Calendar: 1957-1958 Page 421

ANNUAL REPORT xxxv First Degrees Sc Special lst Class Honours 2nd Class Honours Upper Division 2nd Class Honours Lower Division Higher Degrees Ph Hart study of sporeforming bacteria from soil Ph Naguib study of nitrate-reducing soil bacteria 'י Departmental Notes The department has continued to receive generous support from the Agricultural Research Council see 11 which has enabled work to be continued on mechanisms of action of plant growth hormones Work on autonomic rhythms in plant growth has been facilitated by generous grant of over £500 for the purchase of an infra-red gas analyser from the Royal Society Government grant Work on physiological aspects of mycology and plant pathology began as result of Dr Boulter's appointment as an assistant lecturer department of chemistry Number of Students First Year Medical 25 Sc General and Subsidiary let Year 23 2nd and 3rd Year 17 Ancillary Chemistry lst Year 22 2nd Year 17 Chemical Engineering Sc Special lst Year 31 2nd Year 25 3rd Year 27 Postgraduate full-time Organic Chemistry 23 Inorganic and Physical Chemistry 18 Total 231 First Degrees Sc Special lst Class Honours 2nd Class Honours Upper Division 2nd Class Honours Lower Division 3rd Class Honours 12