CANTERBURY NOMINATIONS

Taranaki Daily News, 13 September 1934, Page 5

CANTERBURY NOMINATIONS

RHODES SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS.

MESSRS. A. BENHAM AND W. MONK

By Telegraph—Press Association.

Christchurch, Last Night.

The Canterbury University College professorial board decided to-day to nominate Messrs Alan Dudley Benham and Winston Francis Monk for the Rhodes scholarships to be awarded this year. z Mr. Benham is 21 years old and was educated at Wellington College. Immediately on passing the matriculation examination he left the college to take a position in the physics laboratory at Victoria University College as assistant to Professor Florance. In his two years at Victoria College he studied for two sections of the B.Sc. degree, the engineering preliminary examination and the engineering intermediate, gaining high marks in chemistry, applied mathematics and calculus. In 1932 he entered Canterbury College. At the end of the year he passed the B.E. first professional examination, being first among the candidates from the Canterbury and Auckland engineering schools. Last year he took the B.E. second professional and was again first, and was awarded the senior scholarship in engineering. He has represented Canterbury College in athletics at the university tournament in the last two years.

Mr. Monk was educated at St. Andrew’s College, Christchurch, entering Canterbury College in 1931. In his first year he was first in New Zealand in history and in his second year he won the John Connal scholarship in history and English and was first in New Zealand in political science. Last year he Won the senior scholarship in history. He is captain of the college gymnastic club.