First Samoan Graduate . . .

A young samoan girl,Miss Fanaafi Mai'is'i(Centre), has made history for her people. Studying at Victoria University College, Wellington, under an islands scholarship scheme initiated by the New Zealand Government, she has attained a Bachelor of Arts degree—the first Samoan man or woman, ever to do so Fanaafi finished her degree with high marks in all subjects and, moreover has been awarded a scholarship open to all BA degree finalists who wish to continue to a Master's degree. Fanaafi's bouquet, traditionally presented to all women graduates on the nigth of the official graduation ceremony, was the gift of the Samoan people. Her sister Kuini (right), who is a trainee teacher at Wellington Teachers' Training College, presented her with the bouquet, and her brother Semisi (left) flew up from Dunedin to be present at the graduation ceremony.