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LORD RUTHERFORD.

GOVERNOR-GENERAL'S SUGGESTION.

Some surprise that New Zealand had sot yet shown recognition of Lord Bntherford, the world's greatest iwentist, was expressed by the GoverLord Bledisloe, when making to the boys of St. Andrew's College yesterday. "I often wonder," he said, "why the Dominion is so slow in this matter. Sorely the fact that; the greatest scientist in the world was born in this eonatry should be commemorated in fa'tmmnion. Might it not be a worthy enterprise to obtain a replica of bis portrait, recently added to those of other famous men in England, and tanit it in Nelson where he was a whoolhoy; in Christchurch, where he »«s a University student, or in Wellington, the capital of the Dominion ? ' basked. '1 throw out the suggestion "<*r the reason that the contemplation of -tie portraits of famous men and *w>en ean often he a stimulus to youth,";'added his Excellency.

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Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 13 August 1932, Page 17

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LORD RUTHERFORD. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 13 August 1932, Page 17

LORD RUTHERFORD. Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20624, 13 August 1932, Page 17