WHITE, DAVID RENFREW (1847-1937), born in Edinburgh, was educated at Chalmers Academy, Hobart, and in 1862 came to New Zealand. For some years he taught at the St Leonard's, Union Street and High Street schools in Dunedin. He graduated at Otago University (B.A. 1883; M.A. 1884). In 1885 he was appointed headmaster of the Normal School and lecturer at the Training College, of which he was later principal till his retirement in 1893. For 35 years White was a member of the Otago Education Board; he was an original member of the Dunedin Technical Classes Association and a member of the New Zealand Educational Institute, the Otago University Council (1892-1904), and the Dunedin Kindergarten Association. From 1904-12 he was professor of education at Otago University. White died on 28 Oct 1937.

Cycl. N.Z., iv; Who's Who N.Z., 1908, 1924, 1932; Otago Daily Times, 29 Oct 1937.

Reference: Volume 2, page 250

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