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North Adelaide
17 Feb 1875
Dear Sir
I beg respectfully to acknowledge receipt of your communication, enclosing a copy of the resolution passed by the Council of the University, on the 12th Inst.
It appears to me that a scheme suitable for the University in full working order would __ be practicable at present. The number of students is not likely to be large - and it is not improbable - that of those who shall present themselves, a considerable proportion may have other
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duties demanding their attention and preventing them from devoting many hours to study.
At the beginning of last session five gentlemen and six lady students enrolled - and after consulting their convenience as to hours, it was arranged that the gentlemen (who could not attend during the day) should attend on Tuesday evenings from seven to eight and from eight to nine o'clock. The ladies attended on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons from half past three to five o'clock.
If the Council is pleased to approve, I propose to continue these classes with such modification or ex-
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tension of hours as shall be found necessary or desirable. The lectures to gentlemen were on Metaphysics and English Literature - those to ladies - English Literature and the Structure of the Language.
At the same time, I am anxious that the Council should clearly understand that I hold myself prepared to lecture daily - whenever students are found able and willing to give daily attendance - and the Council desires that I should do so.
In such circumstances I propose - subject to the approval of the Council - to devote one hour on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays to Mental, and
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Moral Philosophy - and one hour on the same days to the History of English Literature. On Tuesdays and Thursdays - I should devote one hour each - to Logic and the Structure and Composition of the English Language. If there should be senior and junior classes, in the day of those subjects - the number of hours would necessarily be increased.
The text books which I propose to use - subject to the sanction of the Council are -
Ferrier's 'Institute of Metaphysics'
Bavis' 'Mental and Moral Science'
Whatley's 'Logic'
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Craick's 'History of English Language and Literature' -
or Spalding's 'History of English Literature -'
Crombie's ' Etymology and Syntax'
I am, Dear Sir
Yours faithfully
John Davidson
Professor

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22 April 75
Read
List of books
Access to Parly Liby
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Mitcham, April 22 1875
To The Registrar,
Ad. University,
Dear Sir,
I enclose, as you desire, a list of books in connection with my Chair, which I think would be most useful as a commencement: the series of the Bibliotheca Classica being especially desirable, as the very best edition of the classics.
In the meantime, I would respectfully suggest to the Council, that it would be a great boon to me, and doubtless to other Professors, if we might be permitted access to the Parliamentary Library and if this permission were asked for by the Council, for the University Professors, it would probably be conceded by the Committee of Government. Professor Davidson writes with me in this request.
I am, my dear Sir,
faithfully yours,
Henry Read, M.A.
Hughes Professor of Classics

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23 April 75
Davidson
list of books
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23 April 1875
Dear Sir
I enclose a list of from thirty to forty volumes useful for reference in the study of Philosophy and Literature.
I have not attempted to preface a classified list of books in General Literature - because I have not at hand the means of ascertaining where the best editions __ be obtained - but there can be no difficulty in obtaining through Murray
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Longman or Blackwood a very complete Library of British Classics!
I am
Dear Sir
Yours faithfully
John Davidson
Professor

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27 May 75
Read
Revised list
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Mitcham, May 27
Dear Sir,
I enclose a revised List of the most important books to the value, as near as I can ascertain of £50 on subjects connected with my Department .
I am, faithfully yours,
Henry Read

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10th June 75
Davidson
revised
list of books
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10th June 1875
Dear Sir
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your note of the 13th May and to forward the accompanying revised list of books useful for reference. I have not been able to ascertain accurately the price of each book but I think you will find that my estimate is approximately correct.
I am
Yours faithfully
John Davidson
Professor

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Mitcham, Feby 18. 1875
William Barlow Esq. M. A.
Registrar, Ad: University,
Dear Sir,
In reply to your communication of Feby 12, I have to state for the information of the Council, that the number of students attending my classes during last year was fourteen; as follows -
Day classes, 8.
H.H. Wigg
A.E. Wigg
H.F. Stedman
W.H. Jefferson
T.A. Caterer
L.R. Scammell
W.I. Scammell
S.G. Foale
Evening classes, 4.
B. Carter
T.W. Nischke
I(?).M. Solomon
B. Lange
Ladies' classes, 2.
Miss Small
Miss Kay
The subjects studied were Latin and Greek Grammar, Latin and Greek Prose Composition, Casar de Bello Gallico, Xenophon's Anabasis, The Odes of Horace, Greek Testament.
For the current year I would respectfully
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propose to the Council the accompanying Scheme of Lectures which I have adapted from the Melbourne Course: although the subjects appear simple and elementary, anything deeper and more complicated would be in advance of those students who joined the classes last year, and as the present course will probably be only introductory to that of the fully - equipped University, the time may well be devoted to bringing the students up to the standard required for Matriculation.
If the Council determine that there shall be separate classes for Ladies, and also an evening class for students engaged during the day, the same hours might be adopted as during last year, which are stated in the accompanying Scheme, and give twelve hours to Lectures, during the week.
Should any further details of past or future work be required by the Council, I would suggest that it might be well for me to meet the members of Council, in order to answer fully any questions that may occur to them.
I am , my dear Sir ,
faithfully yours,
Henry Read, M. A.
Professor of Classics.

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Adelaide, Octr 28 1875
Wm Barlow Esqre
Registrar, Adelaide University
Dear Sir
With a view to the approaching distribution of Prizes after an Examination, proposed by the Council at the commencement of this year, I have thought it well to lay before the Council some statement of the work and numbers of my Classes, for their guidance in making arrangements for Examination.
In accordance with the instructions of the Committee specially appointed to confer as to the conduct of the Classes, I have not confined myself strictly to the subjects which I at first proposed, but have varied them to meet the varying wishes and capabilities of the students. This remark specially refers to the Ladies classes. One of them, for example, desired to read Greek Testament and Euripides; another chose Horace and Casar with Composition. And among the young men of the Night Classes, some, for reasons of their own chose one book of Casar, or Xenophon,
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and some another: now as these were not University Classes proper, I have acceded to their wish, though they are aware that after this year the subjects must be definitely chosen for them, and cannot be departed from. I have felt it important to mention this to the Council, because it renders difficult the ___ of the students relatively in an Examination which must under the circumstances be somewhat irregular. Neither do I imagine that very many of the Students will present themselves for Examination, some of them will, and are loking anxiously for it.
The subjects studied in the Classes during the year have been
St Luke's Gospel in Greek.
Euripides Alcestis, lines 1- 600.
Xenophon's Anabasis, Books I & V
Horace's Odes, Book I
Casar de Bello Gallico, Books I, II & V.
Translation of easy sentences into Latin and Greek Prose.
Other books have also been studied, which are not taken up for examination, as follows
The Gospels of Mathew, Mark & John in Greek
Cicero de Amicitin^.
Horace's Odes, Books II, III & IV
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The names of the Students with their various subjects are as follws:-
Ladies Classes
Miss Kay - Casar, Horace & Compos.n
Miss Small - Euripides & Gk ___
Miss Wyly - Elementary Latin
Miss Hill - (since dead)
Afternoon Classes
T.A. Caterer - Horace & Casar
I.W. Heberlet - ditto
Night Classes
I. Laughton - Casar, Xenophon, Latin &Greek Prose
F.W. Nische - Elementary Latin & Greek
W. Baker - Elementary Latin
Edwin R. Lucy - Elementary Latin
T.C. Haywood - Elementary Latin
C.Maley - Elementary Latin
G.G. Hill - Elementary Latin
C. Hill - Elementary Latin
G. Brookman - Elementary Latin
B. Brookman - Elementary Latin
W. Brookman - Elementary Latin
Any further information I shall have pleasure in laying before the Council, and shall be glad to know what I may say to the Classes as to the examination.
I am, my dear Sir,
faithfully yours,
Henry Read.

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