Page 2 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y June. 1961

Professor Raym ond Dart
D IP L O M A  C E R E M O N Y  P R E T O R IA  S C H O O L  O F  P H Y S IO T H E R A P Y , 10th F E B R U A R Y , 1961

I n tro d u c to ry  Speech m ade by D r. J. D . V E R S T E R  

A ssista n t Superintendent, P retoria General H ospital

E x tra c t o f  Speech m ade b y  Dr. J. D. Vers ter, at the D iplom a C erem ony o f  the P hysiotherapy School, 10 th February, 1961

T o  m ost o f  us in S o u th  A frica , the n a m e  o f  P ro fe sso r 
D a rt is closely a sso c ia te d  w ith a n th ro p o lo g y  a n d  in p a rti­
c u la r to  research in th a t field. P ro fe sso r D a r t is k n o w n  as 
the discoverer o f  the fa m o u s T a u n g s Skull in 1924.

P ro fe sso r D a r t has e a rn e d  w orld re n o w n  n o t o nly in the 
field o f A n th ro p o lo g y , b u t a lso in the fields o f M edical 
Science a n d  E d u c a tio n . F o r  m an y  years he w as P ro fe ss o r o f 
A n a to m y  a t the M edical S chool o f  the W itw a te rsra n d  
U niversity.

From  1925-1943 he was also D e a n  o f  the F a c u lty  of 
M edicine o f  the M edical School.

A s a m em b e r o f  the M edical C o u n c il, N u rs in g  C o u n c il, 
a n d  the S o u th  A fric a n  In s titu te  fo r M edical R e se arc h , 
P ro fe sso r D a rt h as re n d ere d  extensive service to  the S outh 
A frican w o rld  o f  re sea rc h  a n d  c u ltu re. W h a t is p e rh a p s less 
know n, is the fact th a t P ro fe ss o r D a r t h as been asso c iated  
w ith the in stitu tio n  o f  A cadem ic C o u rse s lea d in g  to P ro ­
fessional q u a lifica tio n s in P h y sio th e ra p y  a n d  O c c u p a tio n a l 
T h e ra p y .

N u m e ro u s degrees a n d  d istin c tio n s have been c o n ferre d  
on  P ro fe sso r D a rt, only o ne o f  w hich I wish to  m en tio n  at 
the m o m e n t, th a t is the G o ld  M edal o f  th e  S o u th  A frican 
A s so c ia tio n  fo r the A d v a n c e m e n t o f  Science.

P ro fe sso r D a r t has influenced m any y o u n g  S o u th  A frica n s 
to  e n te r the field o f  M e dical R e se arc h  a n d  his stu d e n ts , not 
only in S o u th  A frica , b u t elsew here, d o  him  c red it.

T o  me the fo llow ing e x tra c t from  a c o p y  o f the S o uth 
A frican M e dical J o u rn a l gives a tru e  p ictu re  o f  the k in d  o f 
m a n  we have w ith us to d ay .

“ It is p e rh a p s P ro fe ss o r D a r t ’s faculty fo r e n c o u ra g in g  
the best fro m  his s tu d e n ts  a n d  c o lleagues a n d  fo r a ro u sin g  
th eir e n th u s ia sm  w hich has m a d e  its m o st m e m o ra b le  
im p re ssio n .”

W e a re  also p u t in m ind o f th e  w o rd s o f  L on g fello w : 
Lives o f  g re a t m en a ll rem ind us 
We can m a k e  our lives sublim e 
and, departing, leave behind us 
F ootprints on the sand o f  tim e.

Y o u , Sir, have m ad e  y o u r m a rk , y ou h ave left y o u r 
fo o tp rin ts  deeply e m b e d d e d  o n  th e  sa n d s c o v erin g  v a rio u s 
S o u th  A frica n  fields o f h u m a n  e n d e a v o u r.

P R O F E S S O R  R A Y M O N D  D A R T  

E m eritus P ro fe sso r, U niversity o f the W itw atersrand

P resident o f  T h e  S o u th  A frican Society o f  P h y sio th e rap y

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P ro f. R aym ond A. D a r t 2

H isto ry  o f P hysiotherapy in South A frica 3

T re a tm e n t N otes— R eh ab ilitatio n  o f  H em iplegia—
M iss Je nnings 5

T re a tm e n t N otes— D oes Y our W heelchair F it? — M iss 
H um phrey 7

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Q uestion B ox . 1 0
S tu d e n ts’ Column . 1 2
B ranch News . 1 1
V acancies 14
M edical Aid Societies 19

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