R7.17 – The Arthur Norman Smith Lectureship in Journalism

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Recitals-

1. Members of the family of the late Arthur Norman Smith, who was one of the founders of the Australian Journalists' Association, having been its first general president and for five years its general secretary, presented £200 to the University to endow an "Arthur Norman Smith Lecture in Journalism".
2. The sum of £200 increased to $14,086 at 31 December 1994.
3. At 3 August 2004 the capital of the Arthur Norman Smith Lectureship in Journalism fund was $34,455.77 and the income was $10,910.40.

It is provided as follows-

1. The sum of $14,086 and any accumulations and additions to the sum forms the endowment of a lectureship called the "Arthur Norman Smith Lectureship in Journalism" (“the fund”) and the fund must be paid into an investment pool and must remain there until the Council directs otherwise.
2. The income is used to provide in each year a lecture or lectures by a leading authority or authorities on some important aspects of Journalism and, to defray, in whole or in part, any cost of advertising and entertaining incurred in connection with the lecture or lectures and the cost of publishing the lecture or lectures, either individually or as a collection and either independently or as part of another publication.
3. Each lecturer is to be appointed and receive a fee determined by Council on the recommendation of the dean of the faculty of Arts who, before making any recommendation concerning the fund, must consult the head of the Media and Communications Program .