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EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY.
TJNIVEBSITY OF EDINBURGH— Founded 1582.
[The Winter Session opens in the beginning of November, and closes in the end of April; the Summer
Session opens in the beginning of May, and closes in the end of July. The General Council meets twice
a-year, on the first Tuesday after the 14th of April, and on the last Friday of October. The number
of Matriculated Students fur 1867-8 (Winter Session) was 1468 ; of Members of General Council, 2480.]
The number of students who graduated in 1867 was 165, — viz., in Arts M.A., 57 ; in Medicine, 92;
in Law, 1 ; in Divinity, 9; in Science, (Natural or Mental,) 6.
Elected Electors.
Chancellor.. Y&caiai General Council
Vice-Chan. . Vacant Chancellor
Rector Thomas Carlyle 1865 Matriculated Students
Principal.. . Vacant Curators
Curators.... Et. Hon. Lord President, D.C.L., LL.D. 30 Abercromby place. 1866 University Court
Eight Hon. Sir W. Gibson-Craig, Riccarton, Hermiston 1866 University Court
D. Milne Home, of Milnegraden, Wedderburn 18'i8 University Coiirt
W. Chambers, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, 13 Cliester street... 1865 Town-Council
Adam Bhxck, 38 Drummond place 1862 Town-Council
Andrew Fyfe, 15 Leopold place 1865 Town-Council
George B. Russell, 14 Regent Terrace 1867 Town-Council
Secretary to Curators. ..K. B. Johnston, W.S., 17 "Windsor Street.
J.«-sesso?'s.... Alexander "Wood, M.D., 10 St Colme street 1860 Chancellor
James Macknight, W S., 12 London street 1863 Town-Covmcil
David Laing, LL.D., 12 James' street, Portobello 1865 Rector
Rev. K. M.'Phin, Galashiels 1867 General Council _
Professor Robert Christison, M.D., 40 Moray place 1859 Senatus Academicus
University Court — The Rector, Principal, Lord Provost of Edinburgh, and the five Assessors.
Stnatus Academicus — The Principal and Professors.
Additional Examiners foi' Degrees: In Arts— Classical Literature, John Kerr, M.A., Elgin;
Mental Philosophy, Alexander Nicolson, M.A., 1 Ramsay Gardens; Mathematics, &c., Rev. H.
Martin, M. A., Greenhill cottage, Lasswade : In Medicine, Dr William Robertson, 28 Albany street ;
Benjamin Bell, surgeon, 8 Shandwick i^lace ; Dr William Seller, 18 Northumberland street.
Examiners of Parochial Schoolmasters for the District of Edinburr/h—'Bi-ofessors Crawford, Stevenson,
Kelland, Eraser, Blackie, Listen. /Seo'eia?'^— Prof essor Eraser.
Begins Keeper of the Botanical Garden — Professor
Clerk — Thomas Gilbert
Secretary to Univirsity Court— John Christison,
W.S. 40 Moray place
Secretary to the Senatus Academicus — Prof. Wilson
Regius Keeper of the Museum of Natural History —
Professor AUman, 21 Manor ijlace
Balfour, 27 Inverleith row
Librarian — John Small, M.A. University.
Priftfer— Thomas Constable, 11 Thistle street
Janitor — John Chapman
FACULTY" OF DIV^INITY— Dean,, Professor Crawford.
Cliair. FoTinded. Professors. Appointed. Patrons.
Divinity 1620 T. J. Crawford, D.D., 13 Great King street 1859 Curators
Hebrew and Oriental
Languages 1642 David Listen, M.A., 7 Seton place 1848 Curators
Divinity and Churcli
History 1695 William Stevenson, D.D., 37 Royal terrace. . 1861 Crown
Biblical Criticism and
Biblical Antiquities... 1846 Arthur Charteris, M.A 1846 Crown
FACULTY OF LAW— i)«aj?, Professor Muirhead.
Public Law 1707 James Lorimer, M.A., 21 Hill street 1862 Crown
Civil Law 1710 James Muirhead, 61 Northumberland street 1862 Fac. of Adv. & Curators
History 1719 Cosmo Innes, Inverleith House 1846 Fac. of Adv. & Cvirators
Scots Law 1722 N. Macpherson, LL.D., 6 Duke street 1865 Fac. of Adv. & Curators
Medical Jurisprudence
and Police 1807 Douglas Maclagan, M.D., 28 Heriot row 1862 Crown [& Soc. of W.S.
Conveyancing 1825 James Stuart Tytler, 36 Melville street 1866 Curators, Dep. Keeper