23 JUNE 1928, Page 3

We congratulate Oxford and Lord Grey upon his un- opposed

entry to the office of Chancellor. His academie distinctions have been mainly honorary, but a man with his knowledge of -the best English literature, of Words- worth-and other writers, would fully deserve to be called scholarly even if he had not shown a literary charm of his own in his writings on nature or an admirable style in his contributions to political history. Oxford honours herself in offering her highest office to a man who by ability, hard work, and above all by his character, has served his country and the world so signally as Lord Grey has. * * *