MAGEE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
LONDONDERRY
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M A Y N I . B O Y D & S O N . L I IX
HI L I AS I
MAGKK
UNIVERSITY
COll.EG E
l . ON DO N DE RR N
Chairman o / Hoard o f Trustees
H e n r y S. R o b in s o n
President
Professor T
homas
I
in n ig a n
, M .A ., I I I).
Secretary o/ hacuhy
Professor N o r m a n C o h n . M .A .
Secretary to the Trustees
E d ith H. Spenci
Hoard o f Trustees
I li nr> S. R< miSM in ( Chairman )
T h e Right Rev. R. M c N m B<»i>. M X ' ., M . A . . I). D ., Bishop o f D e r r y
and Raphoe (appointed by the M inistry of linance)
FR! DERICK l_. UREWSTER
J o h n A . C r o c k e t t i appointed hy The Honourable Tlw Irish Society )
I he Rev. T
iio m a s
D
oey
(appointed In the Graduates' Association)
Th e Very Rev. J. II. R. G
Colonel T
f; . G
lass,
si i d .
M .A . , I ) .I ) .
O U T ., I 1 II. Iappointed In the M in istn 0/ I inance)
Commander C l A i n ) H
J ami s M ai
ib s o n .
i r Dm a n
, R.N.Iretd,)
J.P.
M A . I ) . I ) (appointed l>y the Graduates'
I he Rev. N o r m a n M w w i u
Association)
I lie Rev. W. A. M o m g h m ih v M. A,
rhe Rev. I . W . C . W
m i ai i
. M .A ., I).I),
(appointed h\ the Graduates’
Association)
Professor G
il b e r t
W a t e r h o u s e , M .A . , L i u .I ) .
M R .I .A . (appointed by
the M inistry o f Finance)
G e r a l d W h it e
Major W i i i i a m W h i t e O .B .E .. D.S.O .. M.C.. H.Sc.. A .R .C .S .
ACAD KMIC
Classics
Professor',
S I AF I
Th o m a s F in n e g a n , B.A .IQ .U.B.),
M .A .(C antab.), LI_.D.(//.r. D ublin)
Senior Lecturer:
Lecturer:
F . J Lt l i e v r i . M .A .(C antab.)
R . G . U s s h f r . B .A .(D ublin)
English
P rofessor:
R . L . M a r s h a l l , M .A., L L .D .(N .U .I.).
Lecturer:
F.R .H ist.S.
A. S. K n o w l a n d , M A .lO xon.)
M athem atics and N atural Philosophy
Professor:
W. G G u t h r i i M .A .lE din.) M A .(C antab.)
Ph.D .(St Andrews), F R.S.E., F.R .A .S.
Lecturer-.
D. C. J. B u rg ess, B . Sc.IQ .U .K.), M .A .,
Ph.D .(C antab.)
M ental and M oral Philosophy
P rofessor:
T. H. R o binson , M .A., B.D .ID ublin)
Lecturer:
H. F. N i c h o l l . M .A .(D ublin)
French
Professor:
Assistant Lecturer:
N o r m a n C o h n , M . A .lO xon.)
A n d r f V i r n f f . B.A . (D ublin)
German
Senior Lecturer and
H ead «/ Depart­
m ent:
History
Senior Lecturer anil
H ead o f Depart­
ment :
Lecturer:
Economics
lion. Lecturer:
O. H. E d w a r d s . M .A .IQ .U .B .), Ph.D .(B onn)
). I
M c C r a c k e n , M .A .. Ph.D .IQ .U .B .)
J o h n B r o w n , M . A . (D ublin)
H. O. M e r e d it h , O .B .E ., M .A .(C antab ),
M .Com .l M anchester), Em eritus Professor
Q .U .B.
Assistant Lecturer:
Geography
Senior Lecturer and
H ead o f Depart­
ment :
Assistant Lecturer:
I lehrcw
Part-time Lecturer :
D esm ond M c C o u r i , M . A ., P h .D .iy .U B.)
.1. B. W n i T t o w , B A .(R eading)
H. A. Ir v in e , M .A .(C antab ), M .A., B.D.
(D ublin)
Russian
Part-time Lecturer:
V era C o h n
Spanish
Part-time Lecturer:
B a r b a r a A. E d w a r d s , B.A.(Q .U.B.)
LIBRARY
Hon. Librarian:
Librarian-.
A ssistant Librarian'.
Assistants:
T. H. R o h in s o n , M .A ., B.D.
T. M acC . W a lk e r , M .A.(Glasgow)
J. S. M a c M a s t e r , M .A .(D u b li n )
E liz a b e t h M c F a r l a n d
A n n e V a n sto n e
A D M I N I S I R ATI V E
Secretary I d the Trustees:
A ssistant :
A n n e H a t r ic k
Dill House
Domestic Bursar :
Assistant:
E liz a b e t h H i l l
Telephone:
STAFF
E d i t h I I . Spence
Id a D o n n a n
M agee U n iv e r s it y C o lle g e
D i l l House
Enquiries about enrolment should be addressed:
T h e Sf c r e e a r y o f F a c u l t y ,
M a g e e U n i v e r s it y C o l l e g e ,
Londonderry.
L ondonderry 2145
L ondonderry 348411
DILL
HOUSE
COLLEGE A N D
GROUNDS
T he College is situated a b o u t a mile from the centre o f
the City. T he main building sta n ds in its ow n ten acre
g ro u n d s o n a hill overlooking the River Foyle. T he building
which is o f Scotch sandstone was erected in the years 1856-1859.
It c ontains the lecture-room s, the Library with rea din g ro o m ,
the c o m m o n ro o m s an d the main College Hall.
Dill H ouse, nam ed after the distinguished Dill family
closely associated with the fo u n d a tio n o f the College, is a line
G eo rg ia n house which has been converted into a residence for
m e n students. T he a c c o m m o d a tio n consists o f study b ed ­
ro o m s designed for one, tw o a n d three occupants. The h o use
also c o n tain s c o m m o n ro o m s for the resident stu dents an d lor
the academ ic staff, and a refectory where meals are provided
for bo th men a n d w om en stude nts and for m em bers o f stall.
Steps are being taken t o provide a w o m en stu d e n ts' residence
near to the m a in College building an d it is hop ed to open this
in the course o f the session 1954-55.
The professors an d lecturers live in houses in the College
g ro u n d s o r in the im m ediate n eig h b o u rh o o d . Studen ts live
cither in Dill H ouse o r in ap p ro v e d lodgings not far from the
College.
T he College sports g ro u n d s consisting o f som e six acres
an d situated ab o u t a q u a r te r o f a mile from the College provide
facilities for Rugby, Soccer, Hockey. Cricket an d Athletics.
C lu b fixtures are arran g e d with other Irish universities and
university colleges.
TH E L IB R A R Y
T he Library contains som e 35,000 volumes, the great
majority o f th e m relating to A rts subjects. Expansion has
been rap id in the last lew years. T h e sections relating to
H O U S E — ENTRANCE
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DILL
•...... .
HALL
G eo g ra p h y an d E conom ics have been built up since
establishm ent o f the new D ep a rtm e n ts in these subjects.
addition existing sections have been ex pa nded to meet
requ irem en ts o f other D epartm ents.
the
In
the
T here is a special Irish section which co n ta in s the nucleus
o f a collection relating to L o n do nderry. In the past the
Library has attracted m any bequests and has th u s com e to
possess som e early printed w orks and a n u m b e r o f manuscripts.
S om e 18th- and 19th-century Irish new spapers and oth e r
periodicals are available, an d there is a p am p h let collection
relating to Irish affairs in the last century. A recent a d dition
to the Library was m ade by the late Dr. H. N. Spalding o f
O xford w h o gave £500 for the purchase o f book s on Eastern
Philosophies and Ethics.
D u rin g the period o f expansion som e structural changes
were m ade and a new' cata lo g u e is being prepared. T here is
now a well a p p o in ted R eading R o o m where books in co n s tan t
d e m a n d are displayed o n o pen shelves. O n most days d u rin g
'h e lecture te rm the Library is o p en until 9.30 p.m.
H IST O R IC A L
NOTE
T he College was founded in the fifties o f the nineteenth
century u n d er the will o f Mrs. Magee o f Dublin. It was
opened in 1865 and was the lirst university society in Ireland
to a d m it men an d w o m en stu dents on equal terms. W hen
the Royal University o f Ireland was fou n d ed in 1879 the
College becam e one o f its five “ recognised in stitutio ns" and
one Senior Fellowship was assigned to it. W h e n th a t U niver­
sity was dissolved in 1908 the College entered into an
association with the University o f D ublin which has con tin ued
since and been strengthened an d enlarged, particularly in
recent years. M any students have taken a d v a n ta g e o f the
facilities for g ra d u a tio n th u s offered an d a large p ro p o rtio n
have gained high h o n o u rs in that University. In 1938 the
P arliam ent o f N o rth e rn Ireland passed an Act which provided
for an a n n u a l grant to the Literary an d Scientific D e p a rtm e n t
o f the College.
L I B R A R Y — THE
READING
ROOM
D urin g the w ar o f 1939-45 the greater p art o f the College
buildings, with the professors’ residences, was requisitioned by
the A d m iralty an d becam e an im p o rta n t centre for the con d u c t
o f the Battle o f the Atlantic. After the w ar the position o f the
College was investigated by G o v e rn m e n t C o m m ittees and in
1951 a substantial increase in the a n n u a l gran t was a pprove d
by P arliam ent. Hy the M agee University College L on d o n d erry
Act, 1953, the University College was reco nstitu ted an d
relinquished control o f the theological fo u n dation.
Since 1951 the University College has been able to proceed
with plans o f developm ent. Several additional a p p o in tm e n ts
have been m ade to the academ ic staff an d new D ep a rtm e n ts
o f G eo g ra p h y an d o f E con om ics have been opened. In 1951
the College became a Recognised College o f the Q uee n 's
University o f Belfast. T h u s students o f the College may
study fo r a degree in cither D ublin University or Q uee n 's
University. Details o f these a rran g e m en ts are given below.
U N IV E R SITY CO U RSES
T he College is associated with the University o f D ublin
(Trinity College) an d is a Recognised College o f the Q u e e n ’s
University o f Belfast.
Dublin University
The following courses may be ta k e n at M agee University
College:
(a) H o n o u rs C ourses leading to M o d e ra to rsh ip ( H o n o u r s
B.A. Degree) in Trinity College D ublin in:
M ath em atic s
Classics
M ental a n d M oral
Science
M o d e rn Literature
Ancient an d M o d e rn
Literature
M o d e rn H istory and
Political Science
A ncient H istory an d
Political Science
E co nom ics an d Political Science
Students in a tten d a n ce at M agee University College
reading for H o n o u rs are eligible to take all T erm
H o n o u r exa m in a tio n s in T rinity College.
IN
THE
ATHLETIC
GROUNDS
D u b l i n U n i v e r s i t y ( continued)
(/>) O rd in ary C ourses in:
G reek
Latin
M athem atics
M athem atical Physics
A stro n o m y
English
History
G eo g ra p h y
French
G erm an
H ebrew
Logic
Ethics
Psychology
Intro d u c to ry
Metaphysics
Econom ics
U n d er present a rra n g e m e n ts stude nts norm ally spend the
first tw o years an d tw o term s o f the third year in Magee
University College. T he rem a in d er o f the u n d erg rad u a te
course is (except in the case o f stud e nts a tte n d in g Magee
Theological College) spent in T rin ity College Dublin.
Queen's University o f Belfast
A stude nt o f the College w h o wishes to g ra d u a te in
Q u ee n 's University with either a Pass o r an H o n o u rs B.A.
Degree must atten d classes at Q uee n's University for at least
tw o academ ic years after having com pleted at least one year
at Magee University College as a m atricu la te d stude nt o f
Q u ee n 's University. C o urses may be taken at Magee U niver­
sity College in the following subjects:
G erm an
G reek
M odern History
Latin
Pure M athem atics
P hilosophy
M oral P hilosophy
Applied M a th em atic s
Econom ics
English Literature
G eo g ra p h y
French
Entrance Requirements. Stud ents proceeding to degrees
in the University o f D ublin must have passed the Magee
University College m atricu lation exam in a tio n or o th e r
exam in a tio n regarded by the Faculty as equivalent thereto.
Students proceeding to degrees in the Q u ee n 's University o f
Belfast must be m a triculated students o f Q u e e n 's University.
O pen an d restricted Scholarships are available and tenable at
the College d u rin g u n d e rg ra d u a te courses.
Diploma in Biblical Studies, in con nectio n with D ublin
University. T h is D iplo m a, which is specially suitable for
stu de nts w h o p rop ose to enter the te ac hing profession, is
given on the results o f an e xa m in a tion follow ing attendance
at a prescribed course o f lectures, and the course o f instruction
may be com pleted in one year or in tw o years. Enrolm ent
for the course is not confined to regular s tud e nts o f the College.
A pam phlet giving courses an d oth e r particulars may be
ob ta in ed fro m the Secretary o f Faculty.
Non-Degree Courses
A rran ge m e n ts are m ade to enable students w ho d o not
wish to take a degree course to atte n d classes in an y o f
the subjects listed above. Evening classes also are held in
Elementary and A dvanced Russian and in E lem entary and
A dvanced Spanish, an d in som e other subjects.
FEES A N D
N.B.
EXPENSES
The follow ing figures m ust he taken as approxim ate a nd
provisional.
(a) Tuition
1st Y ear (for a stu d e n t proceeding to a
degree either in D ublin U n iv er­
sity o r in Q u e e n ’s University) ...
£20
4
0
2nd Y ear ( f o r T . C . D . students)
...
28
2
0
3rd Y ear (for T .C .D . stude nts)
...
33
2
0
4th Y ear (for T .C .D . stu de nts)
...
37
0
0
(/») Residence
T he cost o f residence, in lodgings or in Dill H ouse, varies,
but £30 m ight be reckoned for each o f the two winter term s,
with £20 for the su m m e r term, m akin g the total for each year
a p prox im ately £80.
A p am p h let setting o u t fees a n d giving particulars o f
S chola rship an d E ntrance exa m in a tio n s an d o th e r particulars
may be o b tained on a p plica tion to the Secretary o f Faculty.
| N o n : University College stude nts w ho are prep a rin g fo r
the Ministry o f the Presbyterian C h u r c h in Ireland an d w ho
are in the S enior S ophister year (i.e. the fo u rth year) proceeding
to the o rd in a ry B.A. degree o f D ublin University take the
theological course in Magee Theological College concurrently
with the Senior Sophister year an d can thus com plete the full
course for the Ministry in six years. T h o se reading for an
H o n o u r s Degree norm ally spend the whole o f the Senior
S ophistcr year in T rinity College, Dublin, before entering on
the theological course. P articulars regarding theological
courses m ay be o b ta in e d from the Rev. Professor H. A. Irvine,
M .A ., B.D.. Magee Theological College, Londo nderry.]
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