Bulletin Vol. 8 No. 5 Dec 1971

瑚珊之海露吐於長生持手員理助究研 A research assistant holding a piece of living Acropora coral found in the Tolo Harbour aspects of marine biology. He has organized and participated in research expeditions to all continents except Antarctica. He has written more than forty scientific research papers and one college textbook. (See also pictures in Chinese section) PROSPECTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINE ARTS New Board of Studies In order to strengthen the Fine Arts programme, starting this academic year, an independent Board of Studies in Fine Arts has been set up, separating it from the original Board of Studies in Philosophy and Fine Arts. The membership of the Board in Fine Arts comprises: Administrative Chairman: Mr. Wang Chi Members: Mr. Chen Shih-wen Mr. Liu Kuo-sung Mr. Tseng Yu Mr. James C.Y. Watt The Vice-Chancellor and the three College Presidents are ex-officio members of the Board. New Staff This year also witnessed the most important development in the Department of Fine Arts in the area of staffing. Prof. Chiang Yee of Columbia University will serve as Visiting Professor during the second semester and will teach courses in theories and practices of Chinese art. Mr. Tseng Yu has been appointed Head of the Department and Mr. Liu Kuo-sung has arrived to assume duties as Visiting Lecturer. In addition to these appointments, Mr. James C.Y. Watt, Curator of the Art Gallery, also serves concurrently as Lecturer in the Department. For the next academic year, Prof. Chu-tsing Li of the University of Kansas, who was Visiting Professor of Fine Arts of this University during the summer of 1971 ， will return to the University to integrate the courses and implement closer cooperation between the Department of Fine Arts and the Art Gallery. Teaching Programme With these new appointments, it is possible to modify the curriculum so that it has a greater emphasis on Chinese art history. It is hoped that with the development of the programme, students of Fine Arts will have an opportunity to choose areas of concentration, initially between art history and theory as one area and practice of art (drawing, painting, sculpture, design, etc.) as another. It is also hoped that eventually the following four areas of concentration can be developed: Chinese art history; Chinese painting, calligraphy and seal-carving; Western painting, sculpture and prints; and design and ceramics. The much needed teaching space can now be provided by the Art Gallery, housed in the Institute of Chinese Studies and approximately 5,000 square feet in area. The Department of Fine Arts can fully make use of the facilities of the Art Gallery and make it a teaching gallery, when New Asia College moves to the campus at the end of 1972. The Department of Fine Arts places special emphasis on extracurricular activities and has organized a number of functions, including drawing sketches from nature, visiting art exhibitions, exhibitions of students' works, and film shows on Western art in collaboration with various cultural institutes and diplomatic missions. By means of all these activities, the Department is aiming at cultivating among the students a deep appreciatio for art as well as enriching their knowledge in aesthetics. New Department Head - Mr. Tseng Yu Mr. Tseng Yu was born in Shanghai and studied Journalism and English in China and Hong Kong before going to the Slade School of Fine Arts ， London University, to study painting and prints in 1952. He stayed in London until 1956 when he moved to Paris and was enlisted in L'Ecole des Beaux Arts. - 4 -