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WOMAN DOCTOR OF SCIENCEStudies Obscure Fungus'J'SIL* Hrst woman in the past five years to gam the degree of Doctor ol Science In Nrw South Wales Is Dr. Lilian Ross Praser. who, after ■ illinium academic career at Sydney University, will leave In August lor London to continue her stud lea for a year nt the Imperial College ol Science.Dr. Fraser, tlie Hrst woman bolan-M to gain into coveted honor. Is one ol three women In tills State who have gained the D.Sc. degree, the other* being Dr. Ida Brown, a lec-Dr. Lilian Roti Fraserhirer In neology- af. the University, mid l)r. Claire Weeks, a zoologist, who recently returned Irom abroad.Dr. Fraser, who Is the daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. C. Fraser, ol Pennant Hills, left tiie Sydney Girls’ High School in 1925. having gained a pub-iic exhibition In the faculty of science. After graduating In 19901 with first-das* honors In botany.. •he proceeded. two years Inter, to the Master ol Science degree.In 1932 this brilliant student was! emutfd 5i Linnean-Mnclcay Fellow-shln lor Research, which carries wllh it an annual allowance ol 1100.Dr. Frasers chief scientific interest Is In an obscure fungus which i rnws on r]ie bark ol trees. During the time .-he hna been engaged In rc-■earch on this mould, .-he has travel-led 50 000 miles in her own car: through New South Wales.Of coune, I know New South j Woles fairly well. said Dr. Fraser.! who added that on occasions her work had taken her as far north n\ Queensland and one** she had travel-| led to South Australia In search ol j material for articles which the Lin- i nenn Society had published.“If one does science intensely there Is vcrv little time left, for hobbles.” remarked Dr Frar.er. who makes some claim to I* an amateur pho*ogrnoh-* er. Of course, mo'* of mv shots have been botanical specimens,” she. added.
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Sydney Sun
Sydney, New South Wales, AU
Thu, May 20, 1937
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