To John Power 3 December 1878
To the Reverend the Vice-Chancellor,1 and the Council of the Senate, of the University of Cambridge.
We, the undersigned,2
Considering the fact that the present regulation, according to which a knowledge of Greek is required from all Candidates for the Previous Examination at Cambridge, has the effect of excluding a large and increasing number of able and deserving students from the benefits of a University Education,3
Respectfully pray that the Authorities of the University will be pleased to take into consideration some means whereby Candidates for an Honour Degree may be relieved from the obligation of passing an Examination in Greek.4
J. J. Hornby, Eton College.
G. Ridding, Winchester College.
C. B. Scott, Westminster School.
F. W. Walker, St Paul’s School.
H. M. Butler, Harrow School.
T. W. Jex Blake, Rugby School.
E. M. Young, Sherborne School.
E. A. Abbott, City of London School.
S. Dill, Manchester Grammar School.
A. S. Wilkins, Owens College.
Aberdare.5
Matthew Arnold.
T. Carlyle.
Frederick Cavendish.
B. M. Cowie.
C. Darwin.
J. Llewelyn Davies.
F. Exon.6
F. W. Farrar.
W. E. Forster.
M. E. Grant Duff.
J. L. Hammond.
J. D. Hooker.
Houghton.7
Lawrence.8
T. H. Huxley.
R. C. Jebb.
J. Manchester.9
Joseph B. Mayor.
H. J. Roby.
A. P. Stanley.
W. Spottiswoode.
W. H. Stone.
G. O. Trevelyan.
J. Tyndall.
C. J. Vaughan.
H. W. Watson.
Footnotes
Bibliography
Correspondence: The correspondence of Charles Darwin. Edited by Frederick Burkhardt et al. 29 vols to date. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1985–.
Winstanley, Denys Arthur. 1947. Later Victorian Cambridge. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Summary
Petition Cambridge University that candidates for an Honour degree may be relieved from the obligation of passing an examination in Greek.
Letter details
- Letter no.
- DCP-LETT-11768G
- From
- Charles Robert Darwin
- To
- John Power
- Source of text
- Cambridge University Reporter, 7 December 1878, pp. 206–7
Please cite as
Darwin Correspondence Project, “Letter no. 11768G,” accessed on 23 April 2024, https://www.darwinproject.ac.uk/letter/?docId=letters/DCP-LETT-11768G.xml