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SMAD. An Organ of Student Opinion. 1935. Volume 6. Number 14.

A Rhodes Scholar?

A Rhodes Scholar?

Dear "Smad,"

They tell me not to stand for a Rhodes Scholarship, my dear Editor, but secretly I feel I have great qualifications that would startle even the Professorial Board. This is my career. Could you help to secure my nomination, Mr. Editor?

I entered college 1925. After shirking homework, incurring the wrath of the headmaster, and alienating all and sundry, I belied all hopes by capping a really great career with a pass of 45½ per cent. in matric. in 1931.

In 1932 I came to V.U.C. They pounced upon me, but I managed to secure entrance. I soon showed them what a man I was, I failed in large quantities of terms, but pass sometimes. I booed at debates, heckled at annual general meetings, proved a big man with the women, too bets on the elections, played bridge with ardour and determination, got on the Common Room Committee, criticised the Caf., obstructed the passages and incurred Brooke's enmity. And what a lion I was in the Capping-time hakas and at the Haeremai Club's saveloy suppers! In short, I played for the Third C's in football and jeered on the sideline at Inter-Fac, Sports. I also hold the record for a record drive over Salamanca road in the Freshers' terms tournament. I silenced would-be critics by crawling through B.A. final in 1934. Someday I might even pass M.A.

Now, Mr. Editor, can you not see every reason why I should be nominated for a Rhodes?

"Big X."