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LEEDS.—The retirement of Prof. Miall, F.R.S., from the chair of biology, which he has occupied in the Yorkshire College, and subsequently in the University of Leeds, since the year 1876, was recently made the occasion for expressing in a tangible Way the esteem and regard in which he is held by his colleagues and friends. A testimonial committee, of which the Vice-Chancellor (Dr. Bodington) was chairman, was formed, and a ready response was obtained to the circular inviting subscriptions for this purpose. Among the testimonials to Prof. Miall which have been thus provided is a portrait by Mr. Frederick Yates, intended to be hung in the hall of the University. The presentation of this portrait was made at a recent meeting in the University library, when a large number of his colleagues and friends were present. The Vice-Chancellor, who presided and made the presentation, spoke in warm and feeling terms of the eminent services which Prof. Miall had rendered to the college and University, as well as to the cause of science, and described him as having been original as a teacher, eminent as a scientific worker, and active as a business colleague. Subsequent speakers included Mr. S. P. Unwin, Dr. Eddison (emeritus professor of the University), and Prof. Smithells. Prof. Miall, in acknowledging the presentation, gave a short historical sketch of the foundation of the Yorkshire College of Science and its development into the Yorkshire College and subsequently into the University of Leeds.
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University and Educational Intelligence . Nature 76, 341–342 (1907). https://doi.org/10.1038/076341b0
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