The University of Sydney

Vol. 1, No. 6

JULY 8, 1969

AT the request of the Proctorial Board the Registrar has issued the following state-

ment: The Proctorial Board consists of the Chairman of the

Professorial Board and the Deans of four Faculties selected biennially by the Professorial Board, together with ex officio the Chancellor or Deputy Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor and principal and the Deputy Vice-Chancellor.

The selection of the four Deans is made by the Professorial Board in November of every alternate year. The four Deans who are at present on the Proctorial Board were elected in November, 1967, and are the Deans of the Faculties of Medicine, Engineering, Dentistry and Economics. At this election the Professorial Board deliberately chose to depart from a practice which it had previously followed of electing as members of the Proc-torial Board the four Fellows of the Senate who were Deans.

On the occasion of the present investigations into the events of May 1, 1969, at the University and related mat-ters the ex officio members referred to above are not %itting on the Proctorial Board.

The five members sitting are the Chairman of the Professorial Board (Professor M. G. Taylor, Professor of Physiology), the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine (Pro-fessor J. Loewenthal, Professor of Surgery), the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering (Professor J. W. Roderick, Professor of Civil Engineering), the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry (Professor J. S. Lyell, Professor of Operative

On the nomination of the S.R.C. the Board has invited Mr. G. R. Robertson and Mr. J. A. Skrzynski to act in this capacity and both have accepted the invitation. Mr. Robertson, B.A., is a final year student in the Faculty of Law and a former President of the S.R.C. and Mr. Skrzynski is a final year student in the Faculty of Economics and is at present Vice President of the S.R.C.

Any student summoned to appear before the Proctorial Board will be informed, in some degree of detail, of the charge or charges alleged against him or her and will be given all reasonable opportunity to reply to the allegations.

The Board will allow a student to be accompanied if he or she wishes by any or all of the following.

(i) another enrolled student of the Univetsity of Sydney of his or her own choice;

(ii) a Student Adviser; (iii) the President of the Students' Representative

Council. The Board is obliged to report its decisions to the

Senate and the Professorial Board but the Proctorial Board has decided that apart from this its proceedings in both their form and their substance will remain strictly con-fidential. No announcement will be made of the names of students appearing before it, either to answer an allegation or to assist with information.

The By-laws of the University provide that the Board may impose such penalties as it sees fit in accordance with academic usage. It is likely that the Board will not make its decisions on individual cases until after the conclusion of all investigations.

Students to advise Proctorial

Board Dentistry) and the Dean of the Faculty of Eco-nomics (Professor R. N. Spann, Professor of Gov-ernment and Public Administration). They have elected Professor M. G. Taylor as Chairman.

The Board has decided to invite the Students' Representative Council to nominate two students to be invited by the Board to attend meetings of the Board in order to advise and assist it in its investigations.

s.R.c.'s PROFESSOR proposal OF HISTORY considered

APPOINTED THE University Senate is considering proposals by

the S.R.C. for student repre-sentation on three university bodies — the Appointments Board, the Buildings and Grounds Committee and the Extension Board.

The president of the S.R.C., Mr. Jim Spigelman, raised the proposals at a recent meeting of the Senate/ S.R.C. Liaison Committee.

Acceptance of two of these pro-posals would require a change in By-laws.

The Appointments Board (see chap-ter XXXIII of the By-laws on page 295 of the 1969 Calendar) assists un-dergraduates and recent graduates in obtaining appointments. It consists, in addition to the ex officio members, of six members appointed triennial-ly in October by the Senate and four members co-opted by the Board to be representative of businesses or of professions or of recent graduates.

Membership of the Extension Board is also governed by By-laws (see Section 3 of chapter XXX on page 288 of the 1969 calendar).

Its areas of work and aims are set out on pages 385 and 386 of the 1969 calendar.

T h e Buildings and Grounds Committee is a committee of Senate and its membership is not controlled by any By-law. For some years it has been the prac-tice for an invitation to be sent to the President' of the S.R.C. to attend Committee meetings as an observer.

THE Senate has appointed Associate Professor Mar-

jorie G. Jacobs to a Chair of History. She becomes the university's second woman professor.

Last year Professor Leonie Kramer became the first woman professor when she was appointed to the Chair of Australian Literature.

Professor Jacobs' main field of interest is South and South-East Asian history, a field that has taken her to East Germany, into the New Guinea islands and to India in search of material.

At the moment she is working on a history of the German colonisa-tion of New Guinea—that is from 1884 until World War I.

In 1966-67 when she was a Visit-ing Fellow of the Australian National University, she managed, after many disappointments, to obtain a visa from the East German Government to visit the Zentral Archiv in Pots-dam, outside East Berlin.

She spent two months living in Communist Germany, becoming the first person to work thoroughly through the archives of the pre-World War I German Colonial Office dealing with New Guinea.

These archives were invaluable to her research because she found on a visit to Rabaul, Kavieng and Madang that records of the German era, apart from a few taken to Can-

berra, had been destroyed during World War H.

Professor Jacobs is responsible for the introduction of courses on South Asian history into the department.

About 10 years ago there was a part-course available with honours seminars, the first such course in any Australian university. In 1963 a Third Year course at pass and honours level was introduced in Modern Asian History.

Professor Jacobs said this week that the department hoped in the immediate future to extend the exist-ing 'one-year course to two years, and, as well, hopes to offer post-graduate work in South Asian and Pacific History.

"I am chiefly concerned in interest-ing students in the history of South Asia," she said.

"My own interests in travel and art lie in that direction."

Professor Jacobs has a long asso-ciation with the University of Sydney.

She graduated in 1936 as a Bachelor of Arts with first-class honours and the University Medal in History, and second-class honours in Latin. then graduated Master of Arts in 1942 with first-class honours and the University Medal in History in 1942. She had been an Assistant Lecturer from 1938.

She rejoined the University staff in 1945 as a Lecturer in History, became a Senior Lecturer in 1949 and an Associate Professor in 1967. In 1967 and for part of 1968 she was Acting Professor of History. PROFESSOR MARJORIE JACOBS

STAFF-STUDENT COMMITTEES ESTABLISHED IN CHEMISTRY, ECONOMICS

Board approves Ph.D. degrees

Undergraduate, postgraduate students on Library board

THE new Library Advisory Committee has co-opted two undergraduate members, Mr. A.

W. Podger, Science IV, and Mr. B. Coles Arts/ Law, and one postgraduate student member, Mr. J. C. Blount, who is an M.A. candidate in History.

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The University of Sydney NEWS July 8, 1969

THE Faculty of Economics and the School of Chem-

istry have elected staff-student liaison committees which have held their first meetings.

The Faculty of Economics Committee consists of the Dean of the Faculty of Economics. Pro-fessor R. N. Spann, as chairman. the Vice-President of the Econo-mics Society, Mr. I. A. G. Moray, as secretary, and one staff member and one student from each of the main subjects taught in the Faculty.

The staff representatives, elected at a meeting of the Faculty of Econ-omics, are:

Economics, Professor W. P. Hogan; Government. Dr. J. Power; Account-ing. Mr. W. P. Birkett; Economic History, Mr. J. Ginswick; EconoMic Statistics. Mr S. B. M. Harrison; In-dustrial Relations, Associate Professor K. M. Laffer.

STUDENTS CHOSEN The student representatives elected

at a meeting of students, are:

Economics, Mr. A. Emery; Govern-ment. Mr. G. Sweeting; Accounting. Mr. S. Gray; Economic History, Mr. L. Facer; Economic Statistics, Mr. M. Ronal; Industrial Relations, Mr. P. Morley.

The first meeting of the Committee lasted about one-and-a-half hours and was largely spent discussing pro-cedural matters for the functioning of the Committee and the means for publicising the Committee's activities throughout the Faculty.

There were also useful discussions about library facilities in the Fisher and Wolstenholme Libraries, and these discussions will continue at the next meeting when additional infor-mation has been obtained.

The Committee also discussed the agenda for future meetings.

CHEMISTRY The School of Chemistry Staff-

student Liaison Committee consists of:

Academic staff: Dr. Ruth Lack, Organic, Chemistry, Room 511; Assoc. Prof. N. A. Gibson, Inorganic Chemistry, Room 437; Dr. E. McFarlane. Physical Chemistry, Room 338; Dr. R. Roper, 1st year staff. Room 405. -

Professional Officers: Mrs. 1. Langley. Room 205.

Laboratory staff: Mr. A. Veness, Room 529.

Workshop staff: Mr. W. Sellers, Room 209.

Teaching Fellows: Mr. B. Coniglio, Room 303.

Students: Post-graduate, Mr. A. Pross, Room 537; Chemistry IV, Mr. P. V. James. Room 422; Chemistry III (Advanced). Mr. P. H. Fokkes; Chemistry III, Mr. C. Grosser; Chemistry II, Mr. I. H. Rose; Chemi-stry I, Mr. A. Bodisco.

Each was elected by the group he or she represents.

Each first-year lecture group has elected a representative to a "First-year Managemenet Committee" and Mr. A. Bodisco has been elected to represent first-year students on the Liaison Committee.

The First-Year Management Com-mittee with lecture group and lab-oratory allocations are:

Lecturer: Dr. R. S. Armstrong Representative: Miss Yvonne Kenny Chem. Lab. Location: Thurs 10 a.m. Lab D; Mr. A. J. Harle, Mr. A. Bodisco, Thurs 10 a.m. Lab. D; Dt J. W. Hayes, Miss Judy Bainbridge. Wed. 2 p.m. Lab. C; Dr H G. Holland. Mr. D. McDonald, Fri. 2 p.m. Lab A: Dr. R. K. Pieren.s, Miss Cathy Taylor, Fri. 2 p.m. Lab. C; Dr. R. Roper, Miss Sandra Taylor: Dr. P G. Simpson, Miss Gabrielle Wood. Tues. 2 p.m. Lab. A.

At the first meeting of the Staff-Student Liaison Committee a chair-man Dr. R. Roper, and secretary, Dr. E. McFarlane, were elected.

A number of topics were brought to the attention of the committee, some of which were easily resolved and some of which needed to be brought to the attention of the Chemistry school staff.

Others may need referral to the Administration.

Dr. Roper said this week: "It is hoped that a successful medium of communication and a forum for the exchange of ideas between ail persons in the Chemistry School has been established."

Lectures on `Nature of Science'

A special series of nine lectures is being given in Trinity Term on "The Nature of Science" by Profes-sor Michael Scriven, Professor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley.

The lectures are given in the Stephen Roberts Theatre at 1.05 p.m. every Wednesday of Term.

The series is arranged especially for students and staff in the Faculty of Science but all members of the University are invited to attend.

Professor Scriven is a Visiting Professor for Trinity Term. He is a graduate of the University of Mel-bourne in Mathematics and Philoso-phy and has a D.Phil. from Oxford.

Prior to going to Berkeley he was professor of the History and Philoso-phy of Science in Indiana University .

Sir,—A fortnight ago my colleagues and I were accosted at our desks by a determined insurance salesman, who proclaimed proudly, "I visit all new research students.- A brief survey among friends and associates reveals that this occurs in many departments and for at least four years into the past.

Are the professional addresses of all new post-graduate students systematically released to commercial interests? If so, is this information available to all or only a selected few firms? Why?

Ken King, Department of Theoretical Physics

THE Professorial Board at its meeting on June 17 approved

the award of the degree of Doctor of Philosophy for the following candidates:

J. A. Diment, M.Sc. (Faculty and Department: Science — Organic Chemistry). Title of Thesis: "The chemistry of some natural products: some isoprenoid alkaloids and chromenes". M. V. Ramji, M.Sc. (Madras) (Science — Biological Sciences), "A histology of growth in regard to embryos and apical meris-tems in some angiosperms". R. I. Baxter, B.Agr.Sc. (Melbourne) (Agri-culture — Agricultural Botany), "Some studies in the ecology of nematodes parasitic on plants".

the F. L. Partridge Prize

The Board has amended the con-ditions of award for this Prize so that clauses (1) and (4) (see page 471 of the 1969 Calendar) read as follows:—

"(I) The F. L. Partridge Prize-shall be awarded to .undergraduates in the Faculty of Agriculture who have passed the Second Year examination in that Faculty.

(4) Where there are two or more candidates who fulfil the last condition the prize will be awarded to the student who at the end of the Second or Third Year has the best aca-demic record."

Subject to the approval of the Finance Committee, the Board has adopted a recommendation that the annual value of the prize be in-creased.

The amendments reduce the aca-demic qualifications required to a more reasonable standard and make it possible for two students to share the prize.

SYMPOSIUM ON LOGICAL SYSTEMS An international symposium is be-

ing organised by the Societe Royale Beige des Electriciens from Septem-ber 15-20 in Brussels dealing mainly with "The design of logical systems by systematic methods and their ap-plications in research and industry".

Details from Dr. J. Florine, Inter-national Symposium. Laboratoire d'Electronique Industrielle. Universite Libre de Bruxelles. 50 avenue F. D. Roosevelt, Bruxelles 5, Belgique.

THE REGISTRAR WRITES: 1 would like to assure Mr. King that the addresses of all students, both undergraduate and post-graduate, are regarded as being strictly confidential throughout the University. Members of my staff have been instructed that this information is not to be disclosed under any circumstances and I have asked Heads of Departments through-out the University to observe this rule carefully.

I would mention that a list of students awarded Commonwealth and University Post-graduate Research studentships was published in the

"News."

The Library Advisory Committee replaces two bodies which had a part of the control of the University Library—the Library Committee, and the Library Executive Committee.

These have been abolished.

The members of the new Com-mittee are: Professor A. J. Dunston, chairman; the Vice-Chancellor, the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, the Chair-man of the Professorial Board, the Deputy-Principal, the Registrar, Pro-fessors D. Campbell-Allen. H. J. Cowan and W. P. Hogan, Dr H. G. Holland, Mr. D. L. Jackson, Pro-fessors L. H. Larsen. N. D. Martin and R. W. Parsons, Associate Pro-fessor K. V. Sinclair, Professor B Smith and three co-opted members

Back to 1857 The Library Committee had existed

in one form or another in the Univer. sity since 1857. From 1910 to last year, it was identical member- ship with the Professorial Board.

Once a year the Library Com-mittee elected a Library Executive Committee which, in recent years; consisted of one member from each of the Faculties, the chairman of the Library Committee (who was also chairman of the Executive Com-mittee), the Vice-Chancellor, the chairman of the Professorial Board, the Deputy Principal and the Librarian. The Executive Committee had the power to co-opt two addi-tional members.

With power "to make rules and resolutions for the University Library", the Executive Committee was intended to control the Library's operations and its development, sub-ject to the Library Committee (i.e., the Professorial Board) and, of course, the Senate.

Two points Recently, however, two points

emerged which affected the constitu-tion and the sphere of operations of the Library Executive Committee.

As, to its constitution, there was a growing tendency for its members to nominate as deputies academic staff who were not members of the Professorial Board.

This resulted from the recognition of particular qualities and interests in the colleagues concerned and also reflected the desirability of widening the representative nature of the Com-mittee.

This second feeling was further ex-pressed when, in 1968, the Executive Committee co-opted for the first time an undergraduate member, Mr. J. Blount.

As to its operation. because of the considerable increases in the Library's operations over the last 10 years, the Library became too large and complex to be controlled either

effectively or efficiently by the Ex-ecutive Committee.

As a result, the executive powers of the Committee fell into disuse.

It still played a very important part as an advisory body, but the Library had come to function in a manner more analogous to a large teaching department or school, with the Librarian reporting directly to the Vice-Chancellor on matters such as finance, staffing and development.

In 1968, at the instance of the Chairman of the Library Committee, Professor A. J. Dunston, the Execu-tive Committee appointed a sub-com-mittee to consider its powers and functions.

The sub-committee's report, with some amendments, was adopted in succession by the Library Executive Committee, the Library Committee and the Senate and, early in 1969, was implemented.

Both the existing committees were abolished and one new body, the Library Advisory Committee was set up with a widely representative mem-bership; more continuity of member-ship; open acceptance of advisory role; more frequent meetings.

Membership, apart from ex-officio members, "ten other members of the permanent fulltime teaching staff of the University", with power to co-opt "three other persons, one of whom shall be an undergraduate and one a post-graduate student".

Continuity gained Continuity is gained by the Com-

mittee being elected by the Profes-sorial Board "at the Board meeting held each two years at which the appointment of Deans is notified to the Professorial Board".

The terms of reference of the Com-mittee are to advise the Librarian on—

(i) the Library requirements of the University;

(ii) the rules and regulations con-cerning the use of the Library;

(iii) the use of funds available for the development and mainten-ance of the collections;

(iv) any other relevant matters.

The Committee meets at least monthly.

The Committee is required to re-port to the Professorial Board at least once a term and to present an annual report. In this way it will he possible for the Board and the Senate to maintain a systematic oversight of Library management and develop-ment.

The Student Library Advisory Committee, established in• 1964 by the Students' Representative Coun-cil at the instance of the present Librarian Mr. Harrison Bryan, will continue to meet the Librarian and to provide a more direct link with stu-dent library users in each Faculty.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Insurance salesmen

A student examines a Botany specimen while listening to a tape-recorded lecture in a carrel in the new Botany

Audio-Visual Laboratory.

July 8, 1969 The University of Sydney NEWS

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95p.c. OF STUDENTS VOTE METHOD AS MORE EFFECTIVE

THE lecture originated in the days when this was

the only method for scholars to communicate with their students. Today, although there are many more effective communication devices than the human being, conven-tional lectures are still the standard method of instruc-tion in universities.

How many of us still teach in this fashion, exposing students, as a cap-tive audience, to our knowledge of the subject? Is it not time for us to accept that it is our responsibility as teachers to provide the facilities, guidance, direction and motivation to help students learn?

Six years ago, confronted by the problem of how to present an interesting and motivating lecture to a group of students with a wide range of background preparation and ability, Professor S. N. Postlethwait. at Purdue University, initiated the audio-tutorial system of instruction.

Starting with supplementary taped lectures in Botany I for students with poor background, the whole course was later re-structured, aban-doning all traditional teaching methods and placing total emphasis on student learning. The original audio-taped lecture or tutorial de-veloped into a combination of lec-ture, discussion and laboratory work, and included a range of learning events such as experimentation, read-ing from texts, microscope work. observation of plant specimens. charts, diagrams and photographs.

Students at Purdue highly favour the audio-visual approach. Over the last few years personal contact and interest have been enhanced, grades have improved, 50 per cent more subject matter has been incorporated within the same learning period, and more students have been accommo-dated in less space and at lower operating costs. (600 students, aver-aging 3-4 hours a week, are accom-modated in a laboratory with 32 carrels.)

120 STUDENTS In Lent Term of this year; an

Audio Visual Laboratory for 120 University of Sydney Botany II students, modelled on the Purdue A-T system but with appropriate modifications, had a highly success-ful nine-week pilot course in func-tional plant anatomy.

In a comprehensive questionnaire, 95 per cent of the students voted this method of teaching as much more effective, or more effective (in approximately equal numbers) than the conventional lecture and labora-tory methods.

During this course, students were exposed for some of the prescribed eight hours a week to traditional methods of lecturing and lab work, as it was not possible (nor perhaps

desirable) with present timetabling to assign students for this whole period to the Audio-Visual Laboratory.

Students received their audio-visual instruction in 24 working and listen-ing carrels set up in the former Library of the Botany Building. Each carrel is equipped with a stereo Sony tape recorder, earphones, microscope, plant specimens, staining reagents, slides and a set of about a dozen 10 inch x 8 inch photo-graphs for each program.

Program notes, supplied to each student, set out the main objectives of the session, and include a de-tailed summary of contents, diagrams, tables, instructions for laboratory work and a tape index, This tape index enables a student returning to the laboratory to complete or repeat a tape, by advancing or reversing the tape at high speed to the re-quired index number.

Each tape, which plays for about 50 minutes. contains not only material normally given in lectures, but is interspersed with practical work de-signed to illustrate specific features or points

A closely integrated program is thus achieved and this speeds up the learning process considerably. A tape of 50 minutes' duration keeps most students occupied for 3-4 hours. Any student already familiar with the topics can romp through a tape in 2-2k hours, whereas another student may prefer to take five hours, either because he is a slow learner or be-cause he studies at depth.

No time limit is set, and no record kept of the hours spent in a carrel by any particular student, other than for servicing of the machines.

NO FIXED TIMES Although students are assigned to

the laboratory for a three-hour period, they are free to change their times, or to return as frequently as they wish. To encourage this attitude the audio-visual laboratory is open all day from 8.3() a.m. to about 6 p.m. during term and in the vaca-tion for revision. (At Purdue, the A-T lab is open from 7.30 a.m. till 10.30 p.m. on weekdays and half-day on Saturdays.)

A weekly program change in-volves not only the making of 24 copies in the laboratory from a master tape (previously recorded in the Language Laboratory studio), but a complete change of carrel and demonstration materials. This neces-sitates closing down the lab for three hours on Mondays.

Each week a taped commentary on about 30-40 slides (operated by elec-tronic pulse on the second track of the tape) provides additional audio-visual background information about the topic of the week. Students listen and look at this program in groups of five with earphones plugged into a portable deck, so that students in the carrels are not disturbed.

Informal tutorials with groups of eight students and a tutor, meeting

once a week for an hour, are an essential part of the system.

These tutorials are designed to involve maximum student participa-tion. Each student is required to talk for a few minutes about some aspect of the previous week's work (based on the major objectives list). This may be prompted by the use of specimens, slide transparencies or diagrams screened by overhead pro-jectors. The tutor says as little as possible. The, students criticise one another in a friendly manner.

Students rapidly develop confidence and assurance, and have voted solidly in support of this aspect of tutorials.

Written quizzes, for which marks are given, are included in this session. These are marked on the spot and discussed in the tutorial: each student is thus fully aware of his weekly progress. The feedback is enormously useful to both students and tutor. Any deficiencies in the programme are immediately apparent.

The success of the tutorials and of the A.-V. approach depends on student involvement. Not only is "learning done by the learner" in the carrels, but in the tutorial, teaching is done by the students. The tutor takes a minor role in steering dis-cussions, and a major one in getting to know the students as individuals.

Why is this method of audio-visual learning so much more successful? Here are some of the contributing reasons:

CONCENTRATION: Each student becomes isolated in a carrel as soon as earphones are put on. He is thus much less distracted by other students than when in an ordinary lecture or laboratory.

Many students taking the course commented on the concentration re-quired: the technique of "learning to learn" is difficult in the beginning, but as it becomes apparent that the responsibility for learning is theirs alone, the challenge is met.

REPETITION: In a class of 120. it is unlikely that students will in-terrupt a lecturer and ask him to repeat or clarify any section of the lecture, but they do not hesitate to stop the tape and rewind it to hear something repeated. The click of tape recorders being used in this way is perhaps the most constant and familiar sound in the A.-V. lab.

INTEGRATION: Students appre-ciate the close integration between practical and theoretical aspects of the subject. It is so much easier to learn both together than to hear a lecture on Monday. then do the laboratory work on Thursday.

INDEPENDENT STUDY: Each student progresses at his own pace, commensurate with his ability and background. it is significant that in a room with 24 students, no two will

be at the same index number on the tape. A slow learner is not em-barrassed; an able student is not bored. Students are encouraged to leave the lab for coffee breaks.

THE ONE TO ONE RATIO: The ideal way of teaching and learning is one teacher to one student. This is achieved with instruction by tape recorders. The instructor's voice be-comes familiar and identifiable as the tutor in the laboratory.

No longer need a student wait for a demonstrator to help guide him (often inaccurately) through the work. The tape does this efficiently. Rarely does a student require the attention of a demonstrator, if so it is usually for some minor point. Nonetheless at least one well informed tutor should he present at all times in the laboratory.

Is the approach successful? A ran-dom sample of 50 put of 150 papers of the practical examination on the Lent Term Audio-Visual programme have been marked.,

These show the following extra- ordinary results out of 100:

Less than 50, 4%, of the total. 50-64, 14% of the total. 65-74, 26% of the total. 75-79. 28% of the total.

More than 80, 28% of the total. The Botany laboratory is the first

fully equipped audio-visual labora- tory in Australia.

Although superficially similar. the Biology I tutorial carrels are entirely different in concept. On the one hand, the Botany A.-V. laboratory replaces separate lectures and prac-tical classes with one integrated pro-gram, whereas the Biology I tutorials consist of about eight different tutorial tapes of 15-35 minutes' duration on special topics, supplementing the TV lecture course and laboratory work.

There are five superb language laboratories in the University and these make use of the second track of the tape for student response. This is a facility with unlimited potential which will be used in the second half of Trinity Term in the A.-V. laboratory when 12 carrels will be equipped with microphones.

The use of the response track could be a valuable addition to any taped program, compelling the student to phrase responses to ques-tions asked by the instructor. The questionnaire has indicated that students favour oral responses in tutorials because this helps not only with the formulation and expression of ideas, hut also increases self-confidence. Many subjects are suit-able for the audio-visual integrated method: students have already sug-gested some.

Anyone embarking on the A.-V. approach should be warned that it requires much more time, thought and imagination to produce a satis-factory course. A poor tape is in-finitely worse than a poor lecture. The student response is worth every hit of the effort, particularly when some of them admit that last year their aim was to complete the lab-oratory assignment as quickly as possible, but now they return volun-tarily for extra work!

In the words of a repeat Agri-culture student, "This course is so much better with the audio-visual method that I curse you for not introducing it last year!"

Those interested are invited to the Botany laboratory to listen and look: programs (of a supplementary nature) plus those from Lent Term are available. From next week the use of the audio-visual laboratory will he explained appropriately by a taped commentary with slides.

AUDIO-VISUAL APPROACH A SUCCESS IN BOTANY

Dr. I. M. Brewer, Lecturer in Biology, reports on the success of a complete Audio-Visual Lecture Course now in operation in the School of Biological Sciences in Botany II.

INVOLVEMENT THE KEY

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The University of Sydney NEWS July. 8, 1969

University scholarships and grants now current graduate scholarships of various kinds Organisations wishing to make a

are available. Full details from the nomination should send their recom- Further details of all these

. scholarships or awards are available from the Registrar's Office. Royal Society and Nuffield Foun-

dation Commonwealth Bursaries: These enable scientists of proven ability to increase their competence by working with scientists of a Com-monwealth country other than their own. In two categories - A: Scien-tists working in universities or other institutions in a Commonwealth country in Asia, Africa, the West Indies, the Pacific or Malta - B: Scientists working in universities or other institutions in the United King-dom, Australia, Canada or N.Z. For 'isits beginning January to June, '970, or later, applications must be received complete with supporting documents not later than September 15 by the Executive Secretary, the Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Ter-race, London S.W.1, from whom ap-plication forms and particulars are available.

N.S.W. Association of University Women Graduates Prizes: Annual prizes of $25 to $50 each to out-standing women students in any N.S.W. universities, completing final or Honours year in the following fields: One in the Faculty of Arts, one in the Faculty of Science, one in the Faculty of Medicine, one in the Faculties of Architecture, or Engi-neering, or Veterinary Science, or other recognised Degree Course. Candidates from Universities operat-ing in Schools will be considered on the basis of Major Subject interests. Application forms from the N.S.W. Association of University Women Graduates, 167 Elizabeth Street. Sydney 2000. Applications close Sep-tember 15

Imperial College of Science and Technology (University of London): Postgraduate courses are available in Aeronautics; Biochemistry; Botany and Plant Technology; Chemical En eineering and Chemical Tech-nology: Chemistry; Civil Engineering; Electrical Engineering; Geology; Mathematics; Mechanical Engineer-ing; Mining and Mineral Tech-nology; Physics; Zoology and Applied Entomology; Centre for Computing and Automation. These courses, most of which are one year, lead to the

,award of the Diploma of Membership of the-Imperial College (D.I.C.) and in most cases suitably qualified can-didates may also enter for the M.Sc. Degree of the University of London. For many of these courses post-

THE 132 Commonwealth Post, Graduate Awards allocated to

the University of Sydney and the

26 University Research Grant Studentships have now been taken up.

Since the report' in the "News" on March 20, these 18 students have taken up Commonwealth Post- Graduate Awards: .

Acland, C. B. (Chemistry), Ant-mann, Giselle T. (English), Blount, J. C. (History), Brindley, G. P. (French). Bullen. J. B. (Oriental Studies), Campbell, L. C. (Biological Sciences - Botany), Hammerton, Kerie M. (Biochemistry). Hawke, D. M. (Pharmacology), Katz, Bernice (Chemistry).

McDermott, M. (Philosophy), Macoun, A. J. (Civil Engineering), Pritchard, D. R. (Architectural Science), Sloane, R. B. (Government),

Registrar, University of Sydney.

The Edgeworth David Medal, 1969: Nominations are open for the Edge-worth David Medal, which is awarded for distinguished contributions by young scientists. The recipient must be under 35 at January 1, 1969. The The award shall be for work done mainly in Australia or its territories or contributing to the advancement of Australian science. The Council of the Royal Society of N.S.W. has de-cided to eliminate the groupings of the areas of research which have been made in the past years. So, nomina-tions are called for the names of suitable persons who have contributed significantly to any of the following: Agriculture. Anthropology, Astron-omy, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemis-try, Economics. Engineering, Geo-graphy, Geology, Mathematics, Meteorology, Physiology. Physics, Psychology, Sociology. Zoology. Every nomination should be accom-panied by a list of publications and by a statement clearly indicating which part of the nominee's work was done in Australia and which part overseas. The Council has also de-cided that in cases where it is unable to distinguish between two persons of equal merit, preference will be given to a member of the Society. Nominations to the Honorary Sec-retaries of the Royal Society of N.S.W., 157 Gloucester Street, Sydney 2000. not later than October 30.

Royal Society of Victoria Medal: In its Centenary Year, 1959, the Royal Society of Victoria decided. to institute a Medal for Scientific Re-search to be awarded annually for scientific research. The eighth award will be for work in one of the Social Sciences (Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Psychology, Sociology and related sciences) published dur-ing the six years from January 1. 1963, to December 31, 1968. The work shall have been carried out in Australia (including its territories) or on Australia, with preference for work done in Victoria or on Victoria. Scientific Societies, Universities. C.S.I.R.O. and members of the Royal Society of Victoria have the right to make nominations, though the coun-cil may not be limited by these nomi-nations. No posthumous award will be made, and in any one year if no nominee of sufficient merit is pre-sented no award need be made. The person receiving the award may be required to address the Society, in which case expenses shall be allowed.

Sweeney, R. (Government), Symes, C. R. (Mechanical Engineering), Westlake, B. J. (Civil Engineering), Wilson. Susan R. (Mathematical Statistics), Zeman, P. (Civil Engineer-ing).

One student has resigned the tenure of his Commonwealth Studentship and the vacant award has been re-allocated to another applicant.

These five students have taken up University Research Grant Student-ships:

Orange, M. W. B. (English). Pur-kis. Beverley (History), Webby, Eliza-beth A. (English), Wong, T. W. (Agricultural Botany), Yoo, B. H. (Animal Husbandry).

C. K. Yuen, a graduate of the Uni-versity of Alberta. was reported on March 20 to have accepted a Uni-versity Research Grant award. Mr. Yuen has since decided to complete his Ph.D. in Canada and has declined the offer of a Post-Graduate Student-ship at-the University of Sydney.

mendation to reach the Registrar, University of Sydney, by August 1.

Anzac Fellowship Awards: Two Fellowships offered by the N.Z. Gov-ernment to Australians for 1970, to give men and women who have achieved distinction or have shown potential in the professions, primary and secondary industry, education, commerce, public service or the arts, the opportunity of training, studying or furthering their professional ex-perience in New Zealand. Candidates must be Australian citizens and preferably under 45. Application forms from: The Secretary, Depart-ment of Education and Science. P.O. Box 826. Canberra City, A.C.T. 2601. Applications close on August 4.

University of Sao Paulo Post-graduate scholarships: Available in 1970 to Brazilian or foreign gradu-ates in one of the institutes or establishments of higher education of the University of Sao Paulo, they are worth about $A98 a month, the holder being responsible for his own travel expenses and accommodation. Application forms from the Uni-versidade de Sao Paulo (Cidade Uni-versitaria "Armando Salles Oliveria", Caixa Postal, 8191, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil). They close on August 31.

Nestle Paediatric Travelling Fellow-ships: Established to help young Australian paediatricians to visit Europe, and possibly other parts of the world. In two types - (1) To provide travel expenses for a person taking up a post in a hospital abroad and who is then returning to Australia; (2) To enable a person to attend paediatric meetings or to spend a short period at an overseas centre or centres to study a particu-lar problem. Inquiries or applications to: The Secretary, Nestle Paediatric Travelling Fellowships, c/- Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children, Camperdown, N.S.W. 2050. Applica-tions close September 30.

Churchill Fellowship Awards for 1970: Available to Australian citizens from all walks of life, and over 18, to further their education, training or experience overseas. Open to young people who show promise of future achievement or to those whose achievements are already substantial, in every occupation or field of in-terest. Application forms, details from the Regional Secretary, Winston Churchill Trust, Box 1, P.O. Kens-ington, N.S.W. 2033. Applications close July 21.

Australian Meat Research Com-mittee: Three types of awards are available for post-graduate study in Agricultural economics; Agricultural extension; Agronomy; Animal breed-ing; Meat and carcase studies; Plant ecology; Plant physiology; reproduc-tive physiology; Ruminant nutrition; Veterinary parasitology and proto-zoology; Veterinary pathology and infectious diseases. The awards are Australian Studentships, Overseas Studentships and Overseas Study Awards. Details from the Executive Officer, Australian Meat Research Comnlittee, Box 4129. G.P.O., Syd-ney, N N.S.W. 2001. Applications close July 31

Australian Federation of University Women, Georgina Sweet Fellowship: For tenure in 1970, open to any woman graduate who does not habitu-ally reside in Australia and who is a member of a National Federation/ Association of University Women affiliated with the International Federation of University Women. To promote advanced study or research, in any field, in Australia or Papua/ New Guinea. Details from the sec-retary of any National Federation/ Association. Applications close July 31.

Nuffield Dominion Travelling Fellowships: Four fellowships are available to Australian university graduates in natural sciences, and humanities and social sciences. Application forms, details from: The Secretary, The Nuffield Foundation Australian Advisory Committee, Mr. N. H. Diver. c/- Chemistry Labora-tory, Barry 'Building, University of

Melbourne, Parkville, Vic. 3052. Applications close July 31,

Saionji Hamersley Scholarship: Tenable in Japan in 1970, with preference to a single applicant who has a good knowledge of Japanese, to enable the scholar to take a course in a Japanese institute of higher learning, or to improve specialised knowledge of Japanese affairs. Details, application forms from Registrar, Australian National University, P.O. Box 4, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600. Applications close July 11.

Australia-Japan Business Co-opera-tion Committee Scholarship: Two scholarships tenable in Japan in 1970. Applicants should be single and graduates or of equivalent standing, with good knowledge of Japanese and be able to follow a course in a Japanese institution of higher learn-ing. Details from Registrar, Aus-tralian National University, P.O. Box 4, Canberra, A.C.T. 2600. Applica-tions close July 11.

Commonwealth Medical Scholar-ship, University of Oxford: For a student of an Australian university who will have completed courses in Anatomy and Physiology in Aus-tralia and wishes to complete his medical studies at Oxford commenc-ing in Michaelmas Term. Application forms, details from the Registrar of the University of Sydney.

Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands: Research Fellow-ships available for graduates with a master's degree in engineering or science who have at least either one additional year of experience in re-search, or, for graduates who have completed their Ph.D.. work. Appli-cation forms, details from The Chair-man, The Fellowship Committee, Delft University of Technology, Julianalaan 134, Delft, The Nether-lands.

Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa: The Hugh le May Fellowship for a man or woman for advanced work in one of the follow-ing: Philosophy, Theology; Classics; Ancient, Mediaeval or Modern His-tory; Classical, Biblical, Mediaeval or Modern Languages; Political Theory; Law. Applicants should be scholars of standing with research publications to their credit. Details from the Registrar, Rhodes Univer-sity. Applications close July 31.

U.S. Public Health Service: Up to six awards are available for Aus-tralians for training for research in "health-related" fields (broadly inter-preted) in any medical or biological laboratory in the U.S.A. The candi-date must have a doctoral degree or its equivalent in one of the medical or related sciences and also have demonstrated outstanding research promise. Details, application forms from The Executive Secretary, Aus-tralian Academy of Science, Gordon Street. Canberra City, A.C.T. 2601.

Dalley-Scarlett Memorial Scholar-ship: Awarded by the University of Queensland to enable a Queensland student of music to undertake further practical or theoretical study of music, or research in music, either in Australia or overseas. Details from the Registrar, University of Sydney.

Asthma Foundation: Research Fel-lowships or Grants-in-Aid for re-search related to problems of asthma, available. The work may be related to any of the basic medical sciences or to clinical investigation.

Research Fellowships are open to Medical or Science graduates in-

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S STAFF MEETING

The Vice-Chancellor's Lent Term meeting with the staff will be held in the Wallace Theatre on July 10 at 1 p.m.

volved in full-time research, and up to 35 years of age. Senior Research Fellowships are for graduates with at least two years' experience in re- search. Grants - in - Aid will be awarded to non-profit institutions with appropriate research facilities. Application forms, details from the Secretary, Research Advisory Com-mittee, Asthma Foundation of New South Wales, Simpson House, 249-251 Pitt Street Sydney. 2000. Appications close July 25.

Roy C. Underwood Prize-1969: For a Fourth Year student in the Faculty of Dentistry for an essay on Dental Materials. The subject chosen by the Faculty of Dentistry for 1969 is: "The importance of standard specifications in the selection of dental materials for clinical use." Entries must be lodged with the Dean of the Faculty of Dentistry not later than September 5. He will provide the conditions of entry.

Goldsworthy - Sullivan Memorial Prize: For student in the Faculty of Dentistry for the best essay on some aspect of Oral Biology. The subject chosen by the Faculty of Dentistry for 1969 is: "The Functions of odontoblasts". Entries must be lodged with the Dean of the Faculty by September 5. He will supply condi-tions of entry,

SEMINAR ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE LAWS

Australian investment in overseas countries particularly those in the South-East Asian area is increasing and it is time the legal profession and business community in Australia were better informed on the legal aspects of investment overseas.

The Law Council of Australia through its Trade Committee and with the assistance of the Export Develop-ment Council, the Department of Trade and Industry, the Attorney General's Department and the Law Schools of the University of Mel-bourne, Monash University and the University of Sydney, has invited a distinguished American lawyer and specialist in international investment, Mr. Walter Surrey, to conduct two Seminars on overseas investment in August, 1969, each of two weeks, one to be held in Melbourne and the other in Sydney,

Nine Sydney sessions will be con-ducted at the University of Sydney Law School from 4.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

Those interested in attending should communicate with Professor R. W. Parsons, Law School, University of Sydney, Philip. Street, Sydney, 2000.

COURSE ON RADIOISOTOPES

The Australian School of Nuclear Technology will hold a Radioisotope Course for graduates from October 13 to November 7 to enable scien-tific, engineering and technical per-sonnel to obtain sufficient proficiency in 'radioisotope techniques to use them safely and efficiently.

Inquiries to The Principal. Aus-tralian School of Nuclear Technology, Private Mail Bag. Sutherland, N.S.W. 2232. Tel. 531-0111. Applications close September 5.

The Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering will con-sider requests for financial assistance. Inquiries to Professor C. N. Watson-Munro, School of Plasma Physics.

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