Student of the name of Davidson, Knowles, Sim, Ramsay, Simpson, Leslie, Thom, Forbes, Gerard, or Gordon; the Testator's relations to be preferred according to consanguinity. Strangers, where no relations apply, and also relations, if their relationship be equal, to be preferred according to their names in the order above set down. Any accumulations arising from vacancies may be settled for the provision of a second Bursar, or added to the Fund. The bequest has not yet been received. 31. Murtle's Lecture. A Lecture on Practical Religion has been temporarily established by the Trustees of John Gordon, Esq., of Murtle, which is delivered by the Professor of Divinity to the Students in the Public School, each Sunday morning during the Session, at half-past 10 o'clock; and for which an allowance of £50 is granted to him by said Trustees. This Lectureship has continued for two Sessions. University of Appendix, Part I. Murtle's Lecture. ORDER XIII.-What is the Commencement and Duration of the Session at the said University-by what authority has the same been fixed-and if any alterations have taken place therein, when did the same take place? Return by the Senatus Academicus. R.-The Session at present commences the first Monday of November; the previous week being wholly employed in settling, by comparative trial, the vacant Bursaries in the gift of the College,-in examining the Bursars of the former year, and in ascertaining the qualifications and attainments of presented Bursars on giving in their presentations. It terminates at the end of twenty-one weeks full and complete after its commencement, or twenty-two weeks after the competition. It appears, from Bishop Elphinstone's Foundation of 1505, that originally there was no vacation during the whole year in any of the classes: "Statuentes preterea, ut dicti Magistri et studentes continuo studio actualiter incumbant, Nulle per annum integrum in quacunque facultate fiant Vacancie.” There is a clause of similar import in the second Foundation of 1529. It is ascertained, by Rectorial Visitation 1549, that the Philosophical Course consisted of 3 years, which admits that there was a vacation of half a year in one of the classes; but the commencement or termination of session is not mentioned. By Rectorial Visitation 1634, it is ordained, that the Regents do convene every year on the 29th September, and begin their lessons upon the 15th of October next, or the first lawful day thereafter; and continue their course of teaching to the 15th of July yearly thereafter following, under pain of deprivation. The Commission of Visitation in 1675, ordained that all the Regents of both Colleges be obliged to attend their respective classes from the second Tuesday of October, and to exercise their scholars in repetitions through the rest of that month. And all the Regents are appointed to begin their respective courses at the 15th of November yearly, "yet so as to prosecute their repetitions of the former courses." The Regents are appointed to attend their respective classes till the third Saturday of June. The Commission of Visitation 1695, appointed that the Masters and Regents of all the Universities within the kingdom do begin the teaching of their courses for the subsequent year upon the first lawful day of November yearly; and to continue teaching till the last day of June thereafter, except the Regent of the Magistrand class, who is to teach only to the 1st of May. On the 17th August 1753, the Senatus appointed that the Session of College begin the first Monday of October, and end in May; and that Bursaries in their gift be united to enable the students to bear the additional expense incurred by thus extending the length of the session beyond what it had been for some time before. On the 31st October 1759, the day of the competition, the Subprincipal and Regents protested against continuing the extended session, upon the grounds that the Union of the Bursaries was illegal; and that during the six years in which the plan had been tried at King's College, the students had decreased every year, while those at Marischal College had regularly increased, owing to the session there being much shorter; and lastly, that the hours of attendance given in the extended session of seven months, were not greater than those in a session of five or six months. On the 5th of April 1760, the Bursars of the first, third, and fourth classes were paid by the Principal and the Regents of those classes, and allowed to go home. Order XIII. Minutes of Procedure ed, on Table of Commission. on which it was found In 1763, the disputes which had arisen in the College on this subject, were settled by a decree of Copy of the Chancelthe Chancellor, who, after appointing that the session should be reduced to six months, says "I lor's Decree, and of the think a discretionary power should be left to every Regent, to dispense with any part of the last month's attendance of such of his scholars, whose fortune or other circumstances may appear to require such dispensation." With this indulgence it is probable that the Regents were every session obliged to comply in many cases, till, after a few years, the sessions at both Colleges were reduced to their present length. ORDER XIV.-A Return of the Number of the different Faculties established in the said University, and by what authority, and when instituted. Return by the Senatus Academicus. R. The number of Faculties established in the College is Four-Divinity, Law, Medicine, and Arts. All these are mentioned in the Foundation Charter of Bishop Elphinstone, sanctioned by Papal Bulls, Royal Confirmations, and Acts of Parliament. ORDER XV.-A Return of the Number of Professorships and of Classes in the said University-specifying the date of the institution of each, the Faculty to which each class belongs, the subjects of the course of study, and Order XIV. Order XV. University of Appendix, Part I. Order XVI. Order XVII. Order XVIII. Order XIX. whether the classes are carried on for more than one session, and for how many. Return by the Senatus Academicus. R.-There are seven Professorships and Classes in said College; namely, the Professorships of Humanity, of Greek, of Mathematics, of Natural Philosophy, of Logic and Moral Philosophy, instituted by Bishop Elphinstone in 1505; the Professorship of Divinity, instituted by the College about the year 1620, and afterwards confirmed by Royal Charter in 1642; and the Professorship of Oriental Languages, instituted by the College in 1674, for which a salary was afterwards provided by a grant from King William out of the Bishops' Rents in 1697. The two latter belong to the Faculty of Divinity, and the five former to that of Arts. The Greek, Humanity, and Divinity for four full Sessions-the Oriental Languages sometimes for two or three. ORDER XVI.-A Return of the Professorships in the said University, under which no duty is performed, and no Lectures delivered-of the Salary or Emoluments, if any, attached thereto and the period when the duty of the class was discontinued. Return by the Senatus Academicus. R.-The Professorships of the said College, under which no duty is performed, and no lectures at present delivered, are those of Civil Law and Medicine, the salaries of which Professorships have been already mentioned under Order VII.; and the emoluments attached thereto are the fees paid for Degrees in their respective Faculties. The duties of both Classes appear, by Rectorial Minutes, to have been discharged up to 1726; and attempts were made, during the incumbencies both of Dr. Gregory and Dr. Chalmers, to procure classes, but without success; the former being Professor of Medicine between the years 1755 and 1764, and the latter between 1782 and 1792. From College Minute, 14th October 1825, it appears that both the Professors now in office have agreed to commence lectures in their respective departments in session 1826-27. ORDER XVII.-Is there any, and what General Course of Study, or Order for the Attendance of Classes, prescribed for Students entering at the said University? Return by the Senatus Academicus. R. The regular Course of Study at said College comprises a period of four sessions, during which the following order of attendance is prescribed to all Bursars: During Session 1st-Attendance is required on the First Greek and First Humanity Classes. Session 2d-On the Mathematical, Chemistry, and Natural History, Second Greek, and Session 3d-On the Natural Philosophy, Second Greek, and Second Humanity Classes. To students not holding Bursaries, the order of attendance on the above classes is left optional; although that now specified is observed, with very few exceptions. ORDER XVIII.-A Return of the Hours of Teaching of each Professor in the said University of the manner in which his Class is taught, whether by Lectures or by Examinations-and if partly by both, whether the Examinations take place during the same or extra hours. Return by the Senatus Academicus. R.-After public prayers, which take place every morning in the public school, at a quarter past 8 o'clock, at which all the students are required to be present, the Greek, Mathematical, Natural Philosophy, and Logic and Moral Philosophy classes meet every lawful day, except Saturday, in their respective class-rooms, in which they continue until nine. The same classes all reassemble at 11 o'clock A. M. and at three o'clock P.M., an hour being occupied at each time. The Second Greek class meets from 12 to 1 o'clock on Tuesday and Thursday. The First Humanity class meets at the same hour on the same days; while the Second Humanity class meets on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from 12 to 1. The Chemistry and Natural History class meets five days every week from 10 to 11. The Divinity class meets three times a-week; and the Hebrew class meets one hour every lawful day during the Divinity Session, which commences about the 22d day of December, and terminates during the first week of April. The Greek, Humanity, Mathematical, and Hebrew classes are principally taught by examination. The Chemistry and Natural History, the Natural Philosophy, and Logic and Moral Philosophy classes, are taught partly by examination and partly by lectures. These examinations generally take place during the regular hours of meeting, although, in many cases, extra hours are found necessary. ORDER XIX.-Are any of the Examinations of the Students in the different R.-Every class of Greek, Latin, and Philosophy, in the said College, except the Second Greek and Second Humanity classes, is annually examined in the Public Hall before the whole University. ORDER XX.-Is there any Public General Examination of the Students, at the commencement of each Session, of the Classes of Greek, Latin, Philosophy, and of the Theological Classes in the said University-and if so, are such Examinations had in the presence of the Principal and all the Professors? Return by the Senatus Academicus. R.-At the commencement of every Session, all students holding Bursaries in the classes of Greek, Latin, and Philosophy, are required to attend and undergo an Examination on all the branches taught during the preceding Session in the class which they then attended. This examination takes place in presence of the Principal and Professors. In the Theological classes there is no such examination. University of Appendix, Part I. ORDER XXI.-Is any Examination required by the Charters, Rules, Statutes, or Return by the Senatus Academicus. R. By the laws of the College, no person can be admitted to the enjoyment of a Bursary without previous Examination. This examination is conducted by the Professors. It is regularly observed in practice, insomuch so, that these and the examinations mentioned in No. 20, completely occupy the week beginning with the last Monday of October. ORDER XXII.-Have any Classes been transferred from one Faculty to another, and the objects and subject of the Course of Study of any of the Classes changed; and if so, by what authority? Return by the Senatus Academicus. R.-No Classes have been transferred from one Faculty to another; but the objects and subjects of the Course of Study of several of the classes have been changed by the University Authorities. ORDER XXIII-At what period was each Professor limited to one particular department; and when was the practice of each Professor or Regent carrying forward one Class, for the whole period of the course of study, through all the Sciences, discontinued? Return by the Senatus Academicus. R.-By aet of Visitation dated 16 August 1700," it is appointed and ordained, that the Teacher of the Greek tongue in every Universitie be fixed, and continue still to teach the same;" in consequence of which, on the 7th September 1700, the Senatus Academicus of King's College appointed that the Greek class in said College should be always taught by the same Professor. By College Minutes of 16th and 23d March 1799, the practice of each Professor or Regent carrying forward one Class for the whole period of the course of study, through all the Sciences, was discontinued, and each Professor limited to one particular department. ORDER XXIV.-Are there any Prizes in the different Classes of the Univer- ORDER XXV.-Have the Students any voice in the appropriation of the Return to Orders XXIV. and XXV. by the Senatus Academicus. Order XXI. Order XXII. Order XXIII. Order XXIV. Order XXV. ORDER XXVI.-Have any Funds been mortified or otherwise appropriated for Return by the Senatus Academicus. R.-By College Minute, 6th March 1819, £66 are appointed to be taken from the annual surplus of certain Mortifications under the management of the College, besides £10 arising from a Mortification by Dr. Hutton. Order XXVI. Order XXVII. ORDER XXVII.--Are any Students admitted to 4 Classes in the said University without paying Fe emption matter of right or of indulgence by the Return by the Senatus Academicu R.-Gratis Attendance is in every case a matter of indulgence individual Professor. Order XXVIII. Order XXIX. ORDER XXVIII.-Is there any Regulation requirin or with their respective Classes, to attend Diving Church or Chapel connected with the University of worship; and is the same in observance; or i in non-observance; and is there any accommod use of the Students generally, or of any particu cular place of worship; and is there any regula not of the Established Church? Return by the Senatus Academicu R. By the Foundation Charter, all Members of the University vice on Sunday, and every other day, in the College Chapel. And this College, since the Reformation, for the Professors of Greek Classes to the parish church twice every Sunday, until Session 1823 to be given in the College Chapel, in which, since that period, Divi formed under the sanction of the General Assembly, twice every Su dation is provided in the College Chapel for all the Masters and attendance is granted to all who produce a written request to that dians, whether Dissenters or belonging to the Established Church. ORDER XXIX.-A Return of the Number of Stude University, for the last 50 years, specifying the of the numbers entered for the different Facultie Return by the Senatus Academic R.-RETURN of the Number of Students Matriculated at the C Previous to 1812, only such students were matriculated as entere 1812, the students of the Greek, Mathematical, Natural Philoso were ordered by the Senatus to be Matriculated; and in 1818, students of all the classes, with the exception of those of Divinity All the Masters have been in the practice of keeping private li means of obtaining these for near the period of 50 years. The lis they have been obtained from the present Professors, are herewith Numbers Matriculated from 1776 to 1811 inclusive-Sessio LIST OF STUDENTS of DIVINITY and ORIENTAL LANGUAGES, furnished by the Professors, for the ORDER XXX.-A Return of the Proportion of Medical Students at the said University during the same period, distinguishing the number from the different parts of the United Kingdom, and those from foreign countries. ORDER XXXI.-A Return of the Number of Students at each Class during each Session, during the same period. Return to Orders XXX. and XXXI. by the Senatus Academicus. R.-It was only in the course of the year 1818, that the two Colleges of Aberdeen established several Lectureships in Medicine; and as the students attending these lectures were not matriculated till 1824, there are no data from which a Return can be made of the number of Medical Students from the different parts of the United Kingdom, and from Foreign parts, previous to 1824; nor of the number of Students at each class, previous to 1820, except from the private Lists of the Lecturers. NUMBERS OF MEDICAL STUDENTS from different parts of the United Kingdom, and from Order XXX. Order XXXI. |