The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-04

II was during 1904 that Stanley's tour
through Greece and Italy took place During
the next eight years he continued to perform
the functions OF tutor In University College The
was succeeded in that Office by Goodwin
Smith. and for time no discharged the
duties OF Select Preacher to the university. In
1S49 his father. the Bishop OF Norwich. died.
and, the Dean OF Carlisle being appointed to
tho See OF Norwich. the vacant Deanery was
Immediately offered by Lord John Russell to
Stanley. The offer was declined upon the
ground that Stanley strongly felt that oxford
was his natural sphere" But the tie with the
university was presently to be loosened. The
death OF his two elder brothers left him the sole
prop OF his family. and his succession to
small landed estate rendered 1t impossible
for him, under the regulations then existing
to retain his fellowship. Deprived OF his own
home at University College. and DESTROYS to
provide one for his mother and sisters. he
was not likely to refuse another offer Of an
independent post even il il severed his con-
nection with oxford. The offer was not long
delayed. But before the autumn OF 1851,
when he kept his first residence as Canon OF
Canterbury. he had important work to do as
Secretary to the University Commission. For
some time Stanley had been engaged. in con-
junction with Jowett and other friends in pre-
pairing a volume OF essays on various topics
connected with the reform OF the university
His views now extended beyond the enlarge
ment OF the PROFESSIONAL system. which. in
conjunction with TAFT he had advocated
eleven years before. He clearly recognized
that university training consists not merely
in teaching or in learning. but in thousand
underlined things-in the place. the amuse-
ments. the society, the associations and that
1t was less a system OF education than a par
tieular sphere OF English life which might be
raised TO higher utility by the introduction Of
more popular and more Intellectual elements
Above all. he dreaded that the time for re-
form might be allowed TO slip. and that the
consequence OF neglecting the right op-
portunitJ would DO a drastic revolution
which would sacrifice much that was Of in
estimAble value. What he desired was TO
adapt the university to the changes which two
centuries had Witnessed In tho relation OF
social classes and the subjects OF knowledge
TO make IL a national institution which should
not merely train up an intellectual aristocracy
but extend the advantages Of Its education to
all ranks Of society. With these objects. he
wished TO provide sndowments for neglected
branches of study, to attract Door students By
reducing the expenses Of college life. TO call
the university more eonspicuously into exist
encs. as distinct from the colleges. and esps-
eially to enlarge it's foundations BY modifying
clerical restrictions. by Strengthening the pro-
fsssorial stan and by removing the limitations
which confined felloTships and scholarships
TO particular families or counties To the Ok
ford University Commission. which presently
came into being. Stanley. as We have said. was
appointed secretary. and Goodwin Smith assist
ant secretary. For nearly two years the work
Of the Commission absorbed STANLEY energies
and it's meetings required his constant pres
sncs in London. Gladstone told some one at
the time that he thought the oxford Commits
sion would avoid giving any handle for attack.
owing to the ingenuity or ingenuousness OF the
secretary II was no doubt that TO StanlsE's
ooneiliGtorJ tact the Commission owed no
small part Of It's success In dealing with the OBJ
position which Was rampant In many OF the
OxfOFd eolleGSL The report Of the Commits
Si0R, jShish was Issued IN May. 1882. was re-