North Park union., 1902-04-11
c1clL a.1oDEs' Will.
Ten Aiiissa poliars Tor sshelsrships
at oxfosd.

At Oxford.
London, April 5.-Thc will Of Cecil
Rhodes bequeaths approximately $1O.-
10000 for EnGlish. American and Ger
man scholarships in Oxford Universt-
ty. The value Of each scholarship Will
b 81. 800
The hope OF Mr.. Rhodes In esta blish-
ing the American scholarships II re
vealed In the following clause from his
Will:
.Whereaa, / desire to encourage and
foster an appreciation OF the advant-
ages which implicitly believe will re-
suit from a 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 TO
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 q
total of f6.OOO.OOO.
The will provides for the establish
Ueul VI COiOHiuA SSHOAuibhi ab ~
yIously 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 at Oxford to be noliinat-
ed by Emperor William, and, comment
ing on the beQuest. Mr.. Rhodes, in .
tcI A Af~tfsD
said:
"For a 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 a remarkable and
voluminous document OF more than g.
500 words. Even this is not the entire
will MS the executors only gave out the
portions which they consider to be of
public interest. 1t was executed In
1900.
A codIciI attached on the day of the
deceased's last departure from Eng
land and another cabled from Cape
Town leaves f4,OO0 yearly to keep up
the spot In the MatoppO hills where his
remains are to be buried. The will
further directs that railroad exten-
sion be made into the MntOppo hills,
so that visitors may go there mt the
weekend to inspect the majesty and
glory of their surroundings"
Mr.. Rhodes explicitly says he is to
he buried In an aperture, cut In the SOL
Id rock, surmounted by brass tablet
bearing the words:
Here lie the remains OF Cecil John
Rhodes"
No one else il to be buried there who
has not deserved well of his country.
Mr.. Rhodes beQuenths all his landed
property near BuluwayO and Salisbury,
both In Mntabeleland. to trustees,
whom he directs to cultivate the land
for the instruction Of the people Of
Rhodesia. His celebrated country
place at Groot Schuur, not far from
Cape Town, Mr.. Rhodes leaves as
residence for the prime minister Of
the federal government of South Afri-
en-" Will, f1.0O yearly for Its main
tennnce.
Mr.. Rhodes divides the 100000 be
1ucathed to 0riel College into several
funds, Indicating concisely how he
wished them to be applied, and adds
this characteristic sentence:
"And finally. as college authorities
live secluded from the world. md so
are like children as to commercial mat
tiers, I 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"