ARTS FACULTY

Evening Star, Issue 21709, 2 May 1934, Page 14

ARTS FACULTY

FAREWELL TO RHODES SCHOLAR The annual dinner of Uio Otago University Arts Faculty Association was held at the Grand Hotel and was of particular interest this year in view of the fact that the opportunity was taken to extend an official farewell from the arts faculty to the 1934 Rhodes Scholar (Mr Norman Davis), who was in 1932 secretary and in 1933 president of the association. ■ The chairman was Mr J. H, Kempthorne, president of the association, and amongst those present were the chancellor of the University of Otago (Mr W. J. Morrell) and Mrs Morrell, the dean of faculty of arts and science (Dr G. E. Thompson), the chairman of the Professorial Board (Dr R. J. T. Bell) and Mrs Bell, Professors Adams, Ramsay, Lawson, and Findlay, Miss M. I. Turnbull, Miss V. M. Barron, Madame Saldaigne, Mr G. M. Cameron, the president of the Otago University Students’ Association (Mr W. Hawksworth), Messrs W- R. Chapman, W. Dunne, M. Joel, and F. R. Moldrura, representing the Commerce, Mining, Law, and Science Students’ Associations respectively, and a‘ large number of art students. Replying to the toast of “ Alma Mater,” the chancellor referx-ed to the honour conferred on the University and the arts faculty by Mr Davis’s election to the Rhodes Scholarship, mentioning the large number of arts students who had succeeded in winning this coveted honour in past years. Mr Morrell further expressed the hope that Mr Davis would eventually bring back to New Zealand the fruits of his scholarship and research at Oxford. The chairman, who proposed the toast of “ The Rhodes Scholar,” made eulogistic reference to Mr Davis’s fine administrative record, and extended to him the best wishes of the students tor a happy and prosperous career abroad. Mr Davis, in reply, expressed his regret at severing his connection with the Otago University. He felt ‘ that' all he could hope to achieve was a negative attainment: he would at all times endeavour not to bring discredit on his “ Alma Mater.” • The success of such brilliant Rhodes Scholars as J. E. Lovelock had established a high standard for the winners of that honour, and he personally would strive to maintain this high degree of excellence. Mr Davis concluded by thanking the chancellor and other speakers for their kind remarks, and expressed his sincere appreciation of the goodwill of the students. Other toasts honoured were: “The Staff ” (proposed by Mr G. F. Hall and replied to by Professor H. Ramsay), “Other Faculties” (proposed by D. M. Davin and responded to by Mr M. Joel), “ Final Year Students ” (proposed by Mr W. D. Borrie and replied to by Miss I. M. Lawson), “ The Ladies ” (proposed by Mr F. W. Guest and replied to by Miss M. B. M‘Kinlay). '