Who’s Whoand Why

Sun (Auckland), Volume 1, Issue 80, 25 June 1927, Page 8

Who’s Who—and Why

PROFESSOR H. W. SEAGAR IV h o holds the Chair of Mathematics at Auckland University College. He was a student at Trinity College, Cambridge, becoming second wrangler in IS9O and Smith's prizeman in 1892. He was a lecturer and came to Ancleis keenly interested MISS ELLEN MELVILLE. New Zealand’s mod distinguished feminist. From Auekland Grammar School she went on to the Universitf, where she qualified as a solicitor in 1906. Since 1913 she has been a member of the Auckland so far she has not of being New Zean M.P. COL. H. R. POTTER, Commander of Auckland's Jfiiitary forces. His army career bos been full of activity, and he served with the New Zealand contingent in South Africa, where hi teas mentioned in despatches. He wot tant-adjutant in the :t. LT.-COL. B. C. FREYBERG, V.C. Though born in England, he came to New Zealand at an early age and was ed ucated at Wellington College. He was a champion swimmer , and swimming of the Hellespont during the Gallipoli Conic feat. Hine times he war, his military led with a V.C. t» PROFESSOR /• MAC MILL AH brown. Chancellor of the New Zealand University, and Emeritus Professor of English at Canterbury College. refused a chair of English at OxfordOne of the greatest authorities on Poly-

in Wales in 1893, land in 1894 He in Rotary.

City Council, but realised the hope In.nrTst first t uioman

at one time assist t Canterbury district

paign teas an epic wounded during th career was crown 1916.

nesia , each year he goes out to the ; Pacific islands to make new invest * gations. He is author of manybooK^