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THE completion by Lord Derby of twenty-five years as Chancellor of the University of Liverpool was celebrated on January 26 by a special congregation at which honorary degrees were conferred by the Chancellor upon Lady Derby, Lord Halifax (Chancellor of the University of Oxford) and Mr. Stanley Baldwin (Chancellor of the University of Cambridge). Lord Halifax was unable to attend. Following an address by the Vice-Chancellor (Dr. H. J. W. Hetherington) on the growth of the University and the close associations, so long maintained, between Lord Derby, his immediate predecessors, and the University, the graduans were presented by the Public Orator (Prof. Lyon Blease) for the degree of Doctor of Laws. Following the graduation, Mr. Baldwin addressed the congregation and conveyed the congratulations of the University of Cambridge to the University of Liverpool upon the occasion. As the “newest of Chancellors”, Lord Halifax conveyed congratulations in writing to both the University and the Chancellor upon the silver wedding of their partnership. In the evening Lord Derby, Lady Derby, The Earl of Crawford and Balcarres, members of the Derby family and the civic heads of the City of Liverpool and Merseyside were the guests at a dinner given by the University Association.
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Lord Derby and the University of Liverpool. Nature 133, 168 (1934). https://doi.org/10.1038/133168c0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/133168c0