![]() The botanists and one “Gentleman” were not far behind, either. In 1912, the degree Doctor of Science (DSc) was awarded to her by the University of South Africa for her dissertation The vegetation and flora of the Stellenbosch flats.Īccording to the article in the Universiteitsblad, the tour group set off with great “scientific gusto”, Prof Goddard with “his usual brisk stride”. Dr Duthie was appointed in 1902 to establish the Department of Botany at Victoria College. The other two lecturers were Miss Gardiner, a geologist, and Dr Augusta Vera Duthie (1881?1963), a botanist. Dr Goddard returned to Australia in 1922, where he became greatly respected the Goddard Biological Sciences Building on the campus of Queensland University in Australia, among others, was named after him. The idea for this “big party of people” was that of the Australian biologist and palaeontologist Prof Ernest James Goddard (1883?1948), who succeeded Prof Robert Broom at Victoria College in 1910. The aim was not only to enjoy a “pleasant holiday” but also “as we went along, discover more about the natural sciences and so observe the various phenomena about which we have learned in the classroom in their natural environment”, explained an article that appeared after the excursion in the Stellenbosch Universiteitsblad of June 1918. This is how a group of 19 Victoria College students and their lecturers, all from geology and botany, undertook a “hike between Prince Albert Station and George” in April 1918. ![]() On foot and, for the luggage, a donkey cart. Stellenbosch University’s Faculty of Science is also celebrating its centenary in 2018. Here is the first of many fascinating anecdotes from our history?
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