, 1904-03-23
RHODES
SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATIONS TO
BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY,
APRIL 10. OF THIS YEAR.
Faculty of University of Wyoming
Chosen as Committee of Selection
and President Lewis Named as Its
Chairman One Applicant From
the University of Wyoming.


DR.. Charles Willard Lewis, president
of the University of Wyoming. has
been notified from London by the sec
rotary of the Rhodes scholarship trust
of his appointment as chairman of the
committee to examine applicants for
the Wyoming scholarships provided by
the Rhodes fund in Oxford university,
and that the members of the faculty
of the university had been named as
the examining committee. The letter
also fixes Wednesday. April 10, as the
date of the examinations.
DR.. Lewis stated this morning that
if, after all the applications we're in,
be held here. but that possibly they
might be held at Cheyenne. 1t depend
ed altogether upon the convenience of
the applicants.
So far there is but one applicant for
the scholarship to be awarded this
year, hat of Harold Merriam, the. son
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Merriam of this
city, and a member of the senior class
Of the University of Wyoming, to be
graduated at the June commencement
of hat institution. Other applications
would no doubt be received when it
became known what the qualifications
for the appointment are.
President Lewis has asked The Re-
publican to call the attention of the
young mel of the state to the matter,
so that all who so desire may enter the
lists. Any such should report to the
chairman of the committee at the uni
versity as soon as possible, as little
time remains to attend to the matter.
The papers arrived from London only
this morning, so that the president is
not responsible for the lack of time in
the matter. State papers are urged
to take it up and interest young men.
The trustees of the Rhodes scholar
ship trust remind DR.. Lewis that, &C
cording to the memorandum issued in
June last, the conditions of eligibility
are as follows:
students may be candidates who
shall have completed their second
years work at some recognized degree
granting university or college of the
United States during the year of cleo
ton.
Scholars must be unmarried; must
be citizens of the United States, and
not less than 10 nor more than 25
years of age on October list of the year
in which they are elected.
Candidates may elect whether they
will apply for the scholarship of the
state in which they have acquired their
educational qualification. or for that of
the state in which they have their pri-
vate domicile, home or residence. They
must present themselves for eXamina-
ton in the state they select. No can
didate may apply in more than one
state"
This memorandum also accompanied
the papers from London:
"A written examination will be held,
beginning on April 18th, at a place
liked by the committee of selection for
each state. This committee will ap-
point a suitable person to supervise the
examination. and will arrange for its
impartial conduct. 1t should be clearly
understood that this examination is not
competitive. but simply qualifying. and
Is intended to give assurance that no
elected scholar will be unable to pass
responsions, the first examination
which the university demands of all
candidates for the b. A. degree.
AT the request of the trustees, the
University of oxford has named for the
present year three examiners to pre-
pare examination papers ana report
upon the replies given. The papers
will be forwarded il sealed parcels to
the chairman of the comr1ittee OF Sc
elction. The parcels containing the eX-
animation papers shall only be opened
by the supervising examiner at the
time and place of examination. AS the
papers contain the full text OF all class
ical passages Used in examination, no
text books will be required by candi-
| dates. Arrangements will be made to
supply stationery to candidates at the
place of examination"
Among a list Of instructions to per
sons elected to the Rhodes scholar
| ships in 1904 are the following of local
interest:
Election to a Rhodes scholarship
does not of itself admit to the Univer-
sity of oxford. Such admission is Sc
cured only by previous admission to a
college or to the body of non-collegiate
students.
AS a Rhodes scholar must, by the
conditions of his scholarship, be a
member of a college and not a non
collegiate student, his first step on
election should be to apply for admis-
sion to one of the colleges"
Collars that ft-quarter sizes-at
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