BRILLIANT CAREES.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1992, 24 February 1914, Page 6

BRILLIANT CAREES.

TRIPLE SEMOR > SCHOiARSHU'. (By 'Association.'); D ~,. Chrlsteliiifch,' February 23.' Brilliant I'esults : havo .-been ootained 7 xr Canterbury ..College student.,"Mr. J.-V.: Wilson, in the University examinations; In addition to havittg passed his B.A.*degree, .this student'h«s''ohtamed three senior University scholarships in Greek, and Jsfstorj'.lJis success '• puts hint at ..the head of the New Zealand University scholars, the best results previously o'btaiiied by any* one being .two senior : Bis record to date is instructivG, "In- }B(j7 lie obtained, a junior board .scholarship from the West Cbristeharch- School, and, two years later, a'-'so'nior board scholarship, he being tb'eu a pupil '. of the Christehurch';Boys' ■'Sfgh'School. In 1910 a junior University', scholarship came his way,,and, next -yealr, -he sig* nailed his entraneo' to Oantefbury e-oj-lego by obtaining.,t'lje &atin ali-d Rreek Exhibitions, together with the first section of his B.A. degree. luthe coUego annual examinations ho passed with credit in La tin,-.. Greek. English, ju-ris'-prudence, arid constitiJtibrial history. -Jn 1912 Mr. -Wilson obtaiiled- a Gttek" Eshibition, and passed, his ftollege exam* inations with credit in Latin, Greek and economics. Neit year )m wan three exhibition's in Latin, Greek, and history, and_ senior University scholarships in Latin. Greek, and history, .'He also passed his college ojamlhations witli credit in the same sublets, in addition to B.A. degree.. Among other distinction's ho. secured, in 1912. tho University 'H'ay'don. -Prize for -aii essay. Ho is only ninete'om years of ago.