Reading Observer 03-1919

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ANNUR ·MEETING OF

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~tll • new eo e ol.lhr4l>t." ,iW'•.,.

or tIM COIln ~ ot Bd!-tjon ;D
~ in ' l&llt ~ the dent., ;oJ '1'ber~lUI f::re
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t'M...i. '
- t . . hi ulUm~1,oly
pr<61d, nt . Mr, J. lkrbert. lIeI!yon, Ul
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.... rii tety
be th!n: ~Dt. ~
nIicipal W. M Cbild!:. ehoutd ma.terially <liminish
b&jla of "~:~~::l
~,i~"'r d. Bligh,
Alfred Palmer, ~T!I' w. &lte'iiCtailt ' Upon ~e nduct 01
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1I Child<; Port.e.oor DUfII.ld. Prol..oor E,Mb 1I0r, ~:d.enoe.
(8) . An lEndo-mFuDd ,baa PeeD htitiated ,iq'
I';' Dr J '1\. ·ltu!1')'. Mr, .· G. W Po:lmer, lIr,

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a w K1 Slade, Mr. A. G, Weat, M:i..-s Glady6 ~ptt"
)fIt.> Ashwell, ¥r .A. ·W . Beaby, tl;le Ik". P . , B,
DUehfiold. IIIr. ):,' D. lI~,jiIId. Mr. B. R- WhitJey.
~r F A. SarjeaDt, ,l l_
t.b.6 . Be..... R.
~,cj;lll t<d:!, ],fr. H. K.,oapman, ~r .H'IU'!'LIOD-Jooel.
ilr H S, Cooke,bd ,t~ ~.trar,
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F you have retqr , ~'
h'~m businel's or
shopping tjred an~
try ,a Ven-Yusa,t
for your ha.ir .1'

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Mr s,."..,nl propoood the
B oyon

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chowrUl&D, and &aid they ..II hoped tha.t
~~n good enougb for him . to
ca.riJ' on, as he had 'd~ne, In that capaclty.
prv f~ror

ali~ht.

de Bursh ~nded.

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10 rep~ . es.id he had, up to then ,
Presi4dt of t:btli e ;:)urt of Governore fOr
:~t ten or eleven yean, a.nd If t.hey wished for

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11 .1,,1!leT m ~ to occupy the ~ltl0a, he would be

in addition to l grit
It is verl ad-,
to bave these g~rIIl8'
and'speedily rem.bv~
would be saved from
tr.oubles which arefll
of sec ret anxiety. to

oonnecpiool witb Bt. Andrew'. Hal), Tlie' 09~11 tl ft}te,"~!~~
bu ait.i~ £.500
tile 'D.uOle~a of this Fund..
(9) .at. ~e18
ltAel, & pny. ban of ~i.

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denoe far; "'fOm6D. .~enta C&lTied ~ on ~Or
yeare in ~i.t.io~ with Ute ,uaU.,

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b.i bee~

taken over omel&lIY~Y' the CoUDOi!-, e.nd l'O-named
St.. G<>o~e'a R..J1.
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(10) The &etion 0 Yr. A\!~d . Palmer' in Pill'
chasing N05. 36 aDd 38, Craven-TOad, &M.in all9?'lDg the College to
nt them from tum. ha.t mad.e
extension: ~t aOcommoo...
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(i1) Much c.olWde.l'a.tion has been given to tlle

po-able .. consider..
tlOD at W~J: Ha.I1 .

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b': b" Jth "ould

invigorati ng antisepticl
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E'u t.a.oe palmer &Dd)fr

fi nd it surpri8inglYI

gr o und fo r ."ll

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had MOelved

Th. Cbalrru"" ..Id th.t b.
Iett.~.
rJ apOlogy &~l ln.biJit,1 tAl be pt"el8nb a t tho meetIng f r<>lIl J4r. W A. Mount, ' C.B E. _ M .P., .lLl.r

r es,h illl g, Then , also, yoT\r
will reap the b enefit ~f

Your haJ \s the

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pre",,"'l' quoot.ion 011teaohing tI(1QOmmod&tion, The
immediate needs ,hM~ been reporl1id to the
by a SpeeiaJ Cdmmit;t.ee. &ppoin.t..ed ' for "'11+ pur·
~. Plane 'W~ ~ a year -co feu: t.wo f!InleTg~ttcy buildings to b1 4tt'eeted 114e:4r ~lhe' I'1mnNlum.

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only too 'W'ilhng to st.&nd down ,
ANNUAL REPORT.
The Counell preseDted the~r report &nd statemmt
of a~ U IlU. for . the t,-.rentY-31 rlh year of the Coloall. ullrentl:r tor a "]'ucb more extenolV. rehef t!J&I1
• ..b" h .nded on Beptembi;r .l()tb. 1918. It the Coun~:iI bu thus fer been llib l~ to proV1de
It g".,
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su 'e1 (12) ,A c.cheme fo~ t he t1'3.llWlg of ~ers of
For the four th yeAl' in 6UcceulO D the College phYlDeI.l exerci!e&
be-en lWUa.Led atl t.he re.
work has been oarrHd (In under wa.r oondibione. quecb, a.nd 'WJ.tJt the ~port. of the Boa.rd ,of EduThe numbe r of at ude n ta dunng the put Seljiricm cation. A. year's co~ i& provided~ and is being
(893) sb()ws an lnCrelse of 108 RB compared with
attended by trwentYifaur WOmen IIf;udentll, me.ny
_ •ne number of the pJleV'lOUS
(790) .
~ of 'tbmo from the ~ort.h of Engla.nd . These s t uSo fa.r <&s ~ &t pr~nt knoWll , 491 memoore '(jo. dents remde ,.,1. Cl n~ Lodge , wllich ~bu& becomea
a
t h ~ Colle~q M.~ been 5e.T viog IWlth t be mllibary
the 61J:tll Oo Uege ba ll of rcs.ideooe. A kcwl'ftl' · m
and ns\!u fol'Ol!!$~ The Roll of HODOur oonta.lD,s oha.rge and a. wl:tol7fme ' us:.ata.nt ~have * n en,a . .
th~ names of 88 members or ~ CoU~. m orta
to gIve t.be l'nstruction .net', tMin1ng. Th('l
are btlng made to secure t ba.t. our ~&l' li&bI &hall .. I,,.t;,on of . he CoIJ~ge far tbie important expertbe t t. accur ate ud compl-ete u poL~ble.
meu t was 1ar8e1y 0"'1ng to lUI pouesion of an ex·
'rne College baa eontinued to Te nder national celle nt gymna.num wtth mod.6rn ~lpment,
m \ 'NI In rna-Dr &nd 'Vaned I wa.y s
Extende d
(l3) Among acadFmie development.. ma.y be
, all the'
f. : h'Ie5, i. 1n ~viou.s ye an , have ~D gIven , no~d (a) t he protisi~D of .. third tutorial ( bas in
OC', t ID the CoJlere "'OO upon the a.thle bc ground connection w ith the Workers' Eciuoa.ti'On&1 A8!IOC1a.IIcruce",.,.. '_II
:, ,he R oye! Air F oree , who eootmue to ocx:u.py tion, (b) the revillO, of qou:nse.s of \uptruction ;'11
W4nt &ge Hal! and 8tl Patric k', Hall
The- trllJ~' d~rYlng and htlrtJ.Cu~turei J (C) the instJtution of In.
'r.j!' of mUnItiOn 1"Orktrs beg-a.n I a.t Lbe Oolleg-o 1n structIon under tb.e~ tfi.OftS' Unive.m.ty &nd TechO, t a er, 1915, wl}h ( our m acbl~e4. B y November, nic al Cl,eaee Schem (Mlnutry
Labour) , Jl:nd (d)
1918, t h ~ num ber of tnacb lnea:
'!'I!en to 35 Thc the prolim1nt.ry con idu a.t.ion of & ecbeme for th~
oum ber of peNOt1A who by t b a.t date had recelved .lDI5titut,lon of .. gI\3.de terms," under suitable oon ~
t.TI lnlCg ..... u 675, Afte r trBlnmg, .the Ia.rge ma.dltl0n!, In connecttop. Wlth the. aca dE:!'l"llc stair.
Jor lty of the wo ..ke n fou od e mploYl\lent In m untThe PrJDoipa.l, 10 mOYlnK' t.he odo:Pt'?'>
01 oil
, (14-) Finall y, the Cou nctl , WIth the aI5$lfItanoe of
f.' ~ faeton es
About 10,000 &mal l parts for tlle UDlvers lty Comf1ttee, baa ea.uaed oa, renew t.o port of the AOMie mlC Board,
Store8,
ll..a.chme guni, aeroplanes. 'Pumps, ebamG , 5hell5, b o mado of bhe tiD.!!.fClal necd. ..of the College. 1m· domLDB.nt feehng 1D the mmds
Collego s.b4uld b<>
of -tb.ulkfu.b....
(' Ie, w ere In&de,.i n th ~ Co llege worbh op5.
The
medi&te &Ild pr""P'i"t.ve, and in December WIt Colleg<! ha4
Ch"l'.
Cou'OCll nOO:rd 'W'ith much sa.ms faction t.hese reo forWarded th", .t.<I.l<im<lnt to lb. P~dent of !.he 00 li ttle injury,
- wiWtboIN;"aI~J
!u] l&, w'b kh"'are ,tQ be a t t rlbutM p n marily to the Boud of Education .! ... t h iS request.
of
men
otudOllto
for
miliWy
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seq'uent lo68 of a ..,... pa.rt
gru t o&bilit.s~...rtO public ernrlt of Mr. R. ldaryon
The foUowtng a.pn cHntllle.Dte, hav~ beeu" made they were rapld1y reoo"ering their pre-'WN' numaqd Dr , C :t. Sadler. who t.hroUS'bo ut Voere n :·
!lIllie 11:. A . }f01'g~ ito be lect\ll'8r in obM'gc
bers even befo1'e~ tile ofII!a.Qpn of hoetUit:liel.
!.'Wnnb le for the detailed superv!aion of the scheme phystcal tr&lning st.u~ente und« .. ~eme initiated Althougoh onJy a. conYngem. of t.belr man student.
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orl t' ll.ln lng. T he F, 'Oe Art De.p&rtment baa can· At thfll Co lleee by tl1.e' Bo"Td of Eduoa.tlOn. 11us. hnd at preeent '1'eturnedo. &nd &lth~h their two
tI~ ued to m'&k& hOsplt.a.1 appha.noee, and the model.
Morgan ..... tNJDod at t.lte Southport Phylieal h a lls (If reeidence tor mtm 'W'6l'e .tin lD. tho ~
li~g room has been u l1ilsed f or malnpg casta for
TralJufllr Coll~e . .hd oJao holds the distinollion of Ill. & A.F., t.bere ....co .otually more otu~ts
In ~de_ . io tiie other lalt. &Ild III UcoDoed
AI"II'.'''I~~
wounded .oldi.... , The College V .A .D. Bern so
diplO1p& of the Cb + a College of l'h3ojcal Educa,
H OIopltal a.t Su therl&nds bu coDtlnued it06 useful tion She bad pY'eViOUlly been lectuTer in pbj"Slcal lodgingl'than Iile iotal nUlDber of ~udeoU mrNidenoe euly m 1914. Moreover, .. t11e roeport of
"M'V1 Ce end more th&n 1,300 patie nts _have been
trainIng a t the Clt1- of Leed, TrlL1n.lng OoUege. tho Councli f..eell:i 6ed, rile. College bad Dob ~
,
"00 lVed ::Members and frlc ndg of t he College, at; lI:iss B. Black:burD t o be ME ista.nt to tho lecture'[' still durmg t..be 'W"&C. Me.ny developmente. of &
10 fo rm~r ';y.ea.rs, have con r lbut.ed donatIons a.nd
pon.a.n06
h&d tdoen place, many ot.beorw "If'eN( DOW
DISCUSSION ON HOUSING,
m eb'lll'ge of
I traini llft siudents. She WAS In prepara.tion, The eonege 'Was 'full of viUdity,
, ~lu nl aTy s r n·1CO to th l!. H ospital
fotm! rly lectur~r i phyrioal ltr&1lllD g at the Bmg- Every sid<> of It.,....
to
II"
There
Th• • <:OOUI>t 6 for .ihp past ye ar are prtllC nted .n
ley Trainong Colleg 101 ... H, L.". to be iilstl'l1e· were diffioalti.. beforn them. d,tlieult.i.. of fi...,..
tho usual form, The! income and e xpeTl~:hture actre~ in phyaloal ~xerelees to women, student! and of in!lJding.. The IIOOOUnto _ntOO w tM.n
On Saturday a'~D MI'. F. C. BuJ..Unchun
count shM\"S a. ' ba.lanee carrI ed t"o t he rcsene lund
(othor than tho.. ~Uudecl to I abo.. ). ~ for. ilhat day mll8t nob be taken . . 8.n iudft of the pl'l!o- preoided ove,; '" meeting of tbe Readl". Bn.oob '"
0 ' £833
Thl5 'result of the ~ar'& 'Working 111
sent
ponttOn
and
JJl'I»peota
of the College, for they
me rly heJd the a.PP()lntment of pb'y.sical tralDlllIf :related to a. quite a.bnormal ·period
Much now the National Jla.nmertt' Uniau M....the ofQoee of the
m!lnly du.e t o (1) tbe f.act that o m'Og to CoOntmued
IDtJWuctftAA.'ll a.b the Derby Tr1ainull' Oollo8e, :M:a, depend_ upon the lIloCtion of -the ~ent w. Boodiog ChMnber of Commer<e, OJ)hers p _ t
8 b ~noe on tUlli,tary or othe r Government &6rvlC6
Osborne ISnu ch to
aaistan.b lect.urer 111 d~ coming to £he a~ of Unive,ctw. &Dd Uru· were. l{eilIItL 8. 3 , llana.nt, G. ''Pol'd. G. ' Butm,
00" ma n,. membe.n of the 6t;:tfl the .:College haa not
The- wtrole eae& had been laid
ouOjeett, She hold. ltum"",,,. 18rst. c1_ dlplOm .. , vonlty CoH e ~
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beEn oalled . ut)on t(; pay their atipends 1n (ull ; (2)
hefore the Preaideotl of the Bo.ard o()f EducatAon W. hrra.nt, T. Boae. Ji. P. $£00,1,'11: T, Bh"""y.
t he fad tha.t two .profe.ciKrralu.pll .. we ll y more a.nd .,..... itJ'leVIOUtl.r! a. ~ of the stall' of f.Iho ~ tlte Cha.noeUor of the Erohequer by a. depute.- P', P'uIIbrook. T, Godh-ey. C. Bowyer. H, V,
trl an one Jectureahip ....re a.t preeent V.CUlt., (3) Sb~bOl1l" School fpr Glrlo. Mi.. R~ndell. B Be • tion fToom all the Uni"~",,.rti~ e.nd Colle~es of Great Robinson, 0, Smitl1. J. N. Hey<lO, W . Dlmn. E. E.
to be ueist.nt lectUrer 10 educ&t.ion Mid assiat..nt Btltsm II.JId Ireland. lut NO?etnber The problem D ...oe, I. G P'01'<j, J , 0b&Iker. E. Doble. J. ru-y.
t he eont iDua.nce of cert.alD tempor&I'Y wa.r econoto t.he mturter of m , thod. Sbe WN form~ly s&nf.or
beofOrfl them WllS three-fold. Tn the ftrwt ptaoe, the
R )[......y • .L E.
M, H . P..nItt. R H,
mie1l,
m aca.demie tn.i.u.ee., . . in O.
ma.tbem.atiQ!J ron.tress .. t Milham l"oTd School a.nd ~ of
Paa1\tt, ' S .. T. H _ . C, E, Koal. T.
G.
It IS inter-eaL:inr to ob6erve , th o effect of the wral'
had
most
eerlousiy
.. le.cWrer to rlude~te in t~ning at Ch~U Hall,
3. W",eUt. M. J Oomand, J ....w.y. w, E . Craig
t upOn the earPlog powe.r of , he OoUt'G'e In respect
"\fVU not due t-o any adMiaa Wmlked BnttoD w be ..
of vance
l
tho
of ~heit' chief adminiatraiwe MId W. Cli;llInrort.h ,
, of lfit lon f~ a.nd oapita.tion grt.ntfi.
In the
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o1Sc!.'ln, f(lr tbeee rlipend. had remained statlona.TT •
The meetGDg
oon...ened in order to diacuu
• S !~l en 1913-14 tho 8Um rEceived under tJlI~ l1ea.d· W """«r Hell .
Durifllr
tho
»B.t
year
t~
,CouncU
h
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granted
It
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due
to
tbe
~ of I&baar. of cl.-rleaJ _ .
ilIe important q _on of !'IlrIA hoU&ng. "p<l<,o.lly
m~ e'1~ £10,000 for the ftnt time , the pt'ecl&e
the \lee of t he CollfSe Hall on' several occasIons for or equipme.nt, a.nd everT lind of materml. In the with regud to t.be reb.tions Mietmg ~ween f&r~
a.mount belRg £10,155 The ,..outbreak of the 'War
aeoond
p1aoe,
&11'
the
UDlverslties
a.nd
CollegM
eduea.tionoal, rehgl6 us a.nd pl111a.ntilroplc purp0&e6,
ca.u ed e.n ~tume(hl1te faU tn the number of men
were 6uffer1Tr!{ lh l'e8peot of their t.eacll1ng and IDIII"8 aDd theit:. emp~. The genenLl. feeHng
the Reading ~ Ha.ll bavlDol been engaged ':ly &C:ld em1C staJf" from th~ two evils of overwork IUlrl 'Wall tlha.t ,. Fa.v.e dlflkmlty bold ar1sen d'Ullng the
!5ti.ldentoS in a.t.tend a.!lce, a.nd in 1914·15 receipt.
The hoq>1'a.llty of tbe Col- undeq>ay , The posI:tion "W'... l'6lIdered tbe more war owing to the groea.t rise in the prioea of
f~ 1I to £7,772 • In ot,h er worde . the CoUege was tho lI<>yal ' Ai,lege bas also
ext8Dded. to ' he Be.rhhlre t'leut!.l .. becaUMI wh~ t1l;te Ten)unoer.tion of m&teruIJ.s, Whlch pre'Ytalt.ed !oottlalges from being
thro1Vn back. IlD thUJ Vital part'lcule.r to the level
Afthmologiea.l Soei~t, and 'to Uie Reading LIterary tea.ohEmf in other' bra.nobe:w of eduo.....hon bed m&.t'- built &lid lot a.t ~ tabouren could a.«ord to
of n-1ne fe&r1l prevlously. In 1915-16 th6l'fl was a
and Scient-dio Society, whoee me-etlDglI a.re now hodlv nsen in recent TnOntths owing to Government poy.
5h ght. JooVery, the figures mlng to £7,877 , but ' 0
MSlt tanoe, no oorTe8pOndmg U61r>te.nc& had a.s yet
held iD tho Colle~.
Mr, G, FQI'd. in opening the .u.eua.ion . sail! tbtt.t.
been given to Universit·l ee Ilnd Col1~ . The eon191617 they fell "ga m t<> £7,445 Th,.. however.
Durmg the yea.r! for-ly·four" .tudenf:« of the Col- ~uenoo Wtl S t ha.t the -ncmtlOn ('of 6 ' Univel'8lty lec- the quest.lon of rtUl&l h'Oueing did nOb touch the
rcpresente t he 10wMt po1n t d unng t he war The
lege h""ve pa&Sed it.he Higher (Exlernal) Examma- ture.r. and even of eome Urrh'eJ"Sity profelSrorll, {aRDen m tine &&roe' w.ay U flabour e:nd IINQ'_, but
g r o~tb in the numbe-r . (I f wome n atudc nt.!, whieb
hollS of London r n1Vel"$lt y
This number com. ~pared unf.avourlLblY Ilt the 'Pr~itt time l~ re- the t.o queetioDJI 'W'eI'e more or Ie. akin, when
bega.n 'ilj 19}4'l 5 ana helped to oompenu.te for the
pares wlth twent.'I-e.lght. wh,eh ........ the figure for !;peot of &Il.l a.ry &00 peruion ......,th t het of mMteT9 they COD.8ldeNd .the hig-h wa.g_ that were b.e.ing
loss of t~irbrn m en stude ntA, became more
seconda.ry rchooh . Tn the third pla~ , n fH",' I,r
th~ previouA yea.tll,
Tw-enty·four I!ftude.nts paa&ed in
e'Very Untven~y e.nd C.ollege .....aa eonfronted by paid a.M the probability of their going .tlU higher.
tnllried l~ttetly . and 1n , t he Seeuo~ under renew.
ilh& Intermediate ~amma.~l Oll8 lD Arts e.nd ScienCe t~e problem or bUl lqmr . At Reading thlS wa.s a In _mg . he at.. ted th..t
the la.rm~~ were
(1917-18) the t otel r oo<> f!'Om £7.445 to £8.873 Th'. 1
(in.cluding !C1ence I ...,ri~U1tllre). Nmeteen fassed Crrat d,fficult.y, for al1 their pre-war sche-mea of oompelled to pay "'gh wq... then lbe emp~
ra~ l'f)(Io, ~ry,
e:bO\lld be noted, took: pla.e~ I,D.
the B .A a.nd .B . ~ E~.ammatlOn l . Of this num. building hf'd nec~8a.rj)y been sU81>EInded. The SUQ'- .bould be mol"e efficient-more intelhgent and mal'~
fh l) ye ar . pree~ dl" tiRe; eea;&tion of hOlUUhes. 1 &
Ibeer ot.en' otibalned a. paSs degree Fint cl U8~ were ~t i n n liad been ma.da tha.t t'he GOV"flTTlmen b 8n(lu\d
i~ clear. tperefore , that, even dunng the wa.r the obtained In hl.s toty e.nd in ma.thematics , second belp in thi.s mll+: tel' alro, and unlMS lIueh help ~ h 'ghl,. educalEd. WIth regbi fu the cottages
j,fb.'1oh were in a.n. unaa.tWeclor:y condition, <lDe
~\Ten It. ows<r; d,ftioult to ~~ how thf" 'Problem could
cpUag.e wu flMit ~ning Ita pre-war po6lt lon as
elaase& in h iatory , I olaa.K:S and modern la.ngu~; be cfl'eot.n-ely tackled At no \ pTe"jous de.t.e haW!! """'edY th.t M.d been """..ted wu to get; iohem
rei.a.nJ.a l'eCe:IPt.a from tuition fees and oa.Plt.&tiiOI'l
'B.nd tiurd cla8l9OS If: modern languages .nd bot.a.ny. the Government or tbte coun>t'f'J' been ~nt-ed oondiomned by the ·looo.l .... jhl?"ty. bub b<> (the
I'ra.nt~. The ~rent 8eA3~on should record .. fur
A BerkshIr e 8t.ude~ t (1t:a.thleen A. Brewin) ohtA1noo Wolth 60 gl'P'at an opportunity u reg&r(lIJ U~iver. &pee:oke:r) thought It ,... . qUlt& a. mist&k:crn poltoy.
ther' &d.3.ne~.': Tho Councnl 8U.tImd.. thl& reeo!"li
the M A. degree for an Gll88.y on "Agr&flt.U ooudi- sHy Mllcation. It w,,- ,f(, lon ger men!ly a qu'fl.&o A better 'J)r(leedUI'f) would beJ to ta.ke stepe to bave
vntb. much _hsfad lon; and erpr~ lW conti- ,trions 1ft East BeT kfb ire, 1560-1660 ..
t'lon 01 doing IlOmetbiD~ to eorrecj. t.b~ du;pani y
ween Ute amoun t of BM1BtllD08 £Iven by OUT tuch (l(ltt~ repa-ired, if ~blfl, a.DC! made
d.6 t.ha.t pJOVidtd adequate aanstance can be
The Counc,1 reoords with f'Ogl'e t ihe death of bet
own
S t.ate a.nd that -give.n , b y other St.ns e~ a hIe. ~.aImr · 'Wlth the qu-esUon of the fin.&llCiaJ
~rt'd f~m the Stat e to enable tbe problems of Hr. Ernest' R1dley a. Life Governor of Ute College
b .ddlng a.nd sta.tfing to be l8ucceufully unde rta.ken, and &:iooe 1910 a. Ptember of the Council. Tbe where, The t~ Queshon 'WM, w e're 'We prepared upect, 'Mr. ¥Crd obeerved. tha.t the COIII:i of
to SR~ n ~itheT etfor~ nor e7:penae to do tbe very m.terial Jiad increased to double of wliat it had
t~e College 1:5 about to enter upon &. period o-f em·
Counell alBa ~ja Wlth regret tbe dea.th of tLe best. ~b le tbing by tha.t nart of till) youth ot
He ~ und6nrtood that they
Jc:rged lltefulDeM ... »d. aetlVlty A new Item In the follOWing Mr: J . Okey Ta.yJor, ... Life Governor, tile net.i on wh 'ch had eM!a.peoi tb e -slau'?ht.el' of t he been before the wv,
WlA.r lLnd the ravage. of m'ftueDza. P If we r ea lly would ""t' be allowed w deduct more t1le.n 3e, per
aoeooJ>i. 16 the grant 01 .£100 made by tbe &oy.1 and tile RoY. E. I' S. mpson.
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m£".&Jlt to do the he.t. thmg pcalblf1, we must ...,.. from the I&"cu..."..· p&y ... rent for the ect..
-\g rtcllUuul Soelety of &gla.nd to the Raeareh
Sir n"org<> ~er, Barl,. h... been elected • reahi.e tha.t the proble m WS$ more than the I.C· t l r.... ~e qUIt.. fwed w _ h_ they ....... gOlDg
I n~h tut.e In DaU'Ylng. The fund to endow his- member of t he Cfunctl' by
.ti~hlre Couflty cumulation a.nd distribl.lhon . of k ncryvledge
Unl·
Wrie s I and arclueologlcal Te&OO.l'Cb. h8.$ been In' CouDCll in the place of tb. 1&to6 Earl . of Por~ VAT'!.'ty eciuca,fl on "W3S or should be an ex-ne:nenoo to apend. £600 Ot; £1.200 on e. cottatre (lr two octta.ges
~lve only 38, per 'f'I'66k for each ",ith
c~u :d by a. d on&t.lon of £100 made b y MT, Wilkie
whicb
not
only
&OA.rpenPd
t
h.,.
mental
f
A
ru
l!.les
but
mouth , a.nd Mr.
M. Pa.ine hu been elected a
whi'/h ·w paT t~ · n,.",eat on the money. The",
f
tre-ngtbened
the
eh6racter.
H
...
hoped
the"
~h
~llll
~,I veri .
, member of the c.:rneiI by the BuCks County Coon.
bear n('l mOI'fl in this eou~ry of the nll&eTahle ( 10 ('" , w .... of. ,oolD'Se, the f<act that. \he loea.l autbontie6
The IeOnditiono MOUfjh t about by
war hat .,1
tIiOo pl""'1
l\r. J, W GriflitJ> .....,gned. tnne, due probablr to ~u practice, tba.t all 'WOUld have IX""fI' to Ie,..,.. & ra.te noi emeedi.ng Ld
UfFe"anly ~n advoerae lD. rna-nr wa,'I.' to tbe pr
The Re..... P. B , Dlt ebfiQ1d haa been nomtna~ , ae that was .;iIo.nted lD UWTenrlty <edu ca.tIOn Wl&8 a. 10 tlJe £1; Pus .till theft ",.as,. ftry wide lI'luytn
.;ress and deveJopm-ent of the College
It would . a.n annual Goverdor by the Berklth.ire ArcheologlCsl lec turer .. c1aee room .. . od a. tttudent.. It waa
bel"'eeD !f, "'01> tho 1Lo. or, 19o 6<1, ...., """" !bat
hOwo_ . be _~ Ito 'llPJ'O'" that tbe elfeot Soeiet.,..
n~"'&;y to b.a.ve rt'g'ard not. only to tbe ~t\lden t's would hav6 to be pLid for the local authoiitie6 tu
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"to been to probib't growth or to reduce _"'tty YT . Alr~ Paliner, iu propming ~ -4option of m i,truct lon but . lso bo the student's p life. At gd.
fan,. return OD the looney laid out.
they h'i'd' tn rd to re&lise nu s
al Among
ki l llgo.tion. Now 1b.t the resumptlo~ of nor- the CoUncil'.. r~0rt and accou'QtA for the year end«l Reading
A.f ter ~iop. i b WM decided to endoree the
fbe /Dew' !Jnglieh Unlv~Hes ..nd •College.. they
mal conditl(lM if; at JengtJl .wtlblD Ngh t , It m'S.y be
Sepl<mbor .l()lIJ. 1918. ..,d the Coll~ must '"' led tbe WBy with their !ix halb f,)f 1't8idenoc, and .iE.'Ws f:rpre~Md Iby other Branohf8 of the NatIonal
oj tntere.st ro ~'ltula.te sOme of the chlt« prob· congra tu lated . on tlhe s«lisfo.ctory maoDer 1n which the f.et tb a.t they ted t.be .....1' wae inerea~in glr hTnj«&' Union, ana to a.pproach Mr. Mount a.nd
1€1'DtIi and lUlderLaking. 'W'lUcb, nobwlt}u;ta.ndlng the
the t'eport bad been 80 qUlckly got. out
Durmg ~i&ed by. oft\cilll • .uthor.iti.-. anrt bv the pe nf't ,d
Mr ~a.rdnu to ra.iae the matter lD the UOUM ,.,
many dn'le u1tlG1
diaablhtie6 unpoeed upOn t.ha the p:ut l'e&.rs ~ 'War the CoJle:ge ba.d done more public. Tw9 Import ant towDl, boU:t of whlrh Jft re Commone.
tba.n
)UI't/
oa.rry
bn-it
had
aho-wn
\taolf
to
be
T6ry
oon+emplating
the
erect,on
or
~
UU:lvet1Qty
.
C
olt""'tt'
l
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Coll('g~ by . i;J)oe ;:Wa.r,
receIved att.ention. a~
Mr1 ;n;u;t;
The meuriJers of ' lb. ltd ODd ar Univ.mty, had Ittely . Dpbeil to R ..dmo for
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t" .Latent durin, the put fOUT 10&TS. Suo\1 a h.t the male 'ktudents were QOw ntur:ning 'and, for trhat a.dViob _. to procedure, «ltd, the GovernoTl 'mlght
r~_, 'the y ocr.'Id look IO....ud to the CoUogo ta.lt-e Ithat aIt &. compliment to t h eir in! Ll tuti(l~
Ir.cl'ldu ,"
(1) The fo-l>rsani ••ti ,. of tbe teaoh'Dg
dom ..- golDl on IweU.
TbefT Colleg<l at R""dl!lj' w .. foundod upon tile.
'!be ~v, Maeiiutosh seconded the mdtio-n, ~"llch hue hk torio..I lmes Throu~hout Europe hhe Colt ie . u bl ecta. ~e wo :It it. now .m the hands of •
NOTICE TO READER&. ·,
~
1ege8,
tb&t ie (11a.1I. of rMidenee) hAd. hll;ioricaUy
k eturer l q'J char,a, a.Dd two whole-time --Wut.a
tbe C)()mJ)IerD4mil of the Um.,..enlttelS or WuichREPORT OF THE ACADEMIC IIOABD,
I beenc:'III!lItr.ell,
CO.lHee fOf' d lplomu a.nd oertl 6cat~ have been
They might. 'VIet baY'fl to ,wait . on"lf!!
have for ! lOme tim. been
ol g"nl:~(d UDder t he 1Upe!"ID t.eDdenoe of a.n Adn80ty
The ~rt> of
A..d_io
oonta.inod .~
betore tbe1r Uni ....6l'll ty ChartElr
for
part he had no
Cu mmltt.e.e. There are now t'Went::r-five who1e· bme
.....hing. ... tllat road... han 'NeD ....bI.
st udcnts rewviJlg lnit.ruclJion, and no further
~n~!:~~~lt" founded upon the
to obl';n the" R.ad;ng ObserYet." n.ay
;
o.nd
of
J1'O'"W t.h can. take place until tbe aooommodation,
"'owel
pbOca thoir ordeJ witJ> t\ioho New.
.lr~d y imufliclent. 1a enla.rgtd.
. ;~f.. or .pply to
(2) A &!aea.reh' 'Pel1owMup m Modern Hi.tory
THE P~BIUSI!lER.
h •• b.. n .....bl ,,~ed. pully ~. tbe """'lit of pri ....

jw

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t~e work Lei.Dg d~ery.·"
~y ~ .PleEf~
'W heh you ment,lon
yoU think of hard
r9r~; ~~t Vim means llight ~o.~:' bealaae VinJ 90'
a . sc~bblDg b~ removes (h11-;uul grt_1e. q~
and thoroughly
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Vim;'
hlp tAl round. U. ii ,,~, ~ _ _
your Idtclteta , IIoor., wltite , "1,,~1e, ~ x. ...
alad, tileUlOrlr. Po/ilia YOII' t
lllith· vo..,' .t..d

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Ven·Yu .. Sh.m~ h...
fin.am enl and fragran ce that

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IDehility to obt.aip I ~Ja.ls C&lN64 .d elay. ,b ui
!WOrk is !bOW pr~. A small buildIng hae
been proVided for geology, and & h0UfJ6 in Port.
Wld-plo.e. adljacent
the Oollego, . j. to be placed
at the d.i.epo6al of h.ijstory, cl~.IIics a.nd' e.:rclueology
Tb& OOIIlgMtLOD ~f ~ t.eacil1ng bUlldrng. ,enenJly

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il ,. eICOlllle m b l g~ cU'cle..

of

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.cooiinll ute~ .pottealy

dtIrdn.

TC)P; CANiglia.

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NATIONA
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MRS: H. WA1E~S.
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ot 134, Tll~hu rllt-rol'ld .
..... bo ~'8.Lwe U Ir: DO v.~n , lo [,

<J1'TI<'S!i:on ..n tb t he

1W olUen's Comer- -

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In efm plia.n ~

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T tlebu rst. .on
Thll ff8Y.
l be
,Lane co ndu: tmg the I et nte . u
b te Mrt. ~W a t.!T s l ' l'h nlourne l.

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and d aug h te r ~r
and . ?lin.
ace 1!rs F Btc- ho p' t).nn12 II.n d
Mrs lL- SlI(J)olOru (~a u'X"bterl.
RI' d )Ofr lr W8t.~ S (b roth er ).
.!I.t. t he fu nera ll Messri. E.
a oo R aJ n
repl1:h en In g , t hoe
GU lU d JSIlS, )ofr Oh-ver (cl erk. tc
Mn. lH ouchm . Mr ~ end Mr-

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Arn or'
c1 ndolenc e Tece n ed by M
Col and i\~ n; Lesbe Wil so n~
.. e re ~ ihO!e fro m t h
.mml,be;rs s>i Battle W atd 1 and (
anti

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a.nd

Un.IO D,l$t. _-\.ssocJatlo n .

Officers 'Of tho r trl!;h of R eadmg
lll el1l':>c n;;
of 1 <Il ~ ·W est. Ward
and 'C r.lJnlst ASiC.c ~lLtionl

a.nd fr om m allY
wer e carried c ut
t b e pers.on sl du pervlllou
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DRIOGE'S MURDERER
T1FIED INSANE:
----.,-- t ~ I
9t the S u ey U~ I U'6, at Guild ~
1~t , 'Ilh t Lleut ~ 5 R UTIle,
m cli~kd~ ""' lob the lll urde'r .f
Aldridge, of R {,~lng. OW alo . ' MAne
bad t r eatment I'e Lll¥'l rtct' ~"ed: at \.
e am p in Germa ny l It ....,11 be reou r re aders t hat Lieut. Hwnr .....
H' 5hot. Ald rHige, who 'W' I.S an om e.rly
Hou~\.... ll lht-ary H OSPlt4l (mental
sh09wng hUll l\ nh p. f".y()h-01',
o r o th cr be ' h ad obt~
been ceT" dfie-o In&a ne. Wi!.!
dur mg Hi s MaJ-e&t y 'S

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the screen at fbe
Th eAtre on Monday, T uesda y an d
de" lcted

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amazmg deed. on the

dtm entitled: U Hea.ding South."
S~bol of Sacn ~." the ~t
- wilma of tb ~ Zulu '\Var, i. ~ be
fi rst OOnteA~f the.l..~t Britil h
ADtede&!I Se rnce
xil~ Tnurn&ment.
11 to be staned 0 1 ThUrldlLJ" Friday
;. By U\ght to lhuchue," a. ahnplo
n'bo thought wwth I 'Â¥i ould. purehue
fiDe adaptAtion of the nonl h Big
\\"yuuc 1.S meluded La t be week ena.
tbe "':me daYIi the aeeOnd 'MIIIiwt. of
Amen Can :Str \'1ee. Boxing Tou nl& ~
\.be .enal .. Tbe-B~ of Hate"
the ~iog It.e~! ~. I
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'Much 16t h.-Church N&d~. F or
\fleek'l! 9rden Dre"S!, uniform ,ud
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sl ~1'l g\\e thia ol4-fuhlClrul#i tll'Ae<
b
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Dlo\~~H<E'"

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wUl all h.... e a ,.ood nlI'hi and
wiU 'W ake QP bna;bt and hl,pPJ'.
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t31 AD l:ndowment Fund for R....reb ;" Riotory
8nd Ardueology h~ been IDlliated. T he prott:l5O':'J
a.od iu.u-t· gll Ho n already in progr~.
(II A St:O.ding ~oq>mltt,;o haa "..., co,;.utut
'1,y the Counell to super • • the work of the
~~.Jch In:; titut a in ~lryiDt. 1 This Oomrn\itee ha,s
'''~f.d III ex.~nd1b' the iDftueneo of the ~ •
IUlo all(j \n ob~lninl cOr it ;lICT<IuocI. 'ouj>pOTt' it
hu adVll td ttilt Oouncil upon important que&'bi<m&
?!fect ulg the orgq-waUou of the .l4I, aod 11 ...
l nltl a t ~d a directorate (or .mall ccnnmittee)
IS r eo:ponlJble for ~eDlii~ pollC~. ~ the C~­
m, tt • • " at pr~,ftj ..,li.,.ly ~I!i.god III promOtiDi
a .eheme wllJa. if I~ul. ~l ruult Ul the reo
~ta.b l1Sh ment'
loatit ute on. the buia of' ~

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being

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pro v ides all

hildren
Ihr\v., ~.D

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• FOR CHILDREN Tee:rHIHO:

of

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ds. ~!1('1J and h LSi.ory have prepa.red a. acbelne for
tbe d evelop ment and further organ.ll'ation of · th~

C~p~.

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Mrs. Meise, ,..rites ; "It g~~es me great pleasure to ~nform you . Ii
that I sent my hu,.Band two bottle~ of.your ~ho.&:t1ne.Tablets
sometime 'ago, al14 ,lie writes from Salonlsa, ' to §ay he I).as
der~~ed great berie~t ~n takin~ it, not only has it kept hinl>1~ '1'
good health anc:l ~~lI;,ts, but It has been the .
of savhtg
him from a :veO' j s~vere attack of Mal~!a,
although
admitted .to hosMt~~ he -.yas out an~ about ·lIi
a
few days, which.;. hel attributes to his system
bell~g
fortified by,
judicious usc of
and 'He
wn'clude; his
u~~ing me to send him a I
supplT
with lever,.
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