. It was decided by a vote in Congregation at
Cambridge on Thursday week to abolish the Senior Wranglership. Hence- forth the names in Class I., in Parts I. and II. alike, will be arranged alphabetically, and not in order of merit. The votes- were: placets, 206; non-placets, 169. But although the actual majority NM small, the logic of the situation was all in favour of the change. The arrangement by which the Tripos Examination was divided into two parts had already rendered the retention of the Senior Wranglership an anomaly, and in spite of the appeal of Lord Kelvin, sentiment was unable to prevail against common-sense. The very conspicuousness of the Senior Wranglership carried with it penalties as well as privileges, and though its abolition will evoke natural regrets, we doubt whether future generations will ever agitate for its revival.
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