Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-07-13
RHODES SCHOLARSHIP !
PLANS ANNOUNCED
Delaware Committee Seeks Ap-
plications. the Selection to be
Made September Is.

The attention Of Delaware young men
liz again directed to the fact that Della
ware is entitled To two representatives at
the University of Oxford under the Cecil
Rhodes Foundation, beginning with the
fall term OF the present year. The tenure
of these scholarships is for three year
and they have q money value of 300 pounds
per year. The opportunities offered by
three-years stay in England To finish one
education and to travel at soree length
not only through Great Britain, but on
the continent as well and thereby TO learn
something OF the life and customs Of other
peoples, IL appealing with increasing favor
To- the young men of the United states.
The opportunity is great one, and the
committee is very hopeful that the young
men of Delaware may exhibit the wide in
iorest in the matter which it properly de
serves. Up 10 this time a number Of young
men have indicated their intention to
present themselves before the Commit
tee of Selection in September.
There is still time, however, for the com
mittee To receive further applications and
If there are other young men resident
in the State of De,aware who are qualified
for appointment To this scholarship and who
desire to be considered IN the matter,
they should at once file an application with
the secretary Of the committee Applica-
| ton forms may be- had from the secretary
Candidates must be unmarried, nt
| Ienat 20 years of age and not over % on
| the first day Of October Of the year for
which he is being chosen. There will be
| two selections from Delaware this year.
| One who will take the scholarship for
| 1920 and the other for 1921 Therefore, any
| candidate for the 1920 scholarship must
| bs of the agn Of - years and not over 20
| on the frat day of October, 1910, and any
candidate for the 1912 scholarship must
:! he of the age Of 10 and not over % before
the first day Of October, 1921 The Com
mitteo Of Selection il composed as follows
DR. Samuel G. Mitchell, President of
| Delaware College. Newark, Delaware,
| chairman.
Henry X. Isaaos, Wilmington, secretary.
Charles ID. Mahaffie, Department of
| the Interior, Washington, ~ G..
James L Boyee, and William Priokett,
| both of Wilmington.
| Under "A plan recently adopted by the
| Rhodes Trust, the Committees of Selee-
| ton in theYarious states are composed inso-
| far as possible of former Rhodes scholars
| and in line with this plan al members Of
| the Committee Of Selection in this State,
| with the exception of Chairman Mitchell,
arr mon who have previously held the
scholarship 1T Oxford
After the applications Of candidates
are IN hand, IL is ecessary for the appli-
| cunts to gather certain information con-
| ccrning themselves and their qualifications
i and submit the same to the committee
| This information should be in he hands Of
the smmittee by the l4th day Of August
| In consequence, such young men as desire
| 90 bo considered candidates for the schol.
arship and who have not yet filed applioa-
| tiDns with the secretary Of the committee
| should do 50 at once, 50 that the whole
matter may proceed IN orderly fashion
and according TO schedule. The committee
now contemplatcs making final selections
| from the candidates on September %