Bulletin Number Five 1984

Graduates from the Department often go into the teaching profession, but are of course disappointed that there are few, i f any, positions for graduates in music in the Government schools, although a significant number is employed by the Government Music Office. Many graduates go overseas for further study —in Composition, Performance andMusicology. Others have entered the field of arts management, broadcasting, and so on. Future Development The future of the Department lies in increasing its present programmes at the postgraduate level — proposals for one-year Master's programmes in Composition and Performance have already been made — eventually perhaps even offering a DPhil programme, and increasing the strength and import ance of the Chinese Music Archive as a centre for research into Chinese and eventually Asian music. The Chinese Music Archive Alumnus S.B. Woo Elected Lieutenant Governor of Delaware, U.S.A. When drivers on the U.S. highways sawhuge billboards declaring that S.B. Woo was seeking the office of Lieutenant Governor in Delaware State, they all began to ask: 'Who is S.B. Woo?' Dr. S.B. Woo, Professor of Physics at the University of Delaware, formally announced on 8th June, 1984 in New York the establishment of the 'Professional's Committee for S.B. Woo' , many members of which were closely related to this Univer sity. At the meeting, he made known that he was a graduate of Pui Ching Middle School and an alumnus o f Chung Chi College (1955-56). Recalling his time at the College, he said that he was a member of the Chung Chi Basketball Team, the captain of which was William Wan, and the team coach was Aaron Lee, now Director of Physical Education of this Univer sity. Other familiar names quoted included Philip Fu, President of the Student Union then and Head of Chung Chi College now. During the election, Dr. Woo won the full support of his fellow alumni in New York, some of whom were also active in his campaign. Good news came on 6th November. Dr. Woo, with 119,657 votes, was elected the Lieutenant Governor of Delaware State, the highest office at the State level ever sought by a ‘first-generation Chinese- American'. It was extremely remarkable for Dr. Woo to have won the election as a Democratic candidate since the nation-wide election was dominated by the Republicans, and as an Asian in Delaware State since the Asian votes there was lesss than 0.5 percent. It means that Dr. Woo was elected by the choice of both his fellow Asian and non-Asian Americans. Dr. Woo has really made history by being the first Chinese-American Lieutenant Governor in the United States of America. —W.H.C. WAN, Alumni Affairs Officer (Back row, second fro m left) Philip Fu, Aaron Lee, William Wan; (F ron t row, second fro m left) S.B. Woo 20 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS