CLASS LIBRARIES. 1. There is a Library in connection with the St Andrews Students' Missionary Society - a society which was founded by the late Rev. Alexander Duff, D.D., LL.D., then a student of St Mary's College. It consists chiefly of books bearing on Missions and Missionary work, and frequent additions are made to it by grants from the funds of the Society. It is managed by one of the members of the Society, who is chosen annually. 2. The Moral Philosophy Class Library-Instituted by the late Rev. Dr Chalmers, Professor of Moral Philosophy in the United College. 3. The Logic Class Library.-Originated by the late Professor Spalding, and added to by Professor Veitch and the late Professor Baynes. 4. The Chemistry Class Library.-Founded by the late Professor Connell, who bequeathed to it a number of volumes. 5. The Humanity Class Library.-Containing a small number of books bearing on Latin Literature. 6. The Mathematical Class Library.-Founded at the close of session 1882-83, for the use of students attending the Mathematical Classes. It is suggested that any one interested in the University and possessing books, however old or shabby, connected with Mathematics or Natural Philosophy, for which they have no special use, might present them to the Class Library. It is managed by the Professor and a Committee of Students elected by the Classes, and is largely made use of by the students both for Class Work and for Degree Examinations. This Library now numbers upwards of 600 volumes. During last Session donations of books were made by Professor Lang and the following students: Albert Borthwick, and Millar Patrick, M.A. MUSEUM. The Museum, which is the joint property of the University and the Literary and Philosophical Society, occupies four apartments in the United College. Some years ago it was greatly enriched through the munificence of the late Professor Macdonald, who presented the University with collections in various departments of Natural History. Recently extensive additions have been made in the Zoological department, especially in spirit-preparations. Those from the great International Fisheries Exhibition in London, H.M. Trawling Commission, the Australian Museum, Sydney, and the local series, especially of the food-fishes, are most noteworthy, and in many cases unique. The Ethnological specimens are exhibited in the right-hand room on the upper-floor. The Fossils are arranged in stratigraphical order, commencing with the oldest fossils, and passing successively upward till the semi-fossilised deposits of recent times are reached. The arrangement starts in the drawers of the lower room with the Graptolites of the Silurian, and terminates in that room with the Mountain Limestone: it is again taken up in the left-hand case of the large hall by the Orthoceratites of the Dumfries district, which are followed by a somewhat extensive series of the Blackband fossils of Fife; the circuit of the case ending with the Oolite of Brora and the Purbeck stone. The case on the opposite side of the room continues the collection with the Gault; the series ending, after the circuit of this case, with rocks presently in course of formation. From the above series a very complete collection of the fossils of the yellow sandstone of Dura Den have been separated, to find a conspicuous position in the cases of the entrance lobby. A series of rock-specimens illustrating various sections across the Grampians, collected by Colonel Imrie, and presented by the late Dr Govan, and a general series of the rocks of Scotland, are in one of the cases near the door. Arranged collections of Minerals, Shells, and Birds occupy the other cases of the large hall: arrows indicate the direction in which each collection should be examined. The upper hall contains the local collections:-A classified series of the birds of the district; of the fishes (including illustrations of their eggs and development), crustaceans, and molluscs; spirit-preparations of the various invertebrate groups. There will be also found in the lobby a number of cinerary urns and human skulls found in the neighbourhood of St Andrews; and also ponderous sculptured stones, and other objects of archæological interest. A temporary collection for teaching purposes is at present displayed in the upper hall. The osteological collection is exhibited in the room opposite the large hall, as well as in their proper order in the groups. The Museum is under the management of a Joint Committee, representing the Senatus Academicus, and the Literary and Philosophical Society of St Andrews. The Public are admitted to the Museum, under the personal charge of the Janitor, upon the payment of a small fee. Each member of the Literary and Philosophical Society has the privilege of free admission for himself and a party of six, under his personal charge; and students are admitted free, upon application to the Convener of the Museum Committee. PORTRAITS. The University Library and the Hall of the United College contain several Portraits of distinguished individuals formerly connected with the University and city; of these the following are the most remarkable: PORTRAITS IN LIBRARY. Cardinal David Beaton, Chancellor of the University, 1539-46. The Earl of Kinnoull, Lord Melville, do., do., George Buchanan, Principal of St Leonard's College, R. Haldane, D.D., F.R.S.E., Principal of St Mary's 1765-88. 1814-51. 1566-70. 1791-1820. 1820-54. Arthur Connell, F.R.SS.L. & E., Professor of Chemistry, 1840-62. John Knox. The Earl of Buchan. Adam Ferguson, LL.D., Professor of Moral Philosophy in the University of Edinburgh, John Bruce, Esq. of Grangehill and Falkland, Professor of Logic in the University of Edinburgh, John Spottiswoode, Archbishop of St Andrews (supposed to be), George Wishart, John Tulloch, D.D., LL.D., Principal of St Mary's 1764-85. 1774-86. 1615-39. 1512-46. 1854-86. Alexander Berry, 1781-1873. PORTRAITS IN THE HALL OF THE UNITED COLLEGE. John Hunter, LL.D., Professor of Humanity (17751835), and Principal of the United College,. 1835-36. 1820-58. Sir David Brewster, K.H., Principal of the United College, 1838-59. John Campbell Shairp, LL.D., Principal of the Natural History, United College, . 1850-75. 1868-85. GIFFORD LECTURESHIP IN NATURAL THEOLOGY. This Lectureship was founded in 1887 by the late Adam Gifford, sometime one of the Senators of the College of Justice, who bequeathed to the University the sum of £15,000 (less legacy duty) for the purpose of establishing a "Lectureship, or Popular Chair, for promoting, advancing, teaching, and diffusing the study of Natural Theology, in the widest sense of that term." It is provided in the Trust Disposition and Settlement, executed by Lord Gifford, that the Lecturer shall be appointed from time to time by the Senatus Academicus for a period of two years and no longer, but the same Lecturer may be reappointed for other two periods of two years each. The Lecturer appointed shall be subjected to no test of any kind, and shall not be required to take any oath, or to emit or subscribe any declaration of belief, or to make any promise of any kind. He may be of any religious denomination whatever, or of no denomination at all. The subject is to be treated as a strictly natural science; and the Lectures are to be public and popular, open not only to students of the University, but to the whole community without matriculation. Besides a general and popular audience, the Lecturer may form a special class of students for the study of the subject, which will be conducted in the usual way, and tested by examination and thesis, written and oral. The fourth course of lectures on the above foundation will be delivered in Session 1891-92, by Professor Edward Caird, LL.D. Regulations for Graduation. GRADUATION IN ARTS. DEAN OF FACULTY. The Faculty of Arts has been accustomed annually to elect a Dean from among its own members. His duties are, to preside at the meetings of the Faculty, to intimate its decisions to the Senatus Academicus, and to present to the Senatus those Candidates who are found qualified for Graduation. All communications regarding the Curriculum and Degrees should be addressed to the Dean. EXAMINERS. The Examiners of Candidates for the Degree in Arts are,-"the Professors whose classes are embraced in the prescribed course of study, and, in addition, three persons not being Professors or Assistant Professors in any Scottish University, to be appointed by the University Court, and in the appointment of whom regard shall be had to their eminence in Classical Literature, Mental Philosophy, and Mathematical Science." The additional Examiners are appointed for three years, to each of whom a salary of £50 a-year is voted by Parliament. No person is eligible for reappointment to the office of Examiner in the same University, until he has ceased to hold office for a year; and all such Examiners must be members of the General Council of some Scottish University. The appointments are made so as to date from the 27th November. Candidates for Honours in the department of Natural Science are examined also by the Professors of Natural History and Chemistry. COURSE OF STUDY.* 1. The course of study necessary for the Degree of Master of Arts extends over four Winter Sessions, and includes attendance for not less than two Sessions on the classes of Humanity, Greek, and Mathematics respectively; † and attendance for not less than one Session on the classes of Logic, Moral Philosophy, and Natural Philosophy respectively; and also attendance on a Course of English Literature (Rhetoric). But any Student who, at the time of his entrance to the University, can satisfy the Professors of the Faculty of Arts, on examination, that he is qualified to attend the higher classes of Latin, Greek, or Mathematics, or any one of them, may be admitted to such higher class or classes, without having previously attended the first or junior class or classes in the same department.§ And when any Student has been thus admitted to the higher classes both of Latin and Greek, * For order of study recommended, see p. 149 of Calendar, 1891. A senior class of Humanity, of Greek, and of Mathematics must be attended. The following are the subjects of entrance examination for students who wish to begin their course with the classes of the second year : 1. Mathematical Class.-Arithmetic, Euclid, Books I. to IV. and VI. and XI., Algebra to Progressions inclusive. Trigonometry to solution of triangles. 2. Greek Class.-A Book of Homer, and play of Euripides, as professed by the Candidate, with parsing. Greek Grammar, including irregular verbs. 3. Humanity Class.-Cicero's De Senectute, and Odes of Horace, Books I. II., with grammatical questions, and a passage of English narrative to be translated into Latin prose. The time and place of examination will be announced at the opening of the College Session. Intending candidates must give in their names to the Dean of the Faculty of Arts not later than 22d October. § For status of such students, see p. 23 of Calendar, 1891. |