, 1907-07-24

instance, or one Of the modern Ian.
guages being studied. Fol the honor
b. A. there is a single final examina.
ton lasting six hours a day for n week
and this is followed by a viva voice
II should be noted that 1t Is the hon
or" b. A. which Mr.. Merriam returns
with, having by close application Sc,
cured this degree in three years in.
stead of the four usually consumed by
students at oxford. 1t is also worthy
OF note that Mr.. Merriam was the
youngest student of the first class, be-
ing at that time a sophomore in the
University of Wyoming, from which
institution he has since taken his b.
A. in absentia. Many Of his fellows
were already in possession of degrees
from American institutions, and, in
some cases, were instructors of sew
eral years standing. 1t is the opinion
of Mr.. Merriam nj others hat these
more advanced students were in posi-
ton to reap larger benefits from the
season at Oxford, but it is doubtful
II any have accomplished more than
Wyoming's scholar, when age and pre-
paration are taken into consideration,
Miss Ethel Merriam has been with
her brother during the past year and
she urftao Ntytll,. 90 IT, gonna ,rhnn
the degrees We're conferred, her de
scription being of interest to every cit
izen of this state. She says: There
were only three Americans from Lin
coin college and | thought them the
finest looking men in the group. 1t
was a very solemn and impressive
ceremony, all in Latin, of course. Ev-
en- the names were read in Latin and
it was difficult to recognize 'Haroldus
Guido from plain Harold Guy. The
vice chancellor was in his gorgeous
scarlet and black robe, all the doctors
in scarlet, the NJ. AS in black and
crimson and the b.. AS in black with
white RABBIT skin hoods, the latter be-
ing what Harold is now entitled to
wear on all state occasions at the uni
yersity.
"On Monday We went to the pageant,
which was the most magnificent spec,
tacle l have ever seen. The object of
it was to represent the history of Ok
ford in a series of episodes. 1t a
given in Christ Church meadows, be,
tween two branches of the river, with
the trees and bushes and an artificial
castle in the background. In the first
scene, a shepherd boy with a flock of
sheep came from the distance, and we
could hear him singing, at first family
and far away. All the different cos
leaves of Adam to the fuss and feath-
ers of Queen Elizabeth. 1t seemed
very strange to see the Kings of Eng
land brought to life, Cromwelfs army
capture the city, etc"
Mr.. Merriam and Miss Merriam have
been travelling in Germany and Swift.
zerland several weeks and Miss Mer-
riam also writes most entertainingly
of life in the various cities which they
Rhodes made no mistake when he in.
sisted upon the proviso that the
Rhodes scholars should devote a por.
ton of their time and funds each year
to the study of the peoples and condi-
tons of Europe.
The advent of these first Rhodes
scholars and their future careers will
be noted with peculiar interest. There
has been a wide divergence of opinion
as to the practical outcome of the gil
gantic scheme and time alone will tell
just the effect of the plan upon the
United States and other countries in,
terested. The American club, a -four.
ishing institution which the students
from the United States at Oxford have
conducted during the past two years,
mas proved emlnently successful in pre-
serving the spirit of fellowship and
common nationality, without disaffect,
ing its members from the ordinary
life of the college and university. The
Saturday night debates on American
or Anglo-American subjects are always
we'll attended and are thoroughly
wholesome reminders that Oxford with
all its engrossing interests, is bat a
means to ends which Americans will
seek in their own country.
The effect of the constant and in
formal intercourse of the various Amer.
G.. ]. PETERSON