NELSON COLLEGE.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 19862, 25 February 1930, Page 8

NELSON COLLEGE.

OLD BOY HONOURED.

DISTINGUISHED MELBOURNE SURGEON.

One of the many distinguished okl boys of Nelson College., Mr C. W. B. Littlejohn, a. leading Melbourne surgeon, was the guest of Old Nelsonians resident in Christchurch at a luncheon at Ballanlynes yesterday. Mr Littlejohn came to Christchurchlor the annual conference of the New Zealand "Branch of the British Medical Association. He is a son of one of the best-known secondary school headmasters in Australia or New Zealand, Mr W. S. Littlejohn, who left hi* mark an Nelson College after seventeen years as first assistant an<] mathematics and science master there and five years as Principal; later being appointed Principal of .Scoteii College, Melbourne, a. position he still holds. His son, the guest of yesterday, was at Nelson College during the years 1898-190.'!. There he was a scholar much above' the average. When his father went to Scotch College he was entered there, latei going on to Melbourne University. In 1909 lie was chosen as Rhodes Scholar for Victoria. At Oxford he graduated 8.A., B.Sc., also taking a diploma in anthropology. He then studied medicine and was elected a Fellow of the lloyal College of Surgeons (London). Mr Liitlejohn's war service was distinguished. From 1914 to 1918 he served in the Boyal Army Medical Corps as a captain, winning the M.C. and the Belgian Croix de Guerre. lie is now in practice with his brother, Dr. li. 1. Littlejohn, at Ivanhoe. Melbourne. Mr T. H. Williams, president ol the Christchurch Branch of the Nelson College Old Boys' Association, was chairman at yesterday's gathering. Old Nelsonians were glad, he said, to welcome Mr Littlejohn because of what he himself was as well as for what thev knew bis fathar to l>e. 'I am sure that our guest would be the first to agree that, no matter bow great a man he himself may be, his father is still a greater," he added. ''None knows better than we old boys what an indelible nv.ivk he left on Nelson College." Lie asked Mr Littlejohn to accept their best wishes for himself and to take back the kind regards of all Old Nelsonians to Mr and Mrs Littlejohn in Melbourne. Mr Williams referred to the presence of two of Mr Littlejohn's College contemporaries, Mr A. R. Jordan and Mr AV. D. Be.vington and Mr AF. L. Ledger remarked "that it was ■lB vears ago since Mr Littlejohn s father taught him. "T have no delusion 5 : about who is the distinguished member of our family." commented Mr Littlejohn, replv. "I alwavs regard the old school as inv Alma Mater, and I am to see that il has been so badly shaken, but I believe we are going to get even a better one T know. too. That my "father always regard Nelson College a?- liis 'first love'. He is much the «ame as be always was. I don't think he will ever retire. I thank you for your hosnitalitv, both on his behalf and on my own and will certainly take back to him your good wishes." (Applause.)