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vi ANNUAL REPORT Sir Edward Clarke Alderman Sir Charles Wakefield Bart LL and the Principal In spite of the many rival claims upon the generosity of the public the appeal though its results still fall far short of the immediate requirements of the College has met with an encouraging response By October lst 1929 more than £76 000 had been promised or subscribed There remain however certain specific needs the fulfilment of which is vital to the continued progress of the College but for which as yet the adequate financial provision has not been obtained First and most considerable is the urgent necessity of rebuilding the unsightly and educationally unsuit- able South-East Block where at present the Departments of Chemistry and Anatomy are forced to make the best use they can of rooms some of which were formerly used as living quarters for resident students Funds are also urgently needed for the endowment of Chairs Particular mention may here be made of the claims of the Chair of Physics associated with the names of Wheatstone Clerk Maxwell and Grylls Adams and the Chair of Electrical Engineering formerly held by John Hopkinson to the generosity of the electrical industry which has owed and owes so much of its prosperity to the discoveries made in these departments of the College No report of the Centenary Celebrations would be complete without mention of the Centenary History of King's College which was under- taken as labour of love by Professor Hearnshaw and with astonishing skill and rapidity was completed in time for publication in June That the College has indeed been fortunate in its historian will be acknowledged by every reader of work which is as entertaining as it is authoritative The Delegacy The Delegacy received with very great regret the resignations of Mr English Harrison and Sir Charles Wakefield Bart LL Mr English Harrison's association with the College and its affairs has extended over period of nearly seventy years since he joined the College as student in the General Literature and Science Depart- ment in October 1859 He became member of the Council in 1900 and Life Governor in 1911 and joined the Delegacy on its founda- tion in 1910 Throughout his connection with the College he has given much of his time to the service of its governing bodies and their committees and the College owes him deep debt of gratitude for his advice and guidance and for the benefits it has received from his legal and financial acumen He was one of the Transfer Commissioners appointed under the King's College Transfer Act of 1908 and much of the credit for the smooth working of the College under the separate government of the secular and theological sides is due to the skill with which he brought his knowledge of the College and his devotion to its interests to bear on the drawing up of the Statutes and Regulations under the Act