Australian Universities Described By Students

Press, Volume C, Issue 29415, 18 January 1961, Page 2

Australian Universities Described By Students

IndMfal coUeges for students attending universiUes arc the rale rather than the exception in Australia. This system, whieh follows the lines of English university eeileces. was described yesterday by Mimes Jan Kiltoar. of Brisbane, and Anne Holbrook. of Perth, who are members of the touring Australian Universities tennis' team, at present in Christchurch. ’ Though there were colleges, for men and women students of all denominations attached to the universities, there were also separate colleges for Church of England, Catholic and other denominations, they said. These had their own chapels and all were administered by their own guilds or unions with members elected by the students themselves. Each college was supervised by a warden and a senior student Tutorials in some subjects were held in the buildings for students living there. Formal dances and social events were held by the students who acted as hosts to students from other colleges and students living outside or at home. There were also inter-collegiate competitions in sport.

“Queensland University has a new union building and a new refectory,” said Miss Kilgour. “The university caters for 8000 students at present and it is estimated that there will be 15.000 students there within the next five years. New buildings of very modem design are going up all the time." Water Ski Club

Both girls belong to students’ clubs and one of the newest in Brisbane is a water ski club. Miss Kilgour belongs to swimming and science clubs and Miss Koibrook’s interests lie in sport and music. She has nearly completed her Bachelor of Arts degree and Will teach music at a secondary school tn Albany, Western Australia, for the next two years. For winter sports she has chosen basketball and

squash. "Squash is a sport that Is booming in Australia,” Miss Holbrook said. "There are courts everywhere. Water skiing is also extremely popular.” Tennis is Miss Kilgour's winter sport for in Queensland no university matches are held in the summer. "It is far too hot so I concentrate on swimming," she said. This is the first time that Misses Kilgour and Holbrook have travelled outside Australia. At Fox Glacier they saw snow for the first time and were fascinated by the scenery. Their tour will also take them to Rotorua where they will see geysers and boiling mud pools for the first time. Travel Aims Both want to travel further abroad if they can manage it. “But I will have to teach for at least three years first,” said Miss Holbrook. “Even so, I want to go quite soon. I think you get the most out of travelling when you are young.” Miss Kilgour’s immediate plans include finishing her Bachelor of Science degree with chemistry or biochemistry as her majoring subject. “I haven’t quite decided which yet.” After that she expects to turn her attention to research work of some kind. The students were selected for this tour on the results of an inter-university tournament held in Melbourne. They will tour New Zealand for four and a-half weeks.