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opportunity. There is a College examination at the end of each Term, at which every Undergraduate member of the College is expected to bring up a portion of his work for Moderations or one of the Final Schools, as the case may be. At each of such examinations he is also liable to be examined in the work of previous examinations.

At Merton, Responsions must be passed within the first two Terms of standing, Pass Moderations within the first eight Terms. There is an annual College examination, at which an Exhibition for Commoners and prizes are awarded.

At Exeter, Responsions must be passed within the first year of residence, Pass Moderations in the fourth Term after passing Responsions, and in no case later than the eighth Term of standing; and all Examinations for the B.A. (Pass) degree by the end of the sixteenth Term. A College examination is held at the end of each Term, the result of which is shown by a class-list. All who are placed in the first class receive a prize of books.

At Oriel, Responsions must be passed within the first two Terms of standing, Pass Moderations within the first eight Terms. There is a terminal College examination.

At Queen's, Responsions must be passed by the end of the fourth, and Pass Moderations by the end of the tenth Term. (1) There are periodical College examinations. (2) All Classical Scholars and Exhibitioners of the College who have not passed Moderations are required twice a year to pass an examination in portions of their Moderations work; the Tutors offer a prize of books to the person who passes the best examination; any member of the College who has not passed Moderations is allowed to compete. (3) Prizes are offered annually for Greek or Latin, and for English, composition. (4) A present of books of the value of £5 is given to every member of the College who obtains a first class in Moderations, and of the value of £10 to one who obtains a first class in the Final Examination for B.A. or in the Examination for B.C.L. A book or present of books is given to one who obtains a University Scholarship.

At New College, all University Examinations must, as a rule, be passed at the earliest opportunity, and every Undergraduate must read for Honours in some one School.

At Magdalen, all University Examinations must, as a rule, be passed at the earliest opportunity. There is a terminal College examination. Prizes are offered annually for Greek and Latin Composition, Modern History, and Natural Science.

At Brasenose, Responsions must be passed within the first year, Moderations before the end of the eighth Term, and all Examinations required for the degree of B.A. before the end of the sixteenth Term.

At Corpus, all University Examinations must be passed, unless special leave be given to the contrary, as early as possible. All members of the College are expected to read for Honours in some one of the Final Schools. There is a College Examination at the end of Hilary Term,

at which every Undergraduate member of the College is examined in a portion of his work for the First or Second Public Examination, as the case may be. A certain number of Exhibitions, of the value of £40 per annum, for two years, are awarded on the results of this Examination.

At Christ Church, Responsions must be passed by the end of the first Term of residence, Moderations by the end of the sixth Term from the beginning of residence, and all Examinations required for the degree of B.A. by the end of the fourteenth Term of standing, except in the case of Candidates for Honours.

At Trinity, it is expected that Undergraduates should offer themselves for all University Pass Examinations at the earliest opportunity. There is a terminal College examination.

At St. John's, Responsions must be passed by the end of the second Term, Moderations by the end of the ninth. There is a terminal College examination.

At Jesus, Responsions must as a rule be passed within the first year, Moderations within the second year. All Scholars and Exhibitioners are expected to read for Honours in at least one School. There is a terminal College examination.

At Wadham, an Undergraduate who fails to pass any Examination within the time judged reasonable in his case by the Warden and Tutors is required to remove his name from the College books.

At Pembroke, Undergraduates are required to pass Responsions not later than their sixth Term, and to pass Moderations not later than their twelfth Term. There is a terminal College examination.

At Worcester, Responsions must be passed before the end of the first year; and if an Undergraduate fails to pass Moderations on his third opportunity he must discontinue residence; if he fails on the second opportunity subsequent he must remove his name from the College books. There is a terminal College examination.

At Keble, Responsions must, under ordinary circumstances, be passed by the end of the second Term, Moderations by the end of the sixth, and the Final Schools by the end of the fourteenth. Those who read for Honours in any School are, in regard to that School, exempt from this rule; but all Undergraduates are required to pass in the Rudiments of Faith and Religion by the end of their fourteenth Term, and the College does not retain on its books the names of those who fail twice in the same division of the Final Schools. Undergraduates are examined by the College before their University Examinations: and there are Exhibitions or prizes of books awarded in connection with the College Examinations in Honour subjects.

At Hertford there is a terminal College examination, and also a preliminary examination before each of the University Examinations.

At St. Mary Hall there is a terminal Hall examination, and also a preliminary examination before each of the University Examinations.

§ 4. Disciplinary Regulations, &c. of the Delegates of Non-Collegiate Students.

1. The usual residence of students is not less than eight weeks in each of the Michaelmas and Hilary Terms, and eight in the Easter and Trinity Terms taken together; this residence must be within full Term. If any student desires to reside a shorter period in any Term; or to keep any part of his residence before or after full Term; or to be entirely non-resident for a Term; or to reside during any vacation; he must previously obtain the permission of the Delegates.

2. Each student, as soon as possible after his arrival in Oxford in each Term, is required to call on the Censor at his office (between the hours of 10 A.M. and noon) to report himself, and to be directed by his Tutor as to his studies. He is also required on that occasion to enter his address (in Oxford and at home) in a book kept for the purpose.

3. The students must also call at the end of each Term in order to obtain leave to go down.

4. No student is allowed to leave Oxford for the day without the consent of the Censor or his Tutor.

5. No student is to engage lodgings without the sanction of the Delegates.

6. Any student who desires to reside and keep Terms in an unlicensed house must obtain leave to do so by applying to the Lodging-house Delegacy through the Censor.

7. Any student who is out of his lodgings after 10 P.M. is reported to the Delegates by the lodging-house keepers. As a general rule, the students are expected to be in their lodgings by II P.M.: if out after midnight, without the permission of the Censor, they will incur a fine of Ten Shillings. No student is allowed to leave his lodgings after 10 P.M. or before 6 A.M., unless he has previously obtained permission from the Censor.

8. Any student who wishes to offer himself for any University Examination must apply to the Censor for the necessary Form, and must not give in his name to the Proctor without the Censor's approval: nor may he withdraw his name from the Proctor's list without first consulting the Censor.

9. Every student must enter his name for Responsions before

the end of his second Term, and must pass Responsions by the end of his first year of standing. Every student, unless he be a Candidate for Honours in Moderations, must enter his name for Moderations within a year after passing Responsions, and must in any case pass Moderations within eighteen months after passing Responsions.

Every student is required to pass all the examinations for the degree of B.A. within five years from Matriculation.

Those who fail to comply with these requirements cannot keep their names on the books without special leave from the Delegates.

10. At the beginning of Term, the dues (see p. 242) must be paid through the Clerk to the Delegacy; the dues for the Michaelmas quarter must be paid before the end of the Trinity Term preceding. Every student, who resides in a licensed house, has also to pay through the Delegacy a terminal fee of 35. 6d. to the University for the sanitary inspection, &c. provided under the Lodging-house Delegacy.

11. Each student on his Matriculation is placed under the care of one of the Tutors, to whose instruction and advice he is bound to attend.

CHAPTER II.

OF TEACHING, AND INSTITUTIONS IN AID OF

TEACHING.

I. OF TEACHING.

Three kinds of teaching are open to students:-(1) the teaching of Professors and other Public Lecturers, (2) the teaching of College Tutors and Lecturers, (3) the teaching of private members of the University. Each of these kinds of teaching, in most branches of academical study, helps and supplements the others.

§ 1. Of Professors and Public Lecturers.

Until comparatively recent times the operations of the University as a teaching body were confined within rather narrow limits. The Professors were few in number, their teaching usually consisted of a series of set discourses, and they seldom came into any close personal contact with their pupils. But within the last thirty years not only has a considerable number of new Professorships been founded, but the system of professorial teaching has been largely altered. Almost the whole field of academical study is now covered by public lectures, and the set discourses of former times have been to a great extent either superseded or supplemented by informal teaching, closely adapted to the wants of individual students.

The subjects of these lectures, which of course vary more or less from Term to Term, are announced in the University Gazette. Those who wish to attend them are usually required to signify their wish to the Professor beforehand; in many cases a small fee is charged for the first two courses; in some cases the consent of the College authorities is required; and in some cases also a student is not allowed to attend until he has attained a certain academical standing. Each of these conditions is mentioned in the Professor's terminal announcement.

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