HE CHAIRMAN: Ladies and Gentlemen, there is probably no country in the world in which it is necessary to introduce Mr. Gilbert Chesterton. There is certainly no place in this country in which he is not known. We have the proud satisfaction of knowing that he is specially well known here. He was a member of the Slade School. I believe that during his period of studentship he frequented lectures in other Faculties almost as much as he frequented the Slade School. At all events, whether that was strictly according to rule or not, we know that it was a very wise proceeding.
Without more ado I welcome Mr. Gilbert Chesterton, in your name, back to the College, and I invite him to give his address, "Culture and the Coming Peril."
Mr. G. K. Chesterton: Sir Gregory Foster, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am not going to attempt to express how grateful I am for, I might say how overawed I am by, the opportunity and the honour of delivering this very inadequate address. I am very proud to say that I was in youth connected with this University and this College. It was, as