| Description | Undated address, possibly given at a graduation or reunion event, c 1940s-1950s. Reflects upon the changes brought to the University by the First World War; pre-War optimism; closeness of the post-War student community; inauguration of the University's Gala Week; growth in women student numbers during the war years; her election and term as president of the Student's Representative Council [S.R.C.](including opposition from the Chapel Committee to a woman reading the lesson during the 'Kirking' ceremony); key figures in the S.R.C, including Jimmy Hunter, 'Links' the 'Peter', Harvey and McCallum, Jean MacKay, John Crichton, Forbes Catto, Nelie Flett; the term of Sir Robert Horne as Rector; the last-minute nature of the first Gala show; her involvement in the Confederation International des Students (C.I.S.), including attendance at their conference in Holland in 1923 and reluctance of University authorities to admit foreign students. |