Honorary awards

Sir Robert Baden-powell of Gilwell

The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was conferred upon Sir Robert Baden-powell of Gilwell by the Chancellor Sir William Cullen KCMG at a graduation ceremony held at 3.00pm on 20 March 1931 at the University.

From left: Lord Baden-Powell, Chancellor Sir William Cullen, the Governor Sir Phillip Game, Sir Mungo Maccallum, Vice-Chancellor Professor Steven Wallace and Judge Backhouse, photo from 'The Sydney Morning Herald', 21 March 1931, National Library of Australia.

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Sir Robert was the world's Chief Scout and founder of the scout movement, and was visiting Sydney as part of his tour of Australia and New Zealand.

In a stirring speech, the Chief Scout urged the formation of a scout association among University of Sydney undergraduates.

From the 'Sydney Morning Herald', 21 March 1931