(1.) That ladies be allowed to matriculate as medical students, and
to pass the usual preliminary examination for registration; (2.)
That ladies be allowed to attend medical classes, and to receive
certificates of attendance qualifying for examination, provided
the classes are confined entirely to ladies; (3.) That the medical
professors be allowed to have classes for ladies, but no professor
shall be compelled to give such course of lectures; (4.) That, in
conformity with the request of Miss Jex-Blake’s letter to the Dean,
ladies be permitted to arrange with the Medical Faculty, or with the
individual professors as to minimum fee for the classes.
At a meeting of the Senatus Academicus, July 2, 1869, the Report of
the Medical Faculty was read, agreed to, and ordered to be transmitted
to the University Court. At a meeting of the University Court, on 23d
July 1869, “Mr Gordon, on behalf of the Committee appointed at last
meeting to consider what course should be followed in order to give
effect to the resolution of the Senatus, reported that the Committee
were of opinion that the matter should be proceeded with under section
xii. 2, of the Universities Act, as an improvement in the internal
arrangements of the University. Mr Gordon then moved the following
resolution, which was adopted:--
“The Court entertain an opinion favourable to the resolutions of the
Medical Faculty in regard to the matriculation of ladies as medical
students, and direct these resolutions to be laid before the General
Council of the University for their consideration at next meeting.”
This resolution was approved by the General Council on October 29th,
1869, and was sanctioned by the Chancellor on November 12th, 1869. The
following regulations were officially issued at the same date, and
inserted in the Calendar of the University:--
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