Description News round-up. Excerpts from the Manchester graduation ceremony. Interview with Harold Wilson in which he talks about the OU. Two students continue their visit to Walton Hall. They talk to Peter Gi
... rling and Jeremy Chapple.
23 00:01:41,000 00:01:44,000 ..we have another very special reason and it is consequently fitting…
29 00:01:41,000 00:01:45,000 ..but should work with other universities perhaps collectively for that purpose.
24 00:01:45,000 00:01:48,000 ..that we should add to the burden of his distictions.
30 00:01:46,000 00:01:49,000 But since then of course it’s become wider and deeper.
25 00:01:49,000 00:01:53,000 And so my Lord Chancellor, it is my privilege by the authority of the Senate…
31 00:01:50,000 00:01:54,000 The local emphasis, particularly the tutors and the local groups and I’ve met some…
26 00:01:54,000 00:01:57,000 ..to present to you for the award of The Open University’s highest academic honour…
32 00:01:55,000 00:01:57,000 ..I think is exciting and they’re forming a life of their own now...
27 00:01:58,000 00:02:02,000 ..the honorary degree of Doctor of the University The Right Honourable Harold Wilson…
33 00:01:58,000 00:02:01,000 ..the local groups of course and becoming clubs and associates, travelling abroad,
34 00:02:02,000 00:02:07,000 ..even children’s clubs associated with them, I think has been most exciting…
28 00:02:03,000 00:02:11,000 (Applause) (Lord Gardiner) In the name of the congregation…
35 00:02:08,000 00:02:12,000 ..and of course the fact that it’s developed into such an enormous international body.
29 00:02:12,000 00:02:16,000 ..I confer upon you the honorary degree of Doctor of the University.
36 00:02:13,000 00:02:15,000 That is what I hoped for. I hoped it would be sending material overseas…
37 00:02:16,000 00:02:18,000 ..especially to under-developed countries and it’s doing this on an enormous scale.
30 00:02:17,000 00:02:20,000 (Wynne Brindle) After Mr Wilson, who himself is Chancellor of the University of Bradford…
38 00:02:19,000 00:02:22,000 Everywhere I go in the world they want to know about The Open University…
31 00:02:21,000 00:02:23,000 had received his scroll from our Chancellor the replying speech
39 00:02:23,000 00:02:24,000 ..and I’m very proud to be asked.
32 00:02:24,000 00:02:28,000 on behalf of the honorary doctors was made by Lord Feather
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