THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9841, 7 September 1903, Page 1

THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS.

♦ (Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON, last night. Tlie conference regarding the Rhodes scholarships concluded on Saturday. The following are the resolutions passed setting out the conditions which the conference recommend should be observed as regards scholarships for New Zealand: — "Tliat a candidate must be not under 19 nor over 22 years of age on. Ist January the year m wliich, if elected, he would enter into residence at the University of Oxford;" "that a candidate must be a {graduate of the University of New Zeaand, or an tinder-graduate of that University of not less than two years' standing ; " "that ceteris paribus preference be given to a candidate under 21 years of age on January Ist of the year on which, if elected, he would enter into residence m the University of Oxford;" "that a candidate must have been for ten years immediately preceding his selection domiciled m the colony, and must have been educated m the colony for nine out of such ten years;" "that a professorial board of each of the institutions affiliated to the University of New Zealand shall nominate one or more candidates for election by the Committee of Selection; no one shall be a candidate unless he has been so nominated;" "that tlie selection of scholars should be entrusted to a Committee of Selection consisting of the Chancellor of the University of New Zealand and four persons severally appointed from year to year by the pro- - fessorial boards of the four institutions affiliated tgp»the University of New Zealand;" "that every candidate must be a British subject;" "tliat the Committee of Selection should be left perfectly free as to the tests by which they will be guided m electing the scholars, but that m their endeavors to carry oub the wishes of Mr Rhodes as to the qualifications of candidates they should have regard to the school, college and university career of the candidates ; no candidate shall be finally elected without a personal interview." It was explained that these recommendations would be subject to the approval of the Rhodes trustees, but Dr. Parkin added that he thought it quite probable they would be given effect to as passed by the conference. Before the conference closed a hearty vote of thanks was accorded to Sir Robert Stout for fche manner m which he presided over the deliberations of the conference. The Chief Justice, m. acknowledging the yote, said that he hoped they would pardon him for saying he did not agree with the plan decided upon by the conference for allotting scholarships. He should have li)ked to liave seen them made continuation or travelling scholarships, similar to those giveiu from universities on the Continent.