RHODES SCHOLARS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19666, 7 December 1933, Page 8

RHODES SCHOLARS

SELECTION MADE ONE FROM CANTERBURY By Telegraph—Press Association WELLINGTON. December 6. The following New Zealand Rhodes scholars have been selected for 1934: Norman Davis, Otago University. lan Frank George Milner, Canterbury College. M. M. Cooper, Massey College. Mr Davis, who was born on May 16. 1913, was educated at the High Street School, Dunedin. In 1926 he went to the Otago Bovs' High School, which he attended for three years. In 1929 he was joint dux, and won a University National Scholarship. At Otago University in 1930 he passed with marked success examinations in Greek, Latin. French and English; he had similar success in 1931 and 1932, and in the latter year he secured the B.A. degree and a senior scholarship in Latin. The following is an extract from the examiner's report in English III: "Showed a grasp of Anglo-Saxon phenology and morphology most unusual at his stage in English studies, and in this respect he is probably already in advance of most honours students. ... In pure philology he is clearly the best of the students at Stage 111 in 1932-33.” Outside his scholastic life at the University. he has been a member of the University Tramping Club, of which he was president last year. Mr Milner, who was born in 1911, received his education at the Waitaki Boys’ High School, where he gained Junior and Senior National Scholarships, was dux of the school, and finally won a University entrance scholarship. Entering Canterbury College In 1930 he has each year taken a section of the B.A. degree, completing last year, when he was also awarded the New Zealand University senior scholarship in English. He is this year studying for the degree of master of arts, with honours in English. At Waitaki he was a school cricket representative for three years, being captain in the last two years, and was in 1929 vice-captain of the football fifteen. He was prominent in debating and shooting, as well as being swimming and walking champion. He was a school prefect in 1928. and head prefect in 1939. and for three years was editor of the school magazine. At Canterbury College he has been an outstanding debater for two years leading the college team in the Joynt Scroll debate. He has been a North Otago and a Canterbury College cricket representative, and has played football for the College second grade team. He is a member of the Students' Association Executive this year, and secretary of the College Dialectic Society. Last year he was editor of "Canta” and “Review," and is this year associate editor of “Canta.”

Mr Cooper, who is 23 years of age, was educated at the Havelock North Primary School and the Napier Boys' High School. After matriculating he commenced lectures at the Victoria University College for the B. of Agr. Sc. degree. He has attended Massey Agricultural College since 1929, and this year will be sitting for the final of the Bachelor of Agricultural Science degree. Mr Cooper has been a member of the college first fifteen for the last four years and has represented both Manawatu and Manawhenua at Rugby in the last tv o seasons. He has been president of the Students' Association for two years, and was joint founder and editor for three years of the students’ magazine.