Marine Institute

The Victoria University Council is to make submissions to the Parliamentary Select Committee on the Fishing Industry for funds to establish an Institute of Marine Resources.

At the July meeting of the Council it was decided that Victoria University would provide for the Institute, the Marine Laboratory and resident technician at Island Bay, the research vessel Tirohia and its crew, and research and teaching contributions from present members of the Zoology Department staff.

To fully equip and staff the Institute Government will be asked to provide funds for a Director, 3 Senior Lecturers, 2 Technicians and a secretary/typist together with 2 Research Fellows, facilities for 5 research places, and a vehicle and equipment.

The function of the Institute would be to promote full and proper utilisation of marine resources, both as commercial assets and as part of the national recreational environment, through research and education, and as a public service.

NZ's folk lore

Students at Auckland and Massey are completely apathetic about New Zealand's folklore.

This is the view of folksinger Phil Garland, who has nearly completed a lecture tour of New Zealand universities. His tour has been sponsored by the New Zealand Universities Arts Council as the first part of the Council's art education programme.

Mr Garland expressed his bitter disappointment at the apathy shown towards folk lore at Auckland and Massey Universities. At Auckland, only twenty-five people attended his lecture, whereas at Dunedin between two and three hundred attended.

Graduates' Club

An inaugural reception of the newly incorporated University Graduates' Club was held in the main common room on 24 June.

About 400 attended the reception at which the Chancellor, Mr R.S.V. Simpson, spoke.

No elections will be held for officers of the club until suitable premises are found. At the moment an application to sell liquor is before the Licensing Control Committee.

Marketing Chair funds

An "international organisation" is to launch a campaign to raise funds to endow Victoria University with a Chair in Marketing.

This information was received from Professor G. Fogelberg, of the Department of Business Administration, by the July meeting of the University Council.

Victoria University will not participate in the campaign to raise funds; this will be undertaken entirely by the initiating body.

Professor Fogelberg pointed out that should sufficient funds be raised the university will be under no specific obligations to either the contributing companies or the initiating organisation.

The university will have complete freedom in the development of appropriate courses, research, and all academic matters," he said.

"Nevertheless," the Professor added, "it is hoped that the Professor of Marketing will seek to establish relationships with the business community and this, in turn, will generate systematic discussion and policy development in the field of business education."

French Week

Professor Guyon, Professor of French Literature at the University of Aix-en-Provence, is to be the guest speaker during 'French Week' from 13-17 July.

Professor Guyon will deliver lectures on Balzac, Stendahl, Rousseau and Flaubert. In addition to the lecture series, a dinner dance, coffee evening, concert and ball have been planned.