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XXII.—UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.
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Xxii.—University Of London.
XXII . —UNIVERSITY OF LONDON .
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- » _Otjk readers will be glad to learn tliat an effort is now being made ibr the admission of Ladies to the examinations of the London
there position University is , good li . terary From reason and the to lib social expect eral , character of that the the promoters of attempt the Senat of will e the , be and movement successful the high . ,
It will then be in the power of any lady to take a Degree in a s University trictness of justl its y examinations esteemed throug . We hou need t Euro not pe dwell for th on e severi the advan ty and
tages which would accrue to the cause of education . If , as would i probabl ntendin y g at to b first e governess be the e case s , the , the benefit candida t would felt tes w not ere be confined efl t y ladies t to
w t T hemselve eaching hich all s w women , ould but w ho ould lon wever ger be uneduca be indire looke t ed d ly and pon unfi as throug t t may one hou take professio socie up as y n .
-a means of supp , ort . Governesses holding a Degree , would find themselves in a osition somewhat akin to that of schoolmasters and
private tion for tutors their , work w p can and g t he unquali similarl fi ed undeniable members p of roof the of professio prepara n -
would naturally sink , to their proper level . The beneficial results of this measure would also be felt by
persons in authority , who , while anxious to select the candidates most competent for various responsible officesare embarrassed by
the absence of any satisfactory evidence of fitness , to guide them in their choice .
We may add , for the information of those of our readers who are unacquainted differs from the with older the Universities nature of in the giving London no teaching Universit of y any , that _'kind it .
Examiners It is an examining _^ whose names body , composed are a sufficient of a Senate guarant and ee for a Board the hig of h _,
character of the examinations conducted by them . In all respects , requirements the arrangements of ladies are especiall . The y following calculated short to meet statement the tastes has been and _,
forwarded to us :. — tipper " A strong and middle desire has classes for , s for ome some time test past of been proficiency felt by many in the women more , of solid the
branches want of some of education such test , acts such as as a our discouragement Universities to offer seriou to s stud young y , and men so . tends The to foster the inaccuracy and incompleteness which perhaps be regarded
as _examination especially would the faults on the of other women hand . The operate prospect as a may most of passing useful a stimulu thoroug s to h
ih mental & -exertion & c , such this energy , privilege and a certificate the . To possession , mig candidate of ht ability be of accorded s a would Degree for hig , b be h y would especiall the educational University be a y guarantee valuable offices of [ . , London of secretaryshi It well is - helieved directed without ps , lbod
risk requiring of collateral no residence evils , . The giving University no cours being e of instruction simpy an , examining the conditions y ,
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English Woman’s Journal (1858-1864), April 1, 1862, page 119, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/ewj/issues/ewj_01041862/page/47/
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