RHODES SCHOLARS.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 59, Issue 39, 25 November 1938, Page 6

RHODES SCHOLARS.

QUESTION OF PASSAGE MONEY. A FUND RECOMMENDED.! (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, This Day. Rhodes Scholars do not receive any payment under the scholarship until they have taken up residence at Oxford and the question whether they, should bo given passage money was raised and discussed at the meeting of the Victoria University College Council last night.

Mr M. H. Oram, mover of a motion in the matter, said that students had to work their passage Home. They had to go almost cap in hand to various shipping companies to obtain a passage, under varying conditions such as ship’s writer or steward. It seemed to him that that kind of thing was not in accordance with the dignity attaching to the position of Rhodes Scholar and the honour of selection. He thought a small amount of money should be provided, either by the University Senate or in some other way. It was decided unanimously to approach the' Senate with a view to steps being taken for the provision of passage money.

In seconding the motion Mr A. A. Huggins suggested that if a fund were established from which passages back could be paid more scholars might return to New Zealand.

Professor Mules suggested that there be a fund from which advances could be made to all travelling scholars and Professor Hunter mentioned that a certain number of free passages were provided by the shipping companies i o post-graduate scholars who otherwise have difficulty in going abroad.

SELECTION COMMITTEE MEETS.

EIGHT NOMINEES EXAMINED WELLINGTON, This Day. The Rhodes Scholarship selection committee is sitting at ’Government House to consider the claims of eight nominees and the two selected will he the fifty-second and fifty-third Now Zealandjers to he so honoured. Personal appearance before the committee is essential for every candidate, savv* in very special circumstances, end the selection is carried out with the utmost fidelity to the wishes of the founder.