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Students from the School of
English are to continue to benefit
from a donation in honour of a
graduate who himself won a
scholarship which enabled him
to attend University.

The Alan Price Memorial

Scholarship was originally
founded following a bequest by
Mrs Barbara Statham, widow of
Alan (BA Hons English Language
and Literature 1948, DipEd 1949,
MA English Language and
Literature 1952). It is awarded to
mature students to help
with their studies.

An additional £30,000 endowment to the University from

Mrs Statham in his memory means the scholarship can now
be awarded annually to students pursuing a career in teaching,
as Alan did.

Born in 1921, Alan Frederick Price left school at 15 without

any formal qualifications. His love of English Literature, however,
led him to adult education evening classes. Winning the John
Brown Paton Scholarship at Liverpool enabled him to attend in
1945 having first taught himself Latin in order to be admitted.
He graduated with a First Class Honours degree in English.

Alan taught English throughout his subsequent career. For

him, teaching English was a joy. He was often known to say:
"Fancy being paid to talk about books!" He was also a prolific
scholar, publishing, among other works, Synge and Anglo-Irish
Drama (Methuen), a definitive edition of Synge's Prose Works
(Oxford University Press), and an edited book of verse, Riches
in a Little Room (Methuen).

Scholarship supports

student travels

BOOKS!

Fancy being paid to talk about

Legacy gifts benefit the institution long into the future and are a
wonderful way of commemorating a life, by making a significant
difference to the life of others.

Please consider the University when preparing your will. If you

would like more information about how a legacy can benefit the
University, please contact Stephen Kehoe in the University's
Development Team on +44 (0)151 795 4637 or
stephen.kehoe@liverpool.ac.uk.

www.liverpool.ac.uk/legacies

Second-year student Robert Simpson received the
chance of a lifetime to embark upon a three-month
journey, thanks to a scholarship made by the
Circumnavigators Club in New York.

Following a bequest

by Jack Roberts (BEng
1931) - who was a
member of the Friends
of the University of
Liverpool and a member
of the Circumnavigators
Club - the Vice-
Chancellor's wife, Lady
Newby, visited the club
in order to pay thanks
on behalf of the Friends.

As a result of the

visit, the club offered
one of its prestigious
scholarships to a
student of the University, the first time one has been offered in the UK.

Students were asked to write a travel-study plan for the trip with a

grant of £9,000.

From more than 70 applications, the successful candidate, Robert,

who is studying for a BA in International Development and English,
was chosen. His proposal `Decisions and Freedom: Literacy and
Democracy in Developing Countries' involved a trip to Mali, Ethiopia,
India, Laos, Guatemala and Nicaragua.

Robert said: "I am really enjoying things so far, although the days

are very long and there's a lot of work to do.

"After arriving in Bamako in Mali I made my way down to the

southernmost region, Sikasso, where I home-stayed and conducted
interviews and a focus group. It has quickly became apparent that
there may be a literacy issue as there is nearly 75% illiteracy.

"After a night in a mud hut in the rural village of Flabougoula I held

another focus group, it was a very interesting experience with sleep
very hard to come by given the animals outside and children inside."

Follow Robert's journey on:

http://decisionsandfreedoms.wordpress.com.