RHODES SCHOLARS

Hokitika Guardian, 11 January 1929, Page 3

RHODES SCHOLARS

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WELLINGTON, /Jan. 8. >, The report of the Rhodes Trust for the academic year 1927-28 says that during the year 65 Rhodes Scholars took uip their scholarship for the first time. The number of scholars regularly in residence for either the whole or some part of the' academic year 1927-28 ivas 187—94 from the British Empire and 93 from U.S.A. There were also in residence for one or mote terms 15 ex-scholars. The scholars

were distributed aniong the various subjects as follows:—Literae humaniores (including philosophy or kindred subjects pursued .with a view to advanced degrees) 11, mathematics i, natural science and medicine 43, law 55, modern history 17, philosophy, politics, and economics 15, theology 2, modern languages 5, English literature 21, economics Diploma B Litt. or D. Phil.) 7, forestry or agriculture 3, miscellaneous 1.. In the course of the year <37 scholars either completed the term of the scholarship or went finally out of residence without completing it. The academic year 1928-1929 starts with 176 Rhodes Scholars in residence. Commenting on Tlie death in May last year of Dr J. Alien Thomson (late Director of the Dominion Mu- . seum). a New Zealand Rhodes Scholar A o f 1904, the report records that he was in residence at St. John’s College from 1904-1908. 'He obtained a firstclass in geology" arid the Burdett Coutts scholarship. He was a lecturer at St. John’s College for one year (1907-1908). For two years after leaving Oxford lie was in Australia. From 1911 to 1914 he was palaeontologist to the geological survey in New Zealand, and from 1914 onwards lie was Director of ' the Dominion Museum. Ho had been figliting tuberculosis for many years, but had continued his work in spite 'of inhess! Shortly before his death lie published a work on brachiopod morphology and genera. The examination results for the - year include the following New Zea- ' landers:—R. S. Aitkon (Bsilliol), D. Phil, degree in medicine; O. E. Low (Magdalen), final second-class honours / in French; J. A. Dunning (New College), final third-class honours in mathematics. C. E. Low was also » awarded a Heath Harrison travelling scholarship for German, while A. E. (porritt qualified as Bachelor of Medicine. On the sports side, TV. G. Kalauglier represented Oxford against • Cambridge at athletics, and was selected to represent New Zealand at the Olympic Games.