King's College London newsletter
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THAMESIDE CAMPUS A REALITY The projected Thame ide Campus ba ed on the Strand and Cornwall House i n w et to become a reality. The relevant letter of authorisation for the purchase of the lea e of ornwall House ha been received: I am writing to confirm that the Committee la t week approved a recommendation from it London Unjversity Working Party that !(jng' College (KCL) be permitted to proceed with the purcha e of the lea e of Cornwall House. The Committee accepted the view that bringing together KCL's Ijfe sciences activitie on a ingle Thame -side campus repre ented the be t way forward for the College 011 both academic and financial ground .'
This decision is the key to unlock the future structure and shape of the College. The discus ion with the University of London, the UGC, the Department of the Environment and their agents the PSA,
the DES including two Secretarie of State and three Mini ter of Higher Education), and through them the Trea ury. ha now come to a atisfactor oncluion. The period of uncertainty, extending to 0 er three year i now behind u and the ollege an move forward in conid en e. We are all well aware of the beneficlal impact Whl h thi will have, both academically and financially, and I would like to say how important in all of this ha been the patience, and the continuing suppOrt of the ollege community at large, a w Il a many friend both witrun and out ide the College. This issue of Comment includes the first of a series of updates on Cornwall House development - an outline of the complex planning proces which has to be followed if such a project is to be kept to time and budget. There is much purposeful action ahead of u .
The Reverend Dr J7rances Young, Edward Cadbury Professor of Theology, University of Birmingham, delivering her second F D Maurice Lecture for 1988 on Tuesday, 10 May. The lecture, entitled Plumblines and Measuringrods, i one of three lectures under the heading What On Earth Are Creeds For?
The Principal for article see page two.
Reveller;, in a po t-prandial toast at the KCL .\Iay Ball.
The 19 King's College May Ball at the Savoy tarted off auspiciously with an unanticipated, but neverthele s welcome, recepllon drink in the braham Lin oln room where both atmo phere and number tarted inten ifying from 6.30 pm. The reception continued happily de pite frantic, committee member attempting to hardsell rame tIcket for the Great Ormond Street Wi rung Well ppeal. t pm we were called to dinner, where the PrinCIpal kll1dly welcomed u to the third of the KlI1g' College May Ball. After Profe or Ward had said the King's ollege Grace we all tarted on a sumptuou four-cour e me~ which consi ted of a supremely rich chicken parfait, cream of asparagus soup, almo trout en croute cooked ex ellently by the chef who created a befitting concluding cour e - an ambrosial chocolate mUlefeuille. During coffee and our Praline en Surpri 'e, which was appropriately named, we all participated in toa ting both our Monarch, and our Mascot, who had kindly con ented to grace u with his awe ome