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xliv Annual Report of the Delegacy cycle and the Victorians' at Hendon College of Technology Mr Proudfoot gave an intercollegiate lecture on 'Shakespeare in the eighteenth-century theatre' Dr Rogers gave an intercollegiate lecture on 'Fielding as playwright' Mr Porter gave two intercollegiate lectures at University College on 'Snorri Sturluson' He attended the international Saga conference in Edinburgh in August and spent September pursuing research in Copenhagen at the Arnamagnaean Institute During the session the department enjoyed the presence of Professor Tanaka of the University of Gifu Japan whose interest is the transla- tion of Middle English poetry into Japanese DEPARTMENT OF FRENCH Number of Students Honours 85 Postgraduate 23 In addition 29 students were spending the year in France as Assistants Departmental Notes Professor Cocking contributed two lectures to the intercollegiate series on Baudelaire organised by the Board of Studies He recorded short lecture on Rousseau which will be broadcast in January 1972 as the first French contribution to the second year of the Open University course He spent the month of May at the University of Illinois Urbana- Champaign as George Miller lecturer In July and August he was Visiting Professor at Madison He also lectured and conducted seminars at Princeton and Harvard Dr Landers directed and took part in the Easter vacation course for external students of the University In June he visited the University of Ibadan as external examiner for the Ph degree Mr Howells contributed one lecture to the intercollegiate series on Baudelaire organised by the Board of Studies Dr Clarke Mr Johnson Mr Howells and Mr Taylor took part in the Easter vacation course for external students of the University The French Society organised week-end of readings and discussions at Rogate from 4th to 6th December 1970 which was attended by