GEOGRAPHY IN DOMINION UNIVERSITIES 279 
DocuMENT A. 
Dear S1r,—On behalf of the Committee appointed by Section E (Geo- 
graphy) of the British Association at its Centenary Meeting held in London, 
September 23-30, 1931, to inquire into the position of Geography in the 
universities of the Empire, we enclose a short questionnaire relative to the 
position occupied by Geography in your University. 
It will be of great assistance to us if you will be so good as to answer the 
questions as fully as possible and also add any other information bearing 
on this topic which you think would be of value. 
(signed) C. B, Fawcett (Chairman). 
L. Duprey Stamp (Secretary). 
The Committee consists of the following : L. J. Burpee (Ottawa) ; W.N. 
Penson (Dunedin) ; F. Debenham (Cambridge) ; C. B. Fawcett (London), 
Chairman; C. Fenner (Adelaide); Griffith Taylor (Chicago, late of 
Sydney, N.S.W.) ; L. Dudley Stamp (London, late of Rangoon), Secretary ; 
J. H. Wellington (Johannesburg), with power to co-opt. 
DocuMENT B. 
Questionnaire. 
(1) What is the position of Geography as a subject— 
(a) in the Matriculation or other entrance examination ? 
(6) in Intermediate or other pre-graduation examinations ? 
(c) in the First Degree (Pass and/or Honours) and in what faculty or 
faculties ? 
(d) in Higher Degrees ? 
(e) in other qualifications recognised or awarded by the University 
(e.g. Diplomas) ? 
(f) as part of the training for Degrees in other subjects ? 
(2) (a) Is there a Department of Geography ? 
(6) If so, in what faculty or faculties ? 
(c) Is Geography independent or combined with one or more other 
subjects in a joint Department ? 
(3) What is the teaching staff in Geography? Please give names and 
status. 
(4) What, if any, members of the staffs of other departments teach 
Geography ? Please give names and status. 
(5) What proportion, if any, of the work takes the form of laboratory 
work (in hours per week) ? 
(6) Please give any other information which bears on the subject. 
Replies should be sent as follows :— 
From Canadian universities to Dr. L. J. Burpee, International Joint 
Commission, Ottawa. 
From United States universities to Prof. Griffith Taylor, University of 
Chicago. 
' From Australian universities to Dr. C. Fenner, University of Adelaide. 
From South African universities to Prof. J. H. Wellington, University of 
the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. 
From New Zealand institutions to Dr. W. N. Benson, University of 
Otago, Dunedin. 
