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EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
NATURAL HISTOEY SOCIETY OF GLASGOW.
For the purpose of encouraging the pursuit of
natural history in all its branches, and fostering a
love of the sciences, by meetings for the exhibition
of specimens, both native and foreign, the reading of
communications, and excursions for mutual improve-
ment. Candidates for membership are recommended
by three members of the society. The society meets
on the last Tuesday of the months, September to April,
in the Society's Rooms, 207 Bath Street.
Secretaries, Robt. Mason, 6 Albion Crescent, Dowan-
lill, and John M. Campbell, Kelvingrove Museum ;
treasurer, R. J. Bennett, 50 Gordon Street.
ST. MUNGO ART SOCIETY.
This society was instituted in 1874. Its object is
the improvement of the members in the theory and
practice of art — to be promoted by a Life class, an
annual exhibition, the circulation of a folio sketch
book among the members, criticism on the sketches
contained in it, and by conversation on kindred topics.
The meetings of the Society are held in the Club
rooms, 180 West Regent Street, on the first Thursday
of the month, and any further information can be
had by applying to the secretary. Office-bearers
for 1881-82 : — President, A. Farm ; vice-president,
J. G. Laing; secretary, Charles Gibb, 180 West
Regent Street.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
UNIVERSITY— Founded 1450,
Chancellor— Dnke of Buccleuch,, , Elected 1878
Principal and Vice- Chancellor — John Caird, D.D., 1873
Rector — Right Hon. John Bright, M.P., 1880
Dean of Faculties — James King, Esq., 1879
Assessor Nominated hy Chancelloi — James Alexander Campbell, LL.D., M.P., 1878
" " Rector — Charles Cameron, M.D., LL.D., M.P., 1880
" " General Council — Anderson Kirkwood, LL.D., 1871
" " Senate — Professor Robert Berry, M,A., 1880
CHAIES. FOUNDED, PROFESSORS. ELECTED.
Divinity, 1640 William P. Dickson, D.D., 1873
Natural Philosophy, 1577 Sir William Thomson, LL.D., D.C.L., 1846
Moral Philosophy, 1577 Edward Caird, LL.D., , 1866
Logic, 15*77 John Veitch, LL.D., 1864
Greek, ]581 Richard C. Jebb, LL.D., 1875
Humanity, 1637 George G. Ramsay, LL.D, 1863
Mathematics, 1691 William .lack, LL.D., 1879
Oriental Languages, 1709 James Robertson, D.D., 1877
Civil Law, 1713 Robert Berry, M.A., Advocate, 1876
Practice of Medicine, 1713 William T. Gairdner, M.D., 1862
Anatomy, 1718 John Cleland, M.D., D.Sc, 1877
Church History, 1720 William Lee, D.D., 1874
Practical Astronomy, 1760
Natural History, 1807
Surgery, 1815
Midwifery, 1815
Chemistry, 1817
Botany,. 1818
Materia Medica, 1831
Institutes of Medicine, 1839
Robert Grant, LL.D. 1859
John Young, M.D., 1866
George H. B. Macleod, M.D 1869
William Leishman, M.D., 1868
John Ferguson, M.A., 1874
Bayley Balfour, M.B., D.Sc, 1879
Matthew Charteris, M.D., 1880
J. G. M'Kendrick, M.D., 1876
Forensic Medicine, 1839 Pierce A. Simpson, M.D. , 1872
Civil Engineering, 1840 James Thomson, LL.D., 1873
Conveyancing, 1861 James Roberton, LL.D., 1867
English Language and Literature 1862 John Nichol, LL.D., 1862
Biblical Criticism, 1862 William Stewart, D.D., 1873
Clinical Surgery, 1874 George Buchanan, M.A., M.D., 1874
Clinical Medicine, 1874 Thomas M'Call Anderson, M.D., 1874
Waltonian iec^Mrer— Structure, Functions, and Diseases of the Eye, Thomas Reid, M.D.
Eonyman Gillespie Lecturer — Geology, Professor Young.
Lecturer on Puhlic Law — William Galbraith Miller, LL.B.
Lecturer on Constitutional Law ^- History — Alexander Ure, LL.B.
Lecturer on Insanity— DhyH Yellowlees, M.D.