The leader., 1903-12-05
Rhodes scholarships.

Early in the coming year there will
be held in Mississippi and all other
States and Territories the district ex-
animation for scholarships under the
will OF Cecil Rhodes. The latest bull.
,letin published by the University OF
Mississippi gives most interesting in.
formation relative to the coming ex.
animation for these scholarships and
the methods by which the selections
will be made in the United States. 1t
will be remembered that Under the re-
markable will OF Mr. Cecil Rhodes
every State in the American Union will
be allowed as many as two scholar.
ships at the University OF Oxford, Eng
land. The trustees of the will have
completed the arrangements by which
they propose to carry out the will OF
the testator in selecting students for
these scholarships The first election
OF scholars in the United States will
be held between February and May
in 1904, and the scholars elected will
commence residence in Oxford in DC.
tober of 1904. The election will be
made by preliminary qualifying ex'
animation, which is to be held in every
State and Territory of the Union, or at
centers which will be easily and read.
lily accessible to certain groups of
States and Territories. This is not to
be competitive examination, but is
simply designed to give assurance that
all candidates for scholarships are up
to the standard and fully qualified to
enter on course of study at Oxford
University. The examination will,
therefore, be based on the require.
ments for "responsions" first pub.
lie examination exacted by the uni
versity from each candidate for a de.
gree. The Rhodes scholars will then
be selected from among the list of
eligibles who show proficiency of COM
potency under this general examina-
ton. There may be dozen or more
candidates, for example, who will sue
cessfully pass this examination in a
given State or Territory, but only two
of these will be selected from a State
or Territory as the finally successful
scholarship men. A list of the eandi-
dates who successfully pass this exam
NATION will be furnished by the chair
many of the committee of selection
in each State or Territory, and from
this list the committee or university
will proceed to select the scholarship
men. In making the final selections
the committee will be furnished with
the qualifications for scholarships as
set forth in the will of Mr. Rhodes,
and they will be asked to carefully
and conscientieusly follow these quail
ifieations as closely as possible. They
will also be asked to furnish to the
fVsrrC aP ~ r1,tt1 F,,1I
of the school and college career of the
selected scholar, together with their
suggestions as to the course of study
for which he is best fitted Among the
general qualifications it has been de-
cided that all scholars shall have at
least reached the end of the sophomore
or second year work at some recog-
nized degree-granting university.
Scholars must be unmarried, must be
citizens of the United States and must
be between the ages of 10 and 25 years.
The chairman of the committee of Sc
lection for the State of Mississippi is
Chancellor Fulton of the University
of Mississippi. Candidates for schoi.
arships should notify the chairman o.
the committee of selection during the
month of January next of their in
tentiOn to apply for the scholarship or
to present themselves for the general
examination. Under the will of Mr..
Rhodes, it will be recalled, book learn
ing is only one essential for eligibility
to these scholarships. Besides his lit
erary and scholastic Attachments, fond
ness and skill in outdoor sports of the
student will be considered, his. quail
ties Of manhood, truth and courage,
devotion to duty and unselfishness,
his exhibition of moral force, qualities
of leadership and love of public duty
and the like, All these will be con
sidered in order by the committees
making selection. No student shall
be qualified or disqualified, under the
provisions OF the. will, on account of
race or religious opinions