LORD TWEEDSMUIR
Tribute At Wellington College A tribute to the late Lord Tweedsniuir as author and administrator, was paid by the headmaster of Wellington College, Mr. W. A. Armour, yesterday morning, in the presence of more than 600 boys. To the ordinary person, said Mr. Armour. Lord Twcedsmtiir was probably bettor known as John Buchan, and he had first become famous to the world at large as the author of "Thirtynine Slops,” which was published dining Hie last war. This and bis other books, notably "Greenmantle” and "The Three Hostages,” were read by boys the world over. Mr. Arbour also referred to Lord Twcedsmuir's qualities as an administrator. remarking that it was not often Hint a scholar and eminent man of let let's achieved so much in the world of polities and administration as had Lord Tweedsmnir. There was no doubt llml his death left the Empire Hie I luon r.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/DOM19400214.2.61
Bibliographic details
Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 120, 14 February 1940, Page 7
Word Count
151LORD TWEEDSMUIR Dominion, Volume 33, Issue 120, 14 February 1940, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Dominion. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.