In the department of Educational Science an animated and critical
discussion took place on the scholarship system. We note that Professor Sadler pronounced the opinion that the existing system gave special advantages to urban districts, but failed adequately to meet the needs of promising children in the country. According to Dr. H. B. Baker, estimates showed that at Cambridge seventeen per cent. of scholars could have resided at the University without their scholarships, while at Oxford the proportion was only six per cent. On the other hand, Professor Miers, while defending the scholarship system in the main, asserted that " many scholarships were obtained by the sons of wealthy parents." He would not reduce the number of scholarships or lower the educational standard, and would encourage sous of wealthy parents to become candidates, pro- vided they did not retain the endowment.
Previous page
