The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1903-04-27
THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.

The Rhodes scholarships about which there such lively inter
est time have fallen into oblivion almost The
The general fact that each and Territory entitled
scholarships but the conditions which they were to be obtained
clearly known In the territories according the
will the Of the Rhodes may lin their uncontrolled dis
of scholarships any territory This will practically terri
tories for indefinite time for the fact that the
nothing has been said about the scholarships for Hawaii
The election scholarships the will provides shall be by the
tees after such W any consultations they shall think fit with the
minister having the control OF education IN such colony province state
territory How the shall elect candidates scholarships
without Consultation with the educational authorities does
clear No student shall be quaed or disqualified Tor election to
scholarship account OF his religious opinions
The will very explicit to the qualifications Of an ideal student
id I bi strive io obf5n oo ,lI round oe as the re
piens Under the heading Conditions the will
My desire being that the students who shall be elected the scholar
ships shall merely bookworms direct that in the election of
scholarship regard shall be had d his literary and
scholastic attanmen W his fondnes and outdoor
sports cricket qualities
courage, duty sympathy for protection
kindness unselhshness and fellowship and Gv his exb
ton during school days OF moral force character and OF instincts
lead and to take interest in his schooates for those latter a
OF public duties his highest ann AS mere scholarships record that
ii my ideal qualified student would combine these four qualifications in
the proportions of ens for the first twotenth for the second
reetenth for the third and woenhs for the fourth qualifications
that according my ideas the maximum number of marks for
each OF the first third qualifications and each of the second
and fourth qualifications W the marks for the several qualifications
would be awarded independently follows Chat say The marks
for the first qualification by examination for the second and third quail
caon respectively by ballot by the owstudnts OF the candi
dates and for the qualification by the head cand
dates school and Gid the results the awards Chat the
by qualification
possible consideration the person
appointed receive the and the
appointed would by the blocks OF
marks each all candidates the best ideal qualified Students
One from this that Rhodes idea is that the cand
dates for his scholarships be drawn similar
Harrow, Eton Rugby Winchester and dozens of similar institutions
i'll England But have such institutions the United
They exclusive Schools and though Rhodes
throw off the exclusive his
its environment remained exclusive in its
From the time that the scholarship scheme announced
thinkers have considered unavoidable and have considered that
Rhodes might have his much better
than by striving the the mentng the
old bottles of conservative English university Oxford
ton will necessarily be advantage the American
youth 10 scholar following speciality might be-
deed would
three each Of and territories Besides
did desire Scholars bOOkWOs he calls them He
active live he knew little of America American
have changed his will and his British students the United
States, and not have asked England.
striking Rhodes scheme that published in
in the Report of the u s. Bureau of Education
far Hawaii is concerned being territory trouble its
head about the Rhodes scholarships they withheld for the
-o:
To be be- that the question going have an ex
tension of the session not? Most thinking decidedly
If their wishes are of any value
The Russian be showing friendly United States
Just but the time will when the superiority
North Pacific will have be brought There friendly
face there.
King Edward quite at Rome The English Roman
the Vatican have the King well Government
has strong reasons to show friendly spirit Thus the Earring
ers in Italy would be for united.
The office scandal Washington assuming very large pro-
portions and characters being bowed pins The
TO he Vlpp the