Letter from Harry Willias to Captain Francis C. Forth, 26 February 1919 Letters 1916-1923 Harry Willias

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A friendly letter discussing recent appointments at Manchester College of Technology, Willias's son, and Forth's condition. A newspaper clipping is included, which concerns the recent appointment and the rise in the principal's salary.

Public Record Office of Northern Ireland Belfast College of Technology, BCT/8/2/43 https://letters1916.ie/item/5325 English Harry Willias 1919-02-26 Manchester College of Technology Francis C. Forth Male World War I (1914-1918) Last Letters before Death World War I (1914-1918)

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 Personal College of TechnologyManchester 26-2-19 My dear Forth Delighted to get yourletter of the 5th and to knowthat you are none the worse. It was refreshing to noticethat your signature hadlost little of its old swing. Carry on, old friend. You were asking aboutFox's successor. Well, the enclosedcutting from the Guardianwill tell you all about it. This is the day ofyoung men: Professor Turneris 29! I don't suppose heknows anything about Textiles.But he's a Cambridge man, and, good God, what more do you want? Did you notice that outChief (who is a very big pot indeed,by the way) go the C.B.E.? And the Committee, bless 'em,are going to give him arise of £400. Hurroo! What it is to be an arm-chair stay-at-home warrior. Excuse my levity, old chap.Some day I'll write you apersonal note about my boy,who, incidentally, is a damgood poet and a damgood musician, but who istrying to make money bypersuading people to buy some. Thing they don't want but whichhe thinks is good for them. Ever yours, Harry Williams. MANCHESTER COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY. THE PRINCIPAL'S SALARY. At a meeting of the Manchester EducationCommittee yesterday, it was agreed to recom-mend the City Council to advance the salaryof Mr. J. C. Maxwell Garnett, Principal of theMunicipal College of Technology, from £1,000 to£1,400 per annum. Sir Thomas Shann (chair-man), in submitting the recommendation, saidMr. Garnett had had no advance of salary sincehis appointment, seven years ago. Councillor Grant (deputy chairman), inseconding, said the Manchester College of Tech-nology was the largest of its kind in thiscountry, except one in London, and in that casethe salary of the chief was something over£2, 000 a year. Sir Henry Miers (Vice Chan-cellor of the University) supported the proposal,which was passed unanimously. A New Appointment. The Committee confirmed the appointment ofMr. Arthur James Turner as professor of tex-tile technology in the College. Mr. Turner hashad a distinguished career at Gonville andCaius College, Cambridge, where he studiednatural science and mathematics, obtainingfirst-class honours in the Natural ScienceTripos, part 1, 1910, a second-class in theMathematics Tripos, part 1, 1911, and first-classin the Natural Science Tripos, part II., 1912.He was also awarded the degree of B. Sc. withfirst class honours in the University of Londonin 1912. During the latter part of 19112 Mr. Turnerwas engaged in research work in organicchemistry at Cambridge, under Professor Pope.He later accepted an appointment upon thescientific staff of the National Physical Labora-tory, where he was chiefly engaged in researchwork on fabrics and dopes for aeronauticalpurposes. Following this he was appointed tothe charge of the Fabrics Laboratory of theRoyal Aircraft Establishment, where he hasbeen engaged on a number of investigations oftextile problems, chiefly from the physico-chemical point of view. Mr. Turner was alsoengagaed upon researches involving the study ofthe differences of spinning and doubling twiststhroughout a complete range of the variousmaterials used in the manufacture of yarns andfabrics, and for cotton in particular. Harry Willias Letter from Harry Willias to Captain Francis C. Forth, 26 February 1919 Francis C. Forth Letter from Francis C. Forth to Members of the Library and Technical Instruction CommitteeLetter from Harry Willias to Captain Francis C. Forth, 26 February 1919 Manchester College of Technology Letter from Harry Willias to Captain Francis C. Forth, 26 February 1919