Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-02-18
THE DISTRICT BARRED
The Rhodes Scholarships Con-
fined to States.
MR.. PARKIN'S LETTER
POSSIBILITY THAT DECISION MAY
BE RECONSTRUCTED.
Action Already Taken by the Trustees
and the Reasons Assigned
The Correspondence.

! Students of educational institutions in
! the District of Columbia will not be grant
ed scholarships in the University of Ok
| ford under the provisions of the will of the
late Cecil ]. Rhodes. This disappointing in
| formation is contained in a letter from Mr..
George r. Parkin of London. secretary to
the Rhodes scholarship trust, which was
received today by Mr.. Henry Bradshaw, a
student in the Columbian University of this
city. Mr.. Parkin states that the trustees
of the Rhodes will could see no justifica-
ton for including the District of Columbia
in the list of American states and terri
tories entitled to benefits under the will.
1t is possible, says the writer, that the
matter might be reconsidered, but the trus-
tees as the matter now stands have con-
cluded to exclude the District of Columbia
from the benefit of scholarships under the
will
Henry Bradshaw is Il son of Mr.. Aaron
Bradshaw, who Is employed in the Dis
trict assessors office. The young man sew
eral years ago took the Kendall scholar
ship offered by the Columbian University
10 graduates OF the Eastern High School
Young Mr.. Bradshaw has had his eve on
one of the Oxford schola rships which it
mad been hoped would be assigned to the
District of Columbia. Becoming anxious TO
learn the conclusion of the trustees rela-
1--WE TO the question as to whether or not
the District would be considered as q state
or territory under the terms of the Rhodes
VIII. Mr.. Bradshaw wrote to Mr. George
6. Parkin the latter part of last month
asking for Information .
Mr.. Parkin's Letter.
In reply to that letter Mr. Parkin writes
from London, under date of February =. as
follows:
Your note of January "a has reached
| had oIr
letters in reference to the matter you mem
ton and thought that they would insure
suinclent publicity. At the request of sew
efal parties in Washington l last spring
brought the question of an additional scIloi-
arship for the District of Columbia under
the consideration of the trustees. Their con-
ciusion was that they did not see any
1ustihcation for this under the terms of
the will -
1T is, of course possible that the mat
Ter might be reconsidered but this is the
position in which 1t stands at present. and
District. Inv
Il have no doubt that Washington stu-
uehtS go 10 all the great universities of the
mon, and there, of course they will have
an equal opportunity, as candidates have
the option of applying for the state in
. when tney are educated or that in which
they have their domicle."
Expressions of Disappointment.
The information contained in Mr.. Par
kin's letter when brought to the attention
or District officials and prominent edu
Gators in the city today was received with
expressions of disappointment that the
District is to be deprived of benefits of
scholarships. Ever since the terms Of the
iate Mr. Rhodes will were made public the
people or the District have been Interested
in Inc question as to whether or not the
s.udents or local educational institutions
SHIPS IN oxford, as provided for by the
teStator. "
Immediately after the will was made
pubnc the District officials and educators
TOOK steps to ascertain the status of tbo
District with reference to the Scholarships
commissioner Henry b. +. Macfarlan6 as
president or the board of District Conn
inisSloners, and who has supervision over
the schools of the District at once com,
municAteo with the proper authorities
with the view to securing for the students
or the District educational institutions any
DEMENT'S that might accrue by reason of the
will. " VIC
One of the paragraphs in the Rhodes will
relative TO the assignment of the Ameri-
can scholarships is as follows:
j appropriate two of the American schoI-
arships to each of the present states and
territories of the United States of North
America, provided that If any OF the said
territories shall In my lifetime be admitted
such territory shall be appropriated to such
such territory shall be appropriated to such
state and that my trustees may in their ,,n-
controlled discretion withhold for such time
as they shah think fit the appropriation of
scholarships to any territory"