The Farmington times. [volume] (Farmington, Mo.) 1874-1902, 1902-04-10
That Is His K~ynols. Asd 10 That Ind iir
HAS DEVISED n Comprehensive scheme
of Edacation With OIfori Cni,srslty
as the CsRtsr of the spirit % Race
Unity.

no mere British impcrialiSt, but that
he was essentially a citizen ~ the
United States, Of the English speak
ing world In othcv words. his will
proves hnw accurately Interpreted
his sentiments when declared on
the strength uf many intimate and
confidential conversations. that he
recognized as his common fatherland
the great EnFlish-,poaking communi.
ty, which include, both the United
States and the British empire within
ijs ample frontiers.
-Mr. Rhodes' frat will was made ~
September, 1877, when be- WAS a young
man of e. At that time be was only
beginning to amass the wealth which.
before he died. had made him null
ti-r1iiiIuua,,~. ..,.. .. collars. but In
pounds sterling. His last will was
dated July +, 1909, But th" two docu-
mcnts ARE essentially alike in senti-
mcnt. They both cmbody, in express
terms, what was ever the master
thought of this master mind the
Necessity for promoting the reunion
~ the EuElisb-spcaking race,
sir Ehvies' will appoints we'll.
known group Of seven of his friends
M general executors ~ his estate.
This group Is further charged 90 un-
dertakc the duty oLaeting as trustees
for the educational endowment fund
which will provoke the livclicEt dis
cussion and excite the kecucst inter,
est throughout both the United Statea
and the british empire, for both conn
munilies share in thr benefit of Mr..
Rhodes bcqueEt. Mr. Rhodes was
graduate of oxford and o student at
uriri college, to which, 10y the way.
hc has left q special hcqurst of $500.
mo. lie has made Oxford university.
IN whose rlories the American de
srcuduuts Of It's founders share equal.
~ with those who still inhnb biz the old
country, the center Of his educational
scheme, and he has les > s..=:. which
may be roughly capitalized a. repre-
senting $4,000 900, for the fpundu
tion Of AnElo-Amcricsn scholarshipa,
tenablc Of oxford for three years Mr.
Rhodes, II viii be remembered, was
40 impressed with tho value Of a uni.
vcrsity education, that, after he had
been compelled 20 break his courrn
at oxford, hy ~ health. which rem
dercd u impossible for him to winter
In England. he returned every sum
mcr from South Africa In order TO-
complete his university career. To
his thinking, the university, better
than any other institution. naturally
affords yiyifying center Of race UNI.
ty. II is free from all political com.
plicAtians and a residential university,
with the old traditions Of oxford
seemed 60 him the best fitted for the
purpose he had IN view. When J dis.
eusscd with him the question ~ the
choice of university which should he
selected as the race center, the re.
spectiye claims OF oxford and Cam.
bridge, or some American university,
were freely discussed. What Mr..
Rhodes settled the question In favor
OF Oxford was due TO his devotion 10
his old university and II these fcl-
lowships had TO be tenablc at any one
center, IL would be difficult TO ca,il
at his choice. Mr.. Rhodes. therefore.
having selected Oxford ns his race
center, from his love oi his old alma
mater, has drawn up a broad outline
Of the general conditions upon which
these scholarships should he awarded
The central idea Of his scheme Is
that every English-spcakiug colony
and every state and territory in the
American union should be offered
scholarship Of the value nf st,SOo q
year, tenable for three years, al On
ford. BY this means Me. Rhodes be
lieved IL would he possible to make
Oxford the center Of the spirit Of
race unity, where students from cv-
cry part OF the English-speaking
world would meet, on common
ground. in the most famous Of the |
old universities.
What VIII result in the future
presence OF Americans and colonials |
in what has so long been one Of the |
most conservative and Anglican cen.
ters ~ Great Britain, the future must /
decide. The influx Of so much Amer. Z
lean and colonial blood may have very |
important consequences, at which |
some of the old OxOnians would stand |
aRhast. Having decided ihat each /
state or colonial unit should have /
one sehalarship allowed 10 il every !
year, Mr.. Rhodes win proceeds TO de- |
Hne the terms upon which these
should be allotted. Mr.. |
Rhodes always opposed the modern
IDEAS Of awarding an educational |
prise solely for literary attainments.
The tendency to award scholarship |
solely for sueeers in passing literary
seemed to hiu TO put
; premium on baek~csms. Hcrce. he
has drawn up u scheme for thr cleo.
lion OF students for his scholarshlps.
which Is extremely original and verp
Of the man. 1t rs %
Toiisws: In the election of q stu
lent 10 q scholarship regard should
be had 20:
"sFirst--IIis literary and scholastic
sttainmenss. i
.second--His fondneas for or sue.
sess In manly. outdoor sports, Siirh
. cricket. football and the Ike. |