RHODES SCHOLARS
REMARKS AMPLIFIED
DR. W. E. HENLEY RETURNS
(By Telegraph—Press Association.)
AUCKLAND, This Day,
"New Zealand Rhodes Scholars are morally bound to return to their own country only if there are opportunities awaiting them when they arrive," said Dr. W. E. Henley, former Rhodes Scholar, who returned by the Monowai today.
He was asked to comment on a statement cabled from Australia which was reported to have made in an interview, that he was returning to New Zealand because he felt that Rhodes Scholars were under a moral obligation to return to their own countries.
"That is only half of what I said. I added that an obligation existed only if there were opportunities for them," said Dr. Henley. He knew of several who had returned to the Dominion only to find that there was nothing for them to do. Rhodes Scholars seemed to return to the larger countries, including South Africa, Canada, and the United States, and a fair number were also found in the Commonwealth.
Dr. Henley, who is accompanied by his wife and small son, has returned to discover what opportunities exist.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 112, 15 May 1939, Page 10
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