The Springfield herald., 1902-04-11
CECIL RHODES WILL.
Ten Million Dollars for Scholarships
at Oxford,

London. April 5.-The will of Cecil
Rhodes bequeaths approximately $10,-
100000 for English. American and Ger
man scholarships in oxford universi-
ty. The value of each scholarship will
be S1.5OO.
The hope of Mr.. Rhodes in establish
Ing the American scholarships is re-
vealed in the following clause from his
will:
"Whereas. l desire to encourage and
foster an appreciation of the advant-
ages which | implicitly believe will re-
suit from Il union of the English
speaking peoples throughout the world,
and to encourage in the students from
the United States who will benefit by
these scholarships an attachment &c
the country from which they have
sprung; but without, / hope, withdraw
ing them or their sympathies from the
land of their adoption or BIRTH
The will bestows fifty per cent. more
scholarships in the United States than
in the British empire. According to the
Daily Telegraph. the will deals with Il
total of f6,OO0,OO0.
The will provides for the establish
ment of colonial scholarships. as pre-
viously announced. and two American
scholarships to each of the present
states and territories of the United
States.
The will of Mr.. Rhoads also provides
for five scholarships for students of
German birth ut oxford 30 be nominat-
ed by Emperor William, and. comment
ing on the bequest. Mr.. Rhodes. in 4
codicil tclegraphed from South Africa,
said:
"For good understanding between
England Germany and the United
States will secure the peace of the
world. and educational relations form
the strongest tie
All the Rhodes scholarships. Ameri-
can. colonial and German, are at OK
ford
Mr. Rhodes will is remarkable and
voluminous document of more than g.
800 words. Even this is not the entire
will as the executors only gave out the
portions which they consider to be Of
public interest. 1t was executed i'll
1899.
A oodicil attached on the day of the
deceased's last departure from Eng
land and another cabled from Cape
Town leaves E4.OOO yearly to keep up
the spot in the Matoppo hills where his
remains are to be buried. The will
further directs that II railroad eXten-
sion be made into the MatOppo hills,
so that visitors may 20 there at the
weekend to inspect the ''majesty and
glory of their surroundings"
MI Rhodes explicitly says he is to
be buried in an aperture, cut in the sol
i'd rock. surmounted by Il brass tablet
bearing the words:
Here lie the remains of Cecil John
Rhodes"
No one else is to be buried there who
Mr.. Rhodes bequeaths all his landed
property near Buluwayo and Salisbury,
both in Mutabelelnnd. to trustees,
whom he directs to cultivate the land
for the instruction of the people of
Rhodesa. His celebrated country
place at Groot Schuur. not far from
Cape Town. Mr. Rhodes leaves as IL
residence for the prime minister of
the federal government of South Afri-
ca" with El,O0O yearly for its main
tenance.
Mr.. Rhodes divides the 100000 be
queathed to Oriel College into several
funds, indicating conciscly how he
wished them to be applied, and adds
this characteristic sentence:
And finally. rs college authorities
live secluded from the world. and so
are like children as to commercial mat
ters. ] would advise them TO consult
my trustees regarding the investment
of these various funds, as they would
receive great help and assistance from
such advice"