READERS with long memories, especially former students of King Alfred’s College, the forerunner of Winchester University, will surely recall Martial Rose, principal of the college from 1967 to 1984. He died on January 30 after a short illness at the age of 98. Dynamic, creative, bold and inspiring, he did more than anyone to lead the institution through stern, challenging times in the late 1970s when higher education and teacher training were going through major reorganisation. Less ably led and less adaptable institutions in Southampton and Salisbury simply foundered. Not so King Alfred’s. Under Martial Rose’s guidance KAC successfully reinvented itself as a liberal arts college offering BA as well as BEd degrees and developed the firm foundations of what is now the innovative, research active and highly respected University of Winchester. It is entirely fitting that the university library bears his name.