Bulletin Vol. 3 No. 10 May 1967

Last s umme r, D r . Shiao Shih-yen, L e c t u r er in Philosophy, N e w Asia College, was awarded a Leverhulme V i s i t i ng Fellowship and entered the L o n d on School of Oriental and A f r i c an Studies (S.O.A.S.) to study philosophy w i t h emphasis on Mediaeval philosophy. An o t h er teaching staff memb er of the Un i v e r s i t y, M r . L o Ch i ll Ch i n g, Assistant L e c t u r er in Chinese H i s t o ry of C h u ng C h i College, has n ow been chosen as the second L e v e r h u l me V i s i t i ng Scholar f r om T h e Chinese Un i v e r s i t y. M r . L o w i ll be leaving for L o n d o n this s ummer to spend a year c a r r y i ng on research w o rk on S i n o - B r i t i sh relations in the late C h ' i n g at the L o n d on School of Oriental and A f r i c an Studies. M i ss Barbara Wa r d, L e c t u r er in Asian Anthropology at the S.O.A.S., arrived in H o n g K o n g in A p r i l, As the first L e v e r h u l me V i s i t i ng Scholar, M i ss Wa r d 's role is to stimulate research amo ng her colleagues at T h e Chinese Un i v e r s i t y. I n addition, she w i l l also conduct a seminar for graduate students. M i ss Wa r d delivered her first p u b l ic lecture on M a y 19 at the Y . W . C . A. T h e lecture, entitled “ T h e Ch a n g i ng Role of Wo m e n in A s i a ” , w a s sponsored by the Un i v e r s i t y 's Board of Studies in Sociology. PI TTSBURGH PROGRAMME T h e Un i v e r s i ty of P i t t s b u r gh and this Un i v e r s i ty w i l l have a p r o g r amme to exchange teachers and graduate students, and to develope courses and j o i n t research projects. A p r e l i m i n a ry plan was ma p p ed out on M a y 2 in meetings between P i t t s b u r gh officials and Vice-Chancellor C . M . L i at Pittsburgh. T h e discussion between the t wo Universities began last F e b r u a ry wh en D r . Charles Peake, Ac a d em ic Vice-Chancellor of the Un i v e r s i ty of P i t t s b u r g h, came to H o n g K o n g at D r . L i ' s invitation. T h e w o r k i ng relationship between the t wo Universities dates back t wo years ago wh en t wo p r om i n e nt Pittsburgh sociologists, Professors C . K . Y a ng and B. Ho l z n e r, were invited to come to advise T h e Chinese Un i v e r s i ty on the development of its p r o g r amme in Sociology. GOVERNMENT SCHOLARSHIPS AND BURSARIES Fifteen Go v e r nme nt scholarships tenable at T h e Chinese Un i v e r s i ty w i l l be awarded to local students this year. T h e awards w i l l be based on the results of the Un i v e r s i t y 's Ma t r i c u l a t i on Ex am i n a t i o n. T h e m a x i m um value of a scholarship w i l l be $1,000 a year b ut the Selection Comm i t t ee has the discretion to award scholarships of lesser value or to make p u r e ly honorary awards in the light of financial circumstances of applicants. I n addition to the scholarships, about forty bursaries w i l l also be awarded this year. Fifteen of these w i l l be in the A r ts Fa c u l ty and twenty-five i n the Science Faculty. These bursaries w i ll be tenable for the normal period of an approve d degree course or for the one-year course leading to the Un i v e r s i t y 's D i p l oma of Education. T h e amo u nt of any bursary w i l l likewise be determined by the financial need of the i n d i v i d u al student and w i l l not exceed $3,000 a year. Application f o rms and f u ll details can be obtained f r om the Education De p a r t me nt of the H o n g K o n g Government. SUMMER COURSES I n addition to the intensive s ummer courses in English to be given this year, courses in Fine A r ts and Japanese Language w i l l also be introduced d u r i ng the s ummer vacation. F r om July 27 t h r o u gh Au g u st 28, the s ummer courses in Fine A r ts w i l l be given by the Fine A r ts Department of N e w Asia College. Various courses in Chinese painting, history of Chinese art, history of European art, art designing, and others w i l l be given by instructors of the De p a r t me n t. Memb e rs of the p u b l ic who are interested in the field and w i sh to acquire its basic principles or f u r t h er theories are welcome. Details concerning the application w i l l be announced in due course. T h e Section of Japanese Studies of the Chinese De p a r t me nt of C h u ng C h i College w i l l offer t wo Japanese courses, elementary and supplementary, to b o th staff and students this s umme r. W i t h satisfactory completion of the supplementary course, students may be a dm i t t ed to the advanced Japanese course the f o l l ow i ng term. V I S I T I NG PROFESSOR Professor Lee E. Preston, Business Administration Professor Lee E. Preston is a native of Texas. He received his A . B. degree in Economics f r om Va n d e r b i lt Un i v e r s i t y, Nashville, Tennessee in 1951. Later, he attended Ha r v a rd Un i v e r s i ty to f u r t h er his studies and was awarded the A . M . degree in 1953. A f t er he received his P h . D. f r om Ha r v a rd in 1958, he j o i n ed the faculty of the Un i v e r s i ty of California in Berkeley and is n ow Professor in the Graduate School of Business A dm i n i s t r a t i on there. D u r i n g leaves, Professor Preston has served as Staff Economist of the Co u n c il of Economic Advisors, an Office of the President of the U n i t ed States; Research Economist of the Centre for Ec o n om ic Research and Planning, A t h e n s; and V i s i t i ng Professor, Ame r i c an Un i v e r s i ty in Cairo. He has also served as consultant to n ume r o us private firms and p u b l ic agencies, and 3