The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-05
GREATEST OF ALL
PREVIOUS NOTED BENEFACTIONs
ECLIPsED BY CECIL RHODES.
Millions Given to Education and the
Fostering of Friendship Between
EneIish-speaking Peoples.
SCHOLARSHIPS AT OXFORD
FOR AMERICANS. BRITISH COLON
IALs AND FIVE GERMANS.
Each state md Territory I'm This
Country to BE Entitled to send
Two Students Abroad.
EXPLANATION BY EDITOR STEAD
THAT THROWS LIGHT on THE PUR-
POSES OF HIS LATE FRIEND.
Special Request of S2.5O0,0OO to a
CoIIege-PrOvisiOn Made for In
structfon of RhOdesinns.
Each state md Territory I'm This
Country to BE Entitled tO send
Two Students Abroad.
EXPLANATION BY EDITOR STEAD
THAT THROWS LIGHT on THE PUR-
POSES OF HIS LATE FRIEND.
Special Request OF S2.5OO,00O to a
COIIege-PrOvisiOn Made for In
struction of RhOdesians.

Rhodes provides for the establishment of
colonial scholarships, previously an
nounced. and two American scholarships
TO each OF the present States and Terrific
ries Of the United States. II also provides
for five scholarships for students of Ger
man birth. at oxford, 10 be nominated by
Emperor William. and. commenting on the
bequest. Mr.. Rhodes. I'm a codicil. tele-
graphed from South Africa. said: For a
good understanding between England.
Germany and the United States will secure
the peace of the world and educational re-
lations form the strongest tie" All the
Rhodes holarships-American, colonial
and German-are at oxford.
Mr.. Rhodes's will is a remarkable and
voluminOus document of more than $500
words Even this is not the entire will, as
the executors only gave out the portions
which they consider TO be OF public inter-
est. II was executed in 1889. There is a
codicil attached on the day of the de-
ceased's last departure from England, and
another, cabled from Cape Town, leaves
$4,000 yearly to keep up the spot in the
Matoppo hills, where his remains to
be buried. The will further directs that
a railroad extension be made into the Ma
toppo hills so that visitors may go there
at AHr WcCh rUu " liiopCIl TIC AhdJCsNS
an5 glory of their surroundings.
lir. Rhodes explicitly says ne is to be
buSed in an aperture. cut in the solid rock,
surnnounted by brass tablet bearing the
words: Here lie the remains of Cecil
John Rhodes" No one else is TO be buried
there who has not deserved well of his
country.
Mr. Rhodes beouesths all the landed
property near Buluwayo and Salisbury.
both in Matabeleiand. to trustees, whom
he directs to cultivate the land for the in
struction of the people of Rhodesia. His
celebrated country place at Groteschuur,
not far from Cape Town. Mr.. Rhodes
leaves as a residence for 1.-The prime minis
ter OF the federal government of South
Africa" with e1.0oO yearly for its main
tenance
Mr.. Rhodes divides the a1OOOO0 bequested
to Oriel College into several funds. indicat-
ing coucisely how he wishes them to be
applied, and adds this characteristic SEN
tence: "And finally, as college authorities
live secluded from the world. and so are
like children to commercial matters. 1
would advise them TO consult my trustees
regarding the investment of these various
funds. so far they would receive great
help and assistance from such advice
Regarding the American scholarships Mr..
Rhodes says: Whereas, l desire 10 en-
courage and foster an apprecia tion of the
advantages which. l implicitly believe. will
result from a union of the English-speak-
ing peoples throughout the world, and TO
encourage in the students from the United
States who will benefit by these scholar
ships an attachment TO the country from
which they have sprung; but without. I
hope. Withdrawing the.n or their sympa-
thies from the land of their adoption or
birth"
The will provides that the executors may,
at their discretion. delay establishing any
territorial scholarships until such time as
they may think fit. but IL provides also that
the territorial scholarships. once estab-
lished. shall not lapse upon the admission
OF the Territory 10 statehood. Another pro-
vision is that no student shall be qualified
or disqualified for election TO a scholarship
on account of race religious opinion.
Mr. Rhodes desires that the students
should not patronize any particular college,
but distribute themselves throughout the
university. The trustees are allowed to
suspend or remove any scholar at their
discretion.
Mr.. Rhodes expresses the hope that the
trustees VIII arrange an annual dinner and
reunion for all students and scholarship
graduates who able TO attend, and in
vite thereto as guests persons who have
shown sympathy with the views expressed
by me in my will"
In a codicil 20 his will Cecil Rhodes set
ties the Dalham Hall estate on his brother.
Col. Francis William Rhodes. and his male
heirs. with remainder 10 his brother. Ern-
est Frederick Rhodes. and the males OF his
heirs In a clause referring 10 this settle
ment Mr.. Rhodes expresses his objection to
the expectant heir developing into loaf
err" and says that the essence of proper
life is that every should have a def
mite occupation during substantial period
OF his career In the disposition OF the
Dalham Hall estate II is provided that the
successor to the estate must have been ten
wears I'm business or in a profession other
than the army. or, in the case OF an in
fant heir he must enter business and re-
main there for ten years, otherwise the
entail will terminate. The will guards
strictly against encumbering the estate.
The will provides for five German schol-
arships in each OF the nrst three years
after his death, or a total OF fifteen such
scholarships. There is some doubt as 10
the precise wording OF the codicil. only
the tenor of IL was cabled from South
Africa.
EXPLAINED BY MIR. STEAD.