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11. NEW ZEALAND RHODES SCHOLARS. Summary of their Careers at Oxford and subsequently. The following information in connexion with Ehodes Scholars—a summary of their careers at the University of Oxford and subsequently—has been collected by the Education Department. RHODES SCHOLARS. Thomson, James A. (1904): Otago University—B.Sc, 1903 ; Honours in Science (First Class in Geology), 1904 ; A.0.5.M., 1904. Oxford—B.A. with First-class Honours in Natural Science (Geology), 1906 ; awarded the Burdett-Coutts Scholarship in Geology, Chemistry, and Zoology (£ll5 a year for two years), (Oxford, 1906-7); title F.G.S. from 1906 ; Lecturer in Geology, St. John's College, Oxford, 1907-8. Geologist to 1910 British Antarctic Expedition. M.A., 1912 (Oxford). Palaeontologist, Mines Department, New Zealand, 1911-13. D.Sc, 1912. Robertson, Philip W. (1905): Victoria College —First-class Honours in Chemistry, 1904 ; M.A., 1905 ; M.Sc, 1906. Oxford—M.A., Honorary Scholar, Trinity College, 1906. Phys.D. (Honours), Leipzig. Final Honour Schools—First-class Honours in Chemistry, 1907. Professor in Rangoon University, Burmah, 1908-9. Now Lecturer in Imperial College of Technology, London. Farquharson, RobertA. (1906): Otago University—B.Sc, 1905 ; First-class Honours in Geology, Second-class in Electricity and Magnetism, M.Sc, 1906. Oxford—B.A., 1908. Final Honour Schools —Second-class Honours in Geology, 1908; M.A., 1911. Now Petrographer to Geological Survey, Western Australia. Gilray, Colin M. (1907): Otago University. Final Honour Schools—Second-class Honours in Literae Humaniores, 1909. 8.A., Oxford, 1910. Master at Mill Hill Grammar School, two years. Called to Bar of the Middle Temple, London, 1913. Intends practising in New Zealand. Won hie " blue '" at Oxford as a Rugby footballer, and played twice for Scotland against England. Ziman, Solomon N. (1908): Auckland University College—B.Sc, 1907 ; First-class Honours; Mathematics, Third-class Honours, Heat, 1907 ; M.Sc, 1908. Oxford—Scholarship (honorary) in Mathematics at Balliol College. Final Honour Schools — First Mathematics, 1909; 8.A., 1910. Seventy-first on list for appointments in Home and Indian Civil Service, 1910. Now in Civil Service, India. MacDougall, Allan (1909): Victoria College—B.A., 1907 ; First-class Honours in English and French, 1907 ; M.A., 1908 ; Jacob Joseph Scholarship, 1908. Oxford—Final Honour Schools-First-class English Literature, 1911 ; 8.A., 1911. Now Lecturer in Department of English, Nottingham University College, England. Sisam, Kenneth (1910): Auckland University College—B.A., 1909: First-class Honours in Latin and English, 1909 ; M.A., 1910. Now Lecturer in English, Merton College, Oxford. Marshall, Alfred G. (1911): Auckland University College—B.A., 1909 ; First-class Honours in Mathematics, 1909 ; M.A., 1910. Wallace, Alan (1912): Auckland University College—B.A., 1911 ; First-class Honours in Mathematics, Second-class Honours in Chemistry, 1911 ; M.A., 1912. Miles, Frederick F. (1913): Otago University—B.A., 1912 ; First-class Honours in Mathematics, English, and French, 1912; M.A., 1913.

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