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CAMBRIDGE.—The Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Atkinson, on resigning his office on November 3 (he has been re-elected) spoke of the progress of scientific teaching in the University. The efficiency of the University as a school of natural science has been greatly promoted, Dr. Atkinson stated, during the past year by the erection of the new buildings for the department of comparative anatomy and physiology. Although the whole building is not yet completed, many of the rooms are already in use, and the accommodation which is thus provided for both teachers and students will be of the greatest advantage. In connection with this subject Dr. Atkinson referred to Prof. Clerk Maxwell's announcement that His Grace the Chancellor has now completely equipped the Cavendish Laboratory with all the apparatus and instruments which the professor considers that a first-class institution of this kind ought to possess. This singular munificence, continued so steadily and ungrudgingly for such a number of years, is but one of the many proofs which His Grace is constantly giving of his unwearied care and concern for the welfare of the University.
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University and Educational Intelligence . Nature 17, 39 (1877). https://doi.org/10.1038/017039b0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/017039b0