RHODES SCHOLAR.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 754, 1 March 1910, Page 8

RHODES SCHOLAR.

TO BE CHOSEN TO-DAY. THE 1 NOMINATED CANDIDATES. . The. selection of the Rhodes scholar for New Zealand for 1910 will be made today/ The committee of : selection will be smaller.than usual, since the Chancellor, of the University- (Sir Robert Stout), will not be present, and noi judge of tho Supreme Court is available.: Dr. Hight, of Christchurch, is also unable to come to Wellington, having recently undergone an operation, and Professor Blunt will come in his stead. The Committee" of selection will the cef ore be composed as. follows:— His Excellency the Governor/SProi'essors Thomas (Auckland), lurk (Wellington), Blunt (Christchurcli), and Gilray (Dun-, edin). The committee 'till m'e&t at the Ministerial residence, Molesworth Street, at 3 p.m. to-day. '■ : The following are the candidates and their, scholastic qualifications:—. Victoria College.—Robert. Kennedy, junior scholarship 1905, B.A. and LL.B. 1908; senior scholarship "1908,' M.A. with first-class honours 1909 (by cable), coin'plete'd.M.B.. 1909. : . , , .:, ' Auckland University College.—Kenneth Sisaui junior scholarship 1905, B.A. 1908, senior .scholarship 1908, M.A.-with firstclass honours 1909 (by cable). ■ .Canterbury College.—Edwin John Wilson, junior scholarship 1904, BJL 1907, senior scholarship 1907, M.A. , with firstclass honours 1908, B.Sc. 1909 (by cable). Otago. .University.—Henry Havelock Cornish, junior scholarship 1905, B.A. 1908, senior scholarship 1908, M.A: with : double first-class honours 1909 (by cable). : The scholarship is tenable at Oxford for three 'years, and is of the value of ,£3OO a year. The scholar chosen must .begin' residence at Oxford in October. : The. committee :of selection is ordinarily constituted as follows:—The Governor (in his private capacity), the Chief Justice, the Chancellor of the University, and four persons appointed from year to year, by the Professorial Boards of the four University Colleges.' It has been iagreed that while Sir Robert Stout holds the two offices of Chancellor and Chief Justice his place on the committee of selection as Chief Justice shall be filled by the next senior judge of the Supreme Court who may be available. This year, as has ,, been stated, 'neither' vth'e';'Chancellor nor a judge is available. " The following are the "previous winners of the •scholarship.:—l9o4,. J. A. Thomson., (Otago); 1905, P. W. Eobertson (Welling-' ton); 1906, B'. A. Farquharson (Otago); 1907, C. M. Gilray (Otago); 1908, S. N. Ziman (Auckland); 1909, A. MacdougaU (Wellington). ••,'.' •'•■-■'

' CANDIDATES ENTERTAINED. The four candidates . for the Rhodes Scholarship were entertained by tho Victoria College students at.'a .supper in the gymnasium, last evening; Mr. I'. A. Wilson, • president of. the association, was in the chair, and the Professorial Board was .well represented. Mr. J. M. Hogben proposed, the toast, of. the "New Zealand University," to which Mr. J. , W. Joynt, Registrar of the University, responded. The toast of "The Easter Teams" was proposed by Mr. S.'F. Dizon, ami replied to bjvMr. J. .1 , .' Thompson. . "Absent., Friends;'more especially previous Ehodes Scholars:-and ..Candidates" was ( .proposed by ' Professor • Brown. The Ehodes scholar who should be elected today, said Professor Brown, wi>old join a band/of." very admirable predecessors. He .doubted very much if any other British colony with so small a- population could point to so many distinguished winners: of the scholarship as New Zealand. In reviewing the snecesses-of previous Rhodes scholars,, the'professor, .staied that the first one, Mr. Thomson, is .now engaged in a course of work in West Australia, Dr. Robertson is a professor at Rangoon, and the. other four are still .pursuing their course at Oxford. The new Rhodes scholar, would have opportunities at Oxford which ought to be generally envied. Many hard thing 6 were said about Oxford by people who ..knew nothing about it. Oxford did ''not'-require '-'credentials or testimonials from anyone, though the testimonial given it by Rhodes—man of action and not connection with this scholarship was one of which even Oxford might bo proud. ,