§ Sir E. Graham-Littleasked the Chancellor of the Exchequer what are the terms of reference of the committee appointed by him to advise on the awards of studentships in foreign languages and cultures; who are its members; and how many times it has met in the past year.
§ Sir S. CrippsThe terms of reference of the Committee are as follows:
- (1) To advise on the total number, period, and individual value of studentships to be granted from time to time, including allowances to students pursuing their studies abroad, the allocation of studentships to the various studies, and, generally, on questions arising in connection with these studentships;
- (2) To award studentships to applicants recommended by Universities to
206 receive them; to approve their proposed courses of study, whether in the United Kingdom or abroad; and to review awards of studentships in the light of periodical reports on individual students by Universities supervising their studies. The members of the Committee are:
- Sir R. Bullard, K.C.B., K.C.M.G. (Chairman).
- Professor H. W. Bailey, Professor of Sanskrit, University of Cambridge.
- Professor A. B. Boswell, Bowes Professor of Russian, University of Liverpool.
- Professor W. M. Calder, Professor of Greek, University of Edinburgh.
- Professor Evangeline D. Edwards, Head of the Department of the Far East, and Professor of Chinese, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
- Professor Raymond W. Firth, Head of the Department of Social Anthropology, London School of Economics and Political Science.
- Professor H. A. R. Gibb, Laudian Professor of Arabic, University of Oxford.
- Professor S. R. K. Glanville, Herbert Thompson Professor of Egyptology, University of Cambridge.
- Dr. Margaret H. Read, Head of the Colonial Department, University of London, Institute of Education.
- Professor D. W. Thomas, Regius Professor of Hebrew, University of Cambridge.
- Professor R. L. Turner, Director (and part-time Professor of Sanskrit), School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
- Professor Ida C. Ward, Adviser in African Studies, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London.
The Committee has met three times during the past twelve months.