The Washington times., 1902-07-16
Trustees Ask Suggestion
to Give Effect to Rhodes
Educational TruS
LETTER TO SECRETARY HAY
Ask That Authorities of States and
Territories Fe Requested to Give
Their Ideas-HeadS of American Uni
versities TO Be Consulted.

versities TO Be Consulted.
Under the construction placed upon
the terms of the will of the late Cecil
Rhodes, the District of Columbia is TO
share in his munifcent gift to the cause
Of education. Yesterday the District
Commissioners received from Secretary
Hay a communication on the subject
similar to those simultaneously mailed
to the governors of all OF the States and
Territories OF the country
This action on the part of the State
Department was taken at the instance
of the trustees of the will, who for
warded through Ambassador Choate a
request that all of the leading educators
throughout the country be requested to
give the trustees the benefit Of their
ideas as to the most practical way of
complying with the terms of the Oxford
scholarship grants.
Referred to Board of Education.
At the next meeting OF the Board Of
Commissioners, Mr.. Macfarland will
move that the communication be re
ferred to the Board of Education for in
dorsement, and that upon the return
of the papers the matter be given fur
ther consideration by the board.
The letter received from the Secre-
tary of State is as follows:
81 have the honor TO inclose herewith
a print OF a communication dated June
16. 1902, to the United States Ambas-
sador at London, from the trustees un-
der the will of the late Right Honorable
Cecil John Rhodes, with the provisions
In the testamentary dispositions of Mr.
Rhodes relating to the establishment of
scholarships at oxford of students from
the British colonies and the United
States.
"a perusal of the paper will show that
the trustees are desirous of making reg
ulations with regard to the method by
which qualifications of candidates are
TO be ascertained and as to the eXami-
nations, and to this end request the
views Of the chief officials having the
control of education in the various
States and Territories.
u commend the request to your at
tentive consideration and shall be pleas
ed to transmit to the trustees through
the United States embassy at London
any communication on the subject with
which you may favor me.
You will observe that it is the hope
of the tru.tees that the students can be
elected in time to go into residence in
Oxford in 1903 so that your early at
tention Ito the matter is desirable"
Letter From Trustees.
The letter to Ambassador Choate, from
Mr.. Bourchier F. Hawksley. representing
the trustees of the will. copy of which
was also inclosed, was couched in the
following language:
80. Mincing Lane. E. c.,
London June 16, 1902.
Dear Sir: At the request of my col
leagues, the trustees of the will of the
late Mr.. c. J. Rhodes. send you an ex-
tract from his testamentary dispositions.
relating 10 scholarships to be establish
cd for students from certain colonies ana
from the United States Of America.
Your eXcellency will note the quail
fications which Mr.. Rhodes desired
should be sought for in the candidates
and his suggestion that before election
The trustees should consult with the
ministers having the control OF educa-
tion in the various colonies. States or
Territories to which his dispositions APP
ply.
The trustees are desirous Of making
regulations with regard TO the method
by which qualifications Of candidates are
to be ascertained and as to examinations.
They will, therefore, be obliged II you
viii be SO good as to bring the scholar.
ship provisions of Mr.. Rhodes will to
the notice Of your Government. with the
request on their behalf that the views OF
the chief officials having control Of edu-
cation in the various States and Terri
tories of the Union may be ascertained
and communicated to the trustees.
It would be Of further great assist
21ce TO the trustees If they could be fur
Eished, through your kindness, with the
opinion of The leading educa tional au-
thorities OF the United States, especiail,
the heads OF Harvard, Yale. Columbia.
and other universities. with regard gen
orally 10 the election OF qualifying stu
dents and the best mode Of giving practi-
cal effect to the scholarship trust.
1t is hoped that the students can he
elected in time to go into residence at
Oxford in 1903"