THE RHODES SCHOLAR.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 435, 18 February 1909, Page 9

THE RHODES SCHOLAR.

WHO WILL BE SELECTED P ;i V.T^e/..'■ , MacsV';'a^e'il^'■.the■; , a'wndanti^i■ , ■■ ! J^6n• , Sir Joseph -Ward reconstruct-ed the Ministry a ;few .weeks he, paid every respect to the sons of Caledonia,' .who ."rejoice', iu- 'this. his-', torical prefix to. their surname. But ho did not secure all the clever . "Macs" in the -Dominibii,"; for?thrM s ''«Bt.' , 6f.*th'e , v'Sv«''«mi-' aates'for th'e:Rhodes Scholarship* of;this : year. havo ;Scots, ;names-having 'this- prefixi;-;The clans; however; differ widely. ■ . " ■ ;■ Wellington's: representative is.: Mr. ■ Allan Maedougallj whp -after a brilliant' career at the Wellington College and the Victoria College University, obtained an M.A. degreo last; year.;, He. .is twentyrthreeiyears of. age! .■ Canterbury : College, has nominated, Mr, Peter M!Callum, twwtyrthree years of ago, who was, born at Maryhill.'-;Glasgow,.'.and has been educated at Christ's' ; College fand : .Canterbury;. College. He has secured, his M.Sc. degree. .. « - . -- : Tho representative from Dunedin is Mr. Hector Maclean, the nominoe of tho- Otago' University,' who, graduated-from thevOtago Boys'.High School. He is the oldest nominee —twentyrfour^years of.age,- . The Auckland University has nominated Mr. W. G. Aldridgo; 8.A., ' who is but twenty'., years'; of; : . age. Ho ■ attended'.' the. Auckland Grammar School, before taking -the University course. '■■' This year the Wanganui Collegiate .School has nominated a candidate , for ;the Rhodes: Scholarship.- Tho selection'.. fell' upon 'Mr.; Moriron, a son of Mr. C. B: Morison, solicitor, of Wellington, and a grandson of Colonel Haultaiu. He ■is an undergraduate ;of the New Zealand University. ;.i ■ Tho_ meetjiig of; tiie; Rhodes, iScholarship Committee, is'to, be held, on Friday, nert;