Oxometrical society
The Oxometrical Society was founded in 1942[1] by engineers at the University of Sydney. A plaque of Oxometrical Society was erected in the University of Sydney in recognition of the society.[2]
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A society of the same name exists in London. The symbol of the society is a bull. In 1944 the Oxometrical Society of Sydney University awarded the degree of Doctor to Ern Malley [3][4][5][6] for having shown himself a notable producer of oxoplasm. Music critic Neville Cardus, whose address on the ‘Oxometrical Aspects of Moronology’[7] was made a doctor and also received the Order of the Golden Horn by the society.
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Ronald N. Bracewell was the President of the Oxometrical Society while working in the Engineering Department of the University of Sydney.[8] In 1996 Sandy Halley submitted a thesis to become the first female member accepted into the Oxometrical Society.[9]
References
- "THE OXOMETRICAL SOCIETY" by Newtown graffiti is licensed under CC BY 2.0
- http://sydney.edu.au/arms/archives/Record%202014_SydUni_web.pdf
- https://lynnwalsh.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/
- http://comedysoc.com/history.html
- http://home.yowieocalypse.com/Ern_Malley_Hoax_2/
- http://madamepickwickartblog.com/2012/09/wallabee-hoax-the-down-under-side-of-the-ecliptic/
- http://jacketmagazine.com/17/oxom.html
- http://www.smh.com.au/news/obituaries/he-dug-trees-science-and-a-joke/2007/08/23/1187462433401.html
- http://www.keirdotnet.net/resources/ebooks/Sandy_Halley_Print_Quality.pdf