New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-06-14
THE RHODES SCHOLARS.
Orford's Great Opportunity and
Great Honor.

An English view of the scholarships at oxford,
founded by the viii Of Cecil Rhodes. is presented
n -0dac-nilIan's Ma gazne." by ". Beach Thomas
He says:
When the gush Of pride called forth by Mr..
Rhodes's viii over when every possible par
allel with Caesars testament had been worked
out Oxford began 20 ask itself whether this great
teouest had not like other charities Cas MaTyle
bone said 10 Mr.. Carnegie) conferred more obiiga-
ton than privilege The misgiyings increased. and
undergraduates. even more than heads OF col
leges. 10 look the prospective scholars as
3 nuisance il not a menace In spite of Young
C,zfnrd movements and secret gatherings in music
sho,s 70 listen TO inefficient politicians the under
graduates as a rule. is conservative Of the
sre-nest type There was deep indignation among
z few senior men at the suggested abolition OF
Csrek in Responsions In the case Of the scholars
The jealousy q change went with certain per
sonal jealousy. a first class scholarship at Ok
ford is worth $50, a few Of the scholarships at
HEREFORD College as much 200 year Why
should this standard be debased by the granting
Of 300 q year TO all manner Of aborigines 10
whom probably Greek Greek. who If they had
nod6ing acquaintance with theology would
never have heard the doctrine Of the encliuc
De- Tie prospective scholars were the butt OF
every RIGHTEOUSNESS. Backwoodsmen were depicted
Is arriving with sisters and cousins and aunts,
ell OF whom TO subsist the 1890 The
nearest successor to Calverley drew with delight
1ul hurnor q picture Of "a distant prospect OF
Oriel" Of the Thames flooded by the Murrum-
ri5res while the harassed don prayed for
-trerent TO some sequestered spot on the banks
q the cam. This fippant view Of OXford's new
pliv1eee alternated with pessn1ism II is SAID py
those who were most keen TO be rid Of compulsory
C,raek in F2esponsions that they would certainly
have succeeded # il had not been for the general
<ear OF innovation fostered by the prospect Of the
American scholars. The panic was much IN
creased By many small. adventtious causes care
fll mothers wrote TO The Times complaining OF
The ? bs-nce Of bathrooms and want Of veI3tila-
ton in college rooms. A few ludicrous articles
were published in the half penny Press IN Whlch
z method was sketcEc5 enabling poor oxford 10
bring its tir1ezrorn institutions UP to the mark
Of modern commerce. Mr.. Rhodes's own aliuslon
10 the childishnes OF dons II methods OF hnailce
gave lead TO those writers who regard 'heil a.
legitimate butt for the sings and arrows Oh
ignorant criticism; and naturally enough me ieei
snrs of men at least busy minded ana progress
- a 7be resi- Of the world. not a little
rufHed Thus it came about that enthusiasm
which as a frame Of mind is not regafoeu WIN
much favor al the public schools OF AT the I'm
yersities was damped TO the point OF extinction,
Hardly ANYBODY looked forward 10 the 1uihlhlehl
Of thar scheme about which Nj Rhodes's hopes
% continuous influence centered- A similar DC
cline in feTvor had been experienced among tIe
Americans Are not Harvard and aaie' uhIFei
sites OF America efficient than ali tne re-
ures CT oxford? Shah the son of Bostoniah III
telligence be Jumped with the Neoraskah roueh
rider the Australian backwocdsnanE II Is me
cc:anoaest of all conents that Mr.. Rhodes Woulo
TIE States where IS the van OF progress tii0i-
tempt the young American to temper his hustIihs
zigo- with the barren clsssicism OF the home Oh
lost causes Now the German students, Win
1reir thirst for education and without excess OF
god have temporarily resolved, ia some excess OF
slarrow Pan-GerTnanism anti-British hostility
10 refuse the offer TO organize a sort OF postum
oi.s boycot: OF the man who defeated German
II, t. -ace for Rhodesia. Et ia, Germs-ia 10 re-
or 70 me parallel OF Cesar might have been the
LAST rcbpke Of Mir. Rhodess valiant spirit.
HIasply IDS perverted view Is not universal
Tic gratitude OF a MN has left no cause for
y-eepre "a ire Colonies or the word must be
.seGt where the respect. almost one might say
~. -.,,ar,.-ee for .he testamentary thoughts OF
1I- Rhodes gtin prevails; and by some odd prln-
cipIe az contradiction or perhaps compensation,
the enthusiasm IS much greater in Canada than
anywhere else Certainly Canada was the coun-
- about when Mr.. Rhodes had least knoWiedee-
Tne VIZ would provitc X, apart from any cor
Io5o-ation Of personal knowledge. 1t is tnou-
sand .ltes that he did rot foresee the astonisn-
ing development Of she Dominion; the cuItvaitiion
c. tie Northwest the great harrests eApaAeiiLS
year b. year the tissue OF railways stFetcIliias
cCt --fk UNPARALLELED rapidly across the coltil-
ns.t the CONTINUOUS lines, q 49,
E-7erFlc5-rer 10 CARR away one year & oafhSSs
heicra 81 -scxt IS sr The building o. n second
lkae frrff coz 10 sea would have drawn from nm
sesf.o -, - sl-sst rolrs, hevyn ideas OF his
whtch siggest comparison with Michael Ahseiee ::
Ie lie ne: steadily: Rot @no.e' Da De
GAS. But the glass was never turned on si~ ,he
its potrritial riches the coal the asoestos IN
hac ne.s- touched his inagin3 ton; ailn s1S -
visions ia VIII Cor the represeniaitoh a. ~ 1T
q Cauaoiei youth were iaranntGhiy oe-o" 'NS "'
~ i,apar association Of events. bowever. 1t lss
cone about that Cafi.9la a;s %. agnIy of the
letter but The spirit OF the VIE. ana helped sy