RECORDS ANALYSED

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17948, 28 November 1932, Page 3

RECORDS ANALYSED

RHODES SCHOLARS

NEW ZEALANDERS’ POSITION

Rhodes scholar selection committees throughout the world have recently had circulated among them by the Rhodes trustees a memorandum dealing with the record of scholars elected in the yarsr 1903 to 1927, inclusive.

Statistics accompanying the memorandum record a total of 755 Americans and 629 Britons who went into residence at Oxford. Of the British total, 173 wore from Australia and New Zealand, 223 from South Africa, and 228 from Canada. Of the Australians, 26 wen*, from Victoria, 24 from New South Wales, 24 from Tasmania, 24 from Queensland. 23 from South Australia, and 24 from West Australia. Comparing the performances oi the whole body of Rhodes scholars in Oxford final honor schools (13. A. degree) with those of other undegraduates, tile percentage of Rhodes first-class honors was 15,96. as compared with 27.57 per cent,, of “commoners.” As'to second class honors, the percentage was 50.79 Rhodes scholars, 46.66 holders oi college scholarships, and 34,17 per cent, commoners, while the respective percentage in regard to third class honors were 26.86 Rhodes scholars, 22.13 college scholarship holders, and 44.40 per cent, commoners.

Comparing Rhodes scholars from British Dominions with those of _ the United States of America, the British Dominions supplied 15.83 per cent, ol first class honors, 50.28 per cent, of second class honors, 24.58 per cent, of the third class honors, and 5.58 of the fonth class honors, the respective American percentages being 13.89, 46.83, 30,02, and 4.80'. British Dominion failures were 3.73 per cent., and the American 4.46 per cent. Analysing the principal British Dominions, New Zealand had 33.33 per cent, first class honors, Australia 30.9 j. per cent., Canada. 15.64 per cent., and South Africa 7.96 per cent. Canada led in regard to second class honors with a percentage of 57.54, Australia came next with 52.73, New Zealand third with 45.83, and South Airiea fourth with 45.45 per cent, .South Africa led in the third class honors. The failure percentages were:—-Aus-tralia, 0.9.1; .Canada, 3.35; and South Africa 5.12.