DURHAM UNIVERSITY

founded in 1832, opened in 1833, incorporated by royal charter in 1837. It is connected with the bishopric of Durham, the office of warden being annexed to the deanery of Durham, and a canonry in the cathedral being annexed to each of the profe ors of divinity and cla ical literature. There are also profe ors of mathematics, Hebrew, medicine, . The students mostly reside within the university buildings, but in 1870 a regulation was pa ed dispensing with the nece ity of residing in any college, hall, or house connected with the university in order to be admitted as a member. ‘ ‘ The management of the university is entrusted, under the Bishop of Durham as visitor, to the dean and chapter of the cathedral as governors, and to the warden, senate, and convocation, the last including all persons regularly admitted since the opening of the university to the degrees of Doctor in Divinity, Civil Law, and Medicine, and to the degree of Master of Arts. The academical year is divided into three terms—Michael mas, Epiphany, and HKaster. For the degree of B.A., or a licence in theology, a residence of two years (of six months each) is nece ary. The M.A. degree may be obtained by a graduate who is of the standing of nine terms since taking his degree of B.A. Armstrong College, founded in 1874, and the College of Medicine, both at Newcastle-on-Tyne, form part of the University of Durham. _DURIAN, or DURION (Durio zibeth in us), a large and lofty tree growing in the Malayan Archipelago. The largish flowers, of a yellow-green colour, are produced on the stem or main branches, and are followed by the large fetid fruit, which is of the size of a man’s head, and is a favourite food of the natives during the time (May and June) when it is in season. There is usually a second crop in November. The smell is offensive, like putrid animal matter, but with this is a ociated the most delicious flavour, which places it, notwithstanding the odour, in the opinion of many, in the foremost place among tropical fruits.