James Thomas Wilson, 1861 - 1945

1949 ◽  
Vol 6 (18) ◽  
pp. 643-660
Keyword(s):  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Postgraduate Study ◽  
The North ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Study And Teaching ◽  
Intellectual Capacity ◽  
High Esteem ◽  
Thomas Wilson ◽  
The University ◽  
Second Period

Professor J. T. Wilson, Professor of Anatomy in the University of Sydney, 1890 to 1920 and in the University of Cambridge, 1920 to 1934, died on 2 September 1945, at his house in Cambridge, after a short illness, at the age of eighty-four. Through his death, anatomical science in this country has lost one of its foremost exponents and leaders, a great and inspiring teacher and a man of striking personality and outstanding intellectual capacity. The Anatomical Society is the poorer by the loss of its oldest surviving member, who, though nurtured in the old school, was ever in the vanguard of progress towards the newer conceptions which dominate the anatomy of to-day, and his colleagues and old pupils here and in Australia mourn the passing of a great and good man, who had won their high esteem and affectionate regard, for he had a great gift for friendship and was one of the most generous and helpful of men. He himself, speaking in Cambridge in 1941, described his life-span as falling naturally into three periods. I quote his own words : ‘The first of twentysix years includes childhood, adolescence, undergraduate training and postgraduate study and teaching, in “the grey metropolis of the North’’ ever dear to my memory. The second period of over thirty-three years was spent in the University of Sydney where for a generation I occupied the Chair of Anatomy. The third period embraces the twenty-one years of my life here in Cambridge. In each of these periods, I have had the high privilege of sharing in the teaching and other activities of academic life.’ James Thomas Wilson, an only son, was born on 14 April 1861, at Moniaive, a small village in Dumfriesshire, where his father, Thomas Wilson, was schoolmaster and a learned and cultured man. From him he received his early education as well as his preparation for the entrance examination to the University.

XLI. Observations upon some Celtic Remains, lately discovered by the Public Road leading from London to Cambridge, near to the Village of Sawston, distant seven miles from the University, by Edward Daniel Clarke, LL.D. Professor of Mineralogy in the University of Cambridge. Communicated by the Rev. Thomas Kerrich, M.A. F.S.A.

Archaeologia ◽  
1817 ◽  
Vol 18 ◽  
pp. 340-343
Author(s):  
Edward Daniel Clarke
Keyword(s):  
Great Britain ◽  
Asia Minor ◽  
Ancient History ◽  
The Public ◽  
The North ◽  
Public Road ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The University ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Temple

It is not attaching too high a degree of importance to the study of Celtic antiquities, to maintain, that, owing to the attention now paid to it in this country, a light begins to break in upon that part of ancient history, which, beyond every other, seemed to present a forlorn investigation. All that relates to the aboriginal inhabitants of the north of Europe, would be involved in darkness but for the enquiries now instituted respecting Celtic sepulchres. From the information already received, concerning these sepulchres, it may be assumed, as a fact almost capable of actual demonstration, that the mounds, or barrows, common to all Great Britain, and to the neighbouring continent, together with all the tumuli fabled by Grecian and by Roman historians as the tombs of Giants, are so many several vestiges of that mighty family of Titan-Celts who gradually possessed all the eastern shores of the Mediterranean, and who extended their colonies over all the countries where Cyclopéan structures may be recognized; whether in the walls of Crotona, or the temple at Stonehénge; in the Cromlechs of Wales, or the trilithal monuments of Cimbrica Chersonesus; in Greece, or in Asia-Minor; in Syria, or in Egypt. It is with respect to Egypt alone, that an exception might perhaps be required; but history, while it deduces the origin of the worship of Minerva, at Sais, from the Phrygians, also relates of this people, that they were the oldest of mankind. The Cyclopéan architecture of Egypt may therefore be referred originally to the same source; but, as in making the following Observations brevity must be a principal object, it will be necessary to divest them of every thing that may seem like a Dissertation; and confine the statement, here offered, to the simple narrative of those facts, which have led to its introduction.

The Cave of Ali Tappeh and the Epi-Palaeolithic in N.E. Iran

1969 ◽  
Vol 34 ◽  
pp. 385-413 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. B. M. McBurney ◽  
Rosemary Payne
Keyword(s):  
Coastal Plain ◽  
Preliminary Report ◽  
Essential Factor ◽  
Kind Permission ◽  
The North ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Geological Past ◽  
Iranian Government ◽  
The University ◽  
Raised Beaches

In the 1964 Proceedings a preliminary report was published of an initial sounding at this site, discovered and named (after a nearby village) in 1962. The main excavation, in the summer of 1964, was undertaken with the kind permission and co-operation of the Iranian Government and authorities, and with the financial assistance of grants from the British Academy and the Crowther Beynon Fund of the University of Cambridge. Subsequent laboratory analysis has been carried out mainly in the Department of Archaeology and Anthropology of the University of Cambridge.Since the geographical situation of the site forms an essential factor in its interpretation, the main features may be repeated here for convenience. The cave is eroded in the base of an escarpment which follows the foot of the Elburz range where it bounds the coastal plain along the southern shores of the present Caspian. The mountains rise abruptly in an impressive series of ridges to over 10,000 ft; the plain extends to the north to the modern sea-shore now some 8 miles away from the site and rapidly retreating. It is known however that in the recent geological past this situation has varied greatly. At times the sea lapped the base of the hills leaving traces in the form of escarpments and raised beaches, while at others it retreated scores of miles to the north and may even have disappeared altogether.

The Institutional Façade: Architectural Recording at the Old Schools, University of Cambridge

1999 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 213-243 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Evans ◽  
Joshua Pollard
Keyword(s):  
Eighteenth Century ◽  
Fourteenth Century ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Progressive Development ◽  
The North ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The University

The results of architectural recording within the North Range of the University's Old Schools are described. Argued to have stood independently as a hall in the later fourteenth century, the progressive development of the Schools' quadrangle, and extensive alterations to it – culminating in Wright's neo-classical facade of 1754–58 – reflects upon the historical development of academic architecture. The prestigious display of the complex in the mid eighteenth century, facilitated through the mass levelling of domestic properties, equally tells of the institutional ‘realization’ of the University.

Willard Wentzel's account of the Mackenzie River

Polar Record ◽  
1994 ◽  
Vol 30 (173) ◽  
pp. 97-104 ◽  
Author(s):  
Beau Riffenburgh ◽  
Clive Holland ◽  
Richard Davis
Keyword(s):  
Native Peoples ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
The University ◽  
Mackenzie River

AbstractFollowing his return from participating in John Franklin's first overland expedition (1819–1822), Willard Wentzel, a clerk for the North West Company, produced a map of the Mackenzie River and a brief account of its geography, native peoples, and history and significance as it related to the North West Company. This map and the account, which is one of the few early descriptions of the Mackenzie River area, are held in the Royal Commonwealth Society Papers at the University of Cambridge. They have not previously been published.

scholarly journals John Jackson, 1887-1958

1960 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 95-106
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Public School ◽  
Early Education ◽  
Practical Work ◽  
Entrance Examination ◽  
Grammar School ◽  
The North ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Principal Subject ◽  
The University

John Jackson was born on 11 February 1887, the fifth of eight children born to Matthew Jackson and Jeannie ( née Millar). His father was a skilled mechanic, a craftsman who could have risen if he had not preferred practical work to directing and supervising other workmen. His parents were keen on education and encouraged their children to take advantage of such opportunities for higher education as were available. Jackson’s elder brother, Robert, after obtaining the M.A. degree at the University of Glasgow, became classical master at Paisley Grammar School. Jackson’s early education was at the North Public School, Paisley, 1892-1899, and then at the Camphill Public School, 1899-1900. At the age of 13 he entered the Paisley Grammar School, where he took a curriculum including French and German as well as science subjects, but not including Latin or Greek. There had evidently at that time been no intention of proceeding to the University, as Latin (or Greek) was then compulsory for the entrance examination. When Jackson left school in 1903 at the age of 16, he had done well in the science subjects and in particular in chemistry. He decided to try for the entrance examination at the University of Glasgow despite his ignorance of the classics. He had done a little Latin before entering the Paisley Grammar School, and during the summer holidays of 1903 he studied hard to improve his knowledge of the subject. He managed to pass the entrance examination for the University sufficiently well to be awarded a £25 bursary. At that time the Carnegie Trust for Scottish Universities provided funds to pay the class fees which made it financially possible for Jackson to enter the University. He had considered chemistry to be his best subject and had intended to continue its study as his principal subject at the University.

Air Reconnaissance in Britain, 1965–68

1969 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 104-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. K. St Joseph
Keyword(s):  
Geographical Distribution ◽  
Aerial Photography ◽  
Ordnance Survey ◽  
The North ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
New Information ◽  
Form Part ◽  
The University ◽  
The Military ◽  
Favourable Development

The results of the air reconnaissance here summarized continue from earlier surveys already described in this Journal. The weather was not particularly favourable for archaeological reconnaissance during any of these four summers, while the period May to October 1968 was, over much of England, one of the wettest of this century. In Scotland, however, the summer of 1968 was comparatively dry with correspondingly favourable development of crop marks.Most of the new information has been gained in the military districts of Wales and the north. Roman military remains tend to be standardized and to form part of a system. Thus both temporary and permanent works may often be identified from a minimum of evidence without the necessity of the whole site being visible, while the geographical distribution, so far as it is known, often suggests where further reconnaissance may profitably be made. Descriptions of military sites and their full significance in the system to which they belong, call for continual reference to local geography, so that the text is best considered in conjunction with appropriate maps such as the 1 inch to a mile series of the Ordnance Survey. Nearly all the features described have been examined on the ground: except when noted otherwise, no remains are ordinarily to be seen on the surface. The records and photographs on which this account is based are housed in the offices of the Committee for Aerial Photography of the University of Cambridge.

SEM and TEM observations of sperm development in the testis of the freshwater fish Oreochromis mossambicus

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 58-59
Author(s):  
Daryl A. Cornish ◽  
George L. Smit
Keyword(s):  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Oreochromis Mossambicus ◽  
Breeding Cycle ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
North West ◽  
The North ◽  
Sem And Tem ◽  
Sperm Development ◽  
Ultrastructural Characteristics ◽  
The University

Oreochromis mossambicus is currently receiving much attention as a candidater species for aquaculture programs within Southern Africa. This has stimulated interest in its breeding cycle as well as the morphological characteristics of the gonads. Limited information is available on SEM and TEM observations of the male gonads. It is known that the testis of O. mossambicus is a paired, intra-abdominal structure of the lobular type, although further details of its characteristics are not known. Current investigations have shown that spermatids reach full maturity some two months after the female becomes gravid. Throughout the year, the testes contain spermatids at various stages of development although spermiogenesis appears to be maximal during November when spawning occurs. This paper describes the morphological and ultrastructural characteristics of the testes and spermatids.Specimens of this fish were collected at Syferkuil Dam, 8 km north- west of the University of the North over a twelve month period, sacrificed and the testes excised.

Social Responsibility Practice Diagnosis applied to the Universidad del Valle- Northern Facility. Period 2014-2015

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (62) ◽  
pp. 66-81
Author(s):  
Adriana M. Moreno Moreno ◽  
Eduar Fernando Aguirre González
Keyword(s):  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Action Plan ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Socially Responsible ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
The North ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
Social Management

Social Responsibility is a concept that has been approached from different perspectives by theoreticians and institutions. Initially, this was limited exclusively to companies, however, the creation of the Social Capital, Ethics and Development Initiative by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) sought to make educational institutions aware that, like any other organization, they are responsible for the externalities they generate in their environment and their stakeholders. This research approaches the concept of University Social Responsibility (USR) from the scheme proposed by the IDB, which proposes four axes of action for Universities’ CR: Responsible Campus, Professional and Citizen Training, Social Management of Knowledge and Social Participation. The Universidad del Valle has a strategic plan entitled “Universidad del Valle’s Strategic Development Plan” and Regionalization attached thereto. It has also developed its action plan and in the five strategic issues raised herein, its socially responsible approach is clearly identifiable. The North Cauca Facility wherein this study is being developed, even though it does not have a University Social Responsibility Management Model, has attempted to align its practices with its strategic affairs that broadly conform to the four axes proposed by the IDB. This research addresses a relevant and current issue inasmuch as it proposes to develop a diagnosis on the relationship between the four axes of Social Responsibility proposed by the IDB and the practice of Social Responsibility applied at the Universidad del Valle, North Cauca Facility, for the period 2014-2015. In order to answer the research problem, a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive type of study is used, given that the work was based on the documentary information available at the University, while the interviews with the directors of the Institution are used as a tool for oral history. The research method used is the case study, which allows to address a unit of analysis in depth, in this case the USR within the Universidad del Valle, North Cauca Facility.

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