Should It Be Illude :Compulsory?

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F~rther training: Should it be IllUde :compulsory?

Should it be compul801'y that professionals participate regularly in approved updating programs to retain the right to practise their occupations? There is a strong trend towards man and 14 in Management House, St datory continuing education in North Kilda. America today. In lOme CM88 it is im Compulsory continuing learning is, posed on certain profeaaiona by Stata not surprisingly. an area ofcontroversy legislation, in othera by the prof_iona and uncertainty. This second COD themselves. ference will be seeking answers to some Tied in with the concept of man of the questions raised at the flrat. datory continuing education is the ment at Melbourne University, puts If you think libraries are the For """",pie, is quantlficaam d om province of the literate then look wider use of the Continuing Education credit continuing education desirable the affirmative case for compulsory Unit (CEU). This unit is the building further learning. again. on social grounds? Can a unit of Young Rupert Hunt (left) and block of a system which aims to measurement be devised which Mr Cockburn pinpoints tbe profes measure the many forms of continuing recognises the involvement and effort sions in which it should be requi8ite: Justin Metherall are settling down to education in such a way as to provide a those with a high intrinsic value to pursue their interests, in the lateet in of the learner and which respects the libraries - the toy library. common factor in describing them. diversity of possible learning situations society and a potential for serious 1088 The aim is to create a simple and and needs? in the event of error or inefficiency. Toy libraries mightn't have tbe same widely accepted framework within and those which are subject to changes respect for silence as their older which individuals can build up their Could the allocation of scarce in technique and concept which bring resources to continuing education be brothers but they perform the same own records of participation in forms oC advantages to society. tasks - affording enjoyment, instruc continuing education which do not made more rationally if based on some An obvious example, he say8, is the tion and stimulation. provide credit towards a recognised form of quantification of the "output" medical profession. The e.plosion of qualification. of an institution? Is it poasible to knowledge in one small area of this Monash has a toy library in the (A CEU taek force in the US has match a form of quantification of the field, the eye and vision, can be gauged Krongold Centre for E.ceptional defined the key elements of one unit as individual's involvement with one by the fact that there were 10,000 Children. It is a member of the newly being "10 contact boura of participa which is appropriate for measuring in original publications on it in 1974. formed Toy Libraries' Aseociation of tion in an organised continuing educa stitutional effort? How can the single generalist cope Victoria. tion experience, under respon8ible with this, he asks? The question of the social The Krongold Centre's library is sponsorship, capable direction, and desirability of mandatory continuing "The simple answer must be that qualified instruction".) specialised instructora cull the world used in work with handicapped education is perhaps the most con children and their brothers and sisters. Monash Univeralty's Centre for troversial. literature, assemble pertinent informa Continning Education lint relatad tion, relate it to clinical medicine and Its range of toys has been specially the CEU to the AustraIlan conten at The case for deliver this to the practitioner in an selected to help in the development of a national conference In 1976_ easily assimilated form," he adds. children with special lsarning need., It Is now propoainC to follow up In • position paper requested by Mr Cockburn points out that pilots such as manipulation. this conference with another, later Monash's Centre for Continuing accept rigid retraining requirements, this year. Titled "Mandatory Con Education for pre-conference distribu with mandatory retrenchments of Cutting costs tinning Education: Wll1lt Become a tion among professional groups, those who fail, to retain the standards An increasing number of Reality in Australia?". the con academics and the like, Mr D. M_ set for the air transport industry. The community-based toy libraries are be ference will be beld on October 12, 13 Cockburn, of the optometry depart Continued overt.. f ing established also. These operate like traditional libraries with children bor rowing items for a set period, thue cut ting down on an e.pensive toy bill. Parents have come to rsgard the All systems go' lor Open Day libraries as a valuable testing ground, pre-birthday and Christmas buying, to More than 100 departments aDd sity. Emphasis will also be given to Open Day was to involve the com avoid the "white elephant," and .taff section. at Monash are prepuInc providing opportunities for prospective munity in what was happening at can give guidance on selection, activities and display. for Open Day otudents, their parents and teachers to Monash. organisation and do-it-youraelC hints. on Saturday, August 6_ meet members of the Monash staff. "Monash University more than Other toy libraries are school-baaed. In addition, a team of oounsellora other centres of higher education, has The new Victorian 888OCiation aims The University will be open from will be available to 888ist with the tried to embrace the community at at assisting parents and prof... ionals 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. general problems which prospective large in its wide and varied range of ac involved in setting up a toy library and This year's Open Day - the tenth students face, such as choice of tivities," he said. at strengthening ...isting on... It plano has been planned on a format similar faculty, adjustment to University life, This year, all faculties will par to publish a newsletter. to that of last year. financial assistance available, accom ticipate in Open Day activities. For further information contact the Activities and displays will be modation and employment prospects. Despite inclement weather last year, association secretary, Mn AImedDe designed to give visitora an overview of Open Day director, Mr R. R. an estimated 20,000 people visited the Forrell at 28 The Avenue, Windsor, or life and work at a large modem univer Belshaw, said one of the purposes of University for Open Day. on 224 1341 or 96 4065 (a.h.l. Lecturers to look at Appeal to help establish Indonesia's poor new centre The life of the poor In indonesian cities will be elQllored In three An Ellzaheth Eegleeton Memorial lectures fA) be given at Monash thill month and In early August. Fund Appeal baa been launched to commemorate and continue the They Corm this year'. seri.. oC lec poor in Modjolama, then conducting work of thi. great .eholar In twes on Indonesia organised annually research on the wages and working Aboriginal all'aIra and to help reau.e by Monash's Centre oC Soutbeast conditions of industrial laborers in one of ber alma - the ..tahllalunent Asian Studies and the Australia Jakarta and other Indonesian towns. or an Aboriginal relO_ centre. Indonesia Aseociation. Dr Gavan Jones is a demographer The Cund, aet up by Monasb Univer at ANU wbo has been working on in The schedule Cor tbe series, whicb sity Council, seeks to raise $26,000 aims to bring together Cor Melbourne donesian population problems Bince towards financing sucb a centre. audiences some of the many scholam 1971. He has publisbed a number of scattered around Australia who have papera '"and articles Cor the Lembala Its basis would be tbe library which some specialist knowledge of Indonesia Demografi at the Univenity oC In Elizabeth Eggleston bequeathed to and interesting stories to teU, is as Col donesia and other institutions. 'Monash's Centre Cor Research into lows: Each year's lectures are publiabed. Ahoriginal Affairs. July 21, Lea Jellinek, "Circular The 1975 series on Religion and Added to these booke, pamphlets • Th...te Dr EII'Hton Migrants: A Jakarta Vignette" Social Ethos In Iadoneela is now and papers, it is envisaged, would be July 28, Chris Manning, "Wages and available and the 1976 series on People pwchased material and any Cuture the law, helped to make tbe Centre a Working Conditions oC Industrial and Society In Indonesia: A donations. place to which students and members Workers." Biographical Approach is expected to If pr)88ible, librarian., research oC both the Aboriginal and general August 4., Dr Gavan Jones, "The Poor be, shortly. workers and archivists would be communities looked for information, Are Always With Us: A Demograpbic The price per copy is $2.50 with a employed as resource penonnel. direction, help and advice. Perspective on the Urban Poor." discount rate oC $2 Cor AlA members. It would help to make the Centre Cor The work oC the Centre has been All lectures will be delivered at 8 Orders should be addressed to the Research into Ahoriginal AfCairs what continued by its new director, Mr p.m. in Rotunda Theatre IW. Secretary oC the Centre oC Southeast Elizabeth Eggleston intended it should Colin Bourke. Lea Jelllnek is a Monash greduate Asian Studies at Monash. be - the chieC pool oC resources on all Donations of whatever size are who has spent several years in in Aboriginal questions and concerns in welcomed Cor the Memorial Fund. donesia since 1972 clooely studying tbe Waterhouse art this part oC Australia. Those oC $2 and upwarda are tax rural-urban circular migration of in Former Monash Identity John Dr J>ggleston was director of the deductible. -y donesian people. She has written a Waterhouse has opened a new eK Centre Crom 1971 until ber death in Cbeques should be made payable to , working paper for the Centre of hibition or hi. paindnp and draw 1976, at age 41. Monasb University and oent to the - Southeast Asian Studies on the liCe oC a ings at the Hawthorn City Art Gal BeCore her appointment as director chairman oC the Centre Cor Reeearch Jakarta street trader. lery, 58~ Glenrerrle Road, she was an academic in Monash'. Law into Aboriginal Affairs, Proreaaor P. Chris Manning is a Monash Hawthorn. Faculty Cor several y...",. She com L. Waller. graduate also and a well-known Cormer The edllbidon will he opan undl bined worlt as a senior lecturer in law Monash University staff members member oC the Australia-Indonesia As Wedneoday, July 'n. Gallery honn witb her duties in the Centre. . may authorise deductions from their ~()ci8tion. He has spent several years are \-5.30 p.m. (Tu...tay and Thurs Dr Eggleston's standing as one of salary over a period of up to 12 montha. recently in Yogyakarta working witb . day), \·8 . p.m. (Wednesday and Australia's leading authorities on A special Corm authorising tbia ia Dr MaBrl Singarimbun on the rwal Friday) and \0 a.m.-6 p.m. (Satur Aboriginal affairs and as tbe leading available Crom tbe Finance Develop day). scholar in the field oC Aborigines and ment Officer in tbe University Offices.

Coup exile to proceBB which challenges tbe underly C.E.: The case against ing values and prevailing ethoo oC the speak here professions, refresher programs are un Continued from peg. 1 likely to significantly change the A key academic and bankin, ANU's Centre Cor Continuing Educa profeasioDe' view of their role in society figure in Thailand before the coup reason for this is readily acceptable: . tion, puts the oppoeing view. But her and their selC-serving orientation ... there laBt year will speak at Monash the awesome eCfect oC pilot error. stance is far from that of, say, the COD "Continuing education, within un UniverBity thiB month. But, he argues: "Has the inefficient servative professional jealously iversity structwes, is likely to repre He is Dr Puey Un,phakorn, health worker any less potential Cor guarding notions of uintegrity". sent 'vertical' concepts of knowledge, Cormerly rector oC Tbarnmasat Univer creating buman misery and tragedy Dr Sommerlad saYB that compulsory based on treditional disciplines, and sity in Bangkok and now living in because his errors do not eIplode in a re-certification is potentially aocially building on currently owned upolitical exile" in Britain. single conflagration? undesirable a8 ita main impact may be knowledge. Dr Puey will deliver a lecture on tbe "Can we put a value on the effect of to reinCorce professionalism and to "More relevant programs in continu politics and economics oC development 8 miscarriage of justice? Is there 8 contribute to the increasing mystifica ing education would ",fleet a 4horizon in Tbailand since 1945 on Tueeday, measure of the cumulative effect of in tion of the prof...ional's expartise and tal' interpretation of knowledge, July 12 at 11 a.m. in room 615 of the appropriate early scbool teaching on his claim to be all-knowing in his field. Costering cross-professional linkages Menzies Building. the development oC ow future citizens? She says tbat completing a CEU of and meeting tbe emergent needs oC Dr Puey's visit to Australia is being "There are some profesaions where Cers no guarantee that · proCessionala society." sponsored by the Australian Union of tbe obligation to continue witb educa will be more competent nor that they Devising a metbod oC measurement Students. tion is 80 important to the community will serve their clients more effectively. for continuing education Ia anotber Educated at Thammasat, tben later tbat it cannot be leCt to the whim of the She eays: "Experienoe, at botb cbild thorny question the conference will at the London School of Economics, Dr profe8BioDal himself." and adult levelB, baa clearly tackle. Puey played a notable role in World Mr Cockburn says that the acquiai demonstrated the inutility oC compul It might be easy enough to measure War n when he joined the British tion of knowledge and skills prior to sion in the learning proc.... While quantity in contact hours, but how do Army and was selected as the leader of graduation is compulaory. Is there a profeasional groups may decry tbelack you measure the quality of that quan the flrSt party to be air-dropped into moral difference in requiring evidence of interest shown by members in con tity, critics ask? Tbailand behind Japanese lines. of continued education as a requisite tinuing education, compulaion serves Leo Parker, syndicate leader of the He was captured, but as a POW was for Ie-licensing? only to conceal from the leadership the Australian Administrative Staff Col able to establish a secret network in He claims that there would be no real state of commitment to tbe kind oC lege, takes a pessimistic approech. Bangkok. question of 8 "1088" of rights if re continuing education tbat will in Cact He says: "The learning experience is In post-war Tbailand he held examination for Ie-licensing simply contribute to competence and ensure a a many-splendowed thing, and 30 con aeveral important banking poeitiona became another clause in the contract better service. tect hours in a well-run activity may and was appointed fmally as Governor between the person newly entering a "The answer may liej not 80 much in for one person be a deeply moving and oC the Bank oC Thailand. proCession and the society be serves. requiring accumulation of continuing rewarding experience. For another the Historians credit him witb doing Introducing a retrospective require education unite to meet re same exposure may mean nothing." mucb to reCorm the Tbai budgetary ment for existing practitioners is certification demands, but in changing A further question raised at the first system and attack corruption and ineC another matter, be acknowledges. attitudes of proCessionals in tbeir in conference takes the extreme, pes ficiency. But, Mr Cockburn contenda, if the itial training so that they see education simistic view: To what extent is the He is seen as being a man of impec value of continuing education to ae a lifelong proc888." CEU a "marketing gimmick" aimed at cable integrity wben otbers around society can be established, then society Later, she saye: "The most impor "selling" more courses? him were 1_ so. has the moral right (and witbout ques tant need from the puplic's stance may For copies of tbe poeition papers and More lately as an academic be ia tion the legal power) to impoee this re well be for the formulation of public further information on the conference aaid to bave given the same leadership Quirement on professionals. policies which limit the power oC contact Dr J. McDonell on ext. 3716 and Inspiration in the educational In another specially requested proCessions in society. Unl... continu or Mrs B. Brewer on ext. 3719, in the spbere. paper, Dr Elizabeth Sommerlad, oC ing education is itself are-educative Centre for Continuing Education. JULY. lin 2 MONASH REPORTER Ubrarv has cost troubles: Likely deficit about $152,000 The Monash U"lvoralty IJbrary $14,000 from $120,000; restriction of appears likely to be overdrawn by new book ordering to emergency about $152,000 at the OIld of thl. purchases and standing orders only. year. The committee strongly urges that This information is contained in a an attempt be made to find necesoary recent report from the General Library funds elsewhere. Committee to the Profeasorial Board. Should this be impoeoible the an· The committee has asked that the ticipated overdraft could be Council Finance Committee permit eliminated by taking the following the deficit. .teps: The Professorial Board has urged the • Transferring 8 $40,000 commit Vice·Chancellor and the Committee of ment for periodical back sets to the UC Deans to esamine urgently means 0( equipment vote. increasing tbe Library's budget. It has • Reducing the starrmg budget by proposed that future policy should be $50,000, the amount being held in o..n of the S<~n(. Faculty, Prof.nor J. Swan (third from ..tt), welcome. Chine.. visiton to maintain the present high standard reserve for possible ' inadequate sup (from '-f1), W.n" Shou-Wu, Tung TI-Chou, Tsien Sen-Chiang .nd W.ng Y1ng-~ i. of the collection as a vital part of the plementation. Thia could create University's teaching and reaearch. serious problems at the end olthe year. The library attibutes its anticipated • Halting all further orders, unless Chinese science academy deficit to three factors. of the highest urgency, for delivery this First, it says, the cost of books and year. This would continue the existing periodicals has been ri.ing steadily. freeze, Baving $50,000. • Reducing standing orders by members visit Monash Secondly, iast November's devalua· $12,000 to affect specifically the MaUl tion hit the Library as the bulk of the Four or China's moat aenior and the top scientific poets in his country. Library's core colle.ting program. A physicist by training, for 80me time year's periodical subscriptions were But, the committee warns, should distinguished sclanUats "Iolted due to be paid, and a heavY load of Monash Unlvaraity recently. he was Head of the lootitute of Atomic there be no increase in the level of Energy in China. orders, resulting from supplementa· fmancial support given to the Library The visit was part of an Australian tion received in August, was in the tour, the purpose of which wao to con· A second physicist in the group, in the next three years, the effects will Wang Shou-Wu is Deputy Director of pipeline. be drastic. clude discussions concerning a Thirdly, as the University attaioo a bilateral science agreement between the Institute of Semi·Conductors in By 1980, this could be the picture: Peking. steady state, the Library'. share of the • 3500 periodical subscriptions the Chinese and the Australian overall budget is falling. A third member, Tung on-Chou is a cancelled out of a total of 13,000 : academies of science. biologist and one of the moot dis· The committee points out that the • Book intake reduced by half It follows a recent tour of China by a tinguished elderly scientists in China. . expected deficit of $152,000 will be • Binding at less than 80 per cent of delegation of Australian scientists. At 75, however, he is mentally very reached despite austerity measures present levels, with resulting lOIS and During a two.day stay in Melbourne, alert. His current work concerns the ef already implemented. deterioration of materials; the Chinese scientists visited Monaoh fect of cytoplasmic ribonuclei acid on These include the freezing of seven • Maintenance reduced by 40 per and Melbourne universities and nuclear. development in (tahes. staff positions in a total of 189; reduc· cent; CSIRO. tion of casual and overtime spending The fourth member was Wang • Staff reduced by one·fifth, At Monash they were welcomed by Ying-Lai, Vice·Chairman of tbe In· by $50,000 resulting in reduced hours achieved through naturai attrition, in of opening; cancellation of .8OO titles in the Dean of Science, Professor J. M. stitute of Biochemistry in Shanghai ternal transfer and, where poeoible, the Swan and then broke into specialist and internationally recognised for hil! periodical subscriptione, to tbe amount refilling of vacant positions at 8 lower interest groups. work on insulin. of $45,000; reduction of binding by level. Their talks covered work being done Wang was responsible for es at Monash in the areas of tablishing a fine chemicala factory at biochemistry. genetics, electrical hie Institute, which made Chines.: 'Women milk. engineering, physics and water treat· scientists relatively independent of ex· ment. ternal sources for 8upply of es.penaiv( Heading the delegation wao TaleD chemicals. He recently visited tho dynllmk San-Chiang making his nIBt visit out· USA: side China in about 15 ye818. The scientists were accompanied bl As Deputy·Secretary General of the Taien 80, interpreter and secretary 0: fOIIII'I6ullon 10 Academia Sinica, Tsien holds one 0( the Academia Sinies.

ou, l1l'i' and their own reali tyt" she says. They were producing the best work Lesley, a feminist, believes that the in Australia as early as the 19300, .he most exciting art in Australia and in 8SYS. They were neglected, however, An abstract painter who belleves ternationally is being produced today like women achievers in many other that fellow women artllts are mak by women. fields, she adds. Ing the mOlt dynamic contribution to She is involved with the Women'. She sees one of the academic roles of Australian art, is Mona.h', Dew Art Forum, a Melbourne-baaed group d an art history and appreciation artl8t~in-residence. female artists who meet regularly. The department,' such 8S visual arte at She is Lesley Dumbrell who will be Forum is building up a slide register of Monash, as perhaps doing justice to with the visual arts department until the work of local women artists. history by researching and the end of the year. Lesley says: "I think women are .... documenting the work done by these Lesley works daily in the depart· ing more positive challenges in society women artists. ment's studio, a little divorced from HI am an abstract artist but my work and are thus producing a richer, more Lesley, 35, has lived in Melh9ume the world because it has no outside is all based firmly in reality," she says. exciting kind of art. They are also ex· all her life. She studied at RMIT and window, but "at home in the space She indicates ·the one on the wall: ploring their own history in relation to later taught in secondary schoolo and now that I have fLDished a work here." Ilin a way. that's a landscape." art." at Prahran College. The work hangs on the studio wall, a She lives acrose from the bay in Does she believe in a peculiarly Since 1969 she has been a full· time large linear piece, one of a planned Sandrlngham and in the work abe bas female sensibility and a female im· artist. and has held BeVen one·woman series of four. attempted to capture the rhythma and agery? exhibitions. In rather clinically descriptive patterns of light and water she eeee "It's an interesting and challenging Her work has been shown in terms, it consists of a set of short dailY. propoeition, but, no, not really, I don't. Melbourne (most recently at the colored lines, plIrallelled and angled on B'u't Lesley is besitant about " I do, however, always want to know Powell Street Gallery), Sydney, a white background. In it, she says, she H interpreting" her art. the sex of an artist wbose work I am Brisbane and Canberra. is exploring the color white, "The beauty about abetract work is viewing. It can help In At Monash she will continue her own "aomething 1 haven't done before." that it allows an individual reading of understanding, " work as well as consult witb students Lesley's work has been described ao reality. The healtby thing is that Lesley believes that the prominence and staff, forming the valuable link optical art. She begins each piece using' viewers can read a work at different .of women artiats in Australia is not a between an art practitioner and its stu· a ruler and pencil. levelo, bringing to it their own feelings recent development, however. dents.

MONASH REPORTER 3 JULY, '877 ......

AHack on 'higher' A new J:W::cholQ9Y. book. edited by two Monash ,cad illiteracy Just how A • "Higher illiteracy": It'. a term. used 10 de..,ribe the increaolngly db cussed ' phenomenon 01 tertiary .tu dents who have dimculty with English expresl!tion. Australian p~ A "sure-fire" remedy focu88ing on more, formal grammar often accom panies such discussion. But intoning a simplistic slogan like 'Only little "return to the basics in the schools" is not going to raise the standard of stu local content' dents' English, according 10 lecturer in the use of English with Monash'. Australian p.ychologl.t.- are Higher Education AdviBory and showinl lesl inter••t thall Olll' Research Unit, Mr Gordon Taylor. For example. law students flnd it anthropologist., ooclologi.to aad Nor is having 8 "remedial teacher" difficult to co-ordinate the clau... of biologists in punuing ...... on in the university mount a rearguard their sentences grammatically because proble.... peculiar 10 this COUDtry, action with the weapon of formal they get caught between their "lay" according 10 the chainDaa ot the grammar. and "legal" opinions in oetting up the peychology de~t at M-.h, Sure enough, the "service" English premises of an argument. . Prof..lOr R. H_ Day. specialist needs to know and be able to Tense and aspect collapse in the Professor Day mak.. this comment use grammar, Mr Taylor says, but he writing of engineering students, un in a chapter titled "Psychological cannot teach simply by passing that used to handling sequenceli of time, Research in Universities and Colleges" knOWledge and skill on to his students. when they are asked to survey a he haH written for a new book, The problem is deeper than that and problem in the history of structural Psychology in AuatraUa: AchIeYe one thing the specialist must do is help design, say. ments and Proopecto. clear a psth through the thicket of How, then, to successfully attack The book, published by Pergamon spelling mistakes and verbles8 this "higher illi.teracy"? Pre.., was edited by Monash Educa sentences 10 the underlying difficulties Mr Tayfor says that neither the tion Faculty staff members, ProIeuor of expression in a student's writing. academic staff nor a full-time gram R. Taft and Dr M. Nixon. It is a job which needs close co mar teacher can do much alone. Professor Day says that, while good operation between subject specialiat He says: "What is needed is to work has been done on the psychology and English specialist. he says. develop procedures by which they can of the Australian Aborisinal and the Mr Taylor deals with this issue in a co-operate. behaviour of Australian manupia10 paper titled " Coming to Terms with "The subject specialist brings hi. haa been inv ..tigated, Buch tOBMtCh English Expression in the University"I implicit ability in the method and does not form a large part of the total published recently by HEARU. language of his discipline; the English being carried out. Poor English expression, he con specialist his ability to analyse He says, though, there is no lack of tends, is often bound up very closely language and describe the errors ... interesting and challenging Australian with a student's confusions about the " The English specialist may, aspects to be re..arched. content and rhetoric of his various dis through his study of students' writing, Professor Day says that Australian ciplines. be able to point out some a.pects of a psychologists are concentrating their He says that one of the most serious discipline which cause trouble; he in efforts in the traditional areas of barriers some undergraduates face turn can be saved from the pitfalls of research - in human experimental when they come to write an essay is misrepresentation and ovel'8implifica psychology (examining proc..... such that the only model they have to go on' tion in his writing courses by the in as learning, perception, skills, motiva is the writing they did for their Engli.h tervention of the subject tutor." tion, language, memory and thinking), teachers, which may be quite inap But Mr Taylor warns that attention social psychology and personality. propriate for other disciplines. to language should be integrated into They are tackling the ..me sorts of They have never had the oppor subject curricula. problems as their counterparts in eo.diton of .... new payc:hology book, Dr M. Nixon tunity to develop the flexibility needed "To draft some groups of students Europe and North America, he adds. to attack differing kinds of academic into an extra-curricular program in Professor Day bases his conclusions discourse. which the academic department con on a survey of reports published in He says there are precise connec cerned takes no more than a formal in Australian and overseas journals, con ti ons between certain semantic confu terest is to court suspicion and tributions to conferences and listings How much are 'Auatrallan pey sions and certain grammatical errors. apathy," he says. of higher degree research topics, and chologlato the product cl their e· contact with heads of psychology viroDDJeDt? departments in Australian univer Two of them, ProI_r R_ Taft (of sities. He warns, however, that this ap Monash) and Mr K. F. Taylor (of Alex. $20,306 up proach may not have covered the Melbourne University) have been whole field of psychological research. recently examining the question of how The Alex&nder Theatre ended la.t 71 per cent of the theatre's uoe. These Professor Day expresses concern closely Australian psychology relates year with a surplus in totellunds 01 activities were primarily productions about the Udearth of research" in 10 its cultural context. They have $20,306. . sponsored or supported by the Alex· clinical psychology, given the current published their ideas in a chapter, This information is contained in the ander Theatre Committee and student importance of finding solutions to "Psychology and the Australian Alexander Theatre Committee's an presentations. problems in abnormal behaviour and Zeitgeist," of the new Pargamon P ..... adjustment. nual report tabled at a recent Profes Of these, the bigg.. t money-spinner book, Psychology In AUltralla: sorial Board meeting. Applied psychology would seem 10 Achievemento and Proopecto. was the summer pantomime Jack and warrant rather more attention and During the year the Alelander made the Beanstalk which was Btaged by Professor Taft and Mr Taylor make $35,915 from theatre hire and $10,218 vigorous effort than it is currently be seven points about the "essential the student Pan Pow Co-operative ing given, he says. from other sources. with the a..istance of the Committee. Australia" and relate them to Funds overdrawn on presentations It made $2510 and achieved a 71 per as at December 31 amounted to cent seat capacity. reluctant to spend an evening in a Peter Oyston directed the play for coalmine. $25,827, leaving a surplus of $20,306. The Alexander Theatre Company'. tbe Alexander Theatre Company. Of the funds overdrawn on presente "However the competition itaell production of What the Butler Saw Oyston is directing The Cherry tions, however, $25,183 was carried evoked a lively response and helped recorded the largest deficit of the Orchard and The Crucible for the over from the previoul year. The make playwrights from all parts of year's presentations, at $11,959. company this year. The report SlYS deflcit on 1976 productions was $16,344 Australia aware of this theabe's ex· this "augurs well" for aucceea. less $15,700 in salaries transferred to However, at 15 per cent, ita seat istence." It continu..: "Tbe committee is grants, leaving a loss of $644. capacity was nine per cent up on ea•• The report nominates Waiting lor firmly of the belief that a prof_ional Figures show that the Alexander Butcher Bunting, the winning entry Godot as perhaps the moot acclaimed presence ' on the campus is beneficial Theatre was used on one more occasion in the theatre's playwriting competi production of the year. It made a profit not only in terms of tbe contribution it than there were days in the year: 367. tion. of$2090 on its Acto Council tour ofVic makes to the cultural lile 01 the A total of BO,OOO people attended per On "Cass" the annual report says: toria, $99 on ita Adelaide Festival University and the surrounding com formances in the theatre. "While the critical response was not season and $60 on its Alexander munity, but also in the .timulation it Unive18ity activities accounted for unfavorable, audiences were clearly Theatre season. giv.. to studant theatra."

JULY, 1811 4 MONASH REPORTER Call for inquiry stralian is on workforce entry TIte Careen and Appointmenta pecially among young people in tbe Officer at Monalh Univenity, Mr course of their formal education, which Warren Mann, bas called tor a are related to the real purpose of national committee on entry into the education as a preparation for life, to psychology? workforce to be established. replace those, developed during a Mr Mann says there is a real need for generation that found no real need for constructive thought and planning on thought about the matter, which see the whole queetlon of transition from education as a preparation for work becoming isolated, inbred and provin education to work, especially at a time and specifically for a fllSt job. cially self-satisfied. when the nature of the demand for • The rapid growth in the propor· labour is changing rapidly and In ways Australians are Qlore concerned tion of new entrants to the workforce with practical than theoretical Ia unprecedented in history. who hove tertiary qualifications makes sues, and theretore, are not ....tIy The problem of unemployment and nonsense of the widely-held assump interested in abstract idea•• underemployment, he suggests, has tions of what jobs are or are not deeper roots than can be ascribed to "suitable" for them. Further. the The authors point out that passing economic difficulties. general rise in tbe level of education Australian psycbology has eo far failed Writing in his office's publication, among the succesaive cohorts of new to produce a theory which commands entrants demands a radical revision of international recognition. This is not Careers Weekly, Mr Mann says: UIf a committee on entry to the workforce, the coneepts of relationship between to say our psychologists are not in education and work. terested in theory, they caution. with the widest possible terms of reference, succeeded in its task, its • TItere seems to be an imbalance Australian society Ia heavily male between the content of courses being dominated. report could hove profound effects both on education bodies and on provided and the real educational While 00 per cent of studenta in uni employing authorities, and provide needs of students and of the society versity psychology courses might be both with the starting point for much within which they must make tbeir ' female, the authors say, there is a needed reviews of their policies and careers. These gaps appear to be par dearth of them in top academic jobs. A practices ... ticularly serious in thooe branches of few recent appointments could in study which give the appearance of, dicate that the times are changing, Mr Mann criticises the terms of and encourage the expectation of. however. reference of the two committees off vocational relevance. cUl'rentiy reviewing post-secondary Australian democracy comblnee Mr Mann warns that until the informal interpereonal relalionahipa education in Australia, and oays tbeir education system and the employment recommendations Ucannot be expected with formal organioational market tackle these problems the to touch more than the surface of the education system can expect political behaviour. H problems • As an example, the authors look at pressure such as is being applied cur· In his article Mr Mann raises three rently. the activities of the Australian issues which, he suggests, the commit Psychological Society. At annual con He adds: "Since 8uch pressure tees are not facing. reflects the beliefs of tbe community. ference time there are invariably many The points he makes are: lively informal parties, they say. Yet, however superficial and invalid they • There is a growing need for may be, it will be necessary not only to in meetings, codification, certification, positive action to establish new at registration, accreditation and the like find solutions but to hove them under titudes in the community, and eB are all debated with an enthusiasm stood at aU levels in the community." which seems strange for a group with such relaxed interpersonal relatione. TIte social class di1ferentlation i. Geneticists to meet relatively narrow. Homogeneity, the authors contend, leads to a distaste of affectation and at Monash in August - assertive idiosyncrasy. It has been noted that Australian paychologista GeneUchts from throughout demonstrations will be given also. sometimes make the mistake of spoil Australia will be gathering at In the two days preceding tbe ing good work with an uninspiring Monash University next month tor Genetics Society meeting, a new style. Egalitarianism can aleo cause the 24th general meeting ot the organisation, the Human Genetics hostility towards the innovator, far Genetics Society ot Australia. Society of Australasia, will hold its in ahead of the field. TIte meeting will be beld on Friday, augural meeting at Monash. Australian psychology. The program will include an address These are the connections they Australia is an amuent aociety. August 26 and Saturday, August 'n. Professional psychology is usually Each day's session will start with a by Protesaor M. J. D. White, papers, make: a cytogenetics workshop. and a com Australians live their lives almost viewed as a national luxury to be pur guest lecture. sued in societies which have met the bined session with The Connective entirely within the tramework of The first will be delivered by Protes Tissue Society of ANZ. their own city and, to a lesser extent, more basic needs, the authors say. sor Alan Robertson of Edinburgh For further information on the their own State. Psychology is well-developed in this University on " Evolutionary Problems country, they further point out. Genetics Society meeting contact Dr This, the authors suggest, has been Posed by Repetitive DNA"_ D. Smyth in the geneticS departm

MONASH REPORTE~ 6 JULY. 1817 'Give US ' our just dues' poet urges universities Universities and libraries were cause for freedom of thought and "Often of course, we have looked like betraying writers by refusing to pay speech. educators. Yet educators and poets are them "just dues" on the Ulle of But, she said, there were eseential by no means the same thing, photocopying machines. differences between educatorB and "Writers can work in holes and cor The celebrated Australian poet, poets. ners, in twilight and even in the dark, Judith Wright, said this at Monash She said: "Poets and writerB are the but educators must earn their living in recently. She was addressing an remaining freelances of society. the limelight. In the end they always arts/education graduation ceremony. "We are not truly employed by any have to answer the question: 'What are Universities and libraries were the government or instituion, even when we taxpayers and governments getting "very people" who should be we accept their grants and fellowship". out of the education we are paying for?' protecting writers' interests, Judith An Australian poet, Noel Macalnah, "At least one Australian premier has

Wright said. has called us j the workmen no-one just asked this age·long question, "Both authors and universities live employs' - he himself, by the way, perhaps with menacing implications by books and to contribute to doing now works within a university. for educators. Monash away with books and publishers seems "We poets can take up whatever at least short-sighted," she added. Welcome 'un'-employment cause seems good to us; we are not ex Judith Wright explored the link pected to conform to direction and honors between poets and universities in her "But instead of pitying ourselves for keep a still tongue. But today the pres address. our condition, I think we welcome it. sures towards confonnism, utility and She said poets were grateful to To be employed is to accept certain the acceptance of a norm are very top poet educators; "you have let us in, kept our limitations and prohibitions, and poets strong. best work from forgetfulness and cannot accept censorship. It is not pos nUniversities are employees of Australia's "best known and most decay. put up with our unregenerate sible to b. both a poet and a society in a way in which writers are widely respected living poet, both in ways, and done us honour." mouthpiece of the State, or of any not, and must abide its question. I this country and overseas" has been As well as providing an audience for other interest, and though some poets think they face a danger now and in awarded an honorary degree by poets, educators were co-fighterB in the have tried it, the Muse rejects them. the future." Monash University. She is Mrs Judith Wright McKin ney, who was so described by the Baroque art Deputy Vice-Chancellor of Monash, Professor W. A. G. Scott, in his cita tion address. under review Judith Wright, as she is perhaps bet ter known to a generation of Australian Two visiting American art poetry readers, received a Doctor of historians will dsllver pubUc lec tures on Baroque art at Monaah thla Letters '_Is tfIfI"' degree at a recent arts/education graduation ceremony. month. They are Profellor Charle. Professor Scott said that Judith Dempsey, of Bryn Mawr College, and Wright, "a fifth generation Australian Dr Elizabeth Cropper of Temple on one side and a fourth generation on University. the other", had not only given pleasure Both are noted scholars and have to many people through her writings published articles in international art but had contributed greatly to "our history journals. understanding of ourselves and our Professor Dempsey is currently a country" . visiting scholar in the fine arts depart "Her own poetry will remain part of ment at Melbourne UniverBity. our spiritual and cultural heritage," he He will speak on "Coloristic &t said. perimentation in the Creation of Baro· Born in New England, northern New que Style" on Thursday, July 14 at 1 South Wales, Judith Wright has spent p.m., in lecture theatre H2 of the Men most of her life in the country, for some zies Building. years in Queensland. Dr Cropper will speak on "Pietro Testa: Lucca, Liberty and the Pursuit During the 19408 her flrSt poems of Happiness" in the same venue on were appearing regularly in the July 21 at 1 p.m. quarterly Meanjin Papers and from time to time in the Bulletin as well as other periodicals in Australia and (iiiiiiiiila.. abroad. 3MU on FM Her first volume of poetry, The The Monash Union radlo station Moving Image, appeared in 1946. Polish books donated 3MU plans to take to the FM air This was followed in 1949 by Woman The Polish Academy of ScIences translated into English, he aaid. waves soon with a four-hour Sunday to Man. Many otherB have followed. has donated a set of 113 books to He attributed the surge of interest night program. Professor Scott said it was clear from Monash University. particularly to the signing of the The progrsm will be broadcast over the start that "here was a poet whose The books, mostly in the Polish Helsinki Agreement which encouraged the RMIT Union-run station 3RMT work was modern, original and distinc language hut some in English, cover greater cultural interplay between (l027MHz). tively Australian." the great works in Polish literature East and West. It will go to air between 10 p.m. and He continued: "(Hers) is a poetry of from its beginnings in about the 14th Polish has been available as an HSC 2 a.m. exploration and probing. As a result it Century to today. In addition to subject in Victoria since 1975. About has not been repetitive and ac literary texts, the collection includes 40 students take it each year. cumulative in the same mode but has critical works and reference volumes. developed and changed in response to Mr W. Kapuscinski, (pictured During the visit Mr Kapuscinski Gross defeat? her changing awareness." right), from the Polish Embassy in raised the possibility with Professor Has another blow been .truck by Professor Scott said that Judith Canberra, visited Monash recently to Marvan of the Polish Academy of the rugged lighters against physical Wright, to use her own word, had "ab hand over the books to the Chairman Sciences co-operating with Monash in fitness? sorbed" Australia and her poetry gave of the Ruseian department, Professor conducting research and publishing Noticed· in a recent i.sue of the evidence of an "intensity of feeling for J. Marvan (left). findings. Newcastle University pubUcatlon, the land, its history, its legends and its The collection is now in the Main Among subjects which could be University News, was the following people". Library. studied was tha moet effective way of volleyball result: It was not surprising, therefore, that Mr KapusCinski said there was a teaching Polish in English speaking Abominables 2 defeated Keep Fit despite her distaste for publicity, she growing interest in the study of the countries, they agreed. O. had worked actively for many years 88 Polish language and literature in the The Academy of Sciences co The sheer weight of numbero, a conservationist. West. More Polish writerB were being ordinates research work in Poland. perhaps?

JULY. ,.77 e MONASH REPORTER =

The case against student loans~ financed education any restoration of individual liberty economics studen... were much too (who took it away in any case?). on the overawad arid polite to accord Profes Of Nirvana contrary in the Porter nirvana tbey are sor Porter the reception his speech must be that the market-pl.ce .nd not going to lose their preeent freedom in deservad. POII8ibly Clayton factory the interests of scholarship sh.ll deter chooeing courses and ' be restricted to workers might have been more honeot. mine what .hall be investigated. and chimeras such course. as will give them a .uf G. G. Betts. C1a••ical Studles_ "What is good for General Motors is ficiently lucrative job to repay tbe Sir: Speeches .t graduation good for the U.S.A .... ru~ the ..ying money they have had to borrow. epitomising cOn8umer.onented pro· ceremonies are seldom very inspired This takes ua to Professor Porter's 'Like throwing but their normal b.nality might have busin... philistinism. Let ue hope th.t second benefit which is equally a Mon.sh. its students and staff will been safer for Prof...... r Porter than chimera. Certainly a student chooeing the flight of heavy-handad economic out the baby' resist any attempts to tum aducation his course under the shadow of a loan into a neatly-packaged. t.riff fancy with which he f.vorad a recent of several thouaand dollars is going to Sir: Profeleor M. G. Porter tells us b.tch of gradu.ting economists. 88 unprotected, economics-faculty cbooee differently from a student at (Reporter. June 7) that students approvad. saleable commodity. reported in the last iBeue of Reporter. present, but is the former's choice go Bre "locked into" "inflexible courses" Profeosor Porter advocates a stu S. J. B••to....ky ing to improve universities'? Professor and are forced to submit to "dated and Clasalcal Studl.. dents' loan scheme of such horrendous Porter appears to think that some sort unduly rigid lectures." proportions that it " would eventually of consumer eovereignty would apply. I do not pretend to know if this is in remove most of the tax burden of ter and perhape it would. but we must fact the lot of the economics student. tiary aducation from the general com identify tbe conoumer. but to do away in effect with academic ... and more munity", This. he tells 08. would It would not be the unfortunate stu freedom in order to improve lecturing remove one 80urce of inequality from dent who would have to be as certain techniques is to throw the baby out the community because, while as possible of his future employment; with the bath water. And the death of on 'high!( everyone at present pays for tertiary it would be firms and institutions who that hard-won freedom is precisely the education in taxes, by no means would be delighted to advise a student end that the Porter propoeals will everyone takes advantage of it. A sec illiteracy on COUrse8 which would lead, several have. ond benefit would be an increase in years later. to the job so necessary to His fine ideal of Hreducing somewhat Sir: Thank you for quoting so .1 the degree of student control over the keep him financially solvent. the monopolistic control exercised by .lloc.tion of educational resowces generously from my graduation ad Does Professor Porter imagine that aducation elites" re.lly means th.t the dress at the Preston Institute of because in a IImarket.oriented tertiary they would be interested in the lecturing staff will be told wh.t to system" students would force. Technology in your issue' of the "generation of spirited and truly in teach and how to teach it. Two of the Reporter of June 7. 1977. academics to teach tbem what they dependent (sic!) graduates" which he pilla~ of academic freedom are im· wanted to learn and not what had been My gratitude is. however. tempered hopes to produce? Does he think that mediately toppled. with some concern that editorial dictated by educational elitists. they would Hnever allow reetrictione on Professor Porter dOes not mention The present system of tertiary freedom exercised in the opening the freedom of trade in ideas" which he research. but the logical corollary of his paragraph of your report may have lad educ.tion may indead. as Profeeoor enunciates ·as an academic ideal in his concern with what he calls Porter suggeots. favor those from . a some of my colleagues to believe that I concluding remarks? " educational re8OUrces" and making actually said "Hopefully the recom higher socio-economic group rather I expect that the graduating our tertiary system IImarket·oriented" than the average taxpayer. but. if this mendations of two current committees is really so, a normal person, and pos of inquiry, , . would not provide an ex sibly also the disadvantagad average cuse for governments to further cut taxp.yer. might think that the pro~er Proposals sought for education expenditure. H solution was to extend the opportunity I would not. in my right mind. say of tertiary education to tbe whole of in-service programs this because it would imply that I the community. L-______~ beli~ved such recommendations were capable of carryin·g out an actilrity of Professor Porter's scheme would Monaoh·. Centre for Contlnuln& points out that .eparate fund.ing is providing an excuse, hopefully, In the have exactly the oppoeite effect. Education ha. callad for .ubmla In 1976 the identifiable cost of an available through the regional of same way as I might apply for a .ion. from department. and In· fices of the Education Department for research grant. hopefully; it would also Arts student's tuition at Monash was dlvidual. for 1978 In·oenlce aduca· about $2000 a year. U fees were in in-service activities which are designed suggest that I would needlessly split an tion prop's.... for ocbool .tatf. to be held in particular areas of Vic infinitive. troduced which were meant to cover The Centre is particularly interested most of the running costs of the toria rather than for participants from What I did say. with some hesitation in encouraging programs which are all areas. about the word "cutbacks", was HI • . . University. a three year Arts course regionally basad. would cost more than $6000 and the Dr McDonell sayo: ''This Centre is hope that their recommendations will The Centre channels propoea!o to particularly keen to promote activities not provide an excuse for governments figure for some other faculties would be the Victorian In-Service Education much higher. for professionals, 8uch 88 teachers, who to incapacitate the system by further Committee which has stated recently are' somewhat disadvantagad by their cutbacks," Only a very small proportion of the that submission. should be made by present student population could af inability to attend continuing profes While not opposad to the concept of August 1. sional education activities which are ford to pay this in cash. and a con Approvad actilrities receive funding the organic development of English ~ city-basad. a living language. I cannot see that thIS siderable number (particularly. one under the Development and Service would expect. older students) would be "In addition there is much to be said cause is still well servad by using the Program of the Schools CommiBei?n. for promoting the 'Monash image' in solecistic cliche "hopefully" in place of discouragad by the prospect o.f a he,,:vy Director of the Centre for Continu country area8 - particularly in such words as "I hope that". debt to be paid after graduatlOn_ With ing Education. Dr J_ McDonell. this system. we are told. we would be schools." K. C. Westfold "restoring individual liberty to the potential beneficiary and ultimate AuatnlliaD·AmericaD. Ed.ucaUoaal Foadatt.. wboee papere and other contribut.fool d~ ~ :r...",W.t Ce:atn Scholanhl_ lt1817t. paet eu yean are d..med ol the hia~t ~n~c financier of education". The Centre it at the Univertity 01. H.w~. It merit, account heine ~.n only oftpV_Uc.tiOM described for the first time, .nd carried out by the This is an obscwe statement. Who SCHOLARSHIPS deala with r.f?btem. of ~-cultuitJ. communu:a· tion 'popu atlon dynamlCl, culture aad lancuaae author mainly in theM countrite. Nominatiom are or would be. the potential ...,;,.... rood sy.tema, technol"", and devel0p and publicationa .hould be submitttd to the '11M! Academic Rcbtnr', deputmeat hu ment. Value: living eIpenNI plusallowaDceI. Ap Royal Socie~ South Wei_ by Augu.t31. ben~ficiaries and ultimate financiers of '01_-...'11>0 '11>0 Boy.1 of NSW - ...... _._0'__....to • ...... oI ....deIoIIo. MAIn plicatiON cloee Auruat 1. D_~ education? Are they the Clayton fac Aall.c.acer- CouncU 01 VIc&ert.. - -" David MedoI - 1m. . tory workers who. Profeosor Porter tells laformaUoD eaD be obtaiae4 .....tM an.....te Fowler tr....elliDC tellc)tlVlbip The award it made for work done mainly m __.. Olftco. _ PJo.. U....mIY Auetralia or ita territori_ or COIltribuw., to tbe U8, are at present providing ~oney for omce.. ex\eU1OD 3055407S. Valued at $3.000, Cor etudy of all clinical advancement of Australian leieDet. NODunatiom classics fine arts. and the like? H.....ri.. .,.._..... od>oIonlalpo ImllS aspect. of cancer treatment and diqDoeia. Ap dOBe Aucuat 31. Ten.ble 3·12 monthe. For erad.uatee iD any pJ)C4tiOftl close Auauat 1. Plaillpi IllterD.aUoDal laatltllte If th;y are. then the benefit they ~ field. Benefit. include monthly allowance. t.... Nalle Paedi.tric tn....elliq feUOtt.....s- 1m _d..... __.. 117' , to enjoy will certainly be potential inteme.1 travel. em.1I n.t. Applications cloee in ...... I ...... ,_. For sradu.t. in electrical ~, obYaiCi rather than actual 88 under the Canberr., July 11. To pay ove~ lta:,el UPftINI O!. ~bi. or ret.ted aub~t. . Tenable b I?D' year In.l;lol. Gormu Govemmom. _ .. ImtI1 ciab tempcn.niy tak.int: up a bo.pital ~t, .t land. Faree. b~ allowance paid. AppUcatior. proposed reform the educational For advanced atudy in German iDltitutiona.. tending paedi.tric meetinp or .tud.YlnI • dOle on 5eJl:tember 1. prospects of a Clayton factory worker. Stholarabipe: available to bonoure padUlltM who problem at IOCR. oyerMU centre. Applicatlomi A,.1nIIoa F-.._ ofU...... IYW_ are AueuaU .... citizens. Value: DM 760-900 per close Auguat 12. A.C.T...... ,. and his wife and his children. would month, other aUowance.. Travel..JNnta:_..,ailable C--weoJlll od>oIonIoIi> ... r.uow.ldp Tenable for up to " wen. at Unula ColI.., be commen;urate with their position to Auat.ralian P08f.&raduate ReeMrcb. Award pIuo ...... - Sri La.... - 117' ANU, p..c".blY durinl tho I97ma I"" v'!<". on the economic ladder. holden. Value: Return economy air tare. Cloe.ina For graduat. under 35. Benefit. include liviDc tion. Free bo6rd. and accommodaUOD. App1ica date July 15. allowance, far~l fONt medica1ezpeDNI. APPlIca tiona ck.e Sex.\e~~ 15. If. however. the beneficiaries and N.H. ODd M.R.C. publle '-J1ll .....w.a 101 tions close at MonUh Aucuat 19. ~_ _ 01 U..venllY W_ financiers are the students themoelves. 1ow.b1~ WoIw !IurlIu PriM . An award valued. at .pproxim.tely 13~.!a f1. V.lued .t $101000. Tenable tor ODe year. tor Thia prize of 1160 it .warded to the worker (or fend annually to • member of thI uruw for then they are going to be hoodwinkad. p~uatel. Apphcationa clON wic.b Academic two workel"8 in COllaboration) ia pun orz:&t;.ect ~OIta:r8duate Itudy. Applic.tloa. ciON in and in no mean fashion; not for them KePtrar on July 25. ecience, reaident in AWltralia or New cl. Queeneland on September 30.

MONASH REPORTER 7 JULY. 1877 Alex. issues a playful invitation to dance

The AI...nde, Them. Company'. 1877 wln,-, -.on I. unde....y _,..., _II. 'known pllYO. "The Cherry On:hord" Ind "The Cruclbl." directed by 'ete, 0YOlon. And the AI.xlnder Theatre i. mlking I bid to pereuede MOnish stiff Ind ltudenta to " Illy It homa" to be entertained rather then venture Into the city. Currendy being performed is Anton Chakhov's ''Tha Charry Orchard". It plsys nighlly It ·8.15 p.m. and c10te8 on July 23 . . Tha leCond play. Anhur Miller'l "The Crucibl . ... will run from July 27 to August 20, nightly at 8.15 p.m. with intermediate _Mion, at &.15 p.m. on Friday. July 29 and on TueideY' Ind Thurtdlyl throughout the Maeon. Tickets to ...·both pllY' COlt 19 for adults and 16 for ltudentl. Single plays are 15.50 for adults Ind 12.80 for studlnts. Group conceMionl ar. IVlliable. Contact the Alaender on 543 2828 fo, booltJngo. To Incourlge I linle more local int.rllt in the local product the Alexlnder Thliltra hea lint ~op.iel of the following poem. Iiong with Mleon brochur.., to Monleh Itaff. It IS tltted ''Th. Ac8demlc CUedrlll.··. with epalogi.. to Lewtl Cenoll, 'WiII you wllk a linla faat.,?" Mid ProflMOf 10 I an,il "Ther.', I thaatre clo.. behind Uf••nd iff tr..ding on my l.il". 'Celli.t John Kennedy .nd pi&f1i.t Bti.ln Ch.pman • . • perfOfm .t Monash fhq month. '0 See how MgerIy lecture....nd tutors III advanclr Havi coml I' far II the Rotunda - will you com. and join the dance1 Will you. won't you. will you, won't you. will you join the dlnce? TWO RECITALS HONOR Will you, won't you. will you, won't you. will you join the dlnce? You can r.ally have no notion how delightful it will be. "But I alwaYI drive into the city. jUlt to see the M.T.C." A MASTER COMPOSER But the snail replied, ''Too far, too fer' " end gave I look askanc. _ Said "Waltzing off lOunds gr.at. but why not stiy'it -hom. and ·dlnee." Beethoven died 150 years ago. A concert and a lecture But they would not, could not .. would not. could not, would not join the dance. recital series at Monash this month pay tribute to his Simply would not. could not. would not, could not. woufd not join the dance. music. "Saa. I never know whefs on there." the teeching fallow cried "Oon't you read the mail we aand you?" Alaxander Snail replied _ An academic frOID MODalh Vera Moore Fund, established recently "You can .tart today by reading the brochure in your hands." Uni..,nity and ODe tNm Melbourne to promote such ventures in the per. Tum not .naemic. pa" lce·demic. but coma and join the dance. will be donniDc their _d cape forming arts. Will you. won't you. will you. won't you. will you join the dance1 thooe of co"""," performen - 10 a Admission is Cree. Will you, won't you. will you, won't you. will you jotn the dlnce? Beethoven recital to be held In Robert Blackwood Hall. BLACK STUDIES LECTURE LECJ'UllE - "Circular MiIP'antl:"" J~ They are Brian Chapman, of the "Aboriginal Art and Culture." by_ Wl.Ddjuk ViJ(nette." by Le. Jellin.k. Pr••. by pbysiology department at Monaah, Marika. 1 p.m. LeeWre TbeaVe fU. Admit· Monub Centre of Soutbeut A.i.n and John Kennedy, of Melbourne'. eion free. Inquiriee: nt. 3:W8. LectUH S.'fUdi~m : ~W"II Tbealn IU. AdJnia.. JULY DIARY repeated .t 6. 15 p.m. Ane AMelDbb' BooID 8100 free. Ulnae: 8:1t. 2197. music Caculty. . IlGOI. 22: CON - Auet.ralian Contemporary But it'o not a dilettante'. night out. 13: COLLOQUIUM: "C0D8ln1ction and ita Music Eruemble. Director. K.ith Humble. "-7: EXHIBmON - ''The Maak," an ahibi· Problems in South Ea.t Aaia". by Prot.." Works by Sitlky. Martino, BoucowechlieY. Brian, 8 pianist, and John, a 'cellist, tion of aelect.ed worship. dance and theatre D.vid Scott 01 the A.ian Institute of Gerhard. 8.15 p.m. RBH. Admiaion he. are renowried public and ABC radio maak •. 10 • . m. ·5 p.m. E1bibidoa Gallery, TechnoI0lY. Bangkok. l.15p.m. Bn.1i I tac LECI'URE - " ComPUtina O'bl ..... by DrJ. performers. MeDSiee BuJldla•. AdmiMion free. lnquiriea: Fac:u.lty CooCennce Boom, 015/1. O. Mwphy. or .pecial in .._ to 5th ond 8th est. 2112. ABC GOLD SERIES - Me,bourne form .tudenta. Pr•. by Monuh Dapartment Their Monaoh recital will b. held on s.8 11 · 15: YOGA CLASSES: EW'OJmaoti for Symphony Orchestra. Conductor. Charlet of Mathematica. 7 p.m. Lecture n..tre R1. Saturday, July 30 at 8.15 p.m. new cl&aael beJinnillJ th.ia month will be Dutoit; 8OIoi.t. Kyung·Wha ChWll. Worka by .Admiaeion free. I~uiritll: at. 2S5O. taken .t the 8OCIety·. table in tbe Union f~er Walton, Bruckner. 8 p.m. RBH. Adm_ion: 23: CONCERT - The Deutacbe Zu~on:_ter The all·Beethoven program will con· between 12 noon and 2.30 p.m. Separate clM· .dults A. Rea. $5.90. B. ReI. ".50; C. Rea. pte.ented by The M.lbourne M.ndolin sist of the seven variations on a theme lei are avail.ble for men and women and are sa.l0; atudentaA. ReI . ...50. B. Rea. sa.l0. C. Orche.tta. Worka by Vivaldi. Behrend. from Mozart's opera, "The Magic open to membef1 olatacr. Enquiriea eat. 3278. Res. $2.40. Woelk. 8 p.m. RBH. Admileion: adult.. ... &OZ! , PLAY - ''The Che"Y Orchud," by Anton 14: LECI'URE - "Colori.tlc ExpeIimentation in atudents and pen.eioners $2.50. Flute," the "Appassionata" BOnata, Cbekhov. Preaented by Alea:&naer The.tre the Creation of Baroque Styl.. .. by ProCaeeor SA11.JRDAY CLUB - "Let'. Get lnaide." preaented by Victorian CoU", of the Alta. and the two great sonatao for'cello and Company, directed by Peter O~~ . Niebuy Charles Dempsey, vi.itinc American an... .t8. 16 p.m. Alex Thea,". Adm....on: adulta hiatorian. Pre., by Monash Departm.nt of 2.30 p.m. Alex. Theatre. Adm_ion: adultl piano in C and A major. $6.60, atudenta $2.80. Viaual Am. 1p.m. 1..ectuH Theatre H2. Ad· $2.50. chilclren"'S1.7S. Performance repea.ted Ticketa for the RBH concert coot $4 &.23 : EXHIBmON - ''The Fint Auatnliau... miuton free. IOQui.n.: est. 2112. July 30. Exhibiton of rare boob and pbotosnpba. 16, PIANO RECITAL by IMlie Howud. Wort. Saturday Club memberships (at.., lor (our for adulta, $2 for studenta and pen· Ran Boob Sect1011.. Mala Ubnry. 9 a.m.·6 by Griel, Beethoven, Stravinaky!A(oeti. prop-ama) are still ayail.ble. sioners. p.m. AdmiMion free. Inquiriet: ut. 3348. Liazt, Glazunoy. 8. 15 p.m. RBB. Adm.iilion: 24, MYER YOUTII CONCERT SBRIE8 _ Phone 560 0802 (L. Chapman) or 5, BLACK STUDIES LECTURE .dulta $5, stud.nts $2.50. M.lbourne Youth Orchestra and t.ha Pen:y ..Aboria:inal Health., .. by Bobbi 5ykee. 1 p.m. SATURDAY CLUB - Film, "Battl. alBU • G,..~er Youth Orchestra. Cooducton, John. 544 5448 (RBH) for bookings. ~ure Tbee.1re 'JU. Admw.ioo free. Ia· Iy'. Pood". ~.tod by A..tralian Couocil Hopkma and Bruce Worland. 2 p.m. RBK. quiriea: nt. 3348. Lecture ~peeted .t 6.16 fOl' Cbildren a Film anc;l ~al8V~ . 2..30 p.m. Admiaaion free. p.m. """ ~ Room 8(0)1. Ala 1beatre. Adml8l100: Adulll $2.SO. :6: LUNCHTIME CONCERT - Keith Hum· I : LECI'URE - "Adminiatntion of Eetat.. and children $1.75. blc. Works by Don Banks. Keith Humble, Probate." ~ Mr L . McCredie. Seventh in • 16,17,10, LECl'1JRE.RECITAL - Anolyola ond · George Crumb. 1.15 p.m. lUIH. AdmiMion * lUiee of Law and tb. Citinn lecture. performance of Beethoven'. ~iano 1OOatu. by r,... * Profeuor Michael Brimer. Dean. Faculty ~ 26, BLACK STUDIES LECI'URE - "Race A Conner Monaah academic DOW reaenUld by Monaeh Faculty 01 Law. Other f.ectures in terie. will be on "Ad~on" (July Music. University of Capetown. Pre.. by Relationa." by Gazy Murray. 1y.m . .IAekare resident over.... will p ...... t three 13) and "M.mage and Divorce ' (July 20). Monaah Department 0( Muaic with-.ittance Theatn K~, Adm_ion free. lDquiriea.: at. Beethoven lect...... recltala at the For fW'ther infonn.tion coatact at. 3331. (rom ·th. Vera ~Ioore Fund. 8 p.m. Mule 3348. Lecture ~ted at 6.15 p.m. AN A. 3377. Audltotium. 8th floor. MeuIM Bu.lIdbaI. _bb Room son. University this month. SEMINAR: "Tran. port lnfluencllt OD Admiaaion free. lnquiriea: ot. 32otO. 27·Aua: zD: PLAY - '1'h, Crucibl. ... b)' Arthur Reeidential Location Choice" by Mr W. 17: FESTIVAL FINAL 01 Th. Y.maha Inter. Miller. Presented bI. AluanderTbu&.re Com· They will be given by ProCeuor YO\ln&, aen i~r tutor in civileDlineerin&'. 2.16 national Elec::tone Ollan. 8 p.m. RBK. Ad· pany, directod by P..., 0,...... NiJhtly at Michael Brimer, a Beetboven p.m. IIoUmda n...... 86. miaaion: adulta $3.50. cbildnn and J)tQIJooen 8.16 p.m. Alu:. -n....tn. Special m.tiD... lor 7, LECI'URE "lnduatrial Property and tbe $1.50. acbooll: ~ . 1~ p.m'l July 2., 9, 16; Au.,uaI. 4, 11, .pecialist, on July 16, 17 and 18. Trade Practicea Act." Tenth in ••ri_ of 18, MIGRANT STUDIES SBMINAR 18. AdmlSllon: adulta 1S.50••tudeala t2.8O. Starting at 8 p.m. they will be held in Trade Practicea lecture. preaented by "Mi(rant Women in IndUltly." by Toula 5~ial price for "The Cherry Orchard" and the music department auditorium on Monuh Faculty 01 Law. For fu.r1her infonaa.· Nikoiaou, co·author of the I'IIMIJ'Ch report '''The Crucible": adulta $9. atudentll6. tion conUlct e:l.t. 3303, 3365. "But I wouldn't want my wiI. to work tbere." 28, LECl'IJRII - "Wq.. and Work ... CoJ>di. the 8th floor, south extension, of tbe 7.30 p.m . Roome 245/250. EduealioD tiona of Indus&rial Worken," by Cbri. Man· 8, LECI'URE - "Stonehenp ond Ancient ,""". !'no. by Monaob Con.. aI _ Menzies Building. EtrYvt: the m.Lh.. m.Uca of radiocarbon," by BWIdhtc. Adm_ion flM. Inquiriet: at. 2872. Aaian Studies. 8 p.m. Lect~ ...... tn IU. DiR. M. Clark. Of ~pecla1lnte...to 5th aaa Professor Brimer was a senior lee· 6th fonn studentIJ. Put. by Monub Depart LUNCHTIME CONCERT - PIO Arte Admiaeion lree. IDOuiriea: nt. 2191. turer in the music department at ment of Math.matic.. 7 p.m. ,,",un Quintet. Gerard ZiNltq (Oute)( I'rmcio 30, 'CONCER'r - Bna.. Cha~" (piano), JoIID Monaoh from 1965 to 1970. While on 'heaVe RI . Admiaion free. Inquiri_: at. lIunter (oboe). Pamela Huntei' clarinet). Kenned ('ceUo). Woru UeetboYeJI:. 8.16 2650. Nildaua F'riac h (hom), Erich Zimmermann p.m. ~H. Admiaaion: • ulta .... atudenta campus he performed frequently in tbe t , COMPETITION STATE FINAL (booooon) . Works by Farkat, Hubu, Stomi1o, and peJUli0D8f1 S2. department's lunchtime concert series Austr.li.n Bro.dc••tin. Commiuion. Arnold. 1. Hi D.01. RBH. Admillion rr... and as a soloist with the Melbourne lnltrumental and Vocal CompeUtion. 8 p.m. It, BLACK S'J\JDIES LECl'IJRII - "Com. RBU. Admiaaion free. Phone M4 S448 f~ munity Organi,ation." by Kevin Gilbert. 1 MONASH REPORTER Symphony Orchestra. entree c.rd. p.m. Lecture 'Ibeatre 114.. Adm_ion (ree. took 11: LUNCHTIME CONCERT - Petra Strina: lnquiriee: ext. 334ft Lecture !'~ted at 6.16 next ll1ue of Mon••h Reporter In 1970 be up the Chair of p.m. Arts AaMDlbb' Room soot. n. Music at Durban and is currently Quartet. Sonia Hyland (violin~, Robert will be publl.bed In the lint week Of Mccincioe (violin): Simon O.well (viola). 21: CONCERT - Aeolian Quartet .nd KeDMtb August. Copy de.cIIlne 10 Mondoy, Dean of the Music Faculty at SlWUl Pickering (c.Uo). Worb by Bartok, Eues, pruented by MUlica Viva. Woru by July 25. . Scultborpe. 1.15 p.m. RBR. Admileion free. B~ah.me, Seiber, Mozart. 8.15 p.m. RBH. Ad. Capetown University. m188lon: adults A. Rea. $5. B. Re.. $4• • tu· As well ao a distinguished pianist, 12: LECTURE -"Th. Politica and Ecooomica dente B. Re.. only. $2.. Contributions (letters. Irtielel. photoo) ond 1U"..t10D1 oh.u1d be ed. ProCessor Brimer is an organist and (J{ Deveaooment in Thailand aiPce tH;.It by Dr LECTURE - "Pietro Teate.: Lucc~ Liberty Puey U~hakom former Rector of Tbam· .nd the Pursuit of H.ppin....• by Dr cIrato_ 10 tile editor, (.... ZOO3) c/o conductor. maaat UnIVersity, Bangkok. Prw. by Mooaah Eliubeth Cropper, viaitina: Am.riean art . the Information otnoe, IJI'OUDd floOr, His Monaoh recital. are being .pon· Centre of South..., Aaian Studiel. 11 a.m. hiatorian. Pres. by MODUli Deput.m,eal. of Uni ...... lty 0lIl.... Room 5~5 , M_ 1IuiIdbIc. Adm.on Visual Atta. 1 p.m. Leclwe n.a.&n lb. Ad· sored by a generous grant from tbe free. InQuiriea: at. 2197. miaaion free. 'InQuiriea: nt. 2112.

JULY. 1977 8 MONASH REPORTER