RHODES SCHOLARS

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXII, 25 November 1938, Page 2

RHODES SCHOLARS

PROVISION OF PASSAGE MONEY REQUEST TO BE MADE TO SENATE i United PresH Association! WELLINGTON, This Day. Rhodes scholars do not receive any payment until they have taken up residence at Oxford and the question as to whether they should be given passage money was raised and discussed at the Victoria University College Council last night. Mr M. H. Oram, mover of the motion in the matter, said that students had to work their passage home. They had to go almost cap in hand to the various shipping companies to obtain a passage under varying conditions, such as ship’s writer or steward. It seemed to him that that kind of thing was not in accordance with the dignity attaching to the position of Rhodes scholar and the honour of selection. He thought that a small amount of money should be provided, either by the University Senate or in some other way. It was decided unanimously to approach the Senate with a view to steps being taken for the provision of passage money. In seconding the motion Mr A. A. Huggins suggested that if a fund was established from which passages back could be paid, more might return to New Zealand. Professor Mules suggested that there should be a fund from which advances could be made to all travelling scholars, and Professor Hunter mentioned that a certain number of free passages were provided by shipping companies to post-graduate scholars who would otherwise have difficulty in getting abroad.