UNIVERSITY NEWS.

Otago Witness, Issue 3743, 8 December 1925, Page 17

UNIVERSITY NEWS.

MEDICAL SCHOOLS, NEW ZEALAND STUDENTS* * (From Our Own Coßßv.srowDiiCT.l LONDON Octobe r2Q, From i.iformaliou officially sent me bfl the University authorities it seems thal there are at Cambridge 22 New Zealand students and about tlio same number av Oxford. Emmanuel College, Cambridge has nine, Jesus College, five; Balliol Cols lege, Oxford, has five, and Magdalefl four “Freshers.” As for the medical schools, there ara four students at Guy’s as well as two Netft Zealand practitioners who are attending for special course In co.inection with thi F.R.C.S. final. AT OXFORD. At Balliol College, Oxford, the New ZeflA land men arc:—R. S. Attken, 1924 Rhode* Scholar (Gisborne High .School and Otagj University'), who ie taking Mediclne{ J. A, Buchanan (Forestry), K. It. BuchanaiS (Law), W. P. Morrell (History Research)* and W. S. Dalgety (Christ’s College), d freshman who will take Law. The four Freshmen at Magdalen are;—D, E. Denny-Brown (New Plymouth and Otago University), a distinguished and promising young medical student who wad elected to a Beit Memorial Fellowship last June, and who has gone to Oxford to pura sue advanced Physiological Research undaft Sir C. Sherrington, the eminent neuron logist: Richard Betholl (Wanganui and Amuri), a freshman who captained tlid boat at Wa.igauui; J. M. Chambers (Haves lock North), and L. E. Clark (Christ} church). All four were formerly at Wanganui Collegiate School. y There are two New Zealanders - each at St. John’s, Oriel, and Brasenose—J. BV Courag' and M. A Young at St. John’s, the one reading English, the other taking lans guages and literature; ut Oriel, are Geoffrey C. Gibbs (Christ’s College), who li taki lg Law and literae Humaniores, and Ronald Syme (Elham), who resigned the Assistant Professorship of Classics at Auckland University College to come to Oxford. At Brasenose are D. P. Scannell (Hastings), who took a second class in the Final Honour School of Law last terra, and D. F. Gorringe (Wanganui), who has gono into residence as a student of Forestry. At New College is J. A. Dunning, 1925 New Zealand Rhodes Scholar, from Auckland, who will be reading for the Final Honour School of At Keble College the only New Zealander is Lionel A. Mathias (son of the Rev. H. H. Mathias, also a member of Keble, who took liis degree there in 1887, and has lately gone back to New Zealand after a visit to England). Mr Mathias matriculated last week, and is now studying for honours in natural science (chemistry). There is one New Zealander each at Hertford, and Wadham—namely, C. F. R, Bel! (Christchurch), who takes history aqd English literature; and E. J. Baldwin, B.A. (Wanganui College) reading for medicine. THE CAMBRIDGE MEN. Freshmen at Emmanuel College, Cambridge. include—R, J. Bennett (who will take English), N. Hawken (law). A. J. L. Sadlier (English). Others who read law are J. F. St. B. Barclay (Christchuroh), and P. 11. Wood. J. W. Hinton Fakes physics, N ; M. Louisson (Auckland) economics, J. N. Peart (Raglan) mathematics — he took the Tripo3, Part 1, last June—and H. E. W. Roherton (medicine). New Zealanders resident at Jesus College are—H. S. Buckland (Dunedin), whose subject will be medicine; G. F. M‘Hardy (Palmerston North) in his second year, taxing agriculture; E. H. B. Neill is also a student of agriculture; while N. Williams, B.A. (Gisborne) is reading theology, and 3. K. Gardner (Old Boy of Wanganui), whose subject is history honours, Part 1, being successfully taken last June. Trinity Hall has four New Zealanders, two being freshmen and two in their second year. The former are I. A. J. Blyth (modern languages), and I. C. Horton (Auckland) geography. The second year students are J. B. Elliott (Auckland), who is a law student, and K. R. Bloomfield (English). Elliott is a tennis player and the other three row. A freshman at Pembroke is C. 3. Harcourt, who will probably take mathematics. J. S. Yeates, Trinity College (Victoria University College) was awarded a research studentship in New Zealand in August. He ■ has arrived at Cambridge to take up research studies. J. R. Wilford (Canterbury) is still ,at Christ’s College, reading for the theological tripos. He is the son of the Rev. Canon J. R. Wilford. and last July he was awarded the Cell Hebrew Prize. He was elected vioe-captain of the college football fifteen. MEDICAL MEN. New Zealand medical students at Guy’s Hospital are—P. Berry. E. T. Clifton (Auok« land), E. H. Roche (Auckland), and J. Scholium (Auckland). Dr R. P. S. Kelman, recently on the staff of Auokland Hospital* and Dr J. \V. Costello are attending Guy'll for a two-months’ special course for thd final F.R.C.S. examination. Dr A. Perry (Wellington and Dunedin) has passed his P.R.C.S., examination id Edinburgh, and now is at London Hospital Medical College as a post-graduate student* with an appointment for six months. Dui> ing the winter Dr Perry will be playing Rugger for the Hospital. Mr 11. VV. Sadlier (Nelson), who went tq Emmanuel College, Cambridge, at the end of 1919, to take medicine. 1a now at S* George’s Hospital Medical School. doing clinical work for the final examine tion of the Conjoint Board and Cambridge University. LADY STUDENTS. The only New. Zealand lady student af Cambridge seems to bo Alias Luoy Grand villo Hogg (Christchurch), who is reading history. She has entered upon her aeoond Miss O. E. Wylie (Palmerston North) ii taking institutional administration at King'd College far Women (University of London}* Household and Social Science Department DEGREES CONFERRED. In a congregation in tho Sheldoniaif ’Theatre, Oxford, a largo number of degreej were oonferred on October 15. Among th# B.A. recipients were K. R. Buohanan (Ba*» liol College) and A. E. Porritt (Magdalen* New Zealand Rhodes scholar..