Evening journal., 1920-07-13

BOYS AT OXFORD
Two More Have Chance
This Year for Higher
Education Abroad
APPLICATIONS CLOSE
IN SEPTEMBER

The attention q Delawore young
men is again directed 10 the fact that
delaware is entitled to two repre-
soniatives az The University Of OK
ford under the Ceoil Rhodes Founda-
Jon beginning with the fall term or
he present year
The tenure OF these SCHOLARSHIPS is
fOr three years and they have a
money value OF three hundred pounds
per year.
The opportunities offered by a
lhree-years' stay in English TO finish
ones education and TO travel at some
length not only through Great Brit
ain but on the continent as we'll and
thereby 90 learn something OF the life
and customs OF other peoples, Is ap-
pealing with increasing favor TO the
young men OF the United States. The
opportunity Is a great ono, and the
commttoe is very hopeful that the
Young men OF Delaware may exhibit
ihe wide interest In the matter which
10 properly deserves. Up TO this time
a number OF young men have in
dioated their intention 10 present
themselves before the committee OF
selection in September.
There Is still time. however, for
the committee 30 receive further ap-
rdications and II there are other
Soung men resident In the State OF
Delaware who are qualified for ap-
noiniment TO this scholarship and
who desire TO be considered In the
matter, they should at once file an
application with the secretary Of the
rmmntee. Application forms may be
had from the secretary.
A candidate must be unmarried, at
Hast 20 ynura ~ urn unH moi fNnr
years on October 4 OF the year for
which he Is being chosen. There will
be two selections from Delaware This
year. One who will take tho scholar
snip for 1920 and tho other for 1921.
Therefore any candidate for the 1920
scholarship must be OF the age OF
80 years and not over % years on
october 4, 1870, and any candidate
fer tho 1924 scholarship must be OF
the ago OF 10 years, and not over 25
years before October 4. 1921,
The committee Of selection 0S com
posed AZ follows;
Or. Samuel C. Mitchell. president
OF Delaware College. Newark, Della
ware. chairman
Henry r. Isaacs. Wilmington, Della
ware, Secretary.
Charles ID. Mahafil1. Department Of
the Interior Washington, H. G.
James l. Boyoe. and William S.
Priokett both OF Wilmington, Della
ware
Under a plan recently adopted by
the Rhodes Trust, the committees OF
selection In the various States are
composed, insofar as possible, OF for
mer Rhodes scholars and In line with
this plan all members OF tho commit
tee OF selection in this State, with the
exception OF Chairman Mitchell, are
men who have previously held the
sch0larsbip 90 oxford.
After toe crDiicatlons Of candidates
are in hand % is necessary for the ap-
p8icants 90 gathcr certain information
coDcornlng themselves and their qual-
incstions and submit the same 70 the
committed
This information should be IN the
hands OF Che committee by August
"a. In consequence, such young men
rs desire TO be considered candidates
for the scholarship snd who have not
yet flled applications with the score
tary Of the committee, should do so
at once so that the whole matter may
proceed m orderly fashion and Rc-
cdriing 10 schedule. The cOmmmitte
now contemplates making final seleo-
tions from the candidates on Sep
tcrnber 25.