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EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY.
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EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY.
UNIVEESITY or EDINBUEGH. (Founded 1582.)
The Wiriter Session opens, in the Faculties of Arts, Science, Divinity, and Medicine, on 13th October,
in the Faculty of Music on 12th October, in the Faculty of Law on loth October, and closes in the end
of March ; the Summer Session (1904) opens on 2nd May, and closes in the middle of July. The General
Council holds statutory meetings on the first Wednesday in May, and on the last Friday in
October. These meetings may be adjourned, and special meetings may also be held. The number of
Matriculated Students for Academic Tear 1901-1902 was 2920 ; and the number of Members of General
Council on the Register for 1903 is 9243. The number of degrees conferred in the year from 1st
May 1902 to 1st May 1903, after examination, was 471, — viz., in Arts, 153 (M.A., 161; D.Litt., 2):
in Science, 38 (D.Sc, 5 ; B.Sc. 33) : in Divinity (B.D.), ft : in Law. 18 (LL.B., 16 : B.L., 2) : in Medicine
and Surgery, 257 (M.D., 68; M.B., CM., 7; M.B., Oh.B., 182): Schoolmasters' Diploma, 18.
Chancellor, . The Right Hon. Arthur James Balfour, D.C.L.,
LL.D., M.P.,
Vice-chancellor, Sir William Turner, K.O.B., D.C.L., LL.D., D.Sc,
Rector, . . Sir Robert B. Finlay, K.C., LL.D., M.P., .
I'rincipal, . Sir William Turner, K.C.B., D.G.L., LL.D., D.Sc,
far.'^epresew^a^jye, Sir John Batty Tuke, M.D., LL.D., M.P.,
UNIVERSITY COURT.
President — The Rector, ex officio.
The Principal, ea; officio,
The Lord Provost of Edinburgh, ex officio,
f Hon. Lord Stormonth Darling, LL.D., .
David Dundas, K.C.,
W. Lang Todd, M.A., ....
Patrick Heron Watson, M.D., LL.D., .
. J J. Campbell Lorimer, LL.B., Advocate,
assessors, . -i p^^i^^ Fowler Lowe, M.A, LL.D., .
Joseph Bell, M.D.,
Professor Crura Brown M.D., D.Sc,
Professor Rankine, K.O., M.A , LL.D., .
(^Professor Sir Thomas R. Eraser, M.D.,
Secretary — Professor Taylor, D.D. Clerk — Thomas Gilbert
Elected. Electors.
1891 General Council.
1903 Chancellor.
1902 Matriculated Students.
19r'3 Curators.
1900 General CounciL
Chancellor.
Rector.
Town Council.
General Council.
1901
1900
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1901 >• Senatus Academicus.
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Assistant Clerk — James Dowie.
Secretary's Cleric — George Campbell.
CURATORS OF PATRONAGE.
Hon. Loi-d Stormonth Darling 1900 University Court.
Patrick Heron Watson, .M.D., LL.D. 1891 University Court.
David Dundas, K.C., 1902 University Court.
Ht. Hon. Sir James Steel, Bart, Lord Provost, 1901 Town Council.
Sir Andrew M'Donald, 1900 Town Council.
Lieut. -Col. Alexander Forbes Mackay, 1898 Town Council.
Treasurer Sir R. Cranston, 1901 Town Council.
Secretary — R. Herbert Johnston, W.S.
SENATCrS ACADEMICUS.
President — The Principal. Secretary — Professor Sir Ludovic J. Grant, Bart., B.A.
Faculty of Arts— Zleaw, Professor Chrystal, M.A., LL.D.
Chairs. Founded. Professors. Appointed. Patrons.
^Li°erature*^ ^°^"'^ | l^gO |Ge^^ Saintsbury, M.A., | ^ggg ^^^^^^
(Lords of Session, Curators, Fa-
Humanity, . . . 1583 Wm. Ross Hardie, M A., . 1895 -^ culty of Advocates, Society of
( Writers to the Signet.
Greek, .... 1583 Vacant Curators.
Hebrew and Semitic Lan-7 ,pac, (Archibald R. S. Kennedy,) .on, ^
guages, . . . ]-1642| gj)., d.^., . /']■ 1894 Curators.
^^PMlology^ Comparative I ^^^^ j^^^^ Bggeling, Ph.D.,
Celtic Languages, Lit- 1
eratitre. History, and V1882
Antiquities, . . j
Mathematics, . . 1583 George Chrystal, LL.D., 1879
,-„„ f James G. MacGregor,> .f.^,.
l^^-^i D.Sc, LL.D., . _ . P^<^1
r • J ^r J. u ■ i'oo (Andrew Seth Pringle-'J .nni
Logic and Metaphysics, lo83 | Patti8on,LL.D.,D.c!L.,| ^^^^
Moral Philosophy, , 1583 James Seth, M.A., . 1898
1875 Crown.
Donald Mackinnon, M.A., 1882 Curators.
Natural Philosophy,
Curators.
Curators.
Curators.
Curators.