Lord Curzon publishes in Thursday's Times the result of his
appeal, issued last May, for funds to meet the needs of Oxford. These needs are summarised under several heads :— 250,000 for the Bodleian, which requires more accommodation for readers, more storage room, and a larger staff, to say nothing of the purchase of important books ; £5,000 capital and £600 annually for art and archaeology ; £2,500 annually for languages, including £500 for a professorship of Japanese ; £900 annually for modern history ; and £78,500 capital and £3,750 annually for science, making a total of £133,500 capital and £7,750 annually. So far, £55,000 has been promised, and it has been decided to leave it open to donors to earmark their donations for any of the purposes indicated above, or to spread the contribution over a period not exceeding ten years. Lord Curzon, whose enthusiasm and energy have lent a powerful impetus to the movement, estimates that a quarter of a million is the minimum needed to enable the University to meet the more pressing demands upon it, and states that contributions may be sent either to him at 1 Carlton House Terrace, or to the Vice-Chancellor, Oxford, or the Secretary to the Fund, 25 Victoria Street, S.W.
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