The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-14
Rhodes Scholars from United Fit Well into the New Life Oxo


quadrangle, re-established by barone
from Worcestershire for students
his own country. The lake and garde
have more space than any other colleg
save Magdalen, and from their remote
ness from the others have won the nam
of Botany Bay. The beach trees are II -
fiected in the water, and the swan wit
cygnets floating on the surface recalle
to my mind Wordsworth's lines:
The swan on sweet st. Mary's lake
Floats double. swan and shadow
To the chapel was brought in earl
days the remains Of Amy Robsart, til
unfortunate wife of the earl of Leice
ter, from Cumnor Place, but four mile
away.
Christ Church college is the larges'
most magnificent and expensive. Star
ley Hornbeck of Colorado is the Rhode
student here, taking history. He spen
his vacation in Germany. He wen
from the University of Colorado.
George Andrews Whitley, the nel
Colorado student for 1905, gives M
the interesting item that three Rhode
scholars had graduated at the Colorad
university, viz: Stanley aornbeck
Denver, Col; Thomas Bell Of NeI
Mexico, elect for 1905; and himself
Mr.. Whitley was born at Boulder. an
is member Of the honorary society
Phi Beta Kappa.
"Tom'' gateway faces the grea
quadrangle of Christ Church college
and great Tom, the immense bell, eallei
the !" docr-closer of Oxford,' hang
directly over the gate. This is tn
signal for the closing Of college gates
If a student is outside his own wall
after clock in the evening he mus
pay fine, or after IL O'Clock, is il
danger of expulsion.
Mr.. Blodgett of Missouri is located il
Wadham college, with the helpful in
structor, DR.. J. Wells, M. A. He is
graduate of Washington university, il
St. Louis, the new buildings of which
were used for administration durinl
the World IS Fair. Mr.. Blodgett's col
lege, Wadham, has fine Gothic archi
lecture and passing thru the stoni
vaulted gateway into the spacious quad
rangle, we enter the attractive garden
with yew trees and many inviting
places for study. I was told by thosi
associated with Mr.. Blodgett that HI,
was one Of the most popular Rhode
slams.
Expenses.
The $500 which the Rhodes fund
provides annually for students may b.
thought very liberal considering ths
frugality exercised by many in doing
their preparatory work. Altho man
has rooms during college term, this with
board is included in the expenses. a
legitimate estimate of what is really
necessary is 81, 600; this leaves $500 fol
vacations and either expenses.
For the tourists have found OXFORD
an expensive place and the Rhodesiani
consider it so. One of the scholars ex
pressed it, awe pay every time we turr
around, and when we don It turn around
we are fined for not having done it. ;
A man must be careful manager t.
make his 81 500, which seems compare
; tive affluence, last thru the year.
All the undergraduates are require'
, to wear cap and gown; the former i
; the ordinary mortar-board affair, tn
latter short, sleeveless, with long stril
, from either shoulder Chat is, whel
. they have not been torn off. Som
buy old gowns, that their freshness b
less conspicuous, but when one Rho
desian appeared in a half gown n
, was threatened with fine for contemp
, Of customs.
Concluding Impressions.
It seems quite difficult to decide wha
, the men have done for their first veal
, as there have been no public examina
, lions; some admit that they have no
: studied as much as they would have a
home, and vacation scattered them i
England, the Continent and the Unite
States. In concluding his recent lette
, DR.. Parkin writes me: ''The young men
3 colonial and American, have made q
excellent impression at Oxford, but
: is too soon to judge Of the stand the
( will take intellectually. I see goo
t deal Of them as they pass thru Londo
t from time to time. They all seem yer
! happy in their new quarters, as indee
: might be expected Of men enjoying tn
: largest scholarship that has ever bee
| given to students to asst them in thei
> Studies" It will be Of great futur
: interest to determine whether they wi
: stimulate new life and ideals in O,
3 ford. or be themselves absorbed.