Bulletin Vol. 3 No. 1 Aug 1966

improve th e standar d o f Englis h o f som e o f th e first and secon d yea r student s o f Unite d College . Th e volunteer teacher s cam e t o Hon g Kon g throug h th e courtesy an d arrangemen t o f Mr . Dwigh t D . Clark , Director o f th e Volunteer s i n Asia , Inc . o f California , U.S.A. • Ove r sixt y ne w student s i n Ne w Asi a Colleg e are takin g a kuo-yii (Mandarin ) conversatio n cours e conducted b y th e Colleg e Student s Unio n sinc e th e beginning o f August . The y lear n fro m som e senio r students i n nin e smal l groups . Th e cours e shoul d help thei r studie s t o n o smal l degre e i n th e College , where mos t lecture s an d seminar s ar e give n i n kuo-yii. • Tw o play s i n Cantones e wer e jointl y performe d by studen t societie s i n th e Socia l Scienc e Divisio n of th e Facult y o f Commerc e an d Socia l Science , Unite d College, o n Augus t 2 7 i n th e Colleg e Hall . Man y students an d friend s of th e Colleg e attende d an d enjoye d the performance . • Mr . Rober t N . Rayne , Vice-Presiden t o f Chun g Chi College , lef t Hon g Kon g o n Jul y 2 8 b y ai r fo r home leav e i n England . H e i s expecte d t o retur n i n November o r Decembe r thi s year . • Meanwhile , Dr . A.T . Roy , Chun g Ch i s Vice - President fo r Publi c Relations , returne d t o Hon g Kon g on th e sam e day , Jul y 2 8 b y shi p afte r a year' s hom e leave i n Pittsburgh , U.S.A . • Professo r Chan g Chung-yue n o f St . John' s University in th e Unite d State s visite d Ne w Asi a Colleg e on Augus t 2 6 an d gav e a lectur e t o th e student s o f th e College's Institut e o f Advance d Chines e Studie s an d Research. • Mr . H . Miyakoshi , Chie f Directo r o f Educationa l Personnel Welfar e Foundation , Niigat a Perfecture , Japan, le d a grou p o f 2 7 Japanes e hig h schoo l teacher s in a visi t t o Ne w Asi a Colleg e o n Augus t 5 . • A part y too k plac e i n th e mornin g o f Augus t 2 in Ne w Asi a College , whe n hi s year' s ne w student s o f the Colleg e wer e give n talk s b y th e Colleg e President , Vice-President an d othe r senio r member s o f th e administrative staff o n th e history , tradition , administrative set-up an d matter s relatin g t o th e academi c course s of th e College . Th e Presiden t o f th e Colleg e Studen t Union als o spok e abou t th e studen t body . Thereafte r tea wa s serve d i n th e Colleg e canteen . T h e ne w students were the n take n t o se e th e Colleg e library , laboratories, dormitories an d offices . A Mr . W u Chen-Hsiung , Lecture r i n Ne w Asia' s Department o f Commerce , lef t Hon g Kon g o n Jul y 29 fo r th e Unite d States . Mr . W u wil l stud y fo r th e Ph.D. degre e i n th e Universit y o f Sout h Illinois . PROFESSOR VERNO N A . KRAME R Professor Verno n Alber t Krame r wa s bor n i n 192 4 in Marcellus , Washington , U.S.A . H e attende d th e Yakima Valle y Junio r Colleg e an d th e Universit y o f Washington, obtainin g hi s B.A . i n 194 7 an d M.S . i n 1949. H e als o attende d th e Ne w Yor k University , the Universit y o f Chicago , an d th e Universit y o f California, Berkeley, wher e h e receive d hi s Ph.D . i n 1955 . Professor Krame r wa s a n Instructo r a t th e University of Arizon a fro m 195 0 t o 1952 ; Teachin g an d Research Assistan t a t th e Universit y o f California , Berkeley, 1952-1954 ; Instructor , Assistan t Professor , Associate Professo r a t th e Universit y o f California , Riverside sinc e 1954 . A t present , Prof . Krame r i s Associate Directo r o f Universit y o f Californi a Stud y Centre i n Hon g Kon g whil e a t th e sam e tim e Professo r of Mathematic s o f thi s Universit y assigne d t o Ne w Asia College . Prof. Kramer' s mai n researc h interest s ar e i n functional analysis, especiall y perturbationtheor y an d differential operators . PRINTED B Y T A N G K I N G P O SCHOOL , 16 T I N KWO N G ROAD , KOWLOON , FO R TH E CHINES E UNIVERSIT Y O F HONG KONG 5