剑桥大学(7)

The University of Cambridge(7)

19和20世纪复兴的大学 尽管有了这些发展，19世纪上半叶人们仍然呼吁大学继续进行改革，这在全国的政治运动中都有一些反映。1847年女王丈夫艾伯特亲王被选为校长就表明了改革运动的力量，1850年一个皇家专门调查委员会被指定调查这两所古老的大学。根据该委员会的调查报告，在《1856年剑桥大学法》中颁布了新的《剑桥大学章程》。

The Revived University of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Despite these developments, there was in the first half of the nineteenth century a continued call for change and reform in the University, which in part reflected the political movements of the country as a whole. The election as Chancellor of Prince Albert the Prince Consort in 1847 is an indication of the strength of the movement for reform, and in 1850 a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the two ancient universities. The Commission＇ s report resulted in the promulgation of new Statutes for Cambridge in the Cambridge University Act of 1856. These Statutes have been much revised since their first appearance, but the form of government which they embodied has remained as a framework. The ultimate authority in the University was at first the Senate. All important powers of this body came in time to be exercised by those of its members holding official positions in the University or Colleges （the Regent House）. This in turn elects a proportion of members of the executive body, the Council. Curriculum and the content of examinations were the responsibility of another elected body, the General Board of the Faculties （which began in 1882）, while the Financial Board （now the Finance Committee of the Council） dealt with accounting and the management of the University＇s estate. Committees or boards concerned with teaching within individual disciplines developed during the inter-war years into systematic Faculties; each with its managing board and degree committee.