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(2) Three (Lusby Scholarships) are of the value of £50 per annum each, and are open, except that candidates, if already members of the University, must not have exceeded the eighth Term from their matriculation.

(3) Four (Meeke Scholarships) are of the value of £40 per annum each, and are limited to persons educated at the Free Grammar School, Worcester.

(4) One (Macbride Scholarship) is of the value of £40 per annum, and is open.

(5) Two (Lucy Scholarships) are of the value of £40 per annum each, and are limited to persons educated at Hampton Lucy School.

(6) The two Exhibitions (White and Brunsell) are in the gift of the Principal.

All the smaller Scholarships, by the terms of their foundation, are tenable for three years; but they may be extended by vote of the Governing Body.

In case of candidates of sufficient attainments not presenting themselves for any of the limited Scholarships, such Scholarships may be filled up from among the candidates for the open Scholarships.

There is no limit of age for any of the Scholarships, but married persons are not eligible.

At St. Mary Hall there is one Exhibition (Nowell Exhibition), of the annual value of £30, and tenable for four years from matriculation. Preference is given to the kin of the Founder, Dr. Nowell, formerly Principal of the Hall, or his wife; and next to the lawful descendants of the Rev. John Rawbone (sometime Vice-Principal of St. Mary Hall) by Jane Mary his wife. In default of such candidates the appointment rests with the Principal.

At St. Edmund Hall there are (1) one Exhibition of the value of £24 per annum, to which the duties of Librarian of the Hall Lbrary are attached, (2) an Organistship of the value of £24 per annum. Both are usually tenable for three years, and are given after a competitive examination. There is no limit of age. There are also occasionally some Exhibitions of £20 a year which are open to competition.

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IV. EXHIBITIONS FOR NON-COLLEGIATE
STUDENTS.

I. Two Exhibitions of the value of £25 each, tenable for three years or till the B.A. degree, are offered every year by the Worshipful Company of Grocers for the benefit of Non-Collegiate Students in the University of Oxford.

The Exhibitions are open to any such Student who

(1) Shall have proved to the satisfaction of the Delegates of such Students his need of help;

(2) Shall have resided in the University during one Term åt least (Easter and Trinity Terms being for this purpose reckoned as one Term);

(3) Shall have passed Responsions; and

(4) Shall have been examined in such manner as shall from time to time have been appointed by the Delegates aforesaid.

The Exhibitions must in any case be vacated at the end of the eighteenth Term from matriculation, or on the admittance of the Exhibitioner as a member of any College or Hall in the University of Oxford.

Each Exhibitioner receives his annual stipend in two equal portions, as determined by the Court of Assistants, on production to the Clerk of the Grocers' Company of a certificate, signed by the Censor, and certifying that he has kept by actual residence such portion of the half-year as is required by the University Regulations; that he has during the same period been diligent in pursuing his studies; that his conduct has been entirely satisfactory; and that he is not in receipt of an income from Exhibitions, Scholarships, or other such emoluments exceeding in the aggregate £80 a year, exclusive of the Grocers' Company's Exhibition.

II. The Clothworkers' Company in London have founded three Exhibitions for the encouragement of Natural Science, and for the benefit of Non-Collegiate Students in the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.

The Exhibitions are of the value of £50 a year each, tenable for three years from the date of matriculation, and one Exhibition is awarded each year by the Company for competition among those who may offer themselves in Natural Science at the

Examination held in July under the authority of the Oxford and Cambridge Schools Examination Board (see page 212). Candidates, if members of the University of Oxford, must be Non-Collegiate Students of not more than one Term's standing: or they may be persons not members of the University, in which case they are required, if successful, to matriculate as Non-Collegiate Students in the ensuing Michaelmas Term.

The Exhibition is tenable only so long as the holder's name is on the books of the Delegacy.

Each Exhibitioner must pass Responsions in his first year, as a condition of holding the Exhibition for a second year, and the First Public Examination in his second year, as a condition of holding the Exhibition for a third year. Before each instalment of an Exhibition is paid, a certificate must be obtained from the Censor to the effect that the holder has kept such residence as is required of students in full residence in the University during the period for which it is payable, that he has fulfilled the above requirement as to Examinations, and that his moral conduct and attention to his duties as a member of the University have been satisfactory.

In the event of no Candidate appearing to be of sufficient merit to satisfy the Examiners, the Exhibition may be awarded for proficiency in Mathematics, after examination in that subject.

They have also granted three Exhibitions, each of the annual value of £30 and tenable for three years, to be given to NonCollegiate Students at Oxford who give evidence that they are candidates for honours.

V. ABBOTT SCHOLARSHIPS.

In 1871 the University accepted the sum of £6,000 sterling for the foundation of three Scholarships to be competed for annually in Easter Term under certain regulations, of which the following are the most important:—

The candidates for these Scholarships must be sons of clergymen of the Church of England who stand in need of assistance to enable them to obtain the benefits of an University education, and, if members of the University, Undergraduates who have not exceeded their third Term of residence.

For every election the Trustees appoint two or more Members of Convocation, not necessarily of their own body, to examine the claims of all persons wishing to become candidates. Every claim on which the judges so appointed cannot agree is referred to the Vice-Chancellor, and his decision is final. No person is received as a candidate without the consent of the Head or Vice-. gerent of his College or Hall or of the Delegates of Non-Collegiate Students, or, if not already a member of the University, without sufficient testimonials. The names of those who have been found to be duly qualified are sent to the Examiners; and the election is then made upon the ground of merit only, except that candidates born in the West Riding of the County of York are ceteris paribus preferred.

Each Scholarship is tenable for three years from the date of election. If however a person not a member of the University is elected and his residence is deferred for more than one Term beyond the Term in which he was elected, he only has the profits of his Scholarship from the date of his coming into residence.

The Scholarships are not tenable with any Scholarship or Exhibition in any College or Hall, the annual value of which exceeds the sum of fifty pounds.

CHAPTER IV.

OF DEGREES AND EXAMINATIONS FOR DEGREES.

I. OF DEGREES.

§ 1. General Conditions.

THE University grants degrees in five Faculties, viz. in Arts, Music, Medicine, Law, and Divinity. The three latter are termed 'superior' Faculties, that is, the attainment of a degree in Arts is a 'condition precedent' for entrance upon them. Degrees in Music stand on a peculiar footing, and do not confer the privileges which are attached to a complete course of liberal study.

The special conditions which are required before a candidate is eligible to receive any of these degrees in ordinary course are mentioned below. Three further conditions are common to all degrees. (1) Candidates must obtain the consent of their College or Hall, or of the Delegates of Non-Collegiate Students, as the case may be: this consent must be signified in writing to the Registrar on or before the day on which the degree is to be conferred. (2) They must obtain the consent of the University, for which purpose their names are publicly read out in Congregation by one of the Proctors. (3) They must give notice of their intention to become candidates, by entering their names in a book, which is kept for the purpose at the Vice-Chancellor's house, not later than the day before that on which they purpose to take their degrees.

When all the required conditions have been satisfied, the candidates are presented to the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors in the House of Congregation: those who are to be admitted to the degree of B.A., B.M., or B.C.L., give a promise to conform to the Statutes of the University; those who are to be admitted to the degree of M.A., D.M, D.C.L., B.D., or D.D., also give a

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