Review of Reviews, l/ll/'ie. 



History of the Month. 



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Photo, by] [E. B. mils. 



Lord Strathcona. 



(Ohancellor ot the University of Aberdeen.) 



man, much honester than even his friends quite rea- 

 lised, and quite incapable by his impulsive personal 

 likes and dislikes of playing the part of dexterous 

 cold-blooded Macchiavelli so often attributed to 

 him by his foes. I sincerely trust that he may return 

 home free from the harassing disabilities of senile 

 decay, to lend the assistance it sorely needs to the 

 discredited and out-numbered remnant to which his 

 (lolicy has reduced the Unionist Party. 



The The latest portrait of the Arch- 



Reopening bishop of Canterbury, which forms 

 of the frontispiece this month, was 



the fray. taken on his visit to Aberdeen when 

 the King opened the new University buildings. It 

 is good to have that firm set face before us, for it 

 is round him that the Education battle will rage in 

 the House <if Lords. He has alreadv sounded the 

 trumpet for the battle. His list of amendments to 

 the Education Bill, if carried, will as effectively 

 destroy that measure as would a resolution to go 

 into Committee this day six months. Since he 

 spoke on the second reading the decision of the 

 Court of Appeal in the West Riding case has 

 turned his flank. We w.iit with interest to see how 

 this astute and wary Scot will readjust his strategy 

 to meet the new conditions. The law of the land, 

 for framing which he, more than any man, was 

 responsible, is now declared practically to forbid 

 the payment of money from the rates for the teach- 

 ing of denominational religion. Cowper-Templeism, 

 therefore, by his Grace's own law has a monopoly 

 of rate ai(]. How will he face the new situation? 

 Fortunately we sh.ill not haw long to wait for an 

 answer. 



Photo, b^] IK.H.Milh. 



Mr. Andrew Cftrnegie at Aberdeen University. 



This iiitere^tijiL' portiait of Mr. Carnegie was t.iken during the 



Quatercenteiiary Celebrations last month. 



The Opening of The great function of last month 

 the Aberdeen was the opening of the new Uni- 

 University varsity buildings at Aberdeen by 

 Buildings. the King. Four hundred years 

 ago the University was founded by a Papal Bull, 

 the Pope being moved thereto by a Scotch Bishop, 

 Elphinstone by name, who harrowed the soul of the 

 Pontiff by describing the educational needs of the 

 people of Aberdeen, " rude men, unlettered, and 

 almost savage." Since that day the descendants 

 of these " rude men " have become " orthodox, ortho- 

 dox, wha believe in John Knox," but the civilising 

 and mellowing influence of education allowed them 

 to invite a representative of the Pope to celebrate 

 the fourth centenary of the foundation of the Uni- 

 versity. The new buildings, which are very com- 

 modious and imposing, have been erected largely by 

 the munificence of Lord Strathcona, the Grand Old 

 Man of Canada, who is now Principal of the Uni- 

 versity which he entered as an undergraduate more 

 than half a century ago. Aberdeen has ever been 

 a poor man's University, but in learning and in re- 

 pute it holds its own with the best. At the com- 

 memoration last month all the most famous univer- 

 sities of the world were represented. .At the ban- 

 quet no fewer than 2000 guests sat down to dine in 

 a hall erected specially for their accommodation. 



Mr. Haldane signalised his return 



Mr. Haldane's from Germany by issuing a memo- 



" Nation In Arms." randum explaining the principles 



on which he has constituted a Gene- 

 ral Staff for the British Army. He then went down 

 to Newcastle and made a speech, in which he com- 

 bined an appeal to the democracies to initiate a 



