Page 16 P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y September, 1964 STUDENTS' CO LU M N UNIVERSITY O F THE WITWATERSRAND W HITHER WITS T h e m o n th o f J u ly is p a st, a n d w ith it th e last long h o lid a y o f 1964. T h e m em o ries o f th e p a st m o n th will h ave to last u n til e x a m in a tio n s a re o ver a nd w e c a n a g ain relax! U n d e r th e a uspices o f th e S o u th e rn T ra n s v a a l B ra n c h a n u m b e r o f W its, stu d e n ts a tte n d e d a b rie f c o u rse o f lec tu re s by M iss H ickling. I t w as a fa sc in a tin g in tro d u c tio n to a new field o f w o rk . W e h o p e th a t M iss H ic k lin g e n jo y e d h e r v isit to S o u th A frica. C o n g ra tu la tio n s go to M rs J. D a v id so n a n d M rs. E. G orfil o n th e ir success in th e J u n e final e x am in atio n s. W e w ish th em success a n d h a p p in e ss in th e ir f u tu r e careers. S tudy-visits w ere a rra n g e d fo r th e s tu d e n ts in clinical y e ars to w a rd s the end o f la st term . T h e v isit to A v a lo n w as o f special in te rest as w e w ere a b le to see th e ru b b e r bow ling green w hich has re ce n tly b een (aid d o w n . W e wish the bow lers every success in th e ir new v e n tu re . W e w ish J o y B agg (nee V a n d e r Bijl) ev ery th in g o f the v ery b est fo r th e fu tu re . Jo y , a f o u rth y e a r s tu d e n t, w as m arried o n th e 1st Ju ly a n d she m a d e a lovely bride. W e wish o u r fe llo w s tu d e n ts th e b e st o f lu c k fo r th e y ear- e nd ex am in atio n s. T h e b lo sso m s w ill so o n b e o u t o n the lib ra ry law n, a n d as tr a d itio n h a s it th e y h e ra ld the beginning o f ‘exam -fever’. PHYSIOTHERAPY COLLEGE, PRETORIA HOSPITAL STUDENTS COLLEGE NEWS H o w silen t a n d lo n e ly th e c o rrid o rs o f th e C ollege are, n o w th a t m o st o f its o c c u p a n ts have d e se rte d P re to ria fo r w a rm e r clim es. Y es, th e July h o lid a y s a re u p o n us a n d o nly 16 th ird -y e a r stu d e n ts a re w o rk in g in th e D e p a rtm e n ts . (Is this a taste o f w h a t is to c o m e o n c e we h a v e qualified ? W e w o n d e r !) M isses A . S avin, F . de B ru in , E . Je n n in g s a n d A . H e n d ry a tte n d e d th e C o n fe ren c e o f M e d ica l E d u c a tio n in D u rb a n , d u rin g th e first w eek in July. M iss S avin w h o is a cting p rin c ip a l o f o u r C ollege gave a ta lk a t th e C onference on th e T ea ch in g o f P h y s io th e ra p y S tu d e n ts , th e P rin c ip le s o f C o -o p e ra tio n w ith o th e r m em b e rs o f th e M edical T ea m . M iss G . F la c k , V ice-P rincipal o f th e P h y s io th e ra p y S chool, T h e R o y a l N a tio n a l I n s titu te f o r th e B lin d , L o n d o n , left th e C ollege a t th e be g in n in g o f Ju ly to re tu rn h o m e , h a ving sp e n t six w eeks o n o u r tea c h in g staff. M isses K . D a h l, A . d e Ja g e r, E . P ric e -D a y a n d D . Stigling p a sse d th eir th ird y ear su p p le m e n ta ry exam s, a t th e end o f M ay. W e w ish th e m a ll success in th e ir new p o sts. C o n g ra tu la tio n s to A n n a d e Ja g e r w ho represented th e N o rth e rn T ra n s v a a l h o c k ey te a m a t th e N a tio n a l T o u r n a ­ m e n t held in C a p e T o w n d u rin g July. A t last w e a re b eg in n in g to see th e lig h t w ith re g ard to th e C ollege M a g a zin e a n d it is h o p e d to h a v e it o u t in circ u la tio n b y e a rly S eptem ber. B. T H O M P S O N , S e n io r S tu d e n t. UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOW N DEPARTMENT OF PHYSIOTHERAPY Students’ Column I n Ju n e , eig h t c a n d id a te s e n te re d fo r th e final e x a m in a tio n a n d a ll p a sse d , H ila ry S hew o b ta in in g a 2 nd C lass p a ss. O f these H eidi F e s q is w o rk in g in S o u th W est A frica , R o sa lie B u rm eiste r in E a s t L o n d o n a n d V ivian S a lo h a s sailed fo r o v e rsea s; th e re st a re w o rk in g in C a p e T o w n . D u rin g th e J u ly v a c a tio n . M iss R o p e r, a tte n d e d a C o n ­ fe re n c e in D u r b a n o n m ed ical e d u c a tio n w h ic h w as m o st stim u la tin g a n d p ro v id e d fo o d f o r th o u g h t. M a n y p r in ­ ciples a n d p ro b le m s d iscussed re la tin g to m edical e d u c a tio n w ere a ls o re le v a n t to th e tra in in g o f p h y sio th e ra p ists. W e w ere h a p p y to w e lco m e M iss H e a th e r W ilso n o n o u r s ta ff a t th e beg in n in g o f Ju ly . A lth o u g h th e se c o n d term h as o n ly s ta rte d th e e n d o f th e y e a r e x a m in a tio n s d o n o t seem v ery fa r aw ay. T h e S econd y e ars have n o t b een v e ry a c tiv e in sp h e res o th e r th a n p h y sio lo g y re ce n tly , a n d th e re w ere m a n y sighs o f re lie f w h e n th e la s t p h y sio lo g y h u rd le s w ere ta k e n . N o w th a t o u r stu d y in b a sic p rin cip les is c o m p le te d , w e feel th a t we c a n re a lly get o u r tee th in to p h y s io th e ra p y p ro p e r. E a c h m em b e r o f th e c lass has n o w h a d a spell o f clin ica l d u ty in a ll o f th e d e p a rtm e n ts, i.e. W a rd s a n d O u tp a tie n ts a t G r o o te S c h u u r H o s p ita l as well as th e g y m n asiu m a n d in d iv id u a l general a t th e O b s e rv a to ry C linic. W e w ere re p re se n ted a t In te r-v a rs ity H o c k e y b y M . C ullis a n d D . P in c h in w h o b o th e n joyed th e to u r im m ensely. In A p ril, b efore w ritin g o u r c lass tests w e w ere v e ry f o r f f tu n a te in b e ing a b le to h a v e a c o u rse o f six lec tu re s on^- c ro ss fric tio n s a n d m a n ip u la tio n s w ith M iss H ic k lin g , w ho w as v isitin g th is c o u n tr y fro m E n g la n d . T h is p ro v e d very in te re s tin g a n d in fo rm a tiv e . T h e re h a v e b een n o s p o rtin g a ctiv ities to sp e a k o f d u rin g th e v a c a tio n as fa r a s th e th ird y e a rs a re c o n c e rn e d , w ith p e rh a p s th e e x c e p tio n o f o n e o f o u r g ro u p w h o m a d e full u se o f th e re ce n t snow falls a n d w ent c lim b in g a n d skiing. T h e re st w ere e ith e r re stin g o n th eir lau re ls, a fte r having p a sse d th e ir e x a m in a tio n s— o r ju s t resting. C o n g ra tu la tio n s to a ll o u r c o n te m p o ra rie s w h o m a d e the g ra d e in J u n e a n d to th o se w h o d id n o t— b e tte r lu c k n ext tim e. J u s t re m e m b e r th a t “ th o se e x tra six m o n th s n e v er did a n y b o d y a n y h a r m ” . LETTERS TO THE EDITOR T h e E d ito r, P h y s io th e ra p y , 10, 4 th S tre et, A b b o ts fo rd , Jo h a n n e sb u rg . D e a r M a d a m , M a y I, th ro u g h th e m ed iu m o f the j o u r n a l, a tte m p t to c le a r u p a m a tte r c o n ce rn in g M iss H ic k lin g ’s v isit to S o u th A frica . I t h a s c o m e to m y n o tic e th a t so m e b ra n c h m em b ers h a v e n o t b een a d e q u a te ly in fo rm e d a b o u t th e a rra n g e m e n ts m a d e b y th e N o r th e rn T ra n s v a a l B ra n c h in c o n n e c tio n w ith p o s t-g ra d u a te c o u rses, a n d especially th e re a so n s fo r w hich th ey w ere m ade. C o n se q u e n tly , d u e to m is u n d e rs ta n d in g , the N o r th e rn T ra n s v a a l B ra n c h h a s b een th e ta rg e t o f u n ­ w a rra n te d c riticism . T h e id ea o f a sk in g M iss H ic k lin g to S o u th A fric a o rig in ­ a te d w h e n I re tu rn e d fro m St. T h o m a s ’ H o s p ita l, L o n d o n , to ta k e a tea ch in g p o s t a t P re to ria . I w as c alled u p o n to in tro d u c e th e w o rk a s ta u g h t b y D r. C y riax to s tu d e n ts a nd qualified p h y sio th e ra p ists, b u t fe lt th e need fo r in tro d u c in g th e w o rk a n d a ch ieving its a cc ep ta n ce as a re g u la r p a r t o f p h y sio th e ra p y first. T h is a cc e p ta n c e w as re q u ire d , n o t o n ly b y p h y sio th e ra p ists, b u t b y th e d o c to rs w h o e n tru s te d th eir p a tie n ts to us, a n d by th e a u th o ritie s w h o a re re sp o n sib le fo r th e tra in in g o f p h y sio th e ra p y stu d e n ts. I fe lt th a t, w ith m y b rie f e x perience in L o n d o n , I w as n o t well e n o u g h e q u ip p e d to u n d e rta k e this, a n d s ta rte d n e g o tia tio n s to b rin g o n e o f D r . C y ria x ’s experienced p h y sio th e ra p ists to R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. ) Septem ber, 1964 this c o u n try . M iss S avin to o k th e m a tte r u p w hen she m et M iss H ic k lin g p e rso n a lly , w ith th e re su lt th a t she ev en tu ally p aid u s th e very successful v isit fro m w h ic h w e have all benefited so trem en d o u sly . A t first it w as th o u g h t t h a t th e v isit c o u ld b e a rra n g e d on the sa m e lines a s th a t o f M iss G a rd in e r in 1962, i.e. th a t th e C .E .C . b e re sp o n sib le fo r h e r fa re a n d th e a rra n g in g o f p o st-g ra d u a te c o u rses, a n d th a t sh e sh o u ld spend a n e q u a l length o f tim e a t each m a jo r c e n tre in th e R e p u b lic . I t proved, how ever, t h a t th is w o u ld n o t w o rk —fo r th e follow ing r e a s o n s : (a) M iss H ic k lin g w o u ld n e ed , in h e r ow n o p in io n , at least th re e m o n th s (six m o n th s w as th e o rig in a l p la n ) in o rd e r to establish th e w o rk a t o n e c e n tre a lo n e . She co u ld o n ly o b ta in leave o f a b se n ce fo r th re e m o n th s. (b) T h e C .E .C . d e le g ate d th e re sp o n sib ility fo r M iss H ic k lin g ’s fa re a n d th e o rg a n is a tio n o f p o s t-g ra d u a te c o u rse s to th e N o r th e rn T ra n s v a a l B ra n ch . T h e N o r th e rn T ra n s v a a l B ra n c h C o m m itte e felt t h a t it w o u ld b e th e b e st p la n to a rra n g e p o s t-g ra d u a te c o u rse s in f r e t o r i a to suit m em bers fr o m a ll branches, i.e. a n evening course fo r lo ca l m em b e rs, tw o co n se cu tiv e w eek-end courses for m em b e rs fro m th e T ra n s v a a l, a n d a lo n g w eek-end course fo r m em b e rs fro m th e C ape, O ra n g e F re e S ta te a n d N a ta l. S u b se q u e n tly a fo u rth c o u rse w as a rra n g e d in Jo h a n n e sb u rg fo r th e con v en ien c e o f th e b lin d p h y s io ­ th era p ists in th a t a re a , a t th e re q u e st o f th e B lind P h y sio ­ th e ra p is ts’ G ro u p . T h e re a so n s fo r th e s e a rra n g e m e n ts w ere th a t it w as felt by th e C o m m itte e (in c o n s u lta tio n w ith M iss H ic k lin g ) th a t: (a) I f th e c o u rses w ere h eld lo ca lly , th e m em b e rs a tte n d ­ ing w o u ld h a v e th e o p p o rtu n ity to o b se rv e M iss H ic k lin g a t w o rk in c lin ics a n d th e d e p a rtm e n t o f th e o rth o p a e d ic h o sp ita l, w h e re th e m eth o d s w ere acc ep te d , e q u ip m e n t w as to h a n d , a n d m a te ria l fo r d e m o n s tra tio n w as re a d ily a v ailab le, w ith p a tie n ts k n o w n to M iss H ic k lin g . T h is w o u ld in cre ase the v a lu e o f a tte n d a n c e a t a course. (b) T h e N o rth e rn T ra n s v a a l c o u ld n o t finance a c o u n try ­ w ide tea ch in g t o u r o n th e ir ow n. (c) T h e re w as n o t sufficient tim e a v a ila b le d u rin g M iss H ic k lin g ’s v isit to e n a b le h e r to v isit a ll c e n tre s fro m w hich re q u ests h a d been received. (id) I t w o uld be a c o n sid e ra b le saving o f M iss H ic k lin g ’s tim e a n d e nergy if m em b e rs c o u ld tra v e l to her h e a d ­ q u a rte rs in stea d o f h e r tra v e llin g to v a rio u s centres. I t w as fe lt th a t P re to ria w as a t lea st n e a re r th a n L o n d o n ! (e) T h e N o r th e rn T ra n s v a a l B ra n c h d id n o t h a v e th e m a n p o w e r to c o p e w ith th e e x tra c o rre sp o n d e n c e a n d o rg a n iz a tio n th a t w o uld h a v e b een re q u ire d to a rra n g e v isits to o th e r c e n tre s as well. ( / ) I t w as felt t h a t, b y e stab lish in g th e m eth o d s p e r­ m a n e n tly a t th e P r e to r ia O rth o p a e d ic H o s p ita l, th e kn o w ledge g a ined fro m M iss H ic k lin g ’s v isit c o u ld n o t o n ly b e d isse m in a ted to a ll p h y sio th e ra p ists in S o u th A fric a d u rin g h e r stay, b u t a lso c o n tin u e to d o so a fte r sh e h a d re tu rn e d to E n g la n d . (?) P re to ria w as selected as th e c e n tre a t w hich th e w o rk sh o u ld b e e stab lish e d b e ca u se it w as n e a r th e S .A .S .P . h e a d q u a rte rs, w ith in e asy re a c h o f tw o p h y sio ­ th e ra p y tra in in g cen tres, a p o s t on th e P r e to r ia te a c h ­ ing sta ff w as a v a ila b le fo r M iss H ic k lin g , th e o r th o ­ p a e d ic su rg e o n s a n d p h y sic al m edicine sp e c ia lists h a d expressed in le tte rs th e ir in te re s t in th e w o rk , a n d I h a d a lre a d y b e en tra in e d in th e m eth o d s a n d co u ld help M iss H ic k lin g w ith c o u rse s e tc ., a n d e n su re co n tin u ity w h e n she re tu rn e d to E n g la n d . Page 17 I sin c ere ly h o p e th a t y o u w ill find space to p rin t th is ra th e r len g th y le tte r in y o u r jo u r n a l, in o rd e r to c le ar u p th e u n fo rtu n a te m is u n d e rs ta n d in g betw een so m e o f o u r B ranches. Y o u rs sincerely, B R U N . W IN T E R . M a d a m , E Q U A L P A Y F O R E Q U A L W O R K T h e a b o v e slo g a n h a s b e en o n e o f th e lo u d e s t c ries o f C h a rte re d S ociety o f P h y s io th e ra p y a n d o f the S .A .S .P . ever since I c a n rem em ber. H a s it, o r w ill it, a d v a n c e th e sta tu s o f th e S ociety n o w o r in th e f u tu r e ? W ill it re a lly in cre ase th e sa la rie s o f th e m em b e rs o f th e S o c iety ? H a s it re a lly o ver th e last th irty y e ars, m a d e th e C h a rte re d S o ciety o f P h y s io th e ra p y an o u ts ta n d in g S o ciety w h e re sa laries a n d c o n d itio n s a re c o n ­ c e rn e d ? I th in k th e tim e is rip e fo r th e S o c iety to press fo r in­ c rea se d sa laries in a c c o rd a n c e to th e G o v e rn m e n t P o licy ra th e r th a n w ith su ffra g e tte ideas h ow ever h ig h -m in d e d th ey m a y be. T h e la te s t a d v e rtis e m e n t in the Cape Tim es, 21st July, 1964 offers th e fo llo w in g va ca n cie s in th e C a p e a n d O ra n e e F re e S ta te H o s p ita ls : E le ctricia n , P lu m b e r, C a rp e n te r: R l,3 0 8 x R 1 0 2 — R 2,040. P h y s io th e ra p ist, M a le G ra d e I I : R l,1 0 4 x R 1 0 2 — R 2.160. T h is in effect gives y o u th e s ta tu s o f a P h y s io th e ra p ist. U n le ss th e S o c iety can a lte r this, w h e th e r y o u g e t e q u a l p a y o r n o t, it is th is ty p e o f th in g t h a t show s th e s ta n d in g o f P h y sio th e ra p ists. I n a ll G o v e rn m e n ta l d e p a rtm e n ts th e s a la ry level o f a s s is ta n t P ro fe ssio n a l Officers co m m e n ce a t R l,4 1 0 u p ­ w a rd s. T h e re fo re it is m y c o n te n tio n th a t u n le s s a m ale p h y sio th e ra p ist is p a id a t th is level th e s ta tu s o f p h y sio ­ th e ra p y a s a w h o le is lo w e r th a n t h a t o f a n a rtis a n — w h e th e r y o u have e q u a l p a y o r n o t. W e h a v e a t th e m o m e n t a b o u t 74 p h y sio th e ra p ists in the w hole o f th e C a p e P ro v in c e. C a n we re a lly e x p ec t to sw ay th e P ro v in c e to c h an g e its w h o le p o lic y o f m a le a n d fem ale sa laries fo r u s ? W e sh o u ld be re a lis tic in o u r c laim s a n d w o rk w ith in the acc ep te d G o v e rn m e n t P o lic y a n d w ith the a cc ep te d G o v e rn ­ m en t G ra d e s , i.e .: A s sista n t P ro fe ss io n a l O fficer; P ro fe ssio n a l Officer; S e n io r P ro fe ss io n a l Officer; P rin c ip a l P ro fe ssio n a l Officer; C h ie f P ro fe ssio n a l Officer. I feel if a c o n c e n tra te d effort w as p u t fo rw a rd o n th e a b o v e lines to th e G o v e rn m e n t, c u ttin g o u t c laim s fo r e q u a l p a y fo r e q u al w o rk a n d p a rt-tim e w o rk , e tc ., sim ply try in g to get o u rselv es a ccepted on th e P ro fe ssio n a l O fficers’ Scales we w o u ld have a g re a te r c h a n c e o f in cre asin g b o th the sta tu s o f o u r S ociety a n d in cre asin g th e sa laries o f a ll o u r m em bers. Y o u rs tru ly , B E T R A M G . M O T H . 108 P o r t Soy, B e ac h R o a d , T h re e A n c h o r B ay, C a p e T o w n . 22nd Ju ly , 1964. P H Y S I O T H E R A P Y R ep ro du ce d by S ab in et G at ew ay u nd er li ce nc e gr an te d by th e P ub lis he r (d at ed 2 01 3. )