ROTORUA BOY

Rotorua Morning Post, Volume 1, Issue 16, 11 September 1931, Page 2

ROTORUA BOY

MR. H. TE M.

WIKIRIW

NOMINEE FOR RHODEfl SCHOLARSHIP S

As announced by the "Posfl terday, a Rotorua boy, Mr Herfl Mokai Wikiriwhi, has been sfl by the professorial board of fl bury College as one of the terbury nominees for a fl Scholarship. fl Mr. Wikiriwhi reeeived hfl education at Whakarewarewa fl Rotorua, where he was onefl most promising pupils who havfl ed through the school. In lfl won a Makarini junior schofl tenable at Te Aute College, Hfl Bay, and entered that school irfl The year after he went to Tefl he v/on a Buller scholarshfl passed his pnblic service entrafl amination, while in 1928, twfl later, he matriculated. He was fl ber of the college first fifteenfl geant in the cadet corps, and fl considerable ability in debatinfl

The Arawa Trust and Maofl poses Fund Control Boards fl him a special leaving scholarfl 1929, enabling him to attend tfl versity. He is studying for thfl elor of arts degree and is thfl sitting his firfal section. Durjfl past two years he has done ccfl able coaching in Maori. He ifl ly interested in football, lawnfl and swimming. On going to (fl bury College in 1929 he plajfl the university senior A Rugbfl and represented the college fl Otago University and the fl University touring team. S In the past season he has fl consistently for the seniors aifl one of the nominees for the Nefl land University football teamfl visited Australia recently. playqd for the Sonth Island"H team on two occasions. For two years he has been runne^B the college swimming champic^B This year he is vice-eaptain H college clnb and narrowly mi^9 presenting Canterbury in tlflfl Zealand University tournamen^B