Proposals for a scheme of reform of the University of
Oxford, based on the reports of committees appointed by the Hebdomadal Council, were issued by the Clarendon Press last Saturday, with an Introduction by Lord Curzon, the initiator of the scheme. As regards the constitution of the University, it is proposed to abolish the existing distinction between the "three orders" of heads of Houses, Professors, and ordinary members of Convocation, in the elected members of the Hebdomadal Council. The qualification of mere residence is to be abolished in Congregation, and a new and varied qualification established. No change is suggested in the membership of Convocation, but any form of statute approved by Congregation by a two-thirds majority can, it is proposed, be rejected only by a two-thirds majority of Convocation.
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