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Dressing for successBy Jean SharfeEvery year, more than 3000 graduandsof local tertiary institutions emergefrom the basement of Old Chemistry atthe Arts Centre like butterflies from achrysalis. This metamorphosis is broughtabout by the donning of academic regaliafrom the Canterbury Branch of the NewZealand Federation of Graduate Women(CFGW), a service provided since 1935when 30 graduands wore gowns ownedby members or borrowed from localschools “where reluctant teachers shedthem for the day”.Since those early beginnings, thedemand for academic regalia has grownenormously. From a single CanterburyCollege ceremony each May, thegraduations are now spread throughoutthe year with major ceremonies in March,April, September and December. Regalia isalso supplied for graduation ceremoniesat other local tertiary organisations as wellas smaller ceremonies for Canterbury andLincoln universities. At the end of the yearthere is demand from schools throughoutChristchurch and Canterbury requiringregalia for their prize-givings.Few of those who cross the ChristchurchTown Hall stage resplendent in theiracademicals have previous knowledgeof the federation or its other activitiesin supporting education and charitablebodies in Canterbury and beyond. TheInternational Federation of UniversityWomen (IFUW) was formed in theaftermath of World War I to work forpeace and international understandingthrough education, particularly the highereducation of women, and to promotefellowship between women throughoutthe world. The Canterbury Branch wasformed at Canterbury College in 1921. Formany years the branch met in variousbuildings around the campus and duringthat time built a close relationship withthe University which continues today.What then happens to the incomegenerated by the hiring of academic dress?Since 1991 the business of regalia hirehas been operated by the CFGW Trust.The income from this business is usedto provide scholarships at Canterburyand Lincoln; to fund CFGW Awards whichinclude awards for continuing students atCanterbury and Lincoln, for mature womenreturning to education and travel awardsfor postgraduate students. The trust boardadministers the Sadie Balkind Scholarshipand Awards funded by the bequest of aformer branch member. Contributions aremade to scholarship funds administeredby the national body, NZFGW. While thosemade for educational purposes constitutethe largest single category in the annualdisbursement of charitable donations,contributions are also made to localcharitable, community and arts bodies.The organisation and management of theservice is dependent on the labours of adedicated team of volunteers who meeteach week to mend and clean regalia, packand unpack orders from other NZFGWbranches and to prepare regalia for localborrowers. As well, members of theGraduate women through the generations: BrennaLovell (22), BSc 2006, winner of this year’s Sadie BalkindScholarship, with Dr Elizabeth Flint (97), MSc 1936.branch engage in a variety of activities,including a monthly newsletter, monthlymeetings with informative speakers, anannual awards evening when those whohave received scholarships and awards areinvited to speak on their research projectsand studies, a mid-winter lunch, a summerouting and an annual morning tea forsenior members.Any woman who is a graduate of a tertiaryinstitution is warmly invited to join thefederation. Contact the MembershipSecretary, PO Box 3088, ChristchurchMail Centre, Christchurch 8140, or emailthebranch@canterburynzfgw.org.nz.40 Canterbury Magazine
Corks pop for century of commerceUniversity of Canterbury commerce alumniraised their glasses at Labour Weekend totoast a century of achievement.The College of Business and Economicscelebrated the centennial year of its majorundergraduate programme, the Bachelorof Commerce (BCom), one of the oldestundergraduate degrees in business andeconomics in the English-speaking world.Commerce centenary festivities beganwith a cocktail function on the Fridayevening at the Christchurch Art Gallery.About 250 alumni, current and formerstaff, members of the local businesscommunity and invited dignitariesattended the function where BComgraduate (1983) and National Party MP JohnKey was guest speaker.Key recollected his days as a Canterburystudent, spoke of his career path sinceleaving Canterbury with “a great degree”and reflected on the value of education,which led into his announcement of hissupport for the establishment of theUniversity of Canterbury CommerceUndergraduate Scholarship Fund.The fund, established by the Universityof Canterbury Foundation, will provideannual scholarships worth $10,000 for topschool leavers embarking on a Bachelor ofCommerce degree.Key announced on behalf of himself andwife Bronagh (née Dougan), also a BComgraduate (1984), his generous commitmentto fund one of the scholarships.On the Saturday, distinguished UC alumnaPansy Wong MP (BCom 1978; MCom 1979)planted a kauri tree opposite the commercebuilding. Other activities included a tour ofthe new campus, class photos, a lunch-timescreening of the University’s promotionalfilm from the 1960s and a barbecue dinnerfor both alumni and staff. During theafternoon tour of the old campus, nowthe Christchurch Arts Centre, EmeritusProfessor Roger Hopkins (BCom 1953; MCom1961; PhD 1970) shared his experience ofteaching in the still-preserved lecturetheatre as the University’s first full-timeeconomics lecturer.The honour of the closing remarks at thedinner was given to the oldest alumnusJohn Key MP, BCom 1983.at the celebrations, 90-year-old MauriceNewman (BCom 1941), a former studentvice-president, life member of theUniversity of Canterbury Students’Association, and UC Foundation patron.Photo: Linton PhotographyPostcard from PerthAlumni based in Perth, Australia, had theirfirst get-together on 18 August at thepopular Rigby’s Pub. Branch co-ordinatorStephen Alpers (BSc 1991) writes: “Wetook the opportunity to discover oldconnections and swap contact details.The best represented department wasgeology, but there were also alumni frombotany, commerce, engineering and law.The spread in years of graduation was from1964 to 1997. We will have another meetingearly in 2007 — hope to see you there.”Clockwise from left: Phil Little, Stephen Alpers,Adrienne Pooley, Tony Milne and Matthew Grant.Photo courtesy of Stephen Alpers.Astronomical marvels at Mt JohnThe Alumni Association’s second annualvisit to Mt John University Observatoryon Saturday 30 September was rapidlybooked out, with 41 participants makingthe drive to Lake Tekapo, travelling viaGeraldine for morning tea.The party lunched in Tekapo beforegathering at 2pm for the day-time tourof the 1.8m MOA telescope, the Bollerand Chivens 60cm telescope, and the1m McLellan telescope, with observatorysuperintendent Alan Gilmore, technicianPam Kilmartin and observatory directorProfessor John Hearnshaw (Physicsand Astronomy).A magnificent afternoon tea wasprovided by the Tekapo SchoolAssociation, followed by a presentationby Hearnshaw at the Godley ResortHotel. Hearnshaw’s illustrated talkemphasised the huge diversity ofobjects in the universe and thewide range of observing techniquesused by astronomers, across theelectromagnetic spectrum, from theground and in space. He also provideda brief history of Mt John and the role ithas played in astronomical discovery.Guests then enjoyed a dinner atReflections Restaurant, by whichtime the high cloud of the afternoonhad dispersed and the party wasable to enjoy a successful night-timeviewing at the observatory. Gilmoreat the 1m and Kilmartin at the OpticalCraftsmen telescope conducted theobserving sessions between 8.30 and10.30pm, treating guests to glimpsesof Uranus and Neptune, 47 Tucanae,Alpha Centauri, the Jewel Box clusterin Crux, the Tarantula nebula and othercelestial gems, including the Moon atfirst quarter.Alan Gilmore points guests in the right directionat Mt John.Photo: Chanel HughesSummer 2006 41
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