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As time passed scholars passed out in the highways A life, and many have made their mark in the world. Foremost of these are the 'two who won the famous Rhodes Scholarship—viz., Mr. Colin Gilray and Mr. Allan Thomson; also Daniel Waters, now Professor of Metallurgy and Assaying at the Otago University. Mr. James F. Scott has made a name for himself in his work as an artist. He has the honour of having one of his pictures hung in the famous Paris Salon in 1910. Returning from the war, he, has been retained by the Australian Government to execute special war pictures from his sketches taken, on the battlefields of France. Captain David C. Todd (who became a scholar in 1875, the second year of the Linden School opening) is now one of the senior officers in the service of the Union Steam Ship Company. He was engaged by the British Admiralty as War Captain of the transports "Tofua" and "Tahiti" (for four years) to carry the New Zealand troops to England and the war zones in the Mediterranean. He was privileged to carry many thousands of our lads there and back, amidst mines and submarines, without mishap of any kind, which is surely a feat to be proud of. Mr. James Barr (of Paterson and Barr) has had a long and successful career as one of our prominent business men. There are also several Prize Essayists (boys and girls) in the various Navy League Competitions. A short account of a visit to the famous naval pictures, by an ex-pupil. will appear elsewhere. May many others follow in their train and. if possible. excel their efforts.
The Museum at Kaikorai School was commenced in 1905, in a modest little case placed on the mantel shelf of the Fifth Standard room. Since that time it has steadily grown, until now it fills three, large cabinets and two small cases. all of them very much overcrowded.
In these short notes it is not intended to describe the contents of the different cases, but mention may be made of a fine collection of geological specimens, sets of coins, weapons of