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OXFORD.—The fifth summer meeting of Oxford University students commenced on July 29, and will continue till August 27. The general outline of the programme has already been noticed in these columns, but we may notice here that the popularity which has attended these gatherings shows no signs of diminishing. It was announced by the Provost of Queen's College, who presided at the inaugural lecture given by Mr. John Addington Symonds, that upwards of 1250 students had come to attend the lectures it was proposed to deliver. In welcoming the students to the meeting, Dr. Magrath remarked that last winter 60,000 students (including 10,000 artisans) regularly attended the extension lectures of the various universities engaged in the work. There had been 312 courses of Oxford lectures. He also commended the co-operative societies of the North, and particularly the Co-operative Union, and mentioned the individual liberality of Mr. Dixon Galpin, who had founded scholarships for students from Dorset to attend this summer meeting. The munificence of Mr. Galpin had been supplemented by the Dorset County Council. A University Extension College had been recently established at Reading, under the presidency of Mr. MacKinder, an example which he hoped would be followed at other centres.
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University and Educational Intelligence. Nature 46, 338 (1892). https://doi.org/10.1038/046338a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/046338a0