Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-04-07
RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.
Distinguished oxford DOns Give
Their Opinion on the same-They
Think Them Good Idea - Lon
don Times Says Effect on the
University WIN be Far-Reach hing,

London, April THE Daily Mail this
morning gives the opinions of some dis.
tinguished oxford dons concerning the
Rhodes scholarships.
DR., Moberly, canon Of Chrlstchurch
college, spoke in eloquent terms Of the
plan. II would, he said bring picked
men of the best type of Americans,
rather than the wealthy Americans who
had heretofore come to oxford mainly
for social advantages.
Mr., Skane, bnrsur of Christchurch
college, said II the yearly allowance OF
$500 was merely for the yearly semes-
ter II would enable the scholar TO live
comfortably, but II II was intended to
include also vacation expenses, the bal
ance left for the university would rem
der II inadyisable that the beneficiary
Of the scholarship come to Christ
church.
Dr. McGrath the popular provost Of
Queens college, was emphatic In his
predictions Of future good arising for
oxford from the Rhodes scholarships.
He said he was particularly struck with
the wisdom OF Mr.. Rhodes in arranging
that the gradual operation Of the plan
spread over three years.
1T will give the scholars" said Dr.
McGrath, time TO assimilate with the
mass and It will prevent undue herding
with their own kin"
Although the scholars will enter as
undergraduates, Dr. McGrath said that
possibly he would be quite willing, II
his colleagues agreed, to place them in
Queens college on a level with Queens
own scholars, provided the educational
tests proved adequate,
DR.. Essen OF Merton, Professor Smith,
history tutor Of Ballot, and others well
coined the idea as heartily.
The dean OF New college said he con-
sdered $500 ample. even II the student
had 10 maintain himself the year round,
but he said that Cecil Rhodes had fallen
into the same error as most educational
benefactors In forgetting that the uni
verslty needed an endowment quite as
much as the scholars
Canon Weldon Of Westminster Abbey
and late bishop of Calcutta, also ex-
pressed approval OF Mr.. Rhodes plan.
Or. Stevenson of Exeter college said
he thought the plan would bring oxford
to achieve the much desired object Of
vanqulshlng Cambridge In athletics
The Daily Chronicle also publishes
the opinions on this subject of Lord
Strathcona and Mount Royal, the Can
adam high commissioner In London and
the Australian agent general, all Of
whom concur In Cecil Rhodes splendid
idea.
A member OF oriel college approved
Mr. Rhodes plan especially as one fSe-
ly TO lead TO other benefactons. par
ticularly from America This OXOnlan
referred TO the fact that Mr.. Rhodes
plan would prove expensive to the uni
verslty, which, he said, was already
poor.
THE TINES COMMENT.
London, April THE Times, in an
editorial on the reception Of Mr.,
Rhodes plan abroad, says
1T is unnecessary to discuss the poll
teal aspects of the scheme as Is indi-
Gated by Mr.. Rhodes aspirations for q
better understanding between England,
Germany and the United States but II
cannot be doubted that the effect on
oxford Will be far-reachlng. The in
fiuY of Americans and Germans viii
tend TO quicken the Intellectual life"
owing to the absence OF most OF the
men of Oxford at the
present moment, says the Times, II
would be impossible to get an express
sion OF university opinion on the sub
feet but doubtless the trustees have
many important points TO decide under
the large discretion left them.
The Times considers that II Lord |
Rosebery would accept the presidency |
Of the trust, the decision would be gem
orally welcomed and says that he is ~ |
far the best Of the executors for that
office.
The Daily Telegraph today announces |
that Emperor William and President |
Roosevelt both received an intlmatlon |
rs TO what the win proposed before |
hat document was made public. The |
president and the emperor both intimat-
d 10 the trustees. according to the |
their pleasure AT the APP
,roval Of the legacies In friendly and
yratlhed cables.