What are these changes ? The changes in the laws and regulations
necessary to give effect to the ideas I have expressed above are not
of a revolutionary character. They may be summed up under two
heads : firstly, the substitution of corporate control for the personal
control which now centres in the Life President ; and, secondly, the
establishment of a Finance Committee which shall be responsible
for the financial administration of the College. (Cheers.) There are
minor matters, of course : questiouB of detail, such as how the Fi-
nance Committee shall be selected, and personal questions, such as
who shall be the Secretary for the time being. These questions
are not without their importance, but they are of ephemeral in-
terest compared with the organic changes which I have specified ;
and they admit of easy decision if only the Trustees will approach
them with the determination of doing what is best for the College,



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and not for the individual. And after all the individual is only
appointed for a term : if he is not satisfactory^ you can change
him. (Hear, hear.) The patron can come down here and advise
you to change him. But the organic changes which I have specified
are essential in order to re-establish and revive confidence in the
control of the institution* I therefore repeat that on these points
I adhere to the general advice which was given to the trustees by
Mr. LaTouche, and I have the less hesitation in taking this step
because I find that the two principles I have specified had been
recognised as necessary by Mr. Syed Mahmood before Mr. La-
Touche's advice had reached him, and that, with a self-denial and
disinterestedness which all who know him well expected, he is
willing to sink his own personality in favour of the principle*
(Applause.)

A draft scheme for giving effect to the organic changes
which are required has been prepared by the College authorities.
