ABSTRACT
George Elton Mayo applied his clinical experience and the new psychology he was reading to problems in religion, politics, education, industrial relations, and child development, and he gave many public lectures on these topics. Mayo had hoped for changes in the organization of the university and had expected promotion for him, but he was surprised by the swiftness and courage of the Senate’s decisions. The person would have professorial status, be based in Brisbane, would lecture inside the university and out, tour the countryside, and generally supervise and direct district activities. Mayo saw the same fears in Barbara, and his heart ached for the presence of Dorothea to help him separate his erotic interest in Barbara from the equally powerful need to be a detached and expert clinician. A lecturer would be appointed to each district, and a chief lecturer would be appointed to coordinate the work throughout Queensland.
