General report of the Commissioners under the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1858 : with an appendix containing ordinances, minutes, reports on special subjects, and other documents / Scottish Universities Commission.
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- 1863
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Credit: General report of the Commissioners under the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1858 : with an appendix containing ordinances, minutes, reports on special subjects, and other documents / Scottish Universities Commission. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CONTENTS Page GENERAL REPORT— Introduction, ..... v Changes in the Government of the Universities effected by the Act, v University Courts, . . . . v General Councils, vi Duties of Commissioners as to Constitution of General Councils, vi Registration of Members of General Councils, . vi University Meetings, vi Elections of Chancellor and Assessor by General Council, ..... vii Financial Arrangements, . . • .vii University and Colleges of St Andrew’s, . viii United College, .... viii St Mary’s College, xi University of St Andrew’s, . . . xii University of Glasgow,. . . • xiv University of Aberdeen, . . . xviii University of Edinburgh, . . . xxii Graduation, ..... xxvii Graduation in Arts, .... xxvii Length of the Session in the Faculty of Arts, . xxx Graduation in Medicine, . . ■ xxxii Graduation in Law, .... xxxv Graduation in Divinity, . . . xxxvi Bursaries and Scholarships, . . . xxxvii Retirement of Professors, . . . xlii Libraries, ...... xlii Fees, ...... xliv Future Alteration of Ordinances,. . . xlv Proposal of a National University for Scotland, . xlv Conclusion, ..... xlvi Dissents, ..... xlvii APPENDIX.—I. Ordinances:— No. 1. Edinburgh—Arrangements for bringing Act into operation, .... 1 No. 2. Aberdeen—Arrangements as to Professor- ships in Faculty of Arts, and Sites of Classes and Libraries, ..... 1 No. 8. Glasgow—Arrangements for bringing Act into operation—Matriculation Fees. See also Ordinance No. 22, .... 2 No. 4. St Andrew’s—Arrangements for bringing Act into operation, .... 3 No. 5. Edinburgh—Regulations for Degrees in Medicine. See also Ordinance No. 8, . . 4 No. 6. Aberdeen—Conjunction of Offices—Pa- tronage of Chairs—Financial Arrangements— Election of Rector—University Meetings. See Ordinances Nos. 12 and 74, . .6 No. 7. Aberdeen—Date fixed for Act taking Effect, ...... 15 No. 8. Edinburgh—Regulations for Degrees in Medicine, supplementary to Ordinance No. 5, . 15 No. 9. General—Provision for a Professor apply- ing to be allowed to retire on a retiring Allow- ance, ...... 17 No. 10. St Andrew’s—Regulations for Ramsay Foundation. See also Ordinance No. 87, . 17 No. 11. General—Regulation of Meetings of Gene- ral Council and University Court—Elections of Chancellor and Assessor by General Council— Appointment of every Assessor to be in writ- ing, ...... 19 No. 12. Aberdeen—Course of Study in Arts—Fees —General University Fund—-Patronage of Chair of Systematic Theology. See also Ordinances Nos. 14, 18, 27, and 69, . . . .20 No. 13. Aberdeen—Regulation of Meetings of Senatus Academicus, . . . .22 No. 14. General—Regulations for Degrees in Arts. See also Ordinances Nos. 18 and 69, . . 22 Page APPENDIX.—I. Ordinances—Continued. No. 15. Glasgow—Regulations for Degrees in Medicine, . . . . .24 No. 16. Aberdeen—Regulations for Degrees in Medicine, . . . . .26 No. 17. Edinburgh—-Regulations for Pitt Classical Scholarship, . . . . .29 No. 18. General—Regulations for Degrees in Arts, supplementary to Ordinance No. 14. See also Ordinance No. 69, . . . 30 No. 19. St Andrew’s—Regulations for Degrees in . , t Medicine, . . . 30 ^ No. 20. Glasgow—Foundation of Professorship of Conveyancing, . . . . .33 No. 21. St Andrew’s—Financial Arrangements, . 34 No. 22. Glasgow — Financial Arrangements — Foundation of Professorships of English Litera- ture and Biblical Criticism, . . .39 No. 23. Edinburgh—Financial Arrangements, . 46 No. 24. St Andrew’s—Day for Election of Rector, 53 No. 25. Edinburgh—Foundation of Professorship of Sanskrit, . . . . .53 No. 26. General—Rate and Conditions of Retiring Allowances, . . . . .54 No. 27. Aberdeen—Regulations as to certain Fees, 55 No. 28. Aberdeen—General Regulations relative to Bursaries and Scholarships, . . .56 No. 29. Aberdeen — Regulations for Elphinston Foundation, ..... 58 No. 30. Aberdeen—Regulations for Watt Founda- tion, ...... 58 No. 31. Aberdeen—Regulations for Melvill Founda- tion, . . . . . .59 No. 32. Aberdeen—Regulations for Park Founda- tion, ...... 60 No. 33. Aberdeen—Regulations for Dr Alexander Adam’s Foundation, . . . .61 No. 34. Aberdeen—-RegulationsforWatsonFounda- tion, ...... 62 No. 35. Aberdeen—Regulations for Rev. James Johnston’s Foundation, . . . .62 No. 36. Aberdeen — Regulations for Adam and Davidson Foundations, . . . .63 No. 37. Aberdeen—Regulations for Galloway and Garden Foundations, . . . .64 No. 38. Aberdeen—Regulations for Smith and Forbes Foundations, . . . .65 No. 39. Aberdeen—Regulations for Simpson and Boxill Foundations, . . . .66 No. 40. Aberdeen—Regulations for Fraser Founda- tion, ...... 66 No. 41. Aberdeen—Regulations for Dr William Lorimer’s Foundation, . . , .68 No. 42. Aberdeen—Regulations for Dr John Lori- mer’s Foundation, . . . .69 No. 43. Aberdeen—Regulations for Coll Founda- tion, ...... 70 No. 44. Aberdeen—Regulations for Leys Founda- tion, . . . . . .71 No. 45. Aberdeen—Regulations for Glenfarquhar Foundation, . . . . .71 No. 46. Aberdeen—Regulations for Udny Duff Foundation, . . . . .72 No. 47. Aberdeen—Regulations for Fullerton, Moir, and Gray Foundations, . . . .73 No. 48. Aberdeen—Regulations for Cargill Foun- dation, . . . . .75 No. 49. Aberdeen—Regulations for Liddell Foun- dation, . . . . 76 No. 50. Aberdeen—Regulations for Rev. David Ogilvy’s Foundation, . . . . 76 No. 51. Aberdeen—Regulations for Turner Foun- dation, . . . . .77 No. 52. [Ordinance disallowed], . . .78](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21903426_0007.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
