Scott, JoHN ASKEW

M.A., LL.B., editor, b. at 1864; a istant, Harvard Observatory, 1866-1868; Dunedin, New Zealand, 19 April, 1869. Education: entered Paulist Order 1868; ordained 1871; profe or Otago Boys’ High School and Otago University, of mathematics, Catholic University, Washington, Dunedin, winning Bowen E ay Prize in a competi- D. C., 1895-1897; superior general, Paulist Fathers, tion open to all New Zealand undergraduates. 1904-1910; engaged in astronomical observations, Convert to the Church; succe ively head master, particularly relative to Halley’s Comet, Newman Kynnersley Public School, Richardson Public School, Hall, University of California, Berkeley, California, a istant master, Otago Boys’ High School, and head 1910-1911; stationed at St. Mary’s Church, San master, Fairfax Public School, Dunedin; former Francisco, California, 1911-1915; Apostolic Mi ion editor, ‘‘Otago Liberal’, Dunedin; former member of House, Brook land, Washington, D. C., 1915- 9 the staff and editor (1910— ), “New Zealand Discovered the asteroid Pandora, 1858. Fellow of Tablet’’, Dunedin. At one time Liberal candidate the A ociation for the Advancement of Science; for New Zealand Parliament; former deputy member member of: the American Academy of Arts and of the Arbitration Court for the Settlement of Sciences; Philosophical Society of Washington; Industrial Disputes; received public approbation for Astronomical Society of the Pacific; Astronomical his work as editor of the ‘‘ New Zealand Tablet”’ from Society of Mexico; American Mathematical Society; the New Zealand hierarchy at their Annual Con- American Geographical Society, etc. Author of: ference, 1911. ““Blements of Geometry’? (New York, 1877); ‘Plain ARTICLE: New ZEA.anp. Facts for Fair Minds” (New York, 1895); ‘‘ How to Become a Catholic”? (New York, 1905); contributor