RHODES SCHOLARS.

Press, Volume LVII, Issue 17320, 5 December 1921, Page 4

RHODES SCHOLARS.

NEW ZEALANDERS' RECORDS. (fhom ora ows comlespokdekt.) LONDON, October 35. Aocording to the statement of the Rhodes Trust for the academic year 1920-21 there were 120 Rhodes Scholars who took up their scholarships for the first, time during the year, and thei number of Scholars actually in residence for either the whole of some part of the academic year was 277—namely, 148 from the British Empire and 123 from the United States. The annual value of each scholarship, as determined by the bequest, was £3OO —an amount now barely sufficient for natives of Great Britain; wholly insufficient for those who have to consider the vacations as well as the terms. The trustees have been able to make a temporary addition of £SO per annum, but} they * warn candidates for future scholarships that they may find it necessary to find a 6mall supplement. The statement gives the distribution of the Scholars among the different} subjects, and a list, of the acadcmio honours gained during the year. Law was the favourite subject, and there was a preponderance of second and third classes in honours over ''firsts." These Scholars were thus distributed among the various subjects:—Literal humaniores (including philosophy or kindred subjects pursued with, a view to advanced degrees), 13; mathematics, 6; natural science (including medicine), 62; law, 91; history, 50; theology, 10; modern languages, 4 ; English, 13; philosophy, politics, and economics, 2; economics (diploma and B.Litt. oif IXPhil.), 16; "agriculture, 2j forestry, 3; geography, 2; education, anthropology, and pass degree, 1 each. Therei were also m residence five ex-Scholars. The academic year 1921-22 starts with 2do Rhodes Scholars in residence, together with seven ex-Scholars. Of the New Zealanders, A. F. Meldrum (1917 Scholar, of New College) gained a Third Class in tho B.C.L. degree; "W. M. Jones (1914, of Balliol) gained a Secpnd Class in Natural Science in the Final Honours Schools; and A. O Ponder (1917. of Balliol) pass with distinction in the shortened honours course in Natural Science (Chemistry). K. H. Bailey (Victoria), whq is a native of Canterbury, New Zealand, took a Second Class Honours int Modern History in the Final Honours School. In the course of the year the following proceeded to Degrees for which they had qualified: A. F. Mel drum, (B.C.L. degree), S. N. Ziman (M.A. degree), and C- L. Haggen, formerly of Napier (31.A. degree). W. M. Jones (had the honour ofl representing Oxford against Cambridge in hockey. In the course of the year 1922, the statement adds, appointments will be made to the 1923 Scholarships. Th-ej Scholars so elected will come into residence in October, 1923.