RHODES SCHOLARS

Timaru Herald, Volume CXLVIII, Issue 21555, 18 January 1940, Page 2

RHODES SCHOLARS

THE ACADEMIC YEAR Sixty-eight Rhodes Scholars took up their scholarships at Oxford university for the first time during the academic year 1938-39. This figure is given in a statement on the year’s work issued by the Rhodes Trust, which also states that the number of scholars regularly in attendance for either the whole or some part of the academic year was 188—94 from the British Empire, 90 from the United States, and four from Germany. , During the year 22 scholars qualified for advanced degrees—seven D.Phii., nine B.Litt., and six B.Sc. Two New Zealanders qualified for the 8.L.H., namely E. P. Haslam (Auckland), Balliol College, subject Social Studies, and L. F. Moller (Dunedin), Brasenose, subject Law. Two New Zealanders took First Class Final Honour School—Literae Humaniores: D. M. Davin (Otago), Balliol, and J. D. Lewis (Auckland), Christ Church. The List of Distinctions includes the following names:— R. S. Aitken (Balliol), F.R.C.P.,

Director of the Institute of Medical Research, Hammersmith, London, Appointed Regius Professor of Medicine, University of Aberdeen. J. A. Dunning (New College), now principal of The Scots College, Warwick. Queensland. Publications mentioned are W. T. G Airey’s “Short History of New Zealand,” “Britain and World Affairs, 1783-1936” (in collaboration with another), J. M. Bertram's “First Act in China" and “Unconqueted,” and A. E. Poritt’s edited “Essentials of Modern Surgery” (in collaboration with another). Lord Elton has succeeded the Marquis of Lothian as secretary to the Rhodes Trustees.