teachers are also on the roll of the university, the total number of Maoris at institutions of higher learning at Auckland is about 134. This total, though certainly not as high as racial population proportions would indicate as a figure comparable with other students, is nevertheless most encouraging after hearing that Victoria University of Wellington this year had only seven first-year Maori students and that Wellington Teachers' College had no Maori students. Those shown in this picture are, left to right, front row: Maree Papesch, Te Awamutu; Mary Perenara, Whakatane; Sherill Beattie, Dargaville; and Rangi Moekaa, Rarotonga. Back row: Kingi Houkamau, Hicks Bay; Wite Smiler, Te Karaka; and Patrick Heremia, Patea. Miss Polly Hopa (see photo at left), who comes from Gordonton near Hamilton, has gained a diploma of anthropology at Oxford University. She is believed to be the first Maori woman to graduate there. Miss Hopa received her secondary education at Queen Victoria College and Epsom Grammar School. After two years at Auckland University she attended the Auckland Teachers' College, spent a year in Maori welfare work, then taught at Auckland