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Title
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Rhodes University Graduation ceremony on Friday, 11th April 1969, at 8 p.m., in the University Great Hall
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Creator
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Rhodes University
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Date
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1969/04/11
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Abstract
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This digitised archival document records the Rhodes University graduation ceremony held in the University Great Hall on Friday, 11 April 1969, at 8 p.m. The ten-page programme documents the conferral of undergraduate, honours, master's and doctoral degrees, alongside diplomas, certificates, scholarships, bursaries and academic prizes. Page 2 identifies the university's principal officeholders, including Chancellor W. J. Busschau, Vice-Chancellor J. M. Hyslop, Pro-Vice-Chancellor J. V. L. Rennie and Registrar W. J. Askew. It also records honorary degrees awarded to Professor J. F. V. Phillips (Doctor of Science) and the Reverend C. E. Wilkinson (Doctor of Divinity). A note acknowledges the death of Professor D. C. S. Oosthuizen and indicates that Professor R. K. J. E. Antonissen would present candidates from the Faculty of Arts in his place.
Pages 3–6 document graduates from the Faculties of Science, Commerce, Social Science and Law, with qualifications in microbiology, botany, chemistry, mathematics, pharmacy, economics, business economics, sociology and law. Academic distinctions are recorded across several disciplines. The postgraduate research listed on pages 5–6 illustrates the breadth of scholarship undertaken at Rhodes University, including studies of South African river ecology and diatoms, radio emissions from Jupiter, the chemical constituents of Acacia mearnsii and aloes, wool and mohair properties, pharmaceutical analysis, and the geology of mining areas in Zambia and the Eastern Cape. Doctoral research addresses citrus red mite ecology in the Eastern Cape, tobacco cultivation in acid soils, zirconium compounds and vegetable tannins, government policy and industrial location in South Africa, and the production and marketing of South African maize between 1910 and 1966. A master's dissertation in sociology and social work examines welfare legislation and its relationship to the regulation of welfare organisations.
Pages 7–9 document diplomas and certificates in fine art, physical education, music, librarianship, teacher education, law, personnel welfare and management, rural economy, accountancy and secretarial practice. Of particular relevance to the history of library and information services, page 7 lists recipients of the Diploma in Librarianship and Lower Diploma in Librarianship. Pages 9–10 record scholarships, bursaries and prizes, including the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Trust Scholarship for 1820 Settler and Eastern Cape history, research and postgraduate scholarships, and awards recognising academic achievement.
As a primary historical source, the programme provides valuable evidence of Rhodes University's academic development, research priorities, professional training and institutional traditions in the late 1960s. It supports institutional, biographical and genealogical research, while contributing to broader studies of higher education, scientific scholarship, social welfare, economic development and the history of professional education in South Africa
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Subject
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Rhodes University
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Graduation ceremonies
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Academic ceremonies
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Format
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application/pdf
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Language
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English
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Type
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text
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Extent
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10 pages
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Rights
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Rhodes University
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Is Part Of
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Rhodes University Graduation Programmes
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Genre
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Graduation program
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Publisher
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Rhodes University, Office of the Registrar
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Location
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Cory Library and Archives
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Location - Shelf Locator
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Box 1, C3
