The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-25
BRINGS THE PAPERS
FOR SCHOLARSHIPS.
DR.. Parkin Arrives i'll New York
With Examination Papers for
Cecil Rhodes Scholarship.

Or. George r.. parltin OF Oxford Uni
,erslty, has arrived in New York with
tho examination papers for the ninety.
ak Cecil Rhodes Canadian and American
free scholarships at Oxford. Tho huge
was wound With yards Of red
tape and sealed with greht ,blotchas OF
scaling wax. The customs Officials waf,t-
Cd the envelope opened. Dr.. 1'arkin re-
fused TO allow the seals to le broken, as
sorting that tho examination would be
worthless Z the contents Of the papers
were disclosed at. this time. The exc
aminations are to begin Oh April 18th.
Il Because Of Or. Pariin's representations
the customs officials decided not to break
the envelope, but to hold 1t, pending q
decision from Washington. The men,
.telegraphed to the Secretary g the
Treasury asking an immediate decision.
When Dr. Parkin's identity had been
proved to the satisfaction Of the Treas
try Department and the contents Of the
envelope satisfactorily explained, the ctl-
velope was ordered returned to DR.. Par
knsintact. 5g III as &ta
The Tribune OF yesterday, after telling
these facts, continues: &, "a 8
DR., Parkin snid there were ninety
six Scholarships to DO d<ributed In
America and Canada. The preliminary,
examinations would be held on April
18th simultaneously In all the States and
iprivlnces. n 5 S3 si s3i
35{s.The examinations 2 he said. .'are Sim
liar to those that are required at Har-
ward, with the exception that Oxford de-
,mnnds T. Knowledge of Greek. II an.
American wishes n technical education
he should not try to go to Oxford, for
there ara schools In this country much
more suitable for his purpose. The three
chief requisites 70 gain admission to OK
ford are intellectual and athletic ability
and force of character. For the last
three centuries oxford has boon turning
out with the regularity OF clockwork the
statesmen Of Europe She wants young
men Of PROMISE of YER, Of culture;
amanliness and character. FIJI
.IIer graduates do not havc n profess
aional, but Il classical training. such as
all our great men have received. Long
fellow, Hay and President Eliot men
with classical education, are Just as
Important as Rockefeller and Carnegie. AZ
university that can produce men such IS
Hay and Roosevelt should be proud of
|its work. america Is now q world pow
en-, and slso needs men with the world 4
knowledge that Oxford can give them,
An Oxford student gains an education
thnt enables him to starll unashamed
with the greatest statesmen.
.,The men chosen from this country
will go to the university next year, They
Will receive a scholarship or $1,000 n
year and will have at least 500 left over
above all their expenses which can best
be used for a. tour on the continent.
s"Cecll Rhodes's one romance was his
stay at Oxford. lie went there after
working for some years III Sout Africa.
and when he leftlSlt he said that he
might not have learned much. but he
had reod Aristotle He took from
'Adistotle the precept on which he mode -a#
ed his life-that the greatest happiness
came from the constant pursuit Of ~
great purpose. Cecil Rhodes worried all
5h!aglife to promote The peace Of the
world and he founded this scholarship
the greatest In the history Of the world,
that his work might not stop with his
death. Canada has found it advan-
3tageous to have a constant stream or
young men passing between her and Eng
land, and the United States will find this
to be to her advantage also.