Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
TWO YEARS. PREPARATION
All Advantages of University at
Their Command.
BARRED FROM DEGREE COURSE
Carnegie's Money Not Wanted to
Finance Project-Object to Make
Useful Members of Glass.

Special CablegTam to The Star.
LONDON. December 12-The scheme to
enable working people to study at Oxford
University has now been successfully
launched
This somewhat ambitious proposal orig1-
mated a little over year ago at a ma
tional conference of the Workers Edu-
cational Association. held at Oxford, when
committee of seven labor representa-
lives and seven university representatives
was appointed 10 consider the question.
The recommendations of this body are
of practical character They propose
1.-THE establishment in working-class CEN
tiers of system of tutorial classes. man
aged by the workpeople themselves under
specially selected university teachers. who
will teach for a portion of the year IN the
university.
These students will undertake TO pursue
a continuous course for two years. lhey
will be financed partly by colleges. partly
by LEGAL and government grants. and also.
it is hoped, by grants from trade unions
and other working-class organizations.
Special Course at Oxford.
When the students have satisfactorily
passed through this two-year course ar
engagements will be made for them to take
special courses at Oxford in subjects cog
nate to those studied in the classes. They
will not be eligible to study for the ordi-
nary degree course" for which Greek
and Latin are required but as members
of the university they will. with this ex-
ception, share IN all the advantages. both
social and intellectual. of their fellow
students.
The administration Of the scheme is to
be intrusted to a standing committee OF
the university extension delegacy. which,
having been legally constituted. has al
ready several classes successfully work
ing under its care.
which was placed before a conference OF
345 delegates representing 1o6 working
class societies in London at Toynbee Hall
a few days since. 1t was appropriate that
Canon Barnett should preside for. as ne
lightly said "Toynbee Hall has stood for
the union between knowledge and indus
try"
An elderly man asked whether Mr.. Car
negie had been approached on the ques-
ton of financial assistance. Mr.. Zimmern.
Joint secretary of the Oxford committee.
replied. amid cheers. that they had not
approached Mr.. Carnegie.
I'VE don't want blood money was the
comment of a young man with flaming
red tie.
Not Lifted Out of Glass.
lis your object to make men capable
and clever workmen for working class
leaders," was another question. but Mr..
Crooks, NJ P. replied that 1t would still
be left to technical classes to make men
better mechanics. AS for the rest, democ-
racy. as hitherto. would have nothing to
do with educated snobs.
1.-The object is not to lift man out
of his class but to make him more
useful to his Glass; was the remark Of
workman who appeared to grasp the
central idea OF the scheme.
Other questions ELECTED interesting
information There would be no age
limit; women as we'll as men were in
cluded in the scheme. If a man was
married provision would be made for
his wife and family while he was at
the university. and also for all men
who on their return did not find i'm
mediate employment