The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-08-04

70 SHSOuldSe III lhc oluucllh NON
the United States who will receive
the benefit from the American schol
Grships an attachment to the country
from which they have sprung, 5u
without any hope of withdrawing
them or their sympathies from the
,and OF their adoption or their birth.
Mr. Rhodes desire was that only
broatminded and dble'bodied stu
dents should receive the benefits o
his bequest. He suggested that iii
the election of a student to a schol
arship, regard shall be had to o.
his literary and scholastic attain
ments, (2) his fondness of and sue
cess in manly outdoor sports, such
as cricket, football, etc, CD his
qualities of manhood, truth, courage
devotion TO duty, sympathy for the
weak, kin'iliness, unselfishness and
fellowship, ca his exhibition during
school days of moral force of char.
acted and instinct to lead and to
'ake an interest in his schooimates,
for these latter attributes will be
likely in after life to guide him to
esteem the performance of public du-
ties as his highest aim"
The carrying out of the will of
Mr.. Rhodes in regard to the Oxford
scholarships was left entirely in
charge Of his trustees. They selected
DIR. George r. Parkin, VINO was at
that time president of Upper Cana
da college. Toronto, whose knowl-
edge of higher education and his
wide experience in educational af.
fairs generally gave him a peculiar
fitness for this work DR.. Parkin has
spent all his time since 1902 in the
supervision of the ARRANGEMENTS
made regarding the Rhodes scholar
ships He has made one or more Wis
It's OF every state in the union and
has systematized the work of select
ing scholarships throughout the coun.
try.
The next qualifying examination
will be held on the 25th and 26th of
October of this year The examina.
ton for Oklahoma will probably be
conducted at Norman at the state
university. The examination papers
will be sent in sealed packages. !
which are opened when the examina.
ton begins. The papers are then
sent to London to the Rhodes schol |
arship trust, and from the students
who pass the examination one is Sc
lected as the scholar. A person to
Ge eligible must be citizen of the |
United States, unmarried between 19 |
ana 70 years of age, and must have |
competel1 at least his sophomore
year in some recognized degree-grant. |
ing university or college. Subjects |
in which candidates will be examin-
ed are arithmetic, either the elements
OF algebra or the elements of gaom.
etry' Greek grammar, Latin grammar
translation from English into Latin
ana unprepared translation from
Ereek and Latin. Under a late ruling
oI the scholarship trust, candidates
are not required to pass the Crook
examinations before they enter resi-.
dence atOXford. Thus a student who
passes in Latin and mathematics ON,
take up residence at Oxford and re.
move his conditions in Greek Iatar
on.
Oklahoma has had her full share
d the benefits of this great beouest
VIII J.. Kendall of the state univer.
'ity was the first Rhodes scholar
rom Oklahoma. He passed the exam.
nal'onS in 1903 and took up his res.
u'ii'e III oxford in 1904. Mahaffv.
'om hnsfiSher college. won the
CnolarShip the following year. Earl
l. Mine from the university. was
lie next successful candidate. Wal. ,
er Campbell, from the southwestern ,
'd'e normal school, won the scbol. (
'Shlp IN 1908, and Ray Lange a t
iaduate Of Kingfisher college and I
~" 'eacher OF English in the Enid
iEn school, vas successful last year
''u VIII take up residence at Oxford a
u october OF this year. The indic,. +
.oHS are that much larger numbe, v
1dNu'''teS will take the exam. '
'a''onS this year than ever before e