The San Francisco call., 1905-02-03
THE RHODIAN SCHOLARS.

wv Oxford Americans and British colon had IN We"
intellectual training influences, of
bers of the from parts of the world widely apart his
the end that there might be created racial inte
genc and purpose he also desired that through the
acquired the of original research might be sum
the inspiration purpose patriotic and
than patriotic In of its eadngs intimately concerned the
and progress the world these might be affected by COM
nun of purpose essentials by the United States and Great
The opportunity he offered was advantage of in this
country, quota students went and
progress at that seat of learning comes
from the California Rhodan to President Wheeler OF the Berkeley
university Those who have followed the development of the
this report will deal with the intellectual
training lecturers the laboratories and the Ii
bare the competition for the first honors scholarship and the
atmosphere of learning and of letters the institution American
professors and students hear from these incpent Oxons
about methods classes hours OF the gor
examinations and especially of the differences in method OF i'm
parting knowledge between the English and American universities
letter OF own Rhodian published and these expectan and
interested Americans resort to for the information they seek
AS published this report The Rhodes scholars all
doing well Schu from Cornell made first in the mile and half
the freshman sports and Young first in the I2oard hurdles and
put 81
could have taken the hammer throw feet but did
The OF the football Rhodes scholar The most
nv best At il Every night took boat and nraced alone Most
students that had any ambition trying for stroke tried also
and grahed by becoming stroke for four Our four
tainted from cramps Besides silver which
every member of the GETS silver challenge foot
high engraved
many years back tried
the college eghts and before last closed made
Trinity crew many 'ppe'
That the Rhodian published AS far is
gratifying aters the Oxford professors football
putting boating. hammer throwing high jumping broad jumping
foot racing Those learned doubt finding good
material IN the Rhodians The who can make broad Jump OF
Is feet reflects credit the scholarship of old Oxford But the
will be asked why keep all Of this latent talent at home
here gid with glory the domes of
verses? Why send able high jumpers and broad jumpers
foot strokes and shot puters make Oxford holiday and
greater foreign university? Shall American colleges
themselves with the humdum of mathematics physics law letters
and divinity and let Oxford skim the off scholastic
and leave the blue milk of knowledge?
evident that American universities wake
rial Why have Professor Morse Stephens forth merely with his
history Professor Pehn with
scientific of Professor Hgard
himself FRAGILE bes and ferments and Professor Wick
farmers how make blades of grass grow place
OF one Why all these vain things added such other vanes
Professor Loebs boogy What is the crossing of sahsh
frog compared to broad jump of I8 feet?
The Legislature and should reorganze
the University lest become eete obsolete
Rhodans Oxford crowd the Atlantic liners with
students nfamed with desire be stroke and put the shot and
jump Let Professor Gayey the writing anay
the inspiration of jumpers strokes Must
young country supney and ourselves oujumped Oxford
by ngTatefu who abroad for consideration
their nmble alien soil? Cecil Rhodes may
tended his endowment be the of showing cho-
asc deficiencies these We evidently in the
of the ootrac and other studous occupations of that kind and
grid for the proper of the opportunities
university training.
When report from Rhodans such nonessentials
and will bstow the degree
tenton that such unimportant matters deserve.