Browsing UP Inaugural Addresses by Issue Date

Browsing UP Inaugural Addresses by Issue Date

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  • Van der Merwe, P.J.; University of Pretoria. Dept. van Godsdienswetenskap en Sendingwetenskap (University of Pretoria, 1979-05-02)
    Religion, when contemplated and studied as a phenomenon in itself, holds important implications for both the science of religion and theology. For the science of religion there is no more cardinal question than that of the ...
  • Roos, N.O.; University of Pretoria. Dept. van Beeldende Kuns (University of Pretoria, 1979-06-14)
    The development of art in South Africa barely spans 100 years. Many artists from Holland, England, Germany and France, together with their colleagues in South Africa, helped to develop it to the present level. Only ...
  • Rupert, Anton; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Business Economics (University of Pretoria, 1979-08-21)
  • Human, G.P.; University of Pretoria. Dept. van Interne Geneeskunde (University of Pretoria, 1980-03-06)
    The spectacular growth of medicine in this century is a reflection of the tremendous advances in physiology and biochemistry; the basic scientific discipline of modern internal medicine is molecular biology. The success ...
  • Paxinos, S.; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Music (University of Pretoria, 1980-03-13)
    Teaching objectives were a live issue in America during the 1960's. At first, only natural sciences were concerned, but soon the cultural subjects, including music, also became involved. A new evaluation of music as an ...
  • Grabe, R.P.; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Orthopaedics (University of Pretoria, 1980-03-20)
    Orthopaedics is one of the oldest branches of medicine and stems from both the surgical and medical facets of medicine. John Hunter, who can be regarded as the father of modern surgery, succeeded in the eighteen century ...
  • Van Niekerk, P.A.; University of Pretoria. Dept. Ortopedagogiek (University of Pretoria, 1980-05-01)
    The existing extensive interdisciplinary therapeutic assistance given to the deviant child reveals a conspicuous lack of integrated, pedagogically based insight in its design. Deviant behaviour is usually explained without ...
  • Friedland, Erich Karl Helmuth; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Physics (University of Pretoria, 1980-05-29)
    The interaction of science and technology is the driving force of modern society. The wealth of an industrial nation depends critically on the efficiency with which society makes use of its scientific resources. In the ...
  • Oosthuizen, J.S.; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Sociology (University of Pretoria, 1980-06-12)
    The purpose of this inaugural lecture, entitled The self-image of sociology — and sociologists, is to focus attention on the image which sociologists have of their discipline and of themselves. Four premises which outline ...
  • Grimsehl, U.; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Chemical Engineering (University of Pretoria, 1980-06-26)
    The demand for chemical engineers in South Africa is discussed in terms of the number of chemical engineers required and the type of training that would meet the needs of employers. The objective of the Department ...
  • Prinsloo, S.F.; University of Pretora. Faculty of Medicine (University of Pretoria, 1980-09-18)
    Through the ages mankind had the desire to look into its own body. The development of diagnostic radiology since the discovery of C-rays is briefly reviewed, with certain highlights being discussed in mre detail. a ...
  • Louw, W.J.; University of Pretoria. Dept. van Didaktiese Pedagogiek en Vakdidaktieke (University of Pretoria, 1980-10-16)
    When teacher training is considered, it is wise to establish the aims of such training. This aspect is examined fully and is projected against the situation in Europe, the USA and the RSA. The general dissatisfaction, ...
  • Barnard, A.C. (Adriaan Cornelis), 1927-; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Practical Theology (University of Pretoria, 1980-11-20)
    As a doctrine, the Churches generally endorse the presence of Christ in the worship, but in practice and in reality it is very often a much neglected factor - a "forgotten factor." From various angles this doctrine is ...
  • Wiechers, A.; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Chemistry (University of Pretoria, 1981-05-14)
    Each one of us tonight struggles with the same problem, namely what are the shortcomings of the teaching profession? Rather, what are the shortcomings of the educationalist? Before this question can be answered, definition ...
  • Van Niekerk, I.J.M.; University of Pretoria. Faculty of Medicine. Dept. of Anatomy (University of Pretoria, 1981-08-27)
    Anatomy is the science of form and structure, forming together with Physiology the "two sides to a coin". The word anatomy is derived from the Greek words ana, which means apart, and temnein, which means cut or ...
  • Schoeman, Hermanus Stephanus; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Statistics (University of Pretoria, 1981-09-10)
    During the course of many centuries Statistics has developed from a political science concerned with the analysis of facts about the State, to a mathematical science for studying the observations of non-deterministic ...
  • Brown, A.N.; University of Pretoria. Dept. of Mining Engineering (University of Pretoria, 1981-09-24)
    The strategic importance of certain minerals, the value of mineral production to the South African economy and the importance of minerals in everyone's daily life are outlined. Tomorrow's challenge is based on two ...
  • Ligthelm, A.J.; University of Pretoria. Dept. van Mondpatologie (University of Pretoria, 1981-11-19)
    Oral pathology has a definite role to play in the medical field, especially in the clinical and histological diagnosis of conditions presenting in the oral cavity. However, oral pathology is already preforming a much ...
  • Van der Merwe, J.V.; University of Pretoria. Dept. van Verloskunde en Vrouesiektes (University of Pretoria, 1982-05-27)
    The responsibilities of a department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology of a medical school are the following: patient care, teaching and training, research, administration and, lastly, official duties. These tasks should ...
  • Coetzee, A.M.; University of Pretoria. Dept. Voorkomende en Bevorderende Geneeskunde (University of Pretoria, 1982-10-07)
    When the Medical Faculty was established in 1941, provision was made for a part-time Head of the Department of Public Health . In the early sixties, Professor Albert Strating took over and became the first full-time ...