OXFORD HONOURS

Hokitika Guardian, 26 August 1933, Page 3

OXFORD HONOURS

FOR AN AUSTRALIAN COUPLE

ROMANCE OF EDUCATION

LONDON, August. 14

The Sunday Express states tha& - Mr lj. Taylor, of St. Catherine’s .Society, and Mrs. Mabel Taylor, of the Home Students’ Society, -Oxford., were each given first-class honours, at• the recent. “Modern, Greats” examinations."; They are husband'tod wife, 'and- come fr-onr Australia, a*id they-;surmounted greatmonetary, difficulties in'-order, to secure the'high distinctions;-at Oxford: Mrs-' Taylor is the g.nly. woman placed- .lathe' first-cla% “Modern; Greats” this' year, and it is believed; that it. is unprecedent:ed .for husband and wife simultaneously to ■ secure first-class honours. . -g' '

Whan. Mr and Mrs' Taylor '- found that' by living-■-separately they would have insufficient money to' - complete their courses they married .and lived- in a "village.' three . 'miles - from' Oxford, whither Mrs- Taylor cycled during terms, her husband doing the ‘ housework while she was particularly busy. During ' the University vacations I Mr Taylor earned a -little money teaching in. county .schools. When these schools were '-closed- for holidays . Mrart d Mrs Taylor found that the cheapest method of living wps. to /cycle in the country, sleeping under the stars. Finally they rented an orchard near /Oxford. for .ss";ia week, and complied thei r studies of philosophy' and economics in the ope,n air- -