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reported to the then Government under Cromwell 

 in favour of a university for Wales. Cromwell 

 died before action was taken, and nothing was 

 done in the matter for nearly 200 years, when a 

 very active desire sprang up and active co-opera- 

 tion among all parties was entered upon, for 

 having a university established in Wales. We see 

 everything now prospering in that direction. I 

 look forward hopefully to the time when this 

 college of Bangor if not an independent uni- 

 versity of its own will be a college of the 

 University of Wales. All the colleges of Wales, 

 equipped to do the work of a university, might be 

 united to form a University of Wales. There are 

 very many important advantages in favour of such 

 an arrangement. No doubt it is an object of 

 honourable ambition ; but it may be asked if a 

 college does all the work of a university, what 

 does it matter whether it is called a university or 

 not ? It is of considerable importance that your 

 college should be either a university itself or part 

 of a university of which it is an integral college. 

 One of the advantages would be that the teaching 



