Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from John Yule Mackay

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GB 0248 DC 002/14/340

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19 March 1921

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letter

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Mackay | John Yule | 1860-1930 | principal, University College Dundee and University of St Andrews

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from John Yule Mackay regarding the financing of the Botany Chair at Dundee, with which the University of St Andrews is in some difficulty. If they advertised the post now they could not offer more than £600 and even that could place them in difficulty. Due to a previous deficit, the Council and Court are being cautious. If the additional half million promised to the universities by the Chancellor materialises, things will be fine.

He states that they have not actively sought candidates since Sir Patrick Geddes' resignation. Those who approached them were only told what was hoped for.

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Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from John Yule Mackay
Item Summary
Reference Code	GB 0248 DC 002/14/340
Date(s)	19 March 1921
Extent and medium of the unit of description	1 letter
Name of creator	Mackay \| John Yule \| 1860-1930 \| principal, University College Dundee and University of St Andrews
Scope and Content
Scope and Content	Letter to Frederick Orpen Bower from John Yule Mackay regarding the financing of the Botany Chair at Dundee, with which the University of St Andrews is in some difficulty. If they advertised the post now they could not offer more than £600 and even that could place them in difficulty. Due to a previous deficit, the Council and Court are being cautious. If the additional half million promised to the universities by the Chancellor materialises, things will be fine. He states that they have not actively sought candidates since Sir Patrick Geddes' resignation. Those who approached them were only told what was hoped for.
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Subjects	Finance Job Vacancies
People	Bower \| Frederick Orpen \| 1855-1948 \| regius professor of botany, University of Glasgow Geddes \| Sir \| Patrick \| 1854-1932 \| biologist, sociologist, educationist and town planner Mackay \| John Yule \| 1860-1930 \| principal, University College Dundee and University of St Andrews
Businesses and Organisations	University College Dundee \| 1881-1954 \| university \| Dundee (Scotland) University of St Andrews \| 1411-: \| university \| Saint Andrews (Scotland)
Places	Dundee (Scotland) St Andrews (Scotland)
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