The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1905-04-14
The RHODES SCHOLARSHIP
=. w. BuehoIz, Of Tampa, Appointed to
Represent Florida in Oxford
University, England

| University, England.
l Special Correspondence OCaIa Banner
Of the five candidates who tried
for the Rhodes scholarship at Oxford,
England, only two passed. These
two were Mr.. Perceval H. Whaley of
! Pensacola, Fla, and Mr. F. w. Buch-
holz OF Tampa, Fla.
MIR. whaley is graduate of Ken
yon College, Ohio, and is now teach
ing at New Orleans. Mr.. Buchholz
is member of the senior class at
/ the Florida State College and will
| graduate this term.
OF the two candidates who passed
| the respOnsions which We're held in
Jan. 1905, Mr.. F. w. Buchholz has
| been appointed to represent Florida
| in the Oxford University, England.
| The committee OF selection consisted
. OF DIR. A. A Murphree, president of
! the Florida State College, Dr. An
! drew SIedd, president of the Univer-
| slty OF Florida and Dr. w F Black
man, president OF Rollins college
! The selection was made on this basis:
First - Scholarship, which counts
| three-tenths-
SecOnd-FOndnt IS for athletics and
record in same, twO-tenths.
Third-Honesty, integrity and gen
| eral character, three-tenths.
Fourth-Leadership and popularity
| among fellow students, two-tenths
1t was determined by the commit
tee that young men who were born,
reared and educated in Florida should
have precedence over other candi-
dates, if other things were equal.
The majority of this committee,
therefore, found very little difficulty
in deciding between these two men.
The credentials of the Florida State
College man plainly showed him 10
be superior 20 the other candidate in
the second and fourth points of cou-
in the first, and fully on par with
him in the third.
Mr.. BuchholZ is d young man OF
high moral character, and is much
esteemed by his fellow students. The
majority of the student body, there
fore, look forward to his going 10
Oxford with pleasure and anticipa-
ton. The victory won b. Mr.. Buch-
inolz Is an honor both 20 himself and
10 the college.
This fact shows what splendid work
the Florida Stare College i doing
Especially il this true. wneli IL i re-
rnemhered that eighteen candidates
Tor tne Rhodes scholarship JAILED last
year IN Mississippi, ana out Of six :
candidates from Kentucky only one
passed, and that one from the Ken
lucky State College. III Tennessee
out of three candidates but one. q
Vanderbilt man, passed.
All of this shows that the work !
done by the Florida State College is !
equal, if not superior, TO that done by I
larger institutions in older states.
The Rhodes scholarship pays $500 !
year Tor three years. This is enough |
20 pay all necessary expenses and al +
low the student 20 visit every place t
of interest in the old world !
The college has recently had the !
honor OF visit from Governor Brow
ard and his cabinet. The governor,
while at the college, made an ex-
cellent address in which ne advised .
students to complete their education
and encouraged them by relating a
few incidents in his school life. He
also expressed himself as being ia
vorably impressed with the work of ,
the college.
The college..anticipates an appro- !
priation from the present legislature
and has employed Architect W. P. |
Camp, of Jacksonville, to prepare !
water color drawings Of buildings /
which are much needed. 1t will be /
remembered that the last legislature |
passed bill providing for such ap- |