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IN a letter to the Times of July 25, Mr. J. Parker Smith, M.P., describes the action that has been taken by Wykehamists with a view of commemorating the 500th anniversary of the opening of Winchester College by some permanent memorial. It was resolved last May that any fund which might be raised should be applied, first, to the restoration of the Founder's Chantry in the Cathedral, and secondly, to establishing a group of memorial buildings for the preservation of Wykehamical antiquities and the encouragement of art, archæology, natural history, and other sciences. Mr. Smith is the Chairman of the Executive Committee formed to administer the funds, and he says that the aims of the collection of archæology and art would be to illustrate and encourage the regular course of school study, and to furnish boys with interests outside that course. As to science, the idea is that the science collections should be a development of the present collection of the Natural History Society, which is good though not large. Mr. Smith thinks that special stress would doubtless be laid on the collection of local minerals, fauna, and flora. An attempt might also be made (as has been done at Harrow) to imitate the admirably instructive series of type forms exhibited in the Museum of Natural History at South Kensington; and it would be highly desirable to connect some moderate provision for elementary biological and botanical work with the natural history museum. Contributions to the fund will be received by the hon. secretary, Mr. Percy R. T. Toynbee, 109, Gloucester Terrace, Hyde Park, W.
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University and Educational Intelligence. Nature 48, 309 (1893). https://doi.org/10.1038/048309a0
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