UNIVERSITY STAFFING

Evening Star, Issue 22249, 29 January 1936, Page 18

UNIVERSITY STAFFING

MY NEW APPOINTMENTS SPECIAL MEETING OF COUNCIL A number of positions on the staff of the University of Otago and the position of tutor-organiser for the W.E.A. wore filled by the Council of the University of Otago at a special meeting yesterday afternoon. Members present were: —The Chancellor (Mr W. J. Morrell), Sir Lindo Ferguson, Bishop Fitchett, Dr James Fitzgerald, Dr F. S. Batchelor, Professor R. J. T. Bell, Messrs L. D. Ritchie, James Wallace, S. Rice J. W. Dove, F. W. Mitchell, J. W. Howorth, W. R. Brugh, G. R. Ritchie, and Sir James Allen. LECTURER IN EDUCATION. For the lectureship in education 11 applications were received, and Mr K. W. R. Glasgow, M.Sc., 8.A., was appointed. A graduate of Otago University, he gained his M.Sc. degree in 1928, being granted the highest possible standard for the thesis, which was recommended for publication. In 1932 he graduated 8.A., specialising in education, gaining a first-class pass in all ■ stages, and being awarded the James Clark prize in honours education. Since 1932 he has been at the Otago Boys’ High School, and since 1928 he has conducted classes at the King Edward Technical College, mainly in science. For three years he acted as demonstrator in the experimental psychology classes at the University, and acted as instructor in vocational guidance testing. An “A” grade teaching certificate holder, he has held the position of vice-president of the New Zealand Secondary Schools’ Association. MEDICAL SCHOOL STAFF. Dr Carswell’s resignation of the lectureship of diseases of the ear, nose, and throat at the Medical School was accepted. Dr K. Ross was appointed to the vacancy. Mr 0. Jarrett, who has been laboratory assistant in the bacteriological department, forwarded his resignation, which was accepted. He has been appointed a Government bacteriological trainee. Dr Marion K. Steven, M. 8., Ch.B., at present acting as assistant to the professor of pathology, was appointed a teaching assistant in pathology. There were two applications, W.E.A. TUTOR-ORGANISER. Mr J. A. Brailsford, 8.A., of Tasmania, was appointed tutor-organiser for the W.E.A. from 14 applicants. The appointee is 53 years of age, and graduated B.A. at Victoria College in 1904. For seven years he lived in the East, his time being divided between Japan and China, where he was a journalist and free-lance writer. He had 20 years of successful work in journalism and magazine writing in New Zealand, the United States, Australia, and the Far East. For a year he was parttime W.E.A. tutor'in the Auckland district, and from 1930 to 1933 he was fulltime tutor in the Wellington district. For the past two years he has been tutor-organiser for the W.E.A. in North Tasmania. HOME SCIENCE FACULTY. Having accepted a position in Sydney, Miss W. M. Stenhouse wrote resigning her position at the Home Science School. The resignation was accepted, and the council decided to thank Miss Stenhouse for her services. In view of the resignation Professor Strong recommended the following arrangements for the year commencing February I: —That Miss White be appointed senior assistant; that Miss Ogilvie undertake Miss White’s work at her present salary: that Miss Sundstrum be appointed laboratory assistant; that Miss M. Shield be appointed assistant in clothing. These proposals were recommended by an emergency committee consisting of the Chancellor and Mr Robertson, which met on December 24 to discuss the matter with Professor Strong, and were accepted. CLASSICS DEPARTMENT. Mr H. R. Minn, B.A. (London) was appointed second assistant in classics, there being nine applicants. Before going abroad to study at the University of London Mr Minn was a student at Otago University. He is at present teaching at the Merchant Taylors’ School, and reading for his M.A. in classics at the University of London. He has visited Greece and Crete, and recently attended the summer school of the Association for the Reform of Latin Teaching. MATHEMATICS TEACHING. From six applicants Mr E. H. Sealy, M.Sc., was appointed second assistant in mathematics. A trained teacher, Mr Sealey graduated from the Auckland University College with the degree of M.Sc., with first-class honours in mathematics. He has done a full year’s post-graduate work. For one year he was mathematics master at the Sacred Heart College, and last year he was one of Auckland’s nominees for the Rhodes Scholarship. WEST AUSTRALIAN APPOINTEE. Mr M. E. Solomon, B.Sc.. of the University of West Australia, was selected from six applicants as second assistant in biology. Obtaining his B.Sc. with second-class honours in zoology, Mr Solomon, who is 23 years of age, carried out a year of post-graduate research under a Hackett Research Scholarship. Three of his research papers were published by the Royal Society of Australia’ and two were submitted for the M.Sc. degree. He has had two years as tutor in biology at the St. George’s College of the University of West Australia. OTAGO GRADUATE RETURNS. There were throe applications for the position of junior assistant in physics, and Mr E. P. Blampied, B.Sc., was appointed. A graduate of Otago University, which ho entered in 1931 with an Invercargill Savings Bank scholarship, Mr Blampied took first class honours in physics, and an excellent report on his teaching was received from the Training College at Christchurch. He has already commenced a B.A. course at Canterbury College. LIBRARY ASSISTANTS. For the.positions of two junior assistants in the University library 59 applications were received, and two Otago graduates—Miss Sadie M. Foote, M.A., and Miss Mary S. Fleming, M.A.— were appointed. Miss Fleming is at present secretary of the Students’ Union. HISTORY DEPARTMENT. Having accepted a Rockefeller Foundation for social science scholarship, Mr Noel S. Woods, part-time assistant

in the history department, made application for one year’s leave of absence. Ho proposes to make his research studies into industrial and conciliation questions at the University of Manchoster* * The application was granted, the council congratulating Mr Woods on his award and wishing him success. On the recommendation of Professor Elder it was decided that Mr Angus Ross should do Mr Woods’s work, and that Mr J. Kempthorne should take over Mr Ross’s duties.