The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-07-16
CHANGE SYSTEM
OF SCHOLARSHIP
PRESIDENT MeVEY RECEIVES I'M
PoRTANT ANNOUNCEMENT AZ
FECTING ELECTION
OF SCHOLARSHIPS SPREAD oV-
Err 8 YEARS INSTEAD OF 2.

The chairman of the Rhodes schol-
arship committee for North Dakota,
Pres. Frank L. McVey, has received
from Oxford announcement Of a signi-
ncant change in the system of electing
Rhodes scholars in the United States.
In deciding upon this change the trus-
tees Of the Rhodes trust hope to in
crease the number of applicants and
TO make 1t possible more easily to
place scholars in the colleges of their
preference at Oxford.
Over Three Years.
Under the new arrangement the
election of scholars Is spread over
three years, instead of two as hither-
TO. 10 effect this change, scholars will
hereafter be elected from thtrty-two
states each year. The forty eight
states have for this purpose been di-
Vided into three groups "a, B and c.
of sixteen each,
For the ear 1916 scholars will be
elected from groups A and B; for 1917
from groups A and C; and for 1918
from B n c. and subsequently in
the same combination year by year.
The group G. in which no election
Will be held for 1916. consists Of those
states which have furnished the least
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the scholarship system.
In order that all candidates may be
able to take the qualifying examina-
ton at the time that best suits their
preparation or purposes, this examin-
alton will be held each year I'm the
month Of October) in all the states Of
the union.
Candidates may take the examina-
ton in any year and, if they pass, Of
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subsequent year without further ex-
animation. provided that they satisfy
the other conditions Of eligibility.
Division of States.
The division of the states into
groups for the purpose above men
toned is as follows:
A--Maine. New Hampshire, Yer
mont. Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut. Pennsylvania, New York,
Maryland, New Jersey, Virginia, Ohio,
Indiana, Kentucky, Illinois and Ten
nessee.
B-California. Washington. Oregon,
Colorado, Nebraska, Kansas, Minneso-
ia. Wisconsin, Michigan, Missouri,
Iowa. Georgia. Texas. Alabama, Ar
kansas and Mississippi.
C-Arizona, Delaware, Florida, Ida
no. Louisiana, Montana, Nevada, New
Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota,
Oklahoma. South Carolina. Utah, West
Virginia and Wyoming.
Next Examination.
The next qualifying examination
will be held in all the states of the
union on Tuesday, Oct. 5; and We'd
nesday, Oct. 6. 1915.
AS North Dakota under this classi-
f1cation falls in group C, scholars from
this state r excluded from the cleo
ton of 1916. although successful can
didates in the examination of 1915 are
eligible for appointment in 1917.
Further Change.
A further change in the regulations
provides for the removal of certain re-
strictions regarding the state from
which a scholar mi register. Hither-
to, in making applications for the
scholarship, competitors AVE been re-
quired to choose between the state in
which they have their regular domi-
ctle, and the state in which they have
received a large Tart of their educa-
ton and they were not allowed to
compete in any other state than that
originally chosen.
This restriction Is now removed and
a man may, should he wish, compete
in alternate years in the state in
which he has his domicile and the one
where he has received his education.
1t Is hoped that this change may in
crease competition in states which
have hitherto furnished very few can
didates.