The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1904-07-09
WINS THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIP.
Henry Kinds Will Represents North
Dakota at Oxford.

Henry Kinds Will Represents NORM
Dakota at Oxford.
Mr.. Henry Hinds Of the University
Of North Dakota has been awarded
the 1904 Rhodes scholarship for North
Dakota.
All candidates for the scholarship
had to be under "a years of age. legal
residents of the state for whose schol-
arship they We're candidates, and to
have completed the sophomore year in
a reputable college. The points on
which the awards were based. about
equal weight being given to each, were
scholarship, fondness OF athletics lead
ership and character. The first was
decided by a competitive examination.
The examination was the entrance TX
animation to Oxford, the questions be-
ing sent out under seal by that uni
versity.
The examination was no sinecure.
The University OF Indiana gave forth
AS the reason why she had no :andi-
Gate for the examination that the !e-
quirements to pass it were u%njustly
hard. After an announcement of TINS
! soyt it is certainly a just comment on
the University of North Dakota that
her candidate did pass it cceaitably
and certainly speaks highly Cor MIR.
HinG&' scholarship.
The benefits that accrue from the
scholarship are an allowance Of $500
a year tar three years for college tx-
penses. The college year is six months
and 81, Goa will comfortably pay the col
lege expresses. leaving $500 TO he used
in travelling in England and on the
continent G.lring the vacation. The
physical environment of Oxford can-
not be surpassed. High street at OK
ford is said to be the most beautiful
street. architecturaliy, in Europe. lhe
gardens. parks, and meadows are of
incompatible beauty. Many of the
colleges are yer 80 years old, and have
ii wealth of histori" associations. Here
to-day will ne fo,.id the young men
who in twenty-five years will be guild
ing the destinies Of one of the greatest
world powers. In point of culture It
car safely be said t:iat no place Of
fers better opportunities. The English
gentry have through lo.g generations
acquired Il culture tha! younger ma
tons annot have. Three Years life
among them will give a young msn an
elegance n ease tina will greatly en-
nance the value of schola Site attain
Inents, for to-day the man who can I'll
d place in a pleasing manner and csn
move well among men has the advln-
tage. In other words. in the long rEn,
culture pays in dollars and cents.
This is a most magnificent opportunity,
and MI. Kinds In indeed fortunate in
having obtained it.
Mr.. Kinds is a quiet, unassulning
young n:an about II years of age. His
preparatory work was one at the Cen
trail High school Of St. Paul, where he
graduated in 1902, second in q class tf
1Os. While In the literary, social mi
athletic activities Of the school he was
very ambitious, always taking more
work than was required He entered The
university two years ago. His extra
high school credits. with the extra
credits he has obtained here, enabled
him to skip the, sophomore yeaT,rso
that had he remained he would have
completed his college course in three
years, instead Of four years. Last yenr,
owing to his proficiency in geology he
was chosen by DR.. Wilder as an assist
ant of the state geological survey.
His popularity and executive Iahility
have won him many honors. He is
president Of his class, vice president Of
the mining engineering club, vice rresi-
dent of the mandolin clu.,, ana = iaith-
full member of the Adelphi Literary So