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PRESENTATION of the MEINIORIAL MURAL 

 TABLET TO THE UNIVERSITY of ABER- 

 DEEN. 



An interesting ceremony took place on Tuesday 20th 

 November 1900, in the Natural History Class-room at 

 Marischal College, when Mr. John F. White, LL.D., 

 on behalf of the subscribers, presented to the Principal, 

 as representing tlie University, a mural tablet to the 

 memory of AViUiam MacGillivray, M.A., LL.D., 

 Professor of Natural History and Lecturer on Botany 

 in INlarischal College from 1841 to 1852. Amongst 

 those present were Principal Marshall Lang, Mr. 

 John F. White, LL.D., Dundee; Lord Provost 

 Fleming, Professors Cowan, Pirie, Trail, Cash, Dove 

 AVilson, Reid, M'William, Hamilton, Nicol, and 

 Arthur Thomson ; Mr. A. W. Gibb, Lecturer on 

 Geology; JMr. P. J. Anderson, Mr. D. R. Thom, 

 Dr. Tait, Inverurie ; Rev. INIr. Johnstone, Belhelvie ; 

 Dr. Poison, Mr. John Lyall Grant, Mr. James 

 Duguid, advocate ; Mr. A. M. JM 'Donald, advocate ; 

 Mr. T. A. W. A. Youngson, advocate ; Mr. Alexander 

 Macfarlane, late Collector of Customs ; etc. 



