AT THE UNIVERSITIES

Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 41, 18 February 1920, Page 13

AT THE UNIVERSITIES

WHAT NEW ZEALANDERS ARE

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(FROM OUn OWN CORRESPONDENT.) LONDON, 27th November. Mr. M. 6. Pezaro, the holder of a N.Z.E.F. Scholarship, is at Glasgow University. He started work there last April/and is now in the middle of his second year in the Faculty of Medicine. He completed his first professional examination last September, and he has 'just.had conferred the degree of B.Sc. Mr.' Pezaro expects to be in the United Kingdom for another three years. After a gruelling race all up Long Reach, A. A. Swarm (Trinity Hall) beat Donald H.. S. Gollan (First Trinity)'by three seconds in Bmin 20 3-Ssec in the final tie of the competition for the Colquhoun Sculls. Swarm had second station and soon went up on his opponent At first post corner he was two lengths to the good. Gollan spurted just before reaching Grassy Corner, but lost his advantage by faulty steering. Gollan is unfortunately deaf and has to be steered by signs from his coach on the bank. Rounding Ditton Corner Swarm began to show signs of distress, and Gollan began to recover his position. Swarm, however, hung on pluckily and just lasted home. Young Gollan, who was born in London and privately educated, suffers from deafness, but is not "stone deaf and dumb," as has been stated. His father Mr. Spencer Gollan (late of Napier), is also a. well-known oarsman, who rowed for Jesus College (Cambridge^ the Thames Rowing Club, Napier Rowing Club, and the Melbourne Rowing Club, Australia. Donald made his first appearance as a sculler at the last pre-war Henley, when, as a boy of eighteen, he sculled for the Diamonds. He beat Arbuthnot, but was in turn defeated by Colin Stuart He also tried his luck in the Wmgfield Sculls, but was not successful. This year he entered for the Kings-,wooi-S5-ulls l at Henley» b«t was beaten by, Withington, the American. He has • however, won several prizes for sculling during, the last seven years, as he started sculhng at the age of sixteen. He is a member of the Thames Rowing Club wy £T h' J\ lT y ' *¥ holder °f a f w Scholarship, who is studying at Worcester College, is finding this term especially most stimulating. He has been- passed by the Board of Higher Studies on his past record in New Zealand (which included M.A. with firstclass honours) as a candidate for research, to apply_ after the minimum of seven terms' residence for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (D. Phil. Oxon). J.he degree is fairly new, and is designed in great measure for students from abroad, finishing in research at Oxford. Captain Ivory understands he is the only candidate now in the field, as some likely men are contenting themselves with the B.Lit., which can be applied for after four terms, and while requiring an original thesis does not require "an original contribution to knowledge." Captain Ivory has chosen as his subject 'The Early Restoration Comedy-Writer :tnd Poet-Laureate, Shadwell," and those jualified to judge agree.that his choice s very good in the sense of its needing treatment. Last term ho gained his college colours in lawn tennis, playing second in the team and representing the college at the inter-collegiate dou3les championship. In addition to his studies, Captain Ivory is keeping in ;ouch with what might be called the 'extra-scholastic intellectual life of Oxtord," and is hearing the best speakers )n a great variety of interesting subects.

In college sports at Cambridge yesterday, J. B. W. Eoberton (Emmailuel College, and Auckland) won the 120 yards Hurdles in 20seo, and came second in the 440 yards 1 as well as in the 100 yards. D. H. L. Gollan (First Trinity) 12st 61b. is in the A crew in the Trial Eights at Cambridge, which is training '.it Ely.