Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-15
AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS.
American Students to Become Bene
ficiaries of Cecil Rhodes Will.

Arrangements are being made for the
award of Rhodes scholarships at Oxford to
American students According to the pres
ent outlook, the work of going over the
necessary papers Will begin at once, and
the first students will be chosen before
March, 60 that every arrangement can be
rade to enter Oxford next October. The
final committee of control has been named.
1t consists of representative of every
state in the Union. In all but ten of the
states the delegate authorized is president
OF the state university, but in others the
pre- sidents of the largest institutions OF
learning have been chosen.
From the ten states referred to the fol-
lowing distir guished scholars have been Sc
lected: New York. Nicholas Murray But
Ter. Columbia University, Connecticut, Ar
thur Twining Hadley, Yale University;
Massachusetts,. Charles w. Eliot, Harvard
University; New Hampshire, William j.
New Jersey, Woodrow Wilson, Lit. D., Ii.
D., Princeton University; Rhode Island, W.
II. p. Faunce, AM, DID, Brown Uniyer-
sity; Maryland, Ira Remsen, LII. D., Johns
Hopkins University; Kentucky, d. B. Gray,
Georgetown College, and Illinois, William
Rainey Harper, Phi. D., DID, University of
Chicago.
1t has been practically decided that can
didates for the scholarships must have at
least reached their sophomore years in
some college or university of recognized
standing. and they shall not be more than
twenty-four years old. All candidates for
appointment must be unmarried. The
award Of scholarships in each state will be
made by committee which will be headed
by the president of the state university or
OF the leading college or university in the
state
Commissioner mcfarland today stated
that the trustees of the Rhodes will have
not as yet communicated their decision to
the District authorities as to whether or not
hn lfcfr III aH 80 ~,
as state or territory and entitled to schol-
arships under the provisions OF the will
Last September Mr.. Mcfarland received a
letter from the trustees stating that they
were considering that question and will In
FORM the Commissioners Of their decision
when the same has been reached
When the provisions of the Rhodes will
were nrst made public Commissioner Mac
Iarlano wrote to the trustees of the tesla
ment and strongly urged that the District
OF columbia be considered as a state or
territory, within the meaning of the will.
in order that the District might receive
me dement, or the scholarships. Mr.. Mac
Iarland also called on Secretary Hay and
informed him that the District desired to
De considered as entitled to benefits under
the will
Accordingly when Secretary Hay sent
out the circular letter to the school AM
thorities of the several states and terri
tories. asking them to make report on the
inetnod or awarding the scholarships, he
sent one OF the letters to the District au-
thorities. The school authorities of the
District submitted an opinion relative to The
method or awarding the scholarships, IN the
same manner as did the school authorities
or the states and territories
The Commissioners have received no fur
ther communication from the trustees of
the VIII regarding the status of the Dis
trict IN the matter of awards of scholar
SHIPS. since the letter bearing date OF
last September, when the trustees stated
that they were giving the subject careful