The University of London, 1858-1900: The Politics of Senate and ConvocationIn 1858 the University - in reality an examining board - opened its non-medical examinations to candidates irrespective of how they prepared themselves. At the same time, graduates could join the newly established Convocation, for four decades empowered to veto changes in the University's Charter, choose a quarter of the governing body the Senate, and, from 1868, elect the University's MP. This book analyses the delicate and often stressful relations of Senate and Convocation, covering the long struggle over admission of women to degrees; the contribution of the University to secondary education; the establishment of the University's seat in the House of Commons, and the subsequent elections of Members. Later chapters describe the extended campaign to change the institution into an orthodox university, and the political struggles and academic manoeuvring that attended the process. F.M.G. WILLSON has retired from an academic and administrative career in Zimbabwe, North America, London and Australia. |
Contents
Convocations medical militants | 53 |
The ambitions of Charles James Foster | 75 |
The campaign and defeat of Elizabeth Garrett | 85 |
The General Examination for Women | 98 |
The consequences of Gurneys | 117 |
Parliament or Charter? | 128 |
The final hurdle | 140 |
A trial | 151 |
Things falling apart | 259 |
The Selborne Commission | 273 |
Confusion worse confounded | 285 |
A Charter rejected | 298 |
One or two universities? | 308 |
Neither Albert nor Gresham | 323 |
The Cowper Commission | 332 |
Anxiety and division in Convocation | 348 |
Choosing Robert Lowe | 161 |
Liberal into Liberal Unionist | 169 |
THE UNIVERSITY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | 181 |
The schools lobby | 183 |
Greek or Chemistry? | 189 |
Inspection of schools | 202 |
qualifications and registration | 211 |
EXAMINING AND TEACHING THE LONG AND CROOKED ROAD TO COMPROMISE | 219 |
The case for change | 221 |
Convocations pursuit of power and reconstruction | 227 |
One two or three universities? | 243 |
Lions beaters and the fall of the Rosebery Government | 367 |
The preemptive strike of Sir John Lubbock | 382 |
The doubts of the Duke of Devonshire | 396 |
The strength of bishops and provincials | 405 |
A compromise refused | 418 |
The insistence of Arthur Balfour | 430 |
New era old divisions | 446 |
Appendix | 462 |
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Common terms and phrases
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