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C a p e  T o w n  lat er  in t h e year. W e  sh a ll  n a t u r a l l y  be very gl ad  
t o  see h er  ba ck.

T h e  p r es en t  T h i r d  Y e a r  s t u d e n t s  h a v e  b r o k e n  ne w  
g r o u n d  in t h a t  th ey  a r e  n o w  w o r k i n g  o n e  e v e n i n g  a  w eek  at  
S h a w c o .  ( S t u d e n t s  H e a l t h  a n d  W e l f a r e  C e n t r e s  O r g a n i z a ­
ti o n)  at  W i n d e r m e r e ,  w h e r e  th ey  a r e  t r e a t i n g  m a i n l y  c h r o n i c  
r e s p i r a t o r y  c o n d i t i o n s .  A r o t a  is d r a w n  u p  a n d  t w o  s t u d e n t s  
a t t e n d  ea ch  wee k. A  m e m b e r  o f  t h e  s t a ff  g o e s  in t u r n  to 
h el p  an d  g u i d e  th e s t u d e n t s  a s  ne ce s sa ry .

I n  sp o r t  this y e a r  t h r e e  o f  t h e  six m e m b e r s  f o r  t h e  U . C . T .  
S q u a s h  T e a m  p l a y i n g  for  t h e  I n t e r - V a r i s t y  W o m e n ' s  Plate, 
were f r o m  t he  D e p a r t m e n t  o f  P h y s i o t h e r a p y ,  viz., S u s a n  
Sweet, R o s e m a r y  D o w i e  D u n n  a n d  F l o r a  M o f f a t . F l o r a  
M offat d i s t i n g u i s h e d  h er se l f  by r e a c h i n g  th e F i n a l s , w h e r e  
U .C . T .  w as  b e a t e n  by R h o d e s .

O f  th e sta ff we a r e  ver y s o r r y  t h a t  Mis s M a r g a r e t  W h i t e  
will be l eav in g in Ju ly . S h e  is g o i n g  t o  a p o s t  at th e R o y a l  
In fir m ar y , N e w c a s t l e - u p o n - T y n e .  L a t e r  sh e h o p e s  t o  j o i n  
an e m e r g e n c y  c o u r s e  for  T e a c h e r  T r a i n i n g .  H e r  help, 
p a r t i c u l a rl y  in t r a i n i n g  t he  s t u d e n t s  in t h o r a c i c  a n d  r e s p i r a ­
tory t r e a t m e n t s  h a s  b ee n i n v a l u a b l e .  W e  sha ll m is s h er  
sorely an d  wish her  well, a n d  h o p e  sh e m a y  r e t u r n  t o  S o u t h  
A fri ca  a t  a f u t u r e  d a t e . A t  th e t i m e  o f  w r i t in g  we h a v e  n o  
definite r e p l a c e m e n t  f o r  her  a n d  t h e  o u t l o o k  is g l o o m y .

W e  a r e  l o o k i n g  f o r w a r d  t o  M i s s G a r d i n e r ' s  visit la te r  in 
t he  year.

T h e  sta ff a n d  t h e  T h i r d  Y e a r  s t u d e n t s  a r e  w o r k i n g  h a r d  
for  t h e m i d - y e a r  e x a m i n a t i o n s .  T w e n t y  s t u d e n t s  re gi ste re d 
f or  the S e c o n d  Y e a r ’s t r a i n in g .  T w e n t y -f i v e  s t u d e n t s ,  o f  
w h o m  o n e  h as sinc e w i t h d r a w n ,  r egi ste re d for  t h e  Fi rst  Y e a r  
in 1962.

Review
A G U I D E  T O  T H E  N E R V O U S  S Y S T E M

B y  John Gibson 
Illustrated b y  A udrey Bestemcm 

P u b l i sh e d  by  F a b e r  & F a b e r ,  24 Ru s se ll  S q u a r e ,  L o n d o n ,  
W . C . l  

P ric e R I . 2 5

T h e r e  a r e  II s e c t i o n s  in this little b o o k :
1. A n a t o m y .
2. N e u r o n e s  a n d  t h e i r  fu n ct i o n s.
3. T h e  s e n s o r y  s y s te m .
4. T h e  m o t o r  sy st em .
5. T h e  T h a l a m u s  a n d  H y p o t h a l a m u s .
6. T h e  C e r e b e l l u m .
7. T h e  M e n i n g e s ,  B l o o d  S u p p l y , V en t r i cl es  a n d  C c r e b r o -  

S p i n a l  F lu id .
8. T h e  C r a n i a l  N er v es .
9. T h e  S p i n a l  C o r d  a n d  N er v es .

10. T h e  A u t o n o m i c  N e r v o u s  Sy ste m .
11. T h e  Skills o f  t h e  N e r v o u s  Sy ste m .

T h e  text is well i l l u s t r a t e d  wi th  g o o d  d i a g r a m s .
T h i s  b o o k  is a ver y c o n c i s e  a n d  c l e a r  g u i d e  t o  t he  sub je ct . 

It s h o u l d  be useful fo r q u i c k  re fe re n ce  p u r p o s e s  fo r p r a c t i s i n g  
p h y s i o t h e r a p i s t s ,  a n d  as  a n  i n t r o d u c t i o n  fo r m o r e  de tai led  
s t u d i e s  f o r  s t u d e n t s .

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