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THE second Congress of the Universities of the Empire, which met in Oxford on July 5–8, was as successful as the Congress of 1912. Higher tribute could not be paid to the skill of those who were responsible for its organisation. Thirty-seven overseas universities were represented by ninety-four delegates and twenty-two “representatives,” of whom the very large majority had come to England for the express purpose of attending the Congress. The total number of members, including Oxford residents, was about 600. In the printed list we find amongst the delegates the chancellor of New Zealand, the ex-vice-chancellor of Calcutta; the presidents of Alberta, British Columbia, Dalhousie, McGill, Queen's, Kingston, Saskatchewan, and Toronto; the vice-presidents of Montreal and St. Francis Xavier; and the principals of the University Colleges of Pretoria and Johannesburg- and of several Indian colleges. When the present cost of ocean travel is taken into consideration, these figures bear eloquent testimony to the belief of the universities of the Empire in their essential unity and to their faith in their common mission.
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Congress of the Universities of the Empire. Nature 107, 655–657 (1921). https://doi.org/10.1038/107655a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/107655a0