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The [[End of Regenting System, 1708|abolition of the regenting system]] in 1708 led to the creation of the [[Faculty of Arts]]. | The [[End of Regenting System, 1708|abolition of the regenting system]] in 1708 led to the creation of the [[Faculty of Arts]]. | ||
| − | The regenting system had been in operation since the [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583|opening of the university]] in 1583. Each 'regent' took the same class through all four years of their degree course, teaching all subjects himself, then recommenced the cycle with an new first-year (or ‘Bajan’) class. In an effort to remodel Edinburgh University along European lines, Principal [[William Carstares (1649-1715)]] persuaded the Town Council of Edinburgh (16 June 1708) to abolish regenting in favour of a professorial system that assigned each of the subjects on the Master of Arts curriculum to a single teacher. The newly created chairs were offered to the existing regents. Thus [[Laurence Dundas (1662-1734)]] became Professor of [[Humanity]], [[William Scott "primus" (1672-1735)]], Professor of [[Greek]], [[Colin Drummond (c1685-1753)]], Professor of [[Logic and Metaphysics]], [[Robert Stewart (1675–1758)]], Professor of [[Physics|Natural Philosophy]], and [[William Law (d. 1729)]], Professor of [[Moral Philosophy]]. | + | The [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583#The Regenting System|regenting system]] had been in operation since the [[Opening of Edinburgh University, 1583|opening of the university]] in 1583. Each 'regent' took the same class through all four years of their degree course, teaching all subjects himself, then recommenced the cycle with an new first-year (or ‘Bajan’) class. In an effort to remodel Edinburgh University along European lines, Principal [[William Carstares (1649-1715)]] persuaded the [[Town Council]] of Edinburgh (16 June 1708) to abolish regenting in favour of a professorial system that assigned each of the subjects on the Master of Arts curriculum to a single teacher. The newly created chairs were offered to the existing regents. Thus [[Laurence Dundas (1662-1734)]] became Professor of [[Humanity]], [[William Scott "primus" (1672-1735)]], Professor of [[Greek]], [[Colin Drummond (c1685-1753)]], Professor of [[Logic and Metaphysics]], [[Robert Stewart (1675–1758)]], Professor of [[Physics|Natural Philosophy]], and [[William Law (d. 1729)]], Professor of [[Moral Philosophy]]. |
These five new Chairs were united with the existing Chair of [[Mathematics]], founded in 1674 and held by James Gregory (1666-1742), to form the [[Faculty of Arts]]. | These five new Chairs were united with the existing Chair of [[Mathematics]], founded in 1674 and held by James Gregory (1666-1742), to form the [[Faculty of Arts]]. | ||
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| + | == Other Key Events of Carstares's Principalship == | ||
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| + | *[[Seizure of College Records by Town Council, 1704]] | ||
| + | *[[Foundation of Faculty of Law, 1707]] | ||
| + | *[[End of Regenting System, 1708]] | ||
== Sources == | == Sources == | ||
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*[[Alexander Bower (fl. 1804-1830)|Alexander Bower]], ''The History of the University of Edinburgh''. 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1817-1830. | *[[Alexander Bower (fl. 1804-1830)|Alexander Bower]], ''The History of the University of Edinburgh''. 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1817-1830. | ||
*[[Sir Alexander Grant]], ''The Story of the University of Edinburgh during its First Three Hundred Years'', 2 vols (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1884) | *[[Sir Alexander Grant]], ''The Story of the University of Edinburgh during its First Three Hundred Years'', 2 vols (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1884) | ||
| − | [[Category:Events|Foundation of Faculty of Arts, 1708]] | + | [[Category:Events|Foundation of Faculty of Arts, 1708]][[Category:Incomplete|Foundation of Faculty of Arts, 1708]] |
Latest revision as of 10:36, 26 February 2015
The abolition of the regenting system in 1708 led to the creation of the Faculty of Arts.
The regenting system had been in operation since the opening of the university in 1583. Each 'regent' took the same class through all four years of their degree course, teaching all subjects himself, then recommenced the cycle with an new first-year (or ‘Bajan’) class. In an effort to remodel Edinburgh University along European lines, Principal William Carstares (1649-1715) persuaded the Town Council of Edinburgh (16 June 1708) to abolish regenting in favour of a professorial system that assigned each of the subjects on the Master of Arts curriculum to a single teacher. The newly created chairs were offered to the existing regents. Thus Laurence Dundas (1662-1734) became Professor of Humanity, William Scott "primus" (1672-1735), Professor of Greek, Colin Drummond (c1685-1753), Professor of Logic and Metaphysics, Robert Stewart (1675–1758), Professor of Natural Philosophy, and William Law (d. 1729), Professor of Moral Philosophy.
These five new Chairs were united with the existing Chair of Mathematics, founded in 1674 and held by James Gregory (1666-1742), to form the Faculty of Arts.
Other Key Events of Carstares's Principalship
- Seizure of College Records by Town Council, 1704
- Foundation of Faculty of Law, 1707
- End of Regenting System, 1708
Sources
- Alexander Bower, The History of the University of Edinburgh. 3 vols. Edinburgh, 1817-1830.
- Sir Alexander Grant, The Story of the University of Edinburgh during its First Three Hundred Years, 2 vols (London: Longmans, Green, and Co., 1884)