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Major-General Douglas Neil Wimberley, Principal of University College, Dundee
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Wimberley autobiography chapter 10

1949. Lord Cooper's Inquiry. Article in Glasgow Herald - Retention of services of K.C's by Court, Council and Governors (Independent ) to help prepare cases for Inquiry - Composition of the Inquiry - Preparation of precis of evidence by Court, Senate, Council and Governors respectively - Decision to give personal evidence - Governors Meeting 22 March - Privacy of evidence - Visit of Lord Cooper - My evidence - Report published - Personal decision to accept Report - Correspondence with Cooper and Irvine - Two new professional Chairs.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 11

Extra-mural activities in 1949. Ploys of our children - Field Marshals at London HD Dinner - Freedom of Fort William for Camerons - Alamein picture - Renewed issue of the Kilt - Holyrood - My father's death - Investiture and Stall Plate in Abbey - Divisional History - Lord Robert's Workshops - Fishing in Sutherland - Glasgow Exhibition - Kinara - Lectures at Brighton and Sandhurst.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 12

The aftermath of the Cooper Inquiry in 1949. Q.C's opinions - Court do not accept Cooper in its entirety - Council postpone decision till October, when they support its full implementation - Governors fail to vote Independents on to Council - They refuse to endorse Council's decision by required majority - They refuse to meet Court - Court now suggests meeting Council without Governors - Council under pressure to refuse invitation - Council so inform S. of S. - now clear to me that "Cooper" will never be implemented from inside University.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 13

1950, leading to the U.G.C. visit in November. U.C.D. realises that "Cooper" will never be implemented - Dundee School of Economics - Court's views on Cooper - Education Board's views on Cooper - Attempts at common ground between Council, Governors and City fail - Council considers Court's views on "Cooper" - Council fail to get Governors to support need for Commission - Private correspondence with Lord Cooper - Financial dispute with Court - Dispute over L.L.B. Degree - Disagreement re scope of proposed U.G.C. visit - Irvine's confidential memo on Finance released by Council to Governors - Court veto development of Arts in Dundee - Visit of U.G.C. in November.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 14

Extra-mural, (and other University and College), activities in 1950. Nicoll pictures gifted to College - Rector visits U.C.D. - Our Silver Wedding - Chair of Medicine - Unveiling of St. Valery War Memorial - Visit to Orleans - D.C. Thomson's money gift to U.C.D. - Plans for land extension for U.C.D. - Horticultural Research Station - Visit by Mayor of Orleans - 500th Anniversary of St. Salvators - Rector opens West Park Extension - Lady Burghley lays Foundation Stone Ewing Building - Visit to Motherwell.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 15

1951, and the events leading up to the announcement of a Royal Commission. University asks for Royal Commission - My visit to U.G.C. over Finance - Academic Orator - Independents appointed to College Council - Financial deficits of U.C.D. - Senate fail to debate Cooper's recommendations - Teaching methods in University - Visit to U.G.C. over Building and to Cambridge for Maths Professor - Views of Faculty of Arts - Court's Reserve Funds - Royal Commission composition announced in Parliament - Illness of Irvine.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 16

Preparations for, and arrival of the Royal Commission. 1951. Senate discusses interchange of Staff - Made Hon. Col. O.T.C. - Arranging Commission's visit to University - Chair of Maths - Arranging evidence by Council, Governors, and Education Board - Governors two meetings - Arranging Senate evidence - Countess of Athlone attends Graduation - U.C.D. members dissent from Court's Evidence - Council representatives and also Wimberley give oral evidence in Edinburgh.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 17

Extra Mural and other activities in 1951. Glasgow Cathedral windows - Lord Mayor's Banquet - Culloden Moor Ceremony - Kilts for O.T.C. - Blue Hackle - Order of the Bath Service - Mod Concert - Inverness Freedom for Princess - Visit to Arduaine Argyll - B.A. Meeting Edinburgh - Murrayfield Highland Games - Arbroath Pageant - Fishing Holiday - Skye Balls - Made Colonel Camerons - Funeral of Lochiel - Divisional Dinner - Salvation Army - Aberdeen Dance - New duties as Colonel, Camerons.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 18

Awaiting, and then apprising the Commission's Findings, up to the sudden death of Irvine. 1951-1952. Differences over administration of Medical School - Student Charities Campaign - Undesirable student custom at Graduations - Findings of the Commission - Correspondence re findings with Philip, Q.C., Tedder, Irvine and Knox - Press reports on Commissions findings - Correspondence regarding findings - Court and Senate accept Findings - Death of Irvine - His character.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 19

Extra-mural and other College and Regimental activities in 1952. Illness - Elder of the Kirk - Funeral of King George VI - Speechifying - Police College - Royal visit to Edinburgh - B.B.C. Programme - Waterloo Ball - Fishing in Sutherland - Montgomery in Glasgow - Aviemore War Memorial - Visit of Mayor of Orleans - and High Commissioner of Canada - Country Dancing.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 20

The aftermath of the Royal Commission's Report. 1952. Council approves Commission's Findings - Governors petition S. of S. - W.R.A.C. Contingent - Knox continues as Acting Principal - We work together - Joint visits to St. Andrews House - Failure to purchase Queen's Hotel - Lord Crawford as Rector - Macbeath appointed Chair of Maths - Council's annual Report to Governors.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 21

The University of St. Andrews Act, 1953. Criticisms of Draft Bill - My position - views on incorporation of Colleges - Governors Meeting - Fenton, Chairman of Council - Council refuse comment on Bill - Amendments discussed in Lords - Academics and minority Council press Bill be unamended - Clause 5 - Peacock's Committee - Lords Crawford and Tedder meet - Knox worried - Edinburgh meeting, Philip present - Crawford moves reworded Clause 5 in Lords - Troubles with Fenton - Debate in Commons - Troubles over possible change in University's name - Wear and tear on Court members - Bill becomes Act.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 22

Extra-mural and other activities in 1953 until the passing of the University Act. Dinner speeches - Rector's Installation - Charities Week - Visit to Keele University College - Coronation Ceremony in Westminster Abbey - History of 51st Div. published - Letters - Highland Society of London dinner - Sale of Rembrandt drawing - Appointment of new Colonel in Chief - Coronation visit to Edinburgh - Friends staying in Dundee - Cambridge conference - Inverness Military Display.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 23

The Court decide that the new Head of the Dundee College will be an academic. 1953. Knox made Principal of University - My last Court Meeting - Appointment of Statutory Commissioners and Crown Assessors - Suggestion I withdraw candidature as Dundee Head - My candidature remains - Court propose a part - time Academic Head - Protests in Dundee - Decision changed to full time Academic - Last Governors' meeting - Informed I am not to be appointed - College staff so informed - Question of nomenclature for new College and its Head.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 24

Extra mural and other activities during the remainder of 1953. Freedom of Inverness - Son's marriage - Fishing in Sutherland - Balls and dinners - Nova Scotia Ceremony - De Guingand's comments - Engineering Chair - Inverness British Legion - Council of Highland Colonels - Invitation to Gibraltar - Future son - in - law - Visits to Spain - Journey home.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 25

Dundee's fight to retain me as Principal. 1954. Dundee press publicity - Views of Wynne Jones, Cunningham, Carlton, R. Thomson, Wilfred Taylor and Tulloch - Suggestion made University Lecturer - Times Educational Supplement - Suggestion re withdrawal of candidature - U.C.D. Staff protest to Commissioners - Court ask them for advice - Correspondence with Rector - Staff secret ballot on me - U.C.D. Council, Corporation and County Council protest to Commissioners - They take evidence - My evidence - Am informed Commissioners uphold Court.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 26

Extra-mural and other activities in the first half of 1954. Opening of Ewing Building - Liverpool Scottish Ball - Arbroath dinner - Appointed Sec. of Order of Bath - Dundee dinners - Repertory Theatre - Visit London and Sandhurst - Visit Fyvie - Our motor car and accidents - Gaelic Society Inverness dinner - Dundee Tattoo - Princess Royal visits St. Andrews O.T.C. - House hunting in north.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 27

My last five months as Principal in Dundee. 1954. Dundee hears Commissioners support Court - "Times" article - Holyrood dinner - Lesmoir's engagement - Visit to Camerons in Germany - Visit 4/5th Camerons at Scarborough - See Gt. Master of Order - Visit Inverness - Presentation Portrait - House hunting - Foxhall purchased - Compensation paid - Correspondence with Rector - Megginch weddings - Fishing in North - Lochaber and Northern Meetings - Student presents - Col. in Chief visits Depot - Departure from Dundee.

Wimberley autobiography chapter 4

Appreciation of the Situation and some innovations. 1946-1947. My memorandum on situation in Dundee - U.C.D. Sub - Committees - Clerk of Works and Head Janitor - First steps towards Halls of Residence - Dundee dinners and inhabitants - Staff Common Room - Church Service - Meetings with Principal Irvine - Differences of outlook between soldiers, academics and Businessmen - Difficulties in recruitment of able academics - Made D.L. - Lord Provost Powrie.
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