VI. DEGREES OF B.C.L. AND D.C.L.

Extract from the Statute rendering the Degrees of B.C.L. and D.C.L. accessible to persons who, having obtained Degrees in Arts, Philosophy, or Science, in other Universities, shall study Law in this University, although they have not been admitted to the Degree of B.A.

2. "Any person who has been, or is qualified to be, matriculated in the University, and is not under the age of twenty-one years, and has obtained a Degree in Arts, or in Philosophy, or in Science, in some other University, may give notice to the Secretary to the Boards of Faculties of his desire to enter upon a course of advanced legal study as a Candidate for the Degree of Bachelor of Civil Law. It shall be the duty of the Secretary to see that the applicant has satisfied the conditions aforesaid, and, if he has satisfied these conditions, to lay his application before the Board of the Faculty of Law. The Board shall determine whether he is well qualified to pursue such a course of advanced legal study; and, if it approves the application, the Secretary shall notify the fact to the applicant, who shall pay to the University Chest through the Secretary a fee of £5 within a fortnight of such notification, or, if at the time he is not yet a member of the University, then within a fortnight of his matriculation.

It shall be the duty of the Candidate to occupy himself, for eight Terms at the least, in hearing lectures or otherwise in the study of Law under the supervision of the Board. He may be admitted to the Examination for the Degree of Bachelor of Civil Law not earlier than the eighth, and not later than the twelfth Term from his matriculation; and if he shall have obtained Honours in that Examination, he may supplicate for the Degree, provided he has kept statutable residence for eight Terms.

3. The Board of the Faculty of Law, and subject to the approval of the Vice-Chancellor, the Secretary to the Boards of Faculties, shall have power to make and vary such regulations, having regard

to their respective duties, as may be necessary for carrying out the provisions of the foregoing clause."

Any person who desires to avail himself of the provisions of this Statute should apply to the Secretary to the Boards of Faculties, Old Clarendon Building, Broad Street, Oxford. He should at the same time forward (1) a certificate of birth, or other satisfactory evidence, showing that he is not less than 21 years of age; (2) the diploma of his degree (which must be a degree in Arts, Philosophy, or Science), or an official certificate that he has been admitted to the degree.

In addition, the Board of the Faculty of Law has to be satisfied that the applicant is well qualified to pursue a course of advanced legal study at Oxford. He must therefore accompany his application with such documentary evidence on this point as he may desire to submit to the Board in support thereof. No definite rules have been laid down as to this; but in any case a Catalogue or Calendar of his University and a detailed statement (officially certified when possible) of the work done and the courses taken by him during his preparation for his degree should, among other things, be sent.

The application will be laid by the Secretary before the Board of the Faculty of Law. If it is approved, the Candidate, if not already a member of some College or Hall, or of the Non-Collegiate body, must become such and must be matriculated. After a minimum residence of eight terms (two years), and not later than after twelve terms (three years), he may be admitted to the Examination for the degree of B.C.L. (the Regulations as to which are printed below), and if he obtains Honours in the Examination, he can then take that degree.

Bachelors of Civil Law may proceed to the Doctorate after five years have elapsed from the time of their admission to the degree of B.C.L. Evidence of fitness consists of a dissertation to be approved by the Board of the Faculty of Law and to be read publicly. The dissertation must be on a subject previously approved by the Regius Professor of Civil Law. A book, already published, treating in a scientific manner of a legal subject, may be offered in place of a dissertation, in which case the public reading may be omitted.

Regulations of the Board of the Faculty as to the Examination for the Degree of B.C.L.

The Examination for the Degree of B.C.L. will, until further notice, include the following subjects:

I. JURISPRUDENCE.

All Candidates will be examined in Jurisprudence and the Theory of Legislation.

II. ROMAN LAW.

All Candidates will be examined in—

1. The principles of Roman Private Law, as set forth in the Institutes of Justinian.

2. One Special Subject, to be selected by each Candidate for himself from the following:

(1) Ownership and Possession.

(2) The Theory of Contract generally.

Candidates are advised to refer as frequently as they can to Gaius and to the Titles of the Digest which bear upon the special subject they have selected. In particular, reference may with advantage be made to the following Titles of the Digest:

For Special Subject No. (1), to the Titles 'De Adquirendo rerum dominio' (xli. I); 'De Adquirenda vel amittenda possessione' (xli. 2).

For Special Subject No. (2), to the Title 'De Verborum Obligationibus' (xlv. 1).

III. ENGLISH LAW.

All Candidates will be examined in

1. Real and Personal Property.

2. Common Law (including Contracts, Torts, Criminal Law, and the Procedure of the High Court).

3. Equity (with especial reference to Trusts and Partnership). 4. One Special Subject to be selected by each Candidate for himself from the following list :

(1) Agency.

(2) Sale.

(3) Easements and Profits-à-prendre.

(4) Specific Performance.

(5) Criminal Law.

(6) Evidence.

IV. INTERNATIONAL LAW.

All Candidates must be examined either in

1. International Law; or in

2. The Conflict of Laws.

All official correspondence relative to these degrees should be addressed to the Secretary to the Boards of Faculties.

VII. MUSIC.

DEGREES OF B.MUS. AND D.MUS.

The Regulations for the Admission of Candidates to the Examinations and Degrees in Music are published in a separate pamphlet which may be obtained from the Clarendon Press, price 3d., by post, 3d. Any further information, if necessary, may be obtained on application to the Secretary to the Boards of Faculties, Clarendon Building, Oxford.

The Professor of Music gives occasional Public Lectures during Term; and will advise students who desire to pursue any particular course of study.

The following courses of lectures and Practical Instruction in Music are given for the Professor of Music, each Term. Students enter their names, and pay the fees, in advance, in each case.

Acoustics, by Rev. F. J. Jervis-Smith, M.A., at Trinity College. Composition, by Dr. Ernest Walker, M.A., at 28 St. Margaret's Road.

Musical Analysis, by Dr. Ernest Walker, M.A., at 28 St. Margaret's Road.

Harmony and Counterpoint, by Dr. J. Varley Roberts, at Magdalen College.

Harmony and Counterpoint, by Dr. F. Iliffe, M.A., at St. John's College.

Analysis of J. S. Bach's Forty-Eight Fugues and Preludes, by Dr. F. Iliffe, M.A., at St. John's College.

Organ (practical instruction), by Dr. Basil Harwood, M.A., at Christ Church.

Pianoforte (practical instruction), by Dr. H. P. Allen, M.A., at New College.