The Washington herald., 1908-01-19

time
The American Students.
Speaking of the American students
who have thus far been sent 10 oxford
as Rhodes scholars, Mr.. George r. Par
kin. who was at the Shoreham last
night, said. they have uniformly proved
TO be OF exceptional merit
Mr Parkin said il had been his aim
he represents the trustees Of the
Rhodes hequest all over the country
and the aim Of the various state com
mittecs. to- secure only those students
in American universities who viii rep
resent their respective communities or
Commouwealths best
While IN one or TWO Instances, ne said,
there has been "a "cropper." the majority
OF the Americans who have gone across
the sea 90 enjoy an additional three years
at the great English university have
proved they were we'll chosen, and have
shown that the American student is fit
to take his place in the ranks Of an Eng
lish school
The Rhodes scholarships are much COW
eted among American college men, who
desire to obtain three years additional
training at great foreign university.
Cecil Rhodes. whose soul, like that Of
John Brown. goes marching on, foresaw
In this one bequest the possibility Of
closer unifcati0n Of the great Teutonlc
races of the earth through the process Of
education
Speaking Of the work OF Mr.. Rhodes,
Mr. Parkin said that not only in his be-
quest TO the Teutonic races Of the world,
but in his great schemes. some of which
have not yet been carried 10 completion,
did Mr.. Rhodes show himself 70 be one
Of the towering figures OF modern civil
ization. Mr. Rhodes. carrying on his own
education al oxford sporadically. going
from South Africa TO England and then
back 10 South Africa for more money,
developed into one Of the strong men of
the great British Empire
Dream Not Realized.
In his dream-not more than half real
ized-of a railroad 5000 miles in length.
from the Cape of Good Hope to Cairo:
in his adding a territory Of RhoGesia,
equal in area 70 a quarter Of the United
-l.tAt'sr al sass SA'oA EAAtn ~ tllE DEDIlt
Of his adopted land In a hundred ways
did Cecil Rhodes show himself to be one
Of the great figures Of the present day.
His idea Of leaving $4,000 in a fund
for the education Of college men from
the colonies, from the United States. and.
lastly. from Germany. was but another
proof, Mr. Parkin said Of Mr.. Rhodes
desire 10 help to weld together the great
races Of the world. which have had
common parentage.
The men who are graduated from Ok
ford NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. il is true they
do 50 through the grace OF Mr.. Rhodes.
or nOt-are expected TO go out into the
world and in a way become public char
acters. From the time they enter the
English university-esp in the case
Of those Americans who enter-they be-
come, in a measure, in the public eye.
In speaking Of the Rhodes scholars. the
London Times has this to say:
The Rhodes scholars are drawn from
about eighty different communities. i'm
various remote parts of the world and
such a report "a report made yearly by
the trustees of the fund.- furnishes q
what their chosen representatives are
doing at oxford, while at the same time
satisfying a natural curiosity on the part
of the public about the working out Of
a scheme, which has impressed popular
imagination. and was expected and in
deed intended, to have a far-reaching in
hucnCe on national relations. Any such
influence is, Of course, still in the merest
embryo, but the scheme has now reached
the interesting stage where the first
scholars have come TO the close Of their
term of three years residence at OK
ford, and are beginning 20 return TO their
own countries to enter upon the business
of life"
From the London Times.
Continuing, the Times says: 1T would
seem that both in intellectual and ath-
letic competitions the scholars have gained
for themselves a distinct place in the
university. This Is no more than might
fairly be expected. Although they enter
Oxford as ordinary undergraduates. they
really come out with much greater re-
sponsibilities and as specially selected
men. They are the representatives Of the
great idea Of a great man, who staked
his wealth and his own fame on what
they would be and do
The qualifying examinations are TO be
held i'm the various communities from
which scholars are to be drawn on jan
uary q and p, and a selection from the
eligible candidates is to be made by the
middle Of April.