But to return for x minute to a remark which T made at the beam" ning of the review—that Mr, Briant was excited about a lot of things which matter little to the ordinary under-JRroduate, This should be accounted praise rather than condemnation; itis only the vocal reformers who are willing to make themselves unpopular ]with "the authorities by. protesting against conditions which most people would rather accept or quietly evade, who ever improve matters. And there are a lot of things about Oxford which need changing, spect fmatiers concerning Ihe' covernmet lof the University. "Abraham Flexner, the American educator, In his classic book on universities said that It Every change takes years to accom-Dllsh because of the opposition of the Jolder dons who remember their own youth through a rosy haze and see Ro reason for things to be changed for the present generation. But the changes are slowly taking place; a knowledge of Greek has now been abolished as a condition for entrance end doubtless Latin will follow it Jone day. The pointless Divinity exam Dbreathed Its last a few. years of and the question of viva voce exams {or the final schools Is now being fought and after being chewed over bby Congregation for afew more sessions they will doubtless abandoned. From the undergranate's point of view the next big Improvement will be the abolishing. Jor Pass Moderations so that he will have the whole of his three years instead of only two and a bit to concentrate on his own subject The stranger to Oxford may find the book a bit startling: (here are may people who should read it and onder its complaints and suggestions.
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