Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-04-17
EMPIRE GuIL DER'S GIFT
Views of College Presidents on
Rhodes Scholarships.
PLEASED WITH HIS MUNIFIoENoB

tiyes In Providing scholarships at
oxford For Americans-Most Re-
markable Gift In History.
Cecil Rhodes magnanimous gift pro-
yiding for the establishment of a schol-
arship for American students at Ok
ford is drawing tie praise of the fore
most educators OF the United States.
says the New York Journal Here is
what some of them say;
Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Ii. D., pres
ident of the University of California
The will of Cecil Rhodes will do more
to cement the English speaking people
in lasting unity of peace and friend
ship than anything hat has occurred
in the past ten years. 1t represents
Cecil Rhodes through and through He
believed it was the mission of the Eng
fish speaking civilization to bring the
world into co-opera ton and peace
The English publie's conscientiousness
and its political ideals have for the
last fifty years been made at Oxford
Oxford men have made the English
colonial service, the English courts and
parliamentary opinion. At oxford the
typical Englishman of the governing
and opinion making class is now to
come in contact with great element
of the English speaking world, repre-
senting new ideas. politics, religion.
commercial instincts and views of life
President Stone of Purdue univer-
sity. Lafayette, Ind. - Cecil Rhodes
bequest is remarkable for it's magni-
tude. its unique character and ulti-
mate purpose. 1t is too soon to at
tempt to outline the methods to be fol.
lowed in carrying out his plan, but it
is evident that the results will be far
reaching 1t places Cecil Rhodes in q
new light and exceeds in scope even
Mr.. Carnegie's generous deeds. Surely
Cecil Rhodes, besides being an empire
builder. is to take rank in educational
history with Carnegie and Rockefeller
and all the greatest givers to universe
ty endowment.
Dean A. Courier of the University of
Iowa-The sending of so many intelli-
gent young Americans to oxford and
their association there with English
and German scholars cannot but be of
great international benefit The plan
of marking to determine the winners
of the scholarships is a good one. The
plan will give a great impetus to schol-
arship. sports, manly conduct and NOR
al character
Andrew Sloane Draper LII. D.. pres
ident of the University of Illinois-The
gift Of Mr. Rhodes is one of the most
remarkable in the history of education.
The offer will help deserving students
both in this country and Great Britain
1t also ought to operate to bring the
two peoples more closely together. as
well as to give decided impetus to
education throughout the world.
Dr. Samuel II. Green, president of
Columbia university - The plan Mr..
Rhodes suggests is unique, and If it is
found to be practicable will. l think.
bring about what he said he desired
a good understanding between Eng
land. Germany and the United States
ed by the New York World as follows:
President Patton of Princeton uni
versity-This extraordinary gift is an
occasion for general rejoicing. 1t will
foster the sentiment of good will be-
tween two great English speaking ma
tons and in this way serve the cause
of Christian civilization. 1t only re-
mains that some one should give a
similar opportunity for British youth
to study in our leading American uni
versities.
President David Starr Jordan of lie
land Stanford uniyersity-If the plans
are carried out. America and the colo.
MES will be brought into far closer
sympathy with England and, even
more important, the demands on Ok
ford will force her to become what |
England has never yet known. real
university
Justin a. Smith, professor of mod |
ern history in Dartmouth college-The |
presence of American students at Ok
ford will do much to break up the |
strict conservatism which has always
existed at that institution and will |
nave a greater effect upon English
life than the college viii exercise upon /
American life or institutions
Matthew II Buckham. president OF
the University Of Vermont There is
nothing our intellectual and spiritual
life now more needs than that which !
oxford stands for its sober calm phi !
iosophic temper its exaltation of fhe 7
humanities. its insstence upon the SIT /
preme value of literature. history and +
ethics in the training of the young men |
who are TO govern the world
President George Harris of Amherst T
eollege-To send a large delegation of /
American youths TO Oxford would /
wake up the old university and be OF 1
advantage to the young men But
foresee difficulty in selecting the young
men
President George Emery Fellows. OF
the University Of Maine If Mr..
Rhodes Cape to Cairo railway should
ever be built. 1t would be no more en-
during monument to his great labor