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RefNoMS/603/7/159
Previous numbers1189
LevelItem
TitleLetter from Alex [Alexander] Larmor, Helen's Bay, Belfast, to Joseph [Larmor]
CreatorLarmor; Alexander (d.1936); Irish mathematician and science educator
RecipientLarmor; Sir Joseph (1857-1942); Irish theoretical physicist
Date17 July 1908
DescriptionHe does not see Belfast staff and knows nothing of the clique who manage university politics. Hamilton, Dill, and Symington are the important people. Their policies and intentions have not been divulged. Alexander has always thought there was room for a good Arts School in Londonderry and under university rearrangements, thought that Magee College should have been subsidised to put its Arts School on a sound footing. He thinks that Butcher and others on the Robertson Commission were opposed to such a discussion as they held it to be a denominational college. Alexander describes subsequent political moves surrounding Magee College's status, including a clause affiliating the College with Belfast University, and securing the positions of the arts professors. The feeling in Derry is that 'if they are left to the mercy of Belfast University', they will be forced to seek terms of affiliation with Trinity College, raising a fund to pay fees for candidates presented there. He recommends that Joseph should write to [Thomas] Hamilton to find out more. Alexander is about to go on a yachting cruise to Loch Fyne.
Extent4p.
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
AccessStatusOpen
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