20 | FOREVER Keele
It was called ‘ the Keele experiment ’
Lindsay didn ’ t devise university courses on his own , of course . He was helped by experts in a variety of academic fields . They were the first generation of teaching staff at Keele : just thirteen professors at first !
Lindsay with his first staff members , outside Keele Hall , 11 February 1950
Back row : Professors W . A . C . Stewart ( Education ), F . A . Vick ( Physics ), J . W . Blake ( History ), A . R . Gemmell ( Biology ), S . H . Beaver ( Geography )
Second row : Professors S . E . Finer ( Political Institutions ), B . R . Williams ( Economics ), A . E . Teale ( Moral and Political Philosophy ), H . D . Springall ( Chemistry ) and S . O . Stewart ( University Librarian )
Third row : Professors J . J . Lawlor ( English ), W . W . Chambers ( Modern Languages ), W . B . Gallie ( Philosophy )
Front row : I . N . Sneddon ( Mathematics , second from left ), Lord Lindsay ( fourth from left ); also pictured are Miss Bailey , the Registrar ’ s Secretary , W . A . Jenkins , the Registrar , H . G . Cannon , member of Academic Council , Mrs Morton , the Principal ’ s Secretary , and Mrs Cannon .