RHODES SCHOLARSHIP.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14934, 6 March 1912, Page 8

RHODES SCHOLARSHIP.

ISTATEMENT FOR LAST YEAR. '• . STATEMENT FOR LAST YEAR. i, A statement in. reference to the opera*,' r tion of the •; Rhodes ; Scholarship scheme \\ 3 during the past year has been prepared y?.* by the . Rhodes Trust, London. ThejstaUi ment shows that the number of Rhode* , scholars in residence at Oxford in the course of the academic year 191041 yni 176, of whom 77 were from the colonies,'--■ of the Empire, 89 from the ■ United /'., States, and 10 • from Germany. There ' There were also in residence eight ox* * scholars (seven colonial and one American): reengaged either in teaching or in reading , for, examinations. Three ex-scholars '! held ■'/ u fellowship in Oxford" colleges, two"; of ■ , > whom were also tutors of their colleges. ]'• ; ( One scholar had leave of absence for pur- '■ poses of study, ono went out of residence, : before the end lof the academic yew, and i one resigned his scholarship at the end, of' his second year. At the end of the sum- '* mer term, 1911, 69 completed the period p of *.-their ;; scholarships. fi At the beginning of the October term,' 1911, 74 newlyelected scholars entered into residence; one American scholar elect obtained| a- j;V j year's, leave of absence on account ol ill-'r ness,- and one Australian scholar . two | years' leave for the purpose of, joining the Antarctic expedition of Dr. Mawson." s<' - The scholars were distributed ' among the colleges as ; follow.Exeter, 17; St. John's, 13; Balliol, Christ Church, Lin-. mmm ; -coin, Merton, and; Queen's,' 12 each; New, • College and Orial, 11 each; Hertford, 10;Yk, I Trinity, University, Wadham, and Worcester, 9 each Pembroke, ,7; Brasen6M,\MM«| 4; Jesus, ' 3; Magdalen, 2; : CorpuJ Christi arid Keble, 1 each. The distribution of the scholars depends partly upon their own choice and partly'" , | on their merits as judged -by the ;collMfc|||gggg| I author;ties.. Each selected scholar senni 1 - K ' j ! authorities.. Each selected scholar send* ' in to tho Trust a list of colleges at which he wishes to enter in the order of his pre- 1 J-% ference. The •' authorities of each college &v' >*' then select from the applicants for admis- " t sion those whose scholastic record _ ana y-a credentials seem to them • most satisfactory. The • number admitted to any on# college is strictly limited,.' _ ' The following list .indicates the lines of work taken up by Rhodes scholars whO/yy/;' left Oxford during the five years 1906 tog 1910, inclusive:—Education, 84; Jaw. 66} religious work, 19 civil servjeo * (Ger-; '/, many), 13; medicine, 11: scientific . work, 9; business, 8; journalism. mining MH-1g engineering, 5; agriculture, 3diplomatic\i service (Germany), 3; diplomatic and consular service (U.S.A.), 2; Indian Civil || Service, 2; forestry, 2: : Consular COTvice (British), 1 : colonial service, 1 ? 4 army, 1; secretarial work, 1; miscellan®- ' , ous and unknown, 10. T i m ——------ •