Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-14
THE RHODES PRIZE
EXAMINATIONS
THIS WEEK
FOR SCHOLARSHIP IN
OXFORD UNIVERSITY
One More Chance for New
Mexico Young Men to Get
Education in Great English
Institution.

in New Mexico for the Cecil Rhodes
scholarship from this territory in OK
ford university, England, is to take
place this week. New Mexico now has
one student in Oxford under the
Rhodes bequest. and the examination
soon to be held at the University of
New Mexico will probably bring for
ward another one.
The following letter to President
Tight of the university from MI. G.. r..
Parkin, of the Rhodes scholarship
trust, explains the working Of the ex-
aminations soon to take place:
My Dear Sir:-The text qualifying
examination for the scholarships
awarded under the Rhodes bequest
has been fixed for the 18th and 18th
of January. 1907. Shortly before that
date the examination papers for your
state will be posted to you in pack
ages of ten or twenty each in a sealed
and registered parcel, which is not to
be opened except at the time and
place of examination.
Specially prepared and properly adj
dressed envelopes in which the an
swers ma be placed for posting at
the close of each days work, will be
sent at the same time. A time table
showing the hour at which the exam
nations are to be held is enclosed
herewith. and will also be sent with
the papers themselves. A copy of the
declaration required from examiners
is also enclosed.
| trust that as chairman of the com
mittee of selection in your state you
viii, as in past years, make arrange
ments for giving due notice of the
examination, and for its proper con-
duct AE tho RhndpG trust dnpS mt
assume any part of the local expense
of conducting the examination, the
committee OF selection are free to
charge a small fee to candidates to
cover this expense, should they think
this desirable. | expect to be in
America myself during the progress of
of the examination and any communi-
cations by post or telegraph in refer
ence to the examination will each me
after January 10 at McGill university,
Montreal. Up to December ~, COM
munications will reach me at the Lon
don office of the trust.
| have lately forwarded to you and
to all members of selection commit
tees known at this office. a state
ment in reference to the operation OF
the scholarship scheme for 1906.
Yours very sincerely,
GEORGE r. PARKIN.
President William G. Tight. Phi. D.,
University of New Mexico,
Albuquerque, n. M.
Tire of examinations.
The schedule giving the time of the
examinations, referred to by Mr.. Par
kin, shows the following dates when
the examinations will be held:
Thursday, January 17-From 3 a..
m. to IL a.. m, translation from Lain
into English. ! p. m. to 3 p. m,
Latin prose. 4 p. m. to 6 p M
Arithmetic.
Friday, January 18-9 a. m. to IL a.
M. Translation from Greek to Eng
fish. / p. m, to 2 p. m, Latin gram
mar. 2:10 p. m. to $40 p. m, Greek
grammar. 4 p. m. to 8. p. M. Algebra
or geometry.
Both these examinations will be Of
fered at the time given at the Iniyer-
sity of New Mexico
The conditions of the Rhodes schoi-
arships, which are given 70 the states
and territories OF the United states
as well as the Canadian provinces, are
now quite generally known. 1t Is OF
interest to know, however, mat there
are now in residence At oxford undef
the Rhodes beuuest lbl schoidrs
drawn from the different countries lot
which scholarships are provided. Sew
0iltA -Ollt t9iiliL III =.
onles, seventy-nine from the United
states and eleven from Germany.
Candidates are subjected TO exam
nation tests which ensure their ac-
at oxford. but the final Sc
lection of scholars is in all cases leit
to local committees OF selection
guided in their choice by the susses-
tons made In the will of Mr.. RhodeS
The scholars are distributed among
o - n-rasI gaIlnnnG &CN-
enteen are i'm residence at Balliol, thir-
teen each at Christ Church and Wor-
cester. eleven each at Oriel and 81
Johns college, ten at New college,
nine each at Brasenose, Exeter
Queens and Trinity, eight each al
HEREFORD and Pembroke, seven at
Magdalen. six each at Lincoln, Merton
and Wadham, five at University TWO
at KebIe. and one each at Corpus ana
st. Edmund's hall.
The distribution of the scholars ee-
ponds partly upon their own cholcs
and nartiv on their merits as Judged
nv the college authorities. Each Sc
lected scholar sends in to the trust a
list of colleges at which he wishes 10
enter IN the order of his preference
The authorities of each college thth
select from the applicants for ad1nls-
sion those whose scholastic record ana
credentials seem TO them most sa'H-
factory.
Five states Of the American union
failed to furnish a qualified candidate
in 1904. and eight in 1905. Inc eau
eational test applied is an examination
~uuivalent to oxford r~esponsions' me
first public examination of the unlVef-
sity. In several states the compSuiioh
was very slight, and scarcely suiilS-
lent to Justify the award OF So
"A scholarship.
The German scholars for the mosi
part remain in residence only IVY
years. the conditions OF German Hlin
tary service and the requirements oI
their own universities interfering WIN
the three ears course at OXFORD.
The scholarships are of the yearly
value Of $500 and are tenahte lvI
three years. Experience has sh"Mh
hat this sum can. with prudence. y
made 10 cover all necessary expenses
during The university terms, ana aisp
during the vacations, but u caves nU
room for e-xtravagance Ia any ioim
Many OF the scholars have ANallou
themselves Of the opportunity II" as
quire command Of the French emo
German languages by ~speudihE me-"
vacations on the continent where 'N'
expense 81 Twins IL not so slsA'-
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