Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-04-10
America Should Reciprocate.

git Is an cCcdSIOu LOT general IeJOlC-
ing 1t will strengthen the tie be-,
tween Great Britain and her world
wide colonies. and that is a part of i'm :
perialism which should have the
heartiest approval of us all. 1t will D..
foster the sentiment of goodwill be
tween two great English-speaking ma ,
tons, and in this way serve the cause
of Christian civilization. 1t will bring
the influence Of English ideals to bear
upon our American system of educa-
ton, and that will be a distinct adj
vantage to us. It only remains that
some one should give a similar oppor-
tunity for British youth TO study in
our leading American universities
F. L. Patton, president of Princeton
university.
Anelo-American Bond.
Champaign, n.-The action of Mr..
Rhodes will be warmly approved by
all interested in young men and in
education. 1t will be another bond be
tween the United States and the
united kingdom. If his purposes are
carried out the resulting influences
will certainly be considerable. The
conditions upon which the requests
are made show that he had considered
the subject thoroughly, and that he
was a man of large information and
commendable purposes. No one can
say, however how his plan will work
until there is fuller information as to
the administration of the great trust.
The realization Of his purposes must
depend upon the executors, and upon
their being allowed considerable dis
erection. However, there is no suf-
ficient reason for doubling the practi-
cability of his scheme. 1t is a more
comprehensive one than any previous
ly devised, but the man who could
think out such a scheme and who had
the impulses to do it must have also
been able to create practicable plans
for carrying it into execution.-A. S.
Draper, president Of University of Illi-
nois
Helps Oxford.
Palo Alto, Cal-Cecil Rhodes will
expresses great practical wisdom and
land. If his plans are carried out
America and the colonies will be
brought into far closer sympathy
with England, and, even more i'm
portant, the demands on Oxford will
force her to become what England has
never yet known, a real university.
These new fellows will demand
school where instruction is through
investigation and where men can find
genuine instructions in whatever
they wish to know, and conservative
Oxford must be made to meet this de-
mand. Rhodes suggestions as to
choice of holders Of fellowshirs is
have too long considered ability to
pass examinations as everything. The
power to do things, to find truth, and
control men count for more even in
making scholars than technicalities of
aminations.-David Starr Jordan
president Of University of Illinois.
Extends Rhodes Life Policy.
Charlottesville, Va-Cecil Rhodes
will appears to me but another effort
to extend his life policy, the federation
of the English speaking races. The
fact that he bases his Oxford scholar
ships not on literary attainments !
alone but also on proficiency in
manly outdoor sports, is his answer
to the pessimism of Kipling and his
kind. For US of the south it is an OPP |
portunity for which we are thankful, |
an open field with unbiased judges, |
where we can measure swords with |
the world.-P B. Barringer, president |
Of University of Virginia.
Better Results in America.
Lewiston, Mel will say at the
outset that SO far as the actual courses
Of study and the actual education to
be obtained | think American stu
dents can get better results in this
country than abroad. At our great
the courses are the best to
be obtained in the world. In the I'D
vantages which the students will have
for observation of the mother country
and in the bringing of the students in
to better understanding Of the insti-
buttons, manners, and customs of Eng |
land, it should prove benefit to them
and to this country.-L. G. Jordan, act
ng president Of Bates College
Eliot Guarded
Cambridge, Mass.-The Rhodes
at Oxford will be useful
+ the details of their administration
po xyic |
president of Harvard university.
Rhodes Idea of College Career.
From statements in his will concern
ng scholarships some of Rhodes
IDEAS of An Oxford career may be
afely deduced. A passman himself,
lie suggests that three-tenths of the,
qualification marks should go to learn
ng. He was evidently not anxious
hat his scholars should develop into
earned professors, children in COM
nercial matters" Moreover, the
being tenable for only
nree years, preclude their holders
rom taking full honors course, as
hree years Is the residence necessary
or qualification for a degree in adii-
ion to the period for examinations.
Whether the student be a candidate
Or honors or merely for q pass he =
aust pass two so-called public eX-
for a degree in modera- r
ions and finals. To take honors in
9th entails four years residence, G
ut the honor school in one may be
chipyed in three wears the CXamina- i,
ion in the other being taken in the