Calendar: 1979-1980 Page 184

COLLEGE FELLOWSHIPS The rank of'Honorary Fellow' of King's College London was first established February 19th 1847 This name was later changed to 'FeUow' and the King's College London Act 1882 incorporates all Fellows of the College as members of the Corporation Under the King's College London Transfer Act 1908 and the Statutes framed thereunder- The Councd in respect of distinction in Theology may elect persons as Fellows of the College For the purpose of electing Fellows in respect of distinction in Theology the Council shall retain all their powers of electing Fellows existing immediately before the appointed day but save as aforesaid all such powers shall as from the appointed day be extinguished The Senate after considering any report received from the Delegacy of King's College may appoint as Fellows of the College The Principal and any person who has been Principal or has served on the staff of the College for not less than five years and is professor reader senior lecturer lecturer or Secretary of the College or has served the CoUege in conspicuous manner and also such number of former students or staff of the College as have become eminent at the universities or in pubhc life as the Senate may think fit and the Senate may by regulation from time to time fix the number to be elected annually and also the total number of such FeUows but the appointment by the Senate of any person as FeUow of the CoUege shaU not of itself entitle him to be member of the Corporation of the CoUege The Councd may appoint to be members of the Corporation of the CoUege any FeUows of the CoUege appointed by the Senate Regulation The Delegacy of King's College in February 1931 and until further order in the February of every subsequent year report on the qualification to the title of FeUow of persons satisfying the con- ditions of the Statutes The number of Fellows elected in any one year shaU not exceed eight 197