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Glasgow (UNIVERSITY OF a university)

UNIVERSITY OF, a university of Scotland. It was founded in 1450 by Bishop Turnbull, and is, both in respect to its age and for the number of GLASGOW UNIVERSITY its students, the second university of Scotland. Throughout the many years of its existence it has gradually acquired much property from grants made by royalty as well as from gifts by private individuals. James I. of England issued a new charter to the institution. Parliament reorganized it by special acts in 1858 and 1889. In 1864 the buildings then occupied by the university were sold and new buildings were erected overlooking Kelvin River. They were opened in 1870 and many additions have been made since then. The university is now a corporation, consisting of a chancellor, vice-chancellor, rector, principal, dean of faculties, professors, and students. The property of the institution is administered by the university court, consisting of the rector, the principal, the lord provost of Glasgow, and university and the city. This body also acts as a court of appeal from the senacts as a court of appeal from the senate. The latter body consists of the teaching and discipline. The general teaching and discipline. council, consisting of a number of exofficio members and of all masters and The general doctors, meets twice a year for the purpose of revising the business of the university, elects the chancellor, four of the assessors, and, together with the general council of Aberdeen University, one member to Parliament. The Chancellor, who in 1920 was the Earl of Rosebery, is elected for life. The rector, whose duties are entirely honorary, is elected for life. The rector, whose triennially by the students. usually a man distinguished in politics triennially by the students. He is or letters, and the office in 1920 was held by Rt. Hon. A. Bonar Law. At times or letters, and the office in 1920 was held this office is conferred on foreigners, as in 1915, when the students elected President Poincaré of France. The university in 1915, when the students elected Presihas faculties of arts, science, medicine and surgery, divinity and law. There are lowships, some of great age and considerable value. The university has an important library of about 250,000 volimportant library of about 250,000 vol- erable value. The university has an many special libraries and collections, the most famous of the latter being the and anatomical preparations. Among the graduates and teachers of the university are to be found some of the most illustrious Scotch names. women are admitted and in that year Since 1893 Queen Margaret College for Women became part of the university. In 1919- 1920 there were 164 teachers and 3,900 came part of the university. In 1919students. The principal was Sir Donald GLASS CRAM COOK), an American author, graduating from Drake University, she CRAM COOK), an American author, GLASPELL, SUSAN (MRS. GEORGE graduating from Drake University, she took a post-graduate course in the University of Chicago. In 1913 she married George Cram Cook. For some time she was State house and legislative reporter; she then began to attract attention by zines. She was identified with the Little her short stories published in the magaincetown Players, and wrote a number of one-act plays. Her fiction is rather Theater movement, through the Provemotional and sentimental. Among her works are: "The Glory of the Con- "The Visioning" quered" (1909); (1911); "The Lifted Masks" (1912); "Fidelity" (1915); "Trifles" (1917); and, in collaboration with her husband, "Fidelity" (1915) "Trifles" (1917) "Suppressed Desires" (1917). Among her plays the most noteworthy is "Ber- "Suppressed Desires" (1917). Among nice" (1920). official; born at Lynchburg, Va., Jan. 4, 1858. He received his education in pub-