The Spike or Victoria College Review, June 1907

Our Illustrations

Our Illustrations.

The illustrations contained in this number comprise portraits of Mr. J. W. Joynt, Registrar of the New Zealand University, the delegates of the College to the Easter Tournament Committee, the representatives of the college at the Tournament, and a group comprising representatives and "barrackers" taken at the Tennis Courts at Devonport.

Mr. Joynt is one of those who were closely connected with Victoria College in the days of its earliest youth, having lectured in German for two years before the arrival of Professor von Zedlitz. Born in Co. Wicklow, and educated at Kilkenny and Dublin, he entered Trinity College in 1873 at the head of the Classical Bursaries list. He continued at College until 1880, when a brilliant University career was for a time interrupted by ill health. Among the distinctions won while at Trinity College, £100 a year for seven years awarded upon first place of First Class in Classics and second place of First Class in Mental and Moral Science, prize in the Fellowship Examination, and the M. A. degree "stipendiis condonatis." While at Trinity College Mr. Joynt was closely associated with the Historical and Philosophical Societies, in which he obtained gold and silver medals for oratory and composition.

In 1886 Mr. Joynt came to New Zealand for the benefit of his health, and after a year spent in Hawkes Bay, devoted some time to study for the bar. However in 1888 he was appointed principal of Nelson College, where the results to his ten years work testify to its quality. In 1898 he resigned, and was "runner-up" for the chair of Classics at Victoria College. He was appointed to his present position in 1899, on the death of Mr. Maskell.

Mr. Joynt has made several trips to England since his first arrival in the Colony, the last having been in 1904.

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