The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-07-14
TIMELY TOPICS AND THEIR LITERATURE
Copyright, 1902, by Frank W. tutehinsl

colleges. it's physical equipment does not
compare with that OF any on OF q dozen
American universities its courses OF STUDY
loss IN modern languages, literature ana
the technical branches; It's athletic spirit
is much more general, though no, SO u
fnally' in, around and over all o. oxford
Is spirif born OF the ideal aud * the
historic that Is wholly different from the
atlnosphere Of American universities.
From wealth OF recent literature the
following references are taken;
/. oxford and the s., Amer, S student, "
r II. stoddard; Ame idSa REVIEW o. Re
2. Rhodes Scholarships for Americans nt
oxford" II. N stephens Worlds Work
bin: Houghton, Mifnin q Co, Boston;
at,irc S2:722 June, 1902.
8. AN o3ford, Mans Impressions o.
Booklran. 1886. June, 1902.
g. why should American Boys Go to
I oxfordy'' W. B. Hale; Saturday Evening
Post, 1T410. June Z, 1902
Z American Scholarships ut Oxford y
Nation, TlI6i. June IL, 19d2,
me book referred TO In the list, No. 3,
is n mine OF information for prospective
holders OF the Rhodes scholarships. Ii IS
! the record Of the writer's experiences, and
| affords direct answers 70 the many cues
! tions about oxford that American boya are
~
from literary, the social and the athletic
Side.
TWO other writings OF oxford men are
Nos ? and 5. Ia No 2 Prof stephens OF
/ Cornel devotes several paragraphs TO the
| plan Of MIR. Rhodes in regard to these
! Scholarships and the special advantages
| of oxford for the purpose IN view. lie
! writes at some length about the way OF
| selecting the Rhodes students In No. MI
| haynes takes n pretty favorable view Of
American universities for an oxonlan. He
| says that English universities are distinct
! ~ provincial, and that American can teach
! Great Britain more in the way of univer
sity work than In any other field. lie df
fers from those who regard oxford as
! democratic.
Mr. stoddard writing In No !, gives
some description of the city Of Oxford ant
of the college buildings, He explains
what that intangible thing, the university
really is, and its relation to the many col
leges composing II. He hiss considerable
as to examina Ions and about the diiferen
sort of education given at oxford iron
that afforded at American universities Ref
erence has good general matter and ais,
some details Of student life at the old uni
verslty on the Isis. The writer tells abou
the gowns and about the strict rules gov
ernlng little things. even to the putting on
of lights, and of pipes, too.
The case for oxford, the superiority o
its atmosphere as against more corporea
advantages on this side Of the Atlantic, Z
well put In s. There we have describe,
spirit" that is dominated by love o
beauty, by high moral tone, by true sports
manship, and by scorn for what tie vulga
world calls success. In addition, It 4
claimed that this spirit is intensely demo
cratic. Among the main points, dealt wilt
; In No I Is that as TO the distribution O
the Rhodes scholars among the many col
leges at oxford There has been talk q
the students being assigned before han
to the different colleges. But the Natlo
calls attention TO the uniform entrauc
requirements and says that where a Rhode
scholar Will 30 will depend a good dee
| upon where he can get In.