Famous Givers and Their GiftsBolton, Sarah Knowles
History
Famous Givers and Their Gifts
Bolton, Sarah Knowles
Philanthropists
More than a year later, on Friday, Dec. 16, 1887, a statue of the Queen
was unveiled in the upper quadrangle of the college by Prince Christian.
A group of the founder and his wife in the lower quadrangle was also
unveiled. Both statues are of Tyrolese marble, and are the work of
Prince Victor of Hohenlohe-Langenburg. The Rt. Hon. Earl Granville,
K.G., made a very interesting address.
The college has done admirable work during the ten years since its
opening. The founder desired that ultimately the college should confer
degrees, but at present the students qualify for degrees at existing
universities. In the report for 1895 of Miss Bishop, the principal, she
says, "We have now among our students, past and present, fifty-one
graduates of the University of London (twenty-one in honors), and
twenty-one students who have obtained Oxford University honors.... This
is the second year that a Holloway student has won the Gilchrist medal,
which is awarded to the first woman on the London B.A. list, provided
she obtains two-thirds of the possible marks." In 1891 a Holloway
student was graduated from the Royal University of Ireland with honors.
Students are received who do not wish to work for a university
examination, "provided they are _bona fide_ students, with a definite
course of work in view," says the college report for 1895. They must be
over seventeen, pass an entrance examination, and remain not less than
one year. There are twelve entrance scholarships of the value of £50 to
£75 a year, and twelve founder's scholarships of £30 a year, besides
bursaries of the same value. The charge for board, lodging, and
instruction is £90 or $450 a year.
Courses of practical instruction are given in cookery, ambulance-work,
sick-nursing, wood-carving, and dressmaking. Mr. Holloway states in his
deed: "The curriculum of the college shall not be such as to discourage
students who desire a liberal education apart from the Greek and Latin
languages; and proficiency in classics shall not entitle students to
rewards of merit over others equally proficient in other branches of
knowledge." While the governors, some of whom rightly must always be
women, may provide instruction in subjects which seem most suitable, Mr.
Holloway expresses his sensible belief that "the education of women
should not be exclusively regulated by the traditions and methods of
former ages."
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