THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIV, Issue 215, 9 September 1903, Page 6

THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.

CONFERENCE WITH PROFESSOR

\ PARKIN.

THE RECOMMENDATIONS

WELLINGTON, September 6.

A conference between Professor Parkin and the educational authorities "regarding the Rhodes scholarship concluded on Saturday. The fallowing are ■ the recommendations : ; passed:-— "That candidate must be not under 19 and not over 22 years of age on January 1 in, the year Jμ, which, if .elected, he would enter into residence at" the University of Oxford;" "That a candidate must be a graduate of the University of New Zealand, or an undergraduate of that university of not less than two years' standing;" "That eeteris paribus preference be given to a candiI date under 21 years of age on January 11. of the year on which, if elected, he would enter into residence at the University of Oxford;" "That a-candidate must have been for 10 years immediately preceding his selection domiciled in the colony, and must have been educated in the colony for nine out of such 10 years;" "That the professorial board of each of the institutions affiliated to the University of New Zealand shall nominate one or more candidates for election by the committee of selection, and ao one shall be a candidate unless he has been so nominated;" "That the selection of scholars suould be entrusted to the committee of selection, of the Chancellor of the University of New Zealand and four persons severally appoinied. from year to year by the professorial board of the four institutions affiliated to the University of New Zealand;" "That every candidate must be a British subject;" "That the committee of selection should be left perfectly free as to tests' by which they will be guided in electing the scholars, but that in their endeavours to carr/ out the wishes of Mr Rhodes as to the qualifications of candidates they should have regard to the school, college, and university cai'eer of the candidates." No candidate shall be finally elected without a personal interview. It was explained that these recommendations wou'd be subject to the approval of the Rhodes trustees, but Dr. Parkin added that he thought it quite probable they would be given effect to as passed by the conference. Before the conference closed, a hearty vote 'of thanks was accorded to Sir Robert Stout for the manner in which he had presided over the deliberations of the conference. The Chief Justice, in acknowledging the vote,'said he hoped they would pardon him for saying he did not agree with the plan decided upon by the conference for allotting the scholarship. He should have preferred continuation or travelling scholarships similar to those given from some universities on the Continent.