that the appointment
to existing professorships should be left in the same
heads as at present, except that those vested in convo-
cation, in the graduates of divinity; and in the heads of
houses, should be transferred to congregation.
17. That to assist the professors, assistant-professors,
or lecturers should be appointed (whenever necessary),
by boards, to which they would respectively belong, sub-
ject to the approval of congregation; that, in case inde-
pendent endowments cannot be supplied, a limited num-
ber of fellows of `i cellee s' ife
appointed to such lecture-
ships, thohld, while- holding them retain their fellow-,
ship though married; and that congregation. should
authorize the establishment: 0. e
new lectureships: when•
over they may be wanted, or the suspension of those
which may have ceased to be requima
18. That professors and lecturers should be allowed. to
receive foes.. • :'• •.. , ,e.e , •:
19e That the •long vacation should commence and tare
minetoon fixed days.: se ,
20. That examinations should .be .conducted (as far as
possible) in the vacations.
21. That steps should be taken to remove the restric-
tions which limit the usefalnese,oe the university scho-
larships end prim,. e, . ~
~
. -
22. That the Bodleian. Library ahonae he placed under
the management of the professors,', That although no-
general .permiesionep tee° printed books or manuscripts
out-of the beildingesheuld. be .
, grented, the professorial
delegacy.or ceneregAtion. eenillns have werto give 1)431'7
mission in. special cases.. That the .°hours
,for reading
snould , be exteudeileana ,sereadin
ideci,
with
duo accommodation. ~Tibed,,theett:rmal P7'l+holihrary
should na longer take place in 4,...i,0.tati0n.0 ,
suit:term. , • - ••
23. That :arrimgerneuts.:*hould i
.0
for trans
ferring the ,deparimeat of.aahnien 0 ma. 0
the Reda
cliffs Library; that for ,teee p.n147,i-eeienoe te
Of the
Bodleian Library shoeld he 4 oaths parator
over.
holm in that department ,to
thloowered to IL
of 'tie Rad-
chin Library; and that, 'thin a. trustees , ,t- . . h
it of suetects e
effected, the Radcliffe' Library arsi° .
the supervision of the professors d • nder
eidd be. plaice ih
r 0,...
,
That a special library of arebeeeke°r physic 4 bwn7d,i;e
formed in the building, callsd tha 'y and art a oaci. ,
24: That' a' catalogue:should be" prepared,
Gail t."
to that of the Bodiela L G
mentary..prepared, supple-
ofo ibrar for the purpose
indieatin'e such books as exist . y,
in 02tkord,`bit are not tif he foonr the otherlibraries
:15. That the university Should 41 the Bodlei.
plan
lately brought forward for beedih proceed With the
i
all' departinniits of physical.scion4 a great tionseilm or
realise laboratories; -and apnisrate;,7lth proper lecture-
the trusteCiof thielitetent • eolieetio :r !features.' 'That'
,htriabe lain oweredne transfer ten. of various kinds,'
7,-, e' Dr' lia" thet the &trotters their collections eo this,
1 "!1.5"1 ' a ofphysical solo °I. theentiseum should be
04 pforeietirs
~nese. .., :
0. i .
~.,
:..,.,.
eee-ernetn balance-Sheet of ithi,te
bout& be printed anneelly.f
veroity.'s venues of the unite
°intim MO tifeceivo-
* and that the account book
cation 2 thernselveivshould.
el That" a states:lse . --
Viseoes4ime` h statement '0 •thO •proceedings of
the delegetes of the bees s onid ,k_ ,
uU Mnde annually' 'so,
far natould be done•without iejare. , ,
! •27. That the table of 'foes essaeine... . . .
ihetild be- kevisedetio ES,to:equalizenu .
tout;Y.iversity
' d d for ges &man e
tho sanie purpose, and to abolish' tal.th
d foe no service, or which are mine
fiell' - • 08e which are ex.
being paid to vested interests. cessary, due regard
28. Thet tbe firnds at 'the disposal F
0 the university
should be hisplied to university %purpo9es
on,
* to the local claims' Poses only, due re.
gardifeing peid _ Property belonging
td el's university. -
29. That the stems) dutieslevied.ci on
Matriculations on
degrees; and •en• etrtifiostee cs.'l-.. _ deg sea, should be re-
taittedeand that the Statuteler Mn!iinait
should be :ree
leer d' so far as to ' allow the tintvert4t
-Y to invest its
Linda nropertY inland. '• 'd b • - - '
30. That all oaths impose y college
against change in
all ettionsstatutes
deolai 'and
_statutes, should be
prohibited es enlawfa . I." - • '
should b
31. That all 'fellowships s e thrown on to all
members of the university wherevert _born, provided they
have taken the dogrea of bac ielor•of arts,
,a_,c.
te: echo:rioter. That;!-'n an pro
duce) a proper certifica , . . for reasons
stated in the los,dy of nue repeat, anaeteeption to this rule
should be made in regard to New College and St. John's
College:
32: That persons eleoted•to fellosysh* IPs' should be re-
leesedfroni all restrictions on! ho t enure of their fellow-
ships arising from the obligationt t o
_enter into bniy
or-
ders, or from that of proceeding O d :Igrees in the facul-
ties of theology, laws come ictne, but that it would be
expedient to modify rather than remove the restriction
property;
arising fromeho possess
,ion of a n rty. , and that celi-
bacy,thould still 'continue to be eeessary condition
• a with certain specified
for holding fellowship , i exceptions,
in the
33. That steps should be takeno_
an various colleges
to prevent the anneal voluoel, f y fellowshiph from
or falling
atneuuting to more than 3%
nut& .of gc itall'w 150 e
34..Thenno,portion of t
eat amuse °I; ge" except
those sPeoitivallygiven ter th P- a , 6 °aid be ap.
of advowsone.
plied to the purchase
i , rosining after raking A
35. That any surplus re
itt. be a* '• 1 4): due
provision for the felloweo te
'4a
-li-shies, t;.,lpi,dtet, to increase
the number and value of scholarships, that no scho-
't
than 50/,
larship should be of less atuoun
iwre a Ygar*
36 That,' in eellege"---- - there is
placed on
mere than one
foundation, all fellows should be
iog, both as to rights. arid cliidm
.
87. That for the.electlion.ef.fellows and scholars in the
cons. c
larger cotta-ea, boards oh° . _uld be .fortned, tilting o.
not less than 12, and including the head and all fellows
• that in all cases the
er;gaged in education; . f the election
should be made by the suffrages ofwhets beard, or
of the-,whole society, o.,ther
°use .rut▪
ght be, and pot by
"mina'iont and that all 'elections Should be determined
by the Merit& of tht,candiflktes,BBtyste° by examination.
38. That e certain number of fellowships should' be,
fur the present at least, appropriated for the encourage.
must of the new studies introduced into the academical
system. ,

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