Research Work at Oxford.

It is probable that Oxford will make an advance in the direction of greater freedom of study by establishing a research degree, namely, a Baccalaureate of either Science or Letters, according to the field in which the candidate has done his work. A special delegacy will be appointed as supervisors of the new department. No one may enter on the course of special study which entitles him to be a candidate unless he is twenty-one years old, has obtained the Oxford B.A., or otherwise qualified himself, has shown aptness for research, and has chosen a line of study which may profitably be pursued at the University. The delegacy may then accept him, and after two (or in some cases, three) years of study, he may receive the degree of Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Letters. If he obtains either of these degrees, he will be allowed to proceed to his M.A. under precisely the same conditions as if he had obtained the ordinary B.A. degree.