ABSTRACT
During the past month the university of Oxford has taken a great step forward towards giving an honourable recognition of the necessity for women's education. On February 28 the question of the examinations of women was brought before the Congregation in the afternoon. It will be remembered that last term the Hebdomadal Council refused by a majority of one to move in the matter; but this afternoon a statute was brought forward in favour of allowing women to be examined by the Moderators and public examiners in the honour schools in the first public examination in Mathematics, Modern History, and Natural Science. At the end of 116each examination in which candidates have been examined under this clause, the names of the candidates who appear to be of sufficient merit shall be placed in a class list, the names of each class being arranged alphabetically, and the standard of each class being the same as in the class list of the University, and a certificate shall be awarded to each candidate whose name has been placed in the class list, stating the class in which her name has been placed. A certificate shall also be awarded to any candidate who has shown merit in any art or section of such examination in such form as may be determined by the delegates, The statute was introduced by the Provost of Queen's, and on a division it was approved by 100 placets to 46 non-placets.
