RHODES SCHOLARS

Evening Post, Volume CXX, Issue 134, 3 December 1935, Page 13

RHODES SCHOLARS

-THIS YEAR'S SELEC-

TION

AUCKLAND AND OTAGO

John Derek Lewis, 8.A., of the Auckland University College, and Daniel Marcus Davin, M.A., of the University of Otago,. were today chosen as New Zealand's Rhodes Scholars for 1936 by the selection committee, under the chairmanship of the Governor-Gen-eral, Lord Galway, at' a meeting at Government House today.

Eight candidates were nominated, the following being the unsuccessful ones.^-H. J. M. Abraham, Victoria University College; A. D. Benham, Canterbury University College; M. V. Blake, Canterbury University College; C. M. P. Brown, Victoria University College; G. C, N. Johnson, University of Otago; E. H. Scaly, Auckland University College.

Mr. Davin received his early education at the Marist Brothers' primary. School, Invercargill, becoming dux of the school in 1926. At the Marist Brothers High School, Invercargill, he was placed first in Southland in tho Public Service Entrance examination in 1928.. He repeated this performance the following year, being first in his province again and fifteenth in New Zealand. He was the first pupil of the school to pass the Matriculation examination, doing so in that year, when he also became dux of the school and winner of the1 gold medal. He entered the Sacred Heart College, Auckland, in 1930, having won the special scholarship, and was dux of his form in that year. He also won the gold medal in Latin. He entered the University of Otago in 1931, and at the end of the first year won the Gilray Memorial Prize in English. In 1933 he completed his B.A. degree; he was senior scholar in Latin and a George Young Scholar. In 1934 he gained special honours in English and gained his M.A. with, first-class honours. This year he has been studying Latin in the Special Honours School; he won the James Clark Prize in this subject.

He has taken a prominent part in the various activities of the schools and colleges with which he has been associated, and has a creditable record in t.\ branches of sport. At Oxford lie intends to take the Honour School of Literae Humaniores (Greats), which comprise ari intensive study of Greek and' Latin, and a thorough training in philosophy. He will v also extend his reading knowledge of French and German. Mr. Lewis, who is twenty-two years of age, was born at Wanganui, and was educated at King's School and King's College, Auckland. He was dux of King's College for two years, and won special prizes for English and history. He has attended Auckland University College since 1932, and gained hfr B.A. degree last year. He was a Maria Blackett Scholar for three years at St. John's College, where he was captain of the football team, tennis champion for three years, and head student last year. This year ha was elected president of the Auckland University .College Students' Association, and has been prominently associated with university activities in an administrative capacity. Mr. Lewis has a good sporting record. He gained his Auckland University College blue and New Zealand University blue for football this year, and has been selected as a member, of the New Zealand University team to play in Japan. Last year he played for the Auckland B represents live team. He.has been a member of the King's College Old Boys senior grade cricket team for four years, and has captained the team for two years. In 1932 and 1933 he was selected to practise for the Auckland representative eleven. He has also represented the Auckland University College in athletics at the university tournaments for the last three years. '