The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-04-05
RHODES WILL.
Aims and Bequests Set Forth
by w. T. Stead.
$lO,OOO,OOO Set Apart For
Scholarships at Oxford.
RACE UNITY HIS AIM.
Every State and Territory in
the United States
And Every English Speaking
Colony to Have One.
Tenable For Three Years at
81, 800 Year.
RACE UNITY HIS AIM.


London. April 5-w. T. Stead has
written the following regarding Cecil
Rhodes viii for the Associated Press.
The viii of Cecil Rhodes is in every
respect worthy of its author. With the
exception Of some family estates in this
country the whole OF which are left TO
his own relatives Mr.. Rhodes has dedi-
Gated his wealth in diamond and gold
mines to public uses. It's disposition is
dictated by what was ever the dominat-
ing principle of his life.
What renders this will of exceptional
interest to Americans is the fact that
it reveals for the first time under his
hand and seal that he was no mere Brit
ish imperialist but he was essentially
a citizen Of the United States Of the
English-speaking world. In other words
his VIII proves how accurately 1 inter
preted his sentiments when I declared,
on the strength of many intimate and
confidential conversations that he recOg-
nized as his common fatherland, the
great English-speaking community.
which includes both the United States
and the English empire within its ample
frontiers
Mr. Rhodes first will was made in
September. 1877, when he was a young
man of "a. At that time he was only be-
ginning to amass the wealth which, be-
fore he died, had made him a multi
millionaire, not in dollars but in pounds
sterling. His last viii was dated jan
are essentially alike in sentiment. They
both embody, in express terms. what
was ever the master thought of this
master mind, the necessity for prOmCt-
ing the reunion Of the English speaking
race. Mr.. Rhodes viii appoints well
known group of seven of his friends as
general executors Of his estate. This
group IS further charged to undertake
the duty OF acting as trustees for the
educational endowment fund which viii
provoke the liveliest discussion and excite
the keenest interest throughout both the
United States and the British empire for
both communities share in the benefit
of Mr. Rhodes bequest. Mr. Rhodes
was a graduate of Oxford and a student
l at Oriel college, to which, by the way,
he has left special bequest Of $500.000.
4 He has made oxford university=in whose
/ glOries the American descendants of its
! founders share equally with those who
| still inhabit the old country. the center
I of his educational scheme and he has left
! a sum which may be roughly capitalized
as representing S10.00o,000 for ths foun-
dation of Anglo-American scholarships,
/ tenable at Oxford for three years.
Mr. Rhodes, it will be remembered, was
so impressed with the value of a univer-
/ sitv edlscatiOn that after he had been com
; PEELED to break his course at Oxford by Ill
! health which rendered it impossible for
/ him to winter in England. he returned ev-
! connlete his university career TO his
I thinking the university better than any
/ other institution. naturally affords a YlVi-
I fS5insy center of race unity 1t is free from
/ 4ial nIli,-ersify VIII the old traditions Of
! Oxford seemed to him the best fitted for
the purpose he had in view. When dis
4 cussed with him the question of The choice
4 Of the university which should pc selected
/ as this race center. the respective claims
can 1elit-ersitv We're freely discussed That
! Mr. Rhodes settled the question in favor
1 Of Oxford was-aue to his devotion to his
/ old university and if these fellOwships had
4 Pj7s +Ferefore haxins- selected 0xford
p or fr1r a
alma mater has drawn up broad outline
1 of the general conditions upon which these
THE central principle Of his scheme IS
( that every English speaking colony and
! union should be offered a scholarship OF
the value of 81 500 a year tenabie for three
ssBv this means Mr. Rhodes believed it
would be possible to make oxford the CEN
J dents from every part of the English
! spea king world would meet on common
! ground in the most famous OF the Ola uni-
What result in the future presence Of
! long been one of the most conservative
: and Anglican centers viii bring the tu-
I American and colonial blood may nave
very important consequence at Wnlcn
some OF the old Oxonians would stand
Having decided that each colonial
! unit should have one scholarship allow
ed to it every year. Mr.. Rhodes viii
/ these scholarships should be allotted
MT. Rhodes always opposed the modern
; ideas of awarding an educational prize
solely for literary attainments. The
! tendency to award scholarship solely
for success in passing literary examlna~
tions, seemed to him, to put premium
on bookworms- Hence he has drawn
/ I'D a scheme for the election OF stud
ents for his scholarships, which is ex
tremely original and very characteristic
of the men. 1t is as follows.
I'm the election Of a student to
scholarship regard should be had to.
'.First-His literary and scholastic att
tainments.
nSecond-His fondness for, or success
in manly. out door sports,s such as criclz =
ct football, and the like.
@Third-His qualities of manhood,
such as truth, courage, devotion to duty.
I sympathy for and protection OF the
weak, kindliness, unselfshness and fell
lowshio.
-.F7ourth-His exhibition during school
DAYS of moral force Of character and
instincts to lead and take interest in
his schoolmates; for these latter attri2-
utes viii likely ia after lter guide nitn
to esteem the performance of public
duties as his highest aim.
Marks for these four qualifications
should be awarded SON ewhat in the fol-
lowing proportions: 4-10 for the first;
10 for the second; 30 for the third,
and 2-10 for the fourth
Mr. Rhodes divides the e100 900 requested
to Orie1 college into several funds, indicat
ing conciselv how he wishes them TO be
applied and adds this CHARACTERISTIC sem
And finally. as college authorities 1--we
secluded from the world and SO are like
children to commercial ways, 7 would adj
wise them to consult my trustees regard
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