SCIENCE STUDENTS

Evening Star, Issue 26041, 4 March 1947, Page 4

SCIENCE STUDENTS

VISIT TO AMERICA

Although their stay is to be of only three months, the party of New Zealand science students from Victoria University College, Wellington, now visiting the United States, and Canada, were able, shortly after their. arrival, to inspect the modern research laboratories and techniques associated with petroleum products. As a result •of arrangements made in New Zealand by the Atlantic Union Oil Company, they yrere met on their arrival in New York by officials of the parent company, the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey, and taken on a personally-conducted tour of the Bayway refinery and the research laboratories at Linden, New Jersey. The party comprised Misses Joy Osborn, Pamela Wilton, Christine Spencer, Barbara Gibbons, and Messrs •James Land and John Helling. The students were taken in special cars to the laboratories, where the work was explained by .the, officer in charge, Dr Holt. Two laboratory technicians, Miss Bell and Miss Fisher, accompanied the party on the tour of inspection to demonstrate the varied processes and techniques. Among, the places inspected were the engine test laboratories, the aviation fuel test stands, the refinery yard, and installations. Lunch was served in the refinerycafeteria, and later in the afternoon all the party were presented with mementoes of their visit. After their visit members of the party were guests of the company at tea and cocktails at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, where they were interviewed by 10 Press reporters . and photographers. During the social, a warm welcome was extended by an official of the co'mpany. The party is expected to sail again •for New Zealand on March 20 from San Francisco,