The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-05-05

gentlemen's attention, who in turn called
the attention of other gentlemen to the
great need there existed In London for a
university which should be open to all
persons irrespective of religious creeds,
and in which no religious teaching OF any
sort should find a place.
The result of these communications was
the founding of such an institution, with a
capital of 9153, 900, and in 1927 1.-THE Uni
versity of London was founded, with
Henry Brougham as its first president
In 1881 petition for charter of incor-
poration was approved by the law ofheers
of the crown, but eventually defeated by
the opposition of the universities OF Ok
ford and Cambridge, who desired that the
new university should be restrained from
granting degrees. Consequently the Uni
versity College, London, remains degree
less to this day.
This fact does not, however, prevent 1T
from being most useful and wlthal popu-
lar educational institution.
More than a thousand young men and
women are to-day receiving sound higher
education within its walls, and many an
old pupil of the college has after going out
into the world attained high positions IN
arts and sciences; for the college nohly
bears out the words of its charter by
affordlng at a moderate expense the means
of education in literature, science and the
for admission to the medical and legal pro-
LESSONS.
Connected with the college is a school in
which close upon 500 scholars are taught,
and over the way is splendldly equipped
hospital, with 200 beds. This hospital has
now become inadequate to the needs OF the
college. Plans for one double the size of
the present building have already been
prepared, and the work of removing the
old and substituting the new is to begin at
once.
In Professor Ramsay's class are 100 stu
dents, the great majority of them over 20
years of age. For these, roomy and we'll
fitted out laboratories are provided, and
peep into one of the homes OF experiments
and explosions shows that the students
appreciate what has been provided for their
advancement, and they take full advantage
of their splendid opportunities. The dis
coverer of argon has, indeed. a cosmopoli-
tan class. Among his pupils he numbers
Turks, Austrians, Germans, Greeks, Hin
docs, Americans; but, of course, large
majority of the students are Londoners
born and bred.
There are also in the class round dozen
of lady pupils, and of these the professor
speaks in glowing terms. They are pains
taking to a degree, be says; careful, stu
dious, hard working, and absorb a wonder
full amount of knowledge in a remarkably
short space of time. AS against this, the
professor does not deny that his lady pu-
pills lack initiative. However, he has two
ladies at present engaged in investigating
new subjects, and they are pursuing their
research with energy, skill and consider
able penetration. One of these ladies is
preparing paper on her subject, to be
read before a scientific society There
would doubtless, be a greater number of
young ladies as students in the University
College chemistry class-for the science of
chemistry appeals to the feminine mind
were it not that there are so few openings
for ladies to follow up this science after
they have once mastered the subject.
Those who now attend the classes are
mostly studying with the intention of tax
ing medical degrees, or becoming compe-
tent nurses. ST. GEORGE ODLUM.