ggpTEMBER 1977 F I S I O T E R A P I E 15

IN  MEM ORIAM
T he news o f Evelyn S m ith’s sudden d eath  early 

in M ay greatly saddened h e r colleagues and 
friends. T o h er husband B erry and to her children 
our deepest sym pathy is extended.

She graduated with a B.Sc. in Physiotherapy 
from th e U niversity of th e W itw atersrand in 1950. 
She gained varied experience in hospitals in 
Johannesburg, E ngland and Z am bia. Shortly after 
coming to th e Cape with h e r fam ily she enrolled 
at the U niversity o f Cape T ow n to study fo r her 
T eacher’s C ertificate in Physiotherapy. She gained 
this qualification in 1967 and taught at th e U .C.T. 
School of Physiotherapy fo r some years. In 1971 
she took a y ear’s sabbatical leave to study 
A natom y II. Following her appointm ent to a 
lectureship in A natom y at U .C .T . M edical School 
in 1972, she tran sferred  fro m  the physiotherapy 
to the anatom y departm ent. She lectured to the 
param edical services and subsequently to the 
medical students.

She continued w ith her studies and in 1975 
achieved a first class pass in h e r B.Sc. Med. 
H onours degree w ith A natom y as a m ajor. She 
was involved w ith research in th e em bryological 
field and had a num ber o f publications to her 
credit. She was an excellent teacher and will be 
rem em bered by h e r m any students fo r her e n ­
thusiastic tuition and h e r willingness to help and 
advise them .

N o t only was she an outstanding academ ician 
but as a m other she stayed interested and involved 
in the activities o f her grow ing children. She also 
devoted the sam e w hole-hearted enthusiasm  to the 
projects and sports in w hich she was interested. She 
loved th e outdoors and had a wide knowledge 
of n a tu ra l history. M any friends will rem em ber 
with affection the open-hearted sharing of h e r sea­
side hom e. She was a keen league squash player 
and m ountaineer. A  creative person, as well, her 
enjoym ent of and skill a t gardening and photo­
graphy particularly, were very m uch p a rt of her.

Evelyn Sm ith was a vital loving person who 
always had tim e and energy for others. She was 
a talented and dynam ic person whose presence will 
be greatly missed by all.

OBITUARY  
D R . H . D . EPSTEIN 
30-11-1896—7/7/1977

It is with great reg ret th a t we heard the news 
o f D r. H a rry  E pstein’s death at the age o f 80.

H e  was born in W ellington and started his 
medical training at U .C.T. b u t com pleted his 
M.B. Ch.B. degree in E dinburgh. H e retu rn ed  to 
South A frica, m arried Sadie K atzen in 1926, and 
started his practice in P aarl. M any o f th e colour­
ful stories he told related to this period and re ­
flected his g reat sense of h u m o u r and u n derstand­
ing of hum an n atu re.

D uring the second W orld W ar, he did military 
service as a camp doctor at Z onderw ater. He 
re tu rn e d  Mo civilian life and in 1948 joined D r. 
L evitt in a physical m edicine practice in P retoria. 
F o r 22 years he was actively involved in clinical 
w ork at the H . F. V erw oerd Hospital.

Always generous and interested in physiotherapy, 
he donated a cup to the P reto ria P hysiotherapy 
College in 1964, to be awarded each year to the 
most popular and prom ising student. F u rth e rm o re , 
on his retire m en t he donated the whole of his 
m edical library to th e non-E uropean students of 
G a-R ankuw a.

T h e  physiotherapists who w orked fo r and with 
him  will miss this dear old man.

G a-Rankuw a First Diplom ates
A t the end o f 1976 four students at G a-R ankuw a w rote 

their final exam inations in th e N atio n al D iplom a in 
Physiotherapy and all fo u r were successful in the ex­
aminations.

To m ark  the occasion M rs. M olly Levy, C h airm an  of 
the South A frican  Society o f P hysiotherapy, sent the 
following le tte r to  M rs. A udrey M cF arlan e, Senior 
Lecturer, in charge of th e Physiotherapy training at 
G a-Rankuwa:
Dear Mrs. M cF arlane,

O n behalf of the N atio n al E xecutive C om m ittee and 
all the m em bers o f th e Society m ay I  co n g ratu late you 
most sincerely on th e successful com pletion o f th e first 
training o f physiotherapists a t th e  G a-R an k u w a H ospital.

We are all aw are o f th e  fru stratio n s and hardships 
with w hich you w ere faced, p articu larly  in the initial 
stages o f the course. We know  how proud you m ust 
be o f your first fully-fledged physiotherapists, and wish 
you continued success.

Y ours sincerely,
C hairm an.

M rs. M cF arlane replied as follows:
D ear M rs. Levy,

1 was very gratified to  receive your letter on behalf 
o f the N atio n al E xecutive C om m ittee and all th e m em ­
bers o f th e Society, congratulating m e on the successful 
com pletion o f th e  first training o f physiotherapists at 
G a-R ankuw a H ospital.

I too was very pleased th a t all candidates passed.
I really do appreciate your kindness in w riting to me. 

T h e th o u g h tfu l gesture helps to spur me on in the efforts 
I  am  making. I  have always said th a t the challenge of 
w hat I am  doing has opened up fascets o f m y life I  did 
n ot know  even existed and it is an additional boost to 
receive a letter such as yours.

K indly convey my appreciation to the Executive C om ­
m ittee and M em bers o f th e Society.

W ith m any thanks.
Y ours very sincerely,

M rs. A. M cF arlane.
Senior L ectu rer, Physiotherapy.

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