Our Two New Lecturers.

On behalf of the students of Victoria College, the Spike has much pleasure in extending a welcome to both Mr. Barton and Mr. Tennant. We hope that their connection with us will be a long and pleasant one.

Mr. J. S. Barton was born and educated in Melbourne, Victoria. In 1891 he entered the service of the English, Scottish, and Australian Bank, Ltd. Remaining in its employ for eight years in Victoria and four in South Australia. In 1903 he resigned from the Bank's service and came to New Zealand, and founded Bank's Commercial College. He acted as Director of that institution for eight years, during which time he passed accountancy and law examinations. In March, 1911, Mr. Barton was admitted to practice as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New Zealand, and is now practicing his profession in Wellington. In February, 1912, he was appointed lecturer in Accountancy and Auditing at Victoria College. Mr. Barton is the author of "Twentieth Century Commerce and Bookkeeping," "New Zealand Company Secretary," and "Australasian," Company Secretary." He was also Editor of Business Life" for seven years.

Mr. J.S. Tennant was for some time a public school teacher. He spent a good many years in Dunedin, being connected with the Technical School, and being for a short time locum-tenens Professor of Biology at Otago University. In 1898 Mr. Tennant became Headmaster of Ashburton High School, a position he neld till 1905, when he became Inspector of Schools in Wellington district. In 1912 he became Principal of the Wellington page 39 Teachers' Training College, and, consequently, Lecturer on Education for Victoria College. Mr. Tennant is one of the players in the first inter-university contest (held at Christchurch in 1884), when he represented his College in tennis and football.