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...probable that Oxford will make an advance in the direction of greater freedom of study by establishing a research degree, namely, a Baccalaureate of either Science or Letters, according to the field in which the candidate has done his work. A special delegacy will be appointed as supervisors of the new department. No one may enter on the course of special study which entitles him to be a candidate unless he is twenty-one years old, has obtained the Oxford B.A., or otherwise qualified himself, has shown aptness for research, and has chosen a line of study which may profitably...
...Irish Church, and proposed to do with the established Church of Wales. The movement had extended in two directions, he said, towards criticism of dogmas, and criticism of Scripture. One great thing which the new line of thought accomplished was to show to England the value of historical research into the accuracy of the Bible. The view that the Scripture was the word of God, minutely accurate, had vanished from liberal theology. The churches of England were beginning to recognize that though they could not unite upon any common theological ground, they had, however, a strong bond of union...
...evening on Public Museums of Natural History. He gave an account of our University Museum, founded by Louis Agassiz, and pointed out the lines on which Alexander Agassiz has fostered its growth. A public museum like ours has two distinct functions: First, the accumulation and utilization of materials for research; and, second, the display of selected specimens for the instruction of the public. He described the principal museums in this country and Europe, and closed by a short description of the interesting public museums in the Southern Hemisphere...
...used to be said that a strong argument could be found in the intuition which men have of immortality. This is to give up scientific research and abandon ourselves to mystery...
...Philosophical department offers several new courses, and omits several of those which were given in the current year. Phil. 2, 3, 9, 12 and 13 have been added, while Phil. 4, 8 and 11 have been dropped from the list. In this department also four new courses of research primarily for graduates have been added...