RHODES SCHOLARS.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20477, 1 December 1934, Page 36 (Supplement)

RHODES SCHOLARS.

Mr W. F. Monk, Canterbury, Chosen. THREE NEW ZEALANDERS. Per Press Association. WELLINGTON, November 30. The New Zealand Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee, which met in Wellington to-day, selected the following three scholars for the 1935 scholarships: Eric Percival Haslam, Auckland. Winston Fradtis Monk, Canterbury. Lester Francis Moiler, Otago. Normally two scholarships are available for New Zealand each year. Two years ago, however, no appointments were made, and last year, with the permission of the Rhodes Trust, three men were selected. This course has been adopted again, on receipt by the New Zealand committee of a letter from Lord Lothian, secretary of the Rhodes Trust, in which he stated: “ The trust have authorised the election of three Rhodes Scholars from New Zealand for 1935, provided all three are up to standard. That would then complete, with the third already elected for 1934, the two vacancies left over because no scholar was appointed for 1933.” This offer from the trust is considered a fine testimony to the status New Zealand scholars in the past have won in its eyes. Successful Candidates. Mr Monk, aged twenty-two, received his primary education at the Mangere School (Auckland) and at the Kaikoura Main School, being dux of the latter in 1925. In 1926 he became a boarder at St Andrew’s College, Christchurch, where he won a Lizzie Rathbone Scholarship, though he was unable to hold it owing to a residential stipulation. In the same year, 1930, he w r as proxime accessit of the college. He entered Canterbury College in 1931 with a university bursary, and began the study of History and English. In that year he was first in New Zealand in History, and in his second year was John Connal Scholar in History and English and first in New Zealand in Political Science. Last year he was awarded the Senior University Scholarship in History, and is now reading for the Master’s degree with honours in History. Besides being a school and house prefect at school, Mr Monk was prominent in essay writing and in debating circles, while in sport he represented the school in the senior fifteen the gymnastic eight, and in boxing. At Canterbury College he took up boxing and gymnastics. He has acted as secretary of the Rolleston House Council for two years. Mr Monk intends to apply the study of History and Psychology to present social problems. Mr Haslam. Mr E. P. Haslam, who is twenty-two years of age, was educated at the Southland and Timaru Boys’ High Schools and Waimate District High School. A Junior National Scholarship in 1924 took him from the South Invercargill School to Waimate, where he won a Senior National Scholarship two years later. In 1930 he was dux of Timaru Boys’ High School and took a university entrance scholarship. Last year he took the Auckland University Scholarship in Economics and French. This year he has been reading for honours in Economics. Mr Moller. Mr Moller was dux of the Normal School in Dunedin in 1925, at the age of twelve years, and entered the Otago Boys’ High School in 1926 with a Junior National Scholarship. He gained a Senior National Scholarship in

1927. In 1930 he was head prefect and dux of the school, winning a University Entrance Scholarship and also the General Harry Fulton Memorial Scholarship for sport and class work. He was a member of the school first fifteen, feather-weight boxing champion, regimental sergeant-major, run-ner-up for the gymnastic championship and a member of the school athletic team. He is sitting for the final section of the LL.B. degree, having firstclass terms in general subjects, and being the winner of the Law Society’s prizes in contracts, crimes, torts, and trusts. The scholars are expected to take up residence in Oxford by October of next year.