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SIR MARCHANT WILLIAMS AND PRINCIPAL GRIFFITHS. Correspondence of an unusual nature has passed recently between Sir T. Marchant Williams (Warden of the Guild of Graduates of the Welsh University) and Principal E. H. Griffiths, of the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire. Sir Marchant com- menced the battle of words by inquiring :— "Do you think it honourable on your part to issue to the public a list of the members of your provisional committee of the Isambard Owen Presenta'ion Fund without giving me, one of the officers of the University, an oppor- tunity of adding my name to the list ? You must know that in issuing the list in its present form you will lead people to believe that I have declined to join the committee, and even to subscribe to the fund. I have not the least objection to your advertising to the world our differences by secret circulars and in any and every other way, but I must protest against any action on your part that would, directly or indirectly, lead people to believe that I have lost my respect and regard for the Senior Deputy Chancellor." Sir Marchant goes on to explain that he had been approached on the subject of the fund by Mr. Austen Jenkins and had promised to subscribe. Writing from the College the Principal replied as follows First of all I may say that I refuse to recognise your right to question me on any action I may take in my private capacity. The movement to which you refer is in no sense a University one, as you will find if you inspect the list of those who have consented to serve on the provisional committee. "As you refer to 'secret circulars,' I enclose for your perusal a copy of the only document that has been issued, with the exception of those that you say you have, received. The manner in which the provisional com- mittee was formed was as follows :-At the close of the last standing executive committee I mentioned the idea (which had only then occurred to me) of such a presentation to the members of the committee then present. I asked if they would join in such a movement, and also asked them to suggest the names of those who should be asked to serve. I took down the names thus suggested, and I then wrote letters to the Principals of the other colleges, asking them if they would nominate some fifteen to twenty persons to whom a request should be sent. On the receipt of their lists I added a few names, and sent a copy of the enclosed to every name, without exception, which had appeared on any of these lists. "As the other remarks in your letter are personal, I do not think they call for a reply." In his reply to the above letter Sir Marchant points out that, although the Principal alleges that the presentation scheme is a private enter- prise, he (the Principal) states that the pro- visional committee consists of names suggested by some of the members of the standing executive committee, and by Principal Reichel and Princi- pal Roberts, together with a few names added by himself. Sir Marchant also wants to know why all the officers of the Guild of Graduates were overlooked. The manner in which the scheme had been carried out led to the supposi- tion that the Principal was acting as the Vice- Chancellor of the University, and that the movement was essentially a university one. Sir Marchant asks what special claims the Principal has in his private capacity to assume the lead and responsibility in a matter of such academic significance and importance. The Principal had said that the idea of the presenta- tion only occurred to him at the close of the meeting of the standing executive committee, whilst in the secret circular he made the con- flicting statement that he had undertaken the task at the wish of several friends. Sir Marchant adds "At a very interesting public function last night, you declared (quoting the words of a well-known county-court judge) that you would be satisfied with the following inscription on your tombstone—' He was an infernal fool, but he did his best.' Now speaking for myself, I have but little patience with fools, especially when they do their best. I can tolerate them only when they do not do their best, for then I feel grateful to them for sparing me the painful consequences of their possible activities. I am not disposed to dispute your right to choose your own epitaph but, if you expect me and others to suffer you gladly, you must not often treat us to your best performances." Sir Marchant concludes his letter by stating that the Guild of Graduates will take steps to raise a fund on their own account for the purchase of a wedding gift for Sir Isambard Owen.
LLYFRGELL PENIARTH.
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LLYFRGELL PENIARTH. Gan fod gwyr Caerdydd wedi taflu allan awgrymiadau fod Aberystwyth yn gwneyd rhyw- beth tebyg i daflu llwch i lygaid y cyhoedd drwy ddweyd fod Llyfrgell Peniarth wedi ei sicrhau i'r dref honno lte bynnag y gosodir y Llyfrgell Genedlaethol, y mae Syr John Williams wedi anfon y llythyr canlynol i'r wasg Sir,—Lord Balfour of Burleigh-the chair- man of the committee appointed by the Privy Council to decide in what place or places the national institutions shall be located—has given me his consent to publish the conditions of the purchase of the Peniarth Library. They are :— The Peniarth Library, subject to the life interest of Mr. W. R. M. Wynne, and his brother, Mr. Owen Slaney Wynne, is conveyed directly to the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, but should a National Library, with a Govern- ment grant, be founded at Aberystwyth, the library shall be handed over to it. The library shall retain the name, Hengwrt and Peniarth Collection. In the event of MSS. of the total value of Z20 being lost or destroyed, the whole collection shall be handed over to-, (I) the British Museum; (2) the Bodleian Library or (3) the Cambridge University Library. Had not the Mayor of Cardiff forced me, I would not have published the fact that the terms of the purchase are such that Cardiff can never become possessed of the Peniarth Library.-I am, &c., "JOHN WILLIAMS. "Llanstephan, 7th May, 1905."
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agored, a phan y rhoddaf bwniad i ti dywed wrthyf, sut un fydd yn dyfod tuag atom." Synais ei chlywed, ond nid oedd genyf amser i aros i wylio, eithr yr oedd yn amlwg i mi fod Beti yn methu gweled rhywbeth a ewyllysiai weled, ac am unwaith yn gorfod gofyn benthyg llygaid un arall. Yn mhen tua mis; aethum gyda'm cyfaill y gweinidog, i weled Beti yn ei chartref. Yr oedd hyn ar brydnawn Sabboth, am y rheswm mai dyna yr unig adeg y byddai yn sicr o fod i mewn. Derbyniwyd ni ganddi yn y modd mwyaf croesawgar. Synwn weled ei hen ystafell mor lan a threfnus. Yr oedd dau wely ynddi, yr agosaf i'r ffenestr o'r ddau wedi ei guddio a lien o lian a grogai ar fachau uwchben. Clywem swn pesychiadau poenus yn dyfod o'r tu ol i'r lien, yr hyn a brofai fod rhywun yn y gwely. Yr oedd fy nghyfaill wedi dweyd wrthyf ar y ffordd- Y mae y ddynes wael y crybwyllais wrthych fod Beti yn rhoi nodded iddi wedi ei chladdu er dydd Mercher, ond y mae ganddi un arall yn ei lie yn barod." Aeth y gweinidog i gysuro y dioddefydd y tu ol i'r lien, a gadawodd finnau i ysgwrsio gyda Beti. Wedi ychydig ymddiddan, gofynais iddi am esboniad ar y digwyddiad y buaswn yn dyst o honno y nos Sadwrn honno. O mae yn ddigon hawdd ei esbonio," meddai, gan wenu. Byddai rhywun wrth fyned heibio tuag wyth o'r gloch bob nos Sadwrn, er's rhai misoedd yn arfer rhoddi dwy geiniog yn fy Haw. Peth anghyffredin oedd imi gael mwy na cheiniog gan neb, a meddyliais mai rhyw wr boneddig o duedd braidd yn gybydd- lyd raid fod y rhoddwr. Ond wythnos cyn yr hyn y buoch chwi yn dyst o hono, cyffyrddodd flaenau bysedd y cymwynaswr a chledr fy llaw. Rhyfeddais pan ddeallais fod y bysedd hynny wedi caledu drwy lafur, a gallwn gymeryd fy llw mai courduroy oedd defnydd y llawes a gyffyrddai a'm garddwrn. Er mwyn penderfynu gradd gymdeithasol fy nghymwynaswr y ceisiais wasan- aeth par o lygaid eraill am dro." "A gawsoch chwi oleuni ar y mater," meddwn. Do. Pan y rhoddais bwniad iddo, dywed- odd yr hogyn mai saer maen cyffredin ei wisg oedd yn dyfod. Nis gadewais iddo fyned heibio y tro hwnnw. Ymeflais yn ei law, diolchais iddo yn gynnes am ei garedig-iwydd, a dywedais wrtho nad oedd angen iddo roddi cymaint a dwy geiniog i mi. Ond beth 'ddyliech chwi oedd ei ateb, syr, pan wthiai yr arian i'm llaw ? Dywedodd ei fod ef yn eu rhoddi er mwyn ei fam, oedd yn ddall fel finnau, ac yn byw i lawr yn sir Benfro. Onid oedd o'n garedig ? Gwnaeth 1 mi feddwl am fy anwyl Rolant." Yr oedd ei llygaid tywyllion yn llawn o ddagrau, ac nid oedd fy rhai innau yn sychion lawn chwaith. Ar ol sychu ei gruddiau a chongl ei ffedog, aeth ymlaen "Mi welais i ddigwyddiad rhyfeddach na hwna unwaith. Dyn cyfoethog gwirioneddol oedd hwnnw. Arferai fyned heibio gyda cham- rau beilchion am flynyddau, heb roddi elusen 1 mi unwaith. Meddyliwn fod ei gam er's peth amser braidd yn fwy sigledig, ac un noson, dyma efe yn gadael y palmant ac yn taraw yn erbyn y lamp-post. O'r fan honno gwnaeth ei ffordd tuag ataf, a chan roddi hanner coron yn fy Haw, dywedodd, a'i lais yn union fel llais plentyn wedi dychryn, 'Cymerwch hwn, wraig dda, yr wyf finnau yn myned yn ddall fel chwithau.' Ni chlywais swn ei draed byth Wedyn, tebyg genyf ei fod yn cerbydu ar ol hynny." Erbyn hyn, yr oedd y gweinidog wedi ymuno a nl, a dywedodd, Y mae ein hamser i fyny, ond cyn ymadael, ewch i ffarwelio a'r dioddef- ydd sydd tu ol i'r lien yna." Aethum. Dych- yynais pan welais pwy oedd hi, neb amgen na'r non a welswn yn myned heibio Beti ddall o dan y bont, ac yn edrych i wyneb ei chydymaith i Weled a oedd y saeth wedi ei daraw. Nid oedd ganddi yn awr druan fwy nag ychydig ddyddiau 1 fyw, ac ar ol myned yn outcast cafodd le i l^di ei p}ien jawr gan yr un yn ej rhy_ uddio pan ar y ffordd ddrwg. Aeth misoedd a Blynyddoedd heibio, a daeth Beti a minnau yn gyfeillion mawr. Llaweroedd o weithiau y gwelais hi yn rhanu elusenau i rai tlotach a mwy truenus na hi ei hun. Ac yn ddieithriad, gofalai am ddweyd, "Oddiwrth Rolant." Yr oedd hyd yn nod creaduriaid mudion yn ei hadnabod, ac yn crynhoi o'i chwmpas. Gwelais hi yn rhanu o'i chrystyn i hen gi teneu yr olwg arno, ac yn ei gyfarch yn garedig, Da ngwas i. Buasai Rolant yn dy hoffi di." Nid oedd dim allasai beri iddi ang- hofio priod ei hieuenctyd. O'r diwedd, dechreuodd amlder dyddiau a hinsawdd wenwynig gauafau ddweyd ami. Sylwn ei bod yn gwywo. Nis gallaf anghofio y bore cyntaf y gwelais ei lie yn wag. Gwnaethum ymholiad ar unwaith, a deallais fod ei hysbryd wedi ehedeg at ei hanwyl Rolant y noson cynt. Bu farw heb ddim cystudd. Am y tro olaf safwn i a'm cyfaill, y gweinidog, yn ei hystafell dlawd. Yr oedd y corff yn yr arch ar y gwely, a gwen nefolaidd ar y wyneb. Ac ar y gadair yn ymyl yr oedd y Beibl mawr yn agored ar y lie y buasai yn darllen o hono ddiweddaf. Ar y tudalen aswy, yr oedd dwy linell wedi treulio yn drwm drwy ami gyffyrddiad bysedd hirion Beti, ond wrth graffu, gwnaethom allan y geiriau, Yn dy oleuni di y gwelwn ni oleuni."