This number of "Oxford" has of course a record of the death of King George and of the memorial service which took place at St, Mary's, The new King was proclaimed at a special "Convocation held in the Sheldonian and then there was a Joint out-of-door proclamation in the High by the Vice-Chancellor and the Proctors and the Mayor, Recorder and Chief Con stable. There is a short article, with a photograph, on HM. King Edward's lime at" Magdalen" under President Warren, There are also two memorial articles, one on T. E. Lawrence, to Whom a memorial was unveiled in St, Paul's Cathedral by the Chancel-Jor, and another on Lord Grey of Fallodon, alseussing the National Memorial which it is proposed to found for him. The memorials are 10 Be three—one, a bust to commemorte his public life, the second the acquiring of a piece of land to be turned over to the National rust to commemorate him as a lover of the country, and. thirdly, to commemorfate his' devotion to' wild birds, the founding of the "Edward Grey Institute. of Bird Studies," It is for this third project that funds are now being collected.
Careers and Diplomas There is also the usual article on possible careers for men and women Teaving the University, this time fon" the prospects of" advancement open to teachers in the Board of Education Inspectorate, a department which ives a good deal more scope to administrative energy and initia tive than does the ordinary teaching job, 'The most interesting of the notices is that. signalizing the granting of new diploma in Public' and Social Administration which is intended for graduates and some undergraduates and for Local Government OMcials, which will include a period of approved practical work, It should be a most valuable addition to the Modern Greats course.
Laslly there is a delightful article by J. A. Spender on Jowett, who was the Master of Balliol while he was up—Navys It is impossible to do justice to this book' in a short review, and though one does not wish to enf@ on a carping note, it must be admitted that the practice of completing one aspect of a. character's career, and following him to the grave,' arid thereafter writing a further chapter dealing with another aspect of the: same character, creates considerable confusion in the mind of the reader, reminding one somewhat of the practice in American magazines (writing part of a story in the first portion of the magazine, and expect-Ing the reader to turn to the end of the book for Its completion or further metalment, It is perhaps for this reagan that the reader, and perhaps also the author, finds himself somewhat confused in regard to William Jardine, tone of the founders of that celebrated firm. It is not stated that this gentleman was originally a medical officer and hence it is decidedly confusing to find him apparently practising medicine in his spare time. However, spite of the slight difficulty in fol-Towing the text, the book is one in which I feel. sire even the general Feader will find considerable interest and a good deal of enjoyment.—s.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.