Calendar: 1944-1945 Page 237

χ ANNUAL EEPORT of Theology 24 67 of whom 10 20 were taking course for degree and the remainder course for diploma In the six Faculties there were thus 749 783 full-time undergraduate day students In addition there were 54 37 part-time students taking course for degree 22 in the Faculty of Arts in the Faculty of Natural Science and 23 22 in the Faculty of Laws There were also 55 40 students of whom were full-time and 48 31 part-time taking course for higher degree in one or other of the various Facul- ties 15 10 were taking full-time course for the Teachers Diploma There were also in the College 14 11 part-time students who were taking course for first diploma and 67 92 occasional students who were attending lectures not leading to degree or diploma STUDIES The following results were obtained at the Final Examinations In the Faculty of Arts students compared with last year -1 in French and in Mathematics-were placed in the First Class In the Faculty of Natural Science 12 students compared with last year -4 in Physics in Chemistry in Geography and in Mathe- matics-were placed in the First Class In the Faculty of Engineering 11 students compared with last year were placed in the First Class The total number of students in all Faculties except that of Theology who were awarded First Class in Honours was 25 compared with 18 last year During the session 1942-43 the Faculty of Medical Science resumed occupation of the buildings in the Strand the Faculty of Laws remained at Cambridge and the other Faculties at Bristol After careful con- sideration it was decided that for the session 1943-44 the whole College with the exception of the Faculty of Laws should return to London The return however welcome upon other grounds will involve great difficulties in administration owing to the shortage of all kinds of service restriction of accommodation in the College buildings the loss of the use of the College hostels and the general lack of living accommodation in the London area which will adversely affect both staff and students Nevertheless it was considered that these difficulties must be faced in view of the compensating advantages of reuniting the College and beginning to make preparation for the many problems which will arise as soon as hostilities come to an end in Europe In the actual work of transferring from Bristol to London during the summer vacation students gave loyal and welcome assistance Men students assisted both in the packing of books and apparatus at Bristol and in the delivery unpacking and storing in London Women student volunteers gave no less valuable assistance in the necessary preliminary cleaning of the College building The restrictions imposed by present conditions necessitate limitation