Evening star., 1909-02-26
THE RHODES SCHOLARS
CreditabIe Reports Regarding
the Americans at Oxford.
WIN FIRST-CLASS H0N0RS
Stand Well in Athletics in Univer-
sity Competition.
MANY IN COLLEGE FACULTIES
The Lincoln Educational League.
Schools and Theaters in London.
Curious Ancient Chair.
BY MILAN Z. CT RTIS.

Written for The Star anu ihe 'hitaso ht'oi"
Herald
The renort concerning the Rhodes schol-
ars at oxford University for the aca-
demic wear 19OT-S has been received, and.
taking scholarship with athletics, the re-
suits are not unsatisfactory so far as
tl,e Americans are concerned Two full
classes have passed through a three-year
course and have been graduated. and 1t
is therefore possible to make compar1-
son between the mental and physical
prowess of the young men who have gone
over from this country the guests OF
the great British university as compared
with that of the native students. Our
boys did better I'm athletics than In ex-
aminations and In both they were handl- |
capped by certain disadvantages, such as
inexperience In the peculiar manners and
customs of some OF the Oxford colleges
and preparatory courses, which are ar
ranged In this country to qualify students
for American rather than English methods |
of study and examination
There were 156 scholars I'm residence at
oxford University under the Rhodes be |
quest during the academic year ending |
June 1905 Seventy-nine were from the |
United States, sxty-sX from the British |
colonies and eleven from Germany In
addition to these, eleven were taking
They were distributed among the various
colleges of the university without regard
TO nationality, and the report does not
show where the seventy-nine stu
dents were located. Baliol College |
had IL; Christ's Church had ID: there |
were 13 each at Exeter and Queens; Il
at St Johns: IL each at Hertford. New
College and Worcester: 10 each at Merton |
and Wadham: 3 at Oriel & each at Lin |
coin and Pembroke; each at Brasen- |
nose. Trinity and University: 6 at Magda-
lene. at Jesus and at Corpus.
There are in addition former Rhodes |
scholars engaged in teaching. research |
or special subjects.
Courses Taken by Rhodes Men.
1t is unfortunate that the American |
scholars are not reported upon separately, |
so that We could see how our own young |
men conducted themselves. but there is
no way to identify them from the Ger
mans or the colonials, except where they
distinguished themselves and took prizes.
Therefore IL will be necessary to discuss |
the entire number of Rhodes students to- |
gether. and they were distributed among |
the different courses of study as follows:
Jurisprudence :........................ :5s
History ...-.-..-...............-.. 20
Natural sciences IS
English literature. ........................
Modern Languages. Observation-Disclosures.
Honor moderations OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
oriental languages. ........................ i
Jurisprudence Is the same as law in
American institutions. Literae humaniOreS
is the Oxford term for what we call the
classics. with philosophy combined. 1t is
similar to our B.A. and the Ph.D.
courses, and the curriculum consists of
Latin and Greek languages and literature,
ancient and modern philosophy. ancient
and modern history, logic. rhetoric and
such studies as are required for the junior
and universities. 1t is the principal OK
ford course, and all of the principal pre-
paratory institutions in the United King
dom devote the greater part of their at
tention to training young men to pass
the examinations and stand we'll in the
literae humaniores. The English student,
rule, has much better knowledge |
of Latin and Greek languages and liter
ature than the American student. Many |
ordinary Oxford men can read both Ian
guages at sight readily as they can
read English or French. and that gives |
them n tremendous advantage over the
average American, who has devoted less
than half as much time to his preparation
in the classics.
The sciences include medicine. geology
chemistry, physics. biology forestry, en-
gineering and other natural and applied
sciences, in which, as rule. the Ameri-
cans stand as we'll as any of the foreign |
students.
Success Of Americans.
During the last year fifty-one Rhodes
scholars took their final examinations out |
of a total Of 500 in the entire university,
and carried off their full proportion of |
honors and prizes. Altogether forty-one
honors were awarded to the fifty-one
Rhodes graduates, and twenty of them
were carried off by Americans.
OF four first-class honors bestowed |
three were won by Americans-and they
were all southernerS-E. r. Lloyd of West |
Virginia and E. ]. Ford of Mississippi in |
Jurisprudence. and B. E. Schmitt of Ten
nessee, in modern history.
Nineteen SecOnd-clasS honors were
awarded to Rhodes scholars, including |
one in jurisprudence to III. w. Soule OF |
Maine; in modern history to II. H. Holt |
of Vermont and r. G.. Willard of New
York; In theology to H A. Moran of Cali
fornia. A. II. Marsh of Nebraska and B. |
d. Tucker of Virginia. and in English |
literature 10 A. NJ Stevens Of Connecticut |
and T. II. Wade of Georgia.
Fifteen third-class honors were awarded
including two in literae humaniores to
e. l.. Alexander of New Jersey and A. E.
Rollins of Wisconsin: In modern history
10 Clark Tandy of Kentucky and j. Van
Der Zee OF Iowa: in theology to S. E.
Eliot Of Missouri: in English literature
10 C. H. Foster Of Idaho; In modern lam
guages to w. H. Branham of Kentucky,
and In mathematics TO R W. Hartley Of |
Utah.
A fourth-class honor In mathematics
WAS awarded to N. E. Ensign Of Illinois