The Vice-Chancellor is nominated by the Chancellor, and discharges, in the Chancellor's absence, the duties of his office, in so far as regards the conferring of Degrees.

RECTOR.

The Rector is elected, for a period of three years, by a general poll of the Matriculated Students of the University; and in case of an equality of votes for two or more candidates, the Rector is chosen from among such candidates by the Chancellor. The next election will take place on 11th November 1922. The Rector is President of the University Court. The appointments have been

There is a Principal in each of the Colleges. Each presides over his own College, and the Principal of the United College is also the Principal and resident head of the University, and President of the Senatus Academicus.

DEANS OF FACULTIES.

The Professors constituting each of the Faculties of Arts, Science, and Medicine annually elect one of their number to be Dean of the Faculty. The Principal and Primarius Professor of Divinity in St Mary's College is ex officio Dean of the Faculty of Divinity.

UNIVERSITY COURT.

A. CONSTITUTION.

The University Court was instituted by the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1858; but its membership was largely increased and its powers were greatly extended by the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1889. As thus reconstituted, it is provided that the Court shall consist of the following members: (a) The Rector. (b) The Principal. (c) The Principal of St Mary's College, and the Principal of University College, Dundee, if and when the said College shall be affiliated to and made to form part of the University. (d) An Assessor nominated by the Chancellor. (e) An Assessor nominated by the Rector. (ƒ) The Provost of St Andrews for the time being. (g) The Lord Provost of Dundee for the time being. (h) Four Assessors elected by the General Council. (i) Three Assessors elected by the Senatus Academicus. (j) Such number, not exceeding four in all, of representatives of affiliated Colleges as may be appointed under, and subject to, the arrangements made in terms of section 15, sub-section (4), of the Act of 1889. Seven members of the Court constitute a quorum. The Chancellor's Assessor holds office for four years. The Rector and his Assessor continue in office for three years; but in the event of the Chancellor or Rector ceasing to hold office, his Assessor shall continue to be a member of the University Court until an Assessor is nominated by the new Chancellor or Rector, and no

longer. The Assessors elected by the General Council continue in office for four years. The Assessors elected by the Senatus continue in office for three years. All Assessors are eligible for re-election. No Principal or Professor of any Scottish University can be elected Rector or be nominated or elected Assessor to any other person or body than the Senatus Academicus.

The University Court is a body corporate, with perpetual succession and a common seal, and in it is vested all the property, heritable and movable, formerly belonging to the University and Colleges of St Andrews. All deeds granted by the University Court, in addition to being sealed, must be signed by two members of the Court (appointed under such directions as the Court may from time to time give), and by the Secretary of the Court.

The Rector, and in his absence the Principal of the University, presides at the meetings of the University Court, and in the absence of both of them, a chairman for the time being is elected by the meeting. The person presiding at any meeting of the University Court has a deliberative vote, and also a casting vote in case of equality.

B. POWERS.

1. The University Court had the following powers conferred upon it by the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1858:

1. To review all decisions of the Senatus Academicus, and to be a Court of Appeal from the Senatus in every case, except as otherwise provided in the Universities Act of 1858.

2. To effect improvements in the internal arrangements of the University, after due communication with the Senatus Aca. demicus, and with the sanction of the Chancellor, provided that all such proposed improvements shall be submitted to the University Council for their consideration.

3. To require due attention on the part of the Professors to Regulations as to the Mode of Teaching, and other duties imposed on the Professors.

4. To fix and regulate, from time to time, the Fees in the several Classes.

5. Upon sufficient cause shown, and after due investigation, to censure a Principal or Professor, or to suspend him from his office and from the emoluments thereof, in whole or in part, for any period not exceeding one year, or to require him to retire from his office on a retiring allowance, or to deprive him of his office; and during the suspension of any Professor, to make due provision for the teaching of his class: Provided always, that no such sentence of censure, suspension, or deprivation, or requisition on a Professor to retire from office, shall have any effect until it has been approved by her Majesty in Council.

6. To inquire into and control the administration by the Senatus Academicus, or Principal and Professors of any College, of the revenue, expenditure, and all the pecuniary concerns of the University and of any College therein, including funds mortified for Bursaries and other purposes.

2. In addition to the powers conferred upon it by the Act of 1858, the University Court, under the Act of 1889, has (subject to any Ordinances made by the University Commissioners)

power

1. To administer and manage the whole revenue and property of the University, and the colleges thereof existing at the passing of the Act, including the share appropriated to the University out of the annual Parliamentary grant, and also including funds mortified for bursaries and other purposes, and to appoint factors or collectors, to grant leases, to draw rents, and generally to have all the powers necessary for the management and administration of the said revenue and property:

2. To review any decision of the Senatus Academicus on a matter within its competency which may be appealed against by a member of the Senatus, or other member of the University having an interest in the decision, within such time as may be fixed by the Commissioners, and to take into consideration all representations and reports made to it by the Senatus Academicus and by the General Council:1

3. To review, on representation made by any of its members, or by any member of the Senatus Academicus, within such time as may be fixed by the Commissioners, any decision which the Senatus Academicus may come to in the exercise of its powers [in regulating and superintending the teaching and discipline of the University]: Provided always, that the University Court shall not review any decision of the Senatus Academicus in a matter of discipline, except upon appeal taken either by a member of the Senatus or by a member of the University directly affected by such decision: 1

1 By Ordinance No. 5 (General, No. 2), it is ordained that in all cases not specially provided for by Ordinance, Deed of Foundation, or otherwise, appeals against or representations respecting any decision of the Senatus Academicus shall be lodged with the Secretary of the University Court, within fourteen days from the date of the issue of such decision: Provided that if any person affected by the decision can satisfy the Court that the decision did not become known to him until too late to admit of his entering his appeal within the period herein before mentioned, the Court may extend the time as it may see fit: Provided also that the University Court shall not hear appeals or representations, and the Senatus Academicus shall not be required to answer appeals or representations, during the months of August and September, unless the Court shall so appoint in any particular case.

4. To appoint professors whose chairs are, or may come to be, in the patronage of the University; to appoint examiners and lecturers; and to grant recognition to the teaching of any college or individual teacher for the purposes of graduation, under any regulations on the subject laid down by the Commissioners, which regulations after the expiration of their powers may from time to time be modified or altered by the Universities Committee:.

5. To define on application by any member of the Senatus Academicus the nature and limits of a Professor's duties under his commission, subject to appeal to the Universities Committee: 6. To take proceedings against a Principal or Professor, University lecturer, assistant, recognised teacher or examiner, or any other person employed in teaching or examining under section twelve, sub-section five, of the Universities (Scotland) Act, 1858, without the necessity of any one not a member of the Court appearing as prosecutor, and for the purposes of such proceedings to call before it any member of the University to give evidence, and to require the production of documents, and also to institute and conduct any such inquiries as it may deem necessary:

7. To appoint from among members of the University or others, not being members of the Senatus Academicus, one-third of the members of any standing committee or committees charged, by ordinance of the Commissioners under the Act, with the immediate superintendence of any libraries or museums, or the contents thereof, belonging to the University and colleges thereof existing at the passing of the Act, and on representation made by any of its members, or by any member of the Senatus Academicus, to review any decision which the Senatus Academicus, in the exercise of its powers, may come to in respect of the recommendations of such committee or committees:

8. To appoint committees of its own number consisting of not less than five members, with powers to report on any business that may be intrusted to them by the University Court, or to carry out special instructions ordered by the University Court: 9. To elect the representative of the University on the General Medical Council, under the Medical Act, 1886:

10. After the expiration of the powers of the Commission to found new professorships with the approval of the Universities Committee, and after such expiration no new professorship shall be founded except as provided in the Act.

3. After the expiration of the powers of the Commissioners, the University Court shall have power to make such ordinances as it thinks fit, with the approval of her Majesty in Council :

1. With respect to the appropriation of the sum allotted to the University by the Commissioners out of the annual grant: