Calendar: 1926-1927 Page 425

ANNUAL REPORT xvii work on Caxton's Book of Chivalry and Miss Bennett for dissertation on Political Poetry in the Seventeenth Century Mr Gatenby now Lecturer in English in Japan recently distin- guished evening student and Mr Verney Smith former student of the College took their Master's degree as External students The number of full-time day Diploma students rose during the session to 20 As regards evening Diploma students 115 candidates belonging to the first second and third years received certificates the University Examiner Professor Herford reporting that the great majority were awarded the Certificate of Merit without question Accordingly 100 received the Certificate of Merit and the mark of Special Distinction The subject of the course was The Progress of English Drama 1564- 1616 striking experiment was attempted in respect of the Fourth Year Diploma students Professor Thomson kindly undertook to deliver course on Types of Classical Tragedy in English An examination conducted also by Professor Herford was held on this course and on Dr Mabel Day's courses on Elementary Old and Middle English Twenty-four candidates received certificates on the com- bined paper and of these 21 gained the mark of Merit It is hoped that through this study of Greek Literature some of the students may proceed to the study of the original The Department desires to record its close association with the courses for the University Diploma for Journalism and to report the important bearing of this association on the progress of this Diploma scheme Dr Pollard Professor of Bibliography and Dr McKerrow delivered during the session important courses of public lectures on The Supply of Books to English Readers from the Time of Caxton to the Outbreak of the Civil War and on Bibliographical Evidences Department of History -The students working in the Department during the session amounted to 188 Of these 70 were attending Intermediate classes 55 in the day and 15 in the evening 19 were attending classes with view to Pass degree 15 in the day and in the evening 75 were attending classes with view to an Honours Degree in History 63 in the day and 12 in the evening and 24 students were engaged in Post-graduate work and Research considerable number of students from other Colleges attended lectures under the Inter-collegiate scheme particularly in the subject of Colonial History Professor Newton's lectures on the general outline of that subject were attended by 56 students his class for the study of the Unification of South Africa numbered 35 and no less than 15 advanced students met in his Seminar In the Final Examination for Honours in History students were placed in the First Class 15 in the Second and in the Third In the Examination for the Pass degree 10 students were successful