RHODES SCHOLARS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 764, 12 March 1910, Page 14

RHODES SCHOLARS.

■' ''HONOTOS <FOB • COLONIALS. : ' . ATHLETICS AND ERUDITION. " ■ • Sinco the Ehodes Trust was constituted, 66 colonials, 83 Americans, and' 23 Germans • have-graduated;'at OifonL-- The'majority of thtse- have'obeyed' the'spirit of'the bequest, 'and' "fet'liraed' to their" several countries, to -give'their enhanced, services to'" 1 th'q'- land ''of*'" 1 , their'; Tji?tbl All ■ the •Germ^i'scholkrs"have'-'-returned homo, i accepted a position in America.. Of the Americans, 82. have gone .home,- and one has remained in England. Fifty-one of 'the' 66' graduated colonials have returned, five are teaching in England, but': looking for colonial appointments, two have, gone to. other ; colonies, .three have accepted .Indian, appointments, '.two business' positions, : whilo. three have decided to remain in England. This exodus left ,a total of 179 Ehodes scholhijs'iii .(Uj Oxford dnriiig the academic 'yeai~l9oßii -Oft these. 78 were from the colonies, 90 from America, and .11 from* Germany, A,t„tl»9.beginning of .the 1909-10. year the. numSer .in; residence .was ■ .178. These- are engaged, in pursuing a Vvide range of study at the .University. Jurisprudence claims the greatest number of votaries (39), history occupies the attention of 23, then in order come natural science"'(2o)i :, literae-humaniores (16), English literature (10); .theology . (10) languages - (3),~erigmeenng inodera<2. In the ■ -advanced or.' specialised ''Courses, 13 are in for law (B.C.L f . degree), 10 for ■ science ■ (BJ3c.X 'Six for -medicine (-tf.B.), and-', four ' far letters" '(BJiitt.). Seeking # diplomas ..are: twelve. in : economics, five iu 'forestry, stwo-in; anthropology, and one in ophthalmology. The Axmy-has attracted .one;only. ..•'-.lf-•will be remembered that the great Soutii African laid it down as essential athletic . Qualifications were .to be ■ considered. Since'their.'Residence at Oxford, the "Sons of the-Younger Nations" have worthily held their own. In Rugby football last, yeair one scholar represented England and one Scotland in the international fixtures, and four colonials represented. Oxford against Cambridge.- In athletics, four Americans and one colonial . their alma mater i in cricket, four colonials did so; in lacrosse, six colonials; in lawn tennis, one; in crosscountry ■ running, one; in water sports, iones, in boxing two; and, in rackets, • one. : ..Oxford-diitinetions were J. ' C." V. Behah,*':of;.VictoiM.', who gained a fellowship at University College after an examination in law, and -5.7. N. Ziinan, of New Zealand, who secufedsn honorary scholarship /'in mathematioaiiiat 1 Balliol. The exiiinmation year showed that the foUowing"f--'Australianß were- successful':—W. Australia), B.Sc.; M-. L. MM.Callum (N.S.W.), •8.C.L., second clrail&^'GS&d).'.'' Riven. (Vic.), first-class J. A. -Seitz ■> (V-ioi-Ji second-class honours, physics; 'G.'VI secondclass honours;/ John Orr (Tas.K thiriFcla'ss honoSrsjv'jurispr'ndonce; H. L. Harney (Q.frrfotftth*plass honours, chemistry;T. Duhhabin.' (Tas.) secured a 'diploma with. geography. —Sydney "Daily- TelegTaph."««