Oxford and the Rhodes ScholarshipsScholz, R. F. (Richard Frederick)
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Oxford and the Rhodes Scholarships
Scholz, R. F. (Richard Frederick)
Rhodes scholarships
I appoint the Right Honourable Alfred Lord Milner to be an Executor
and Trustee of my said Will ... in all respects as though he had been
originally appointed (...) I revoke clauses 23, 24 and 25 of my said Will
and in lieu thereof substitute the three following clauses which I direct
shall be read as though originally clauses 23, 24 and 25 of my said Will:—
23. My desire being that the students who shall be elected to the
Scholarships shall not be merely bookworms I direct that in the election
of a student to a Scholarship regard shall be had to:—
(i) his literary and scholastic attainments.
(ii) his fondness for and success in manly outdoor sports such as cricket
football and the like.
(iii) his qualities of manhood truth courage devotion to duty sympathy
for and protection of the weak kindliness unselfishness and fellowship and
(iv) his exhibition during school days of moral force of character and of
instincts to lead and to take an interest in his schoolmates for those
latter attributes will be likely in after life to guide him to esteem the
performance of public duty his highest aim.
As mere suggestions for the guidance of those who will have the choice
of students for the Scholarships I record that (i) my ideal qualified
student would combine these four qualifications in the proportions of
3/10 for the first 2/10 for the second 3/10 for the third and 2/10 for
the fourth qualification[13] so that according to my ideas if the maximum
number of marks for any Scholarship were 200 they would be apportioned as
follows—60 to each of the first and third qualifications and 40 to each
of the second and fourth qualifications. (ii) The marks for the several
qualifications would be awarded independently as follows (that is to say)
the marks for the first qualification by examination for the second and
third qualifications respectively by ballot by the fellow students of the
candidates and for the fourth qualification by the head-master of the
candidate’s school. (iii) The results of the awards (that is to say the
marks obtained by each candidate for each qualification) would be sent
as soon as possible for consideration to the Trustees or to some person
or persons appointed to receive the same and the person or persons so
appointed would ascertain by averaging the marks in blocks of 20 marks
each of all candidates the best ideal qualified students.[14]
24.[15] No student shall be qualified or disqualified for election to a
Scholarship on account of his race or religious opinions.
25.[16] Except in the cases of the four schools hereinbefore mentioned.
[The four South African Colleges. See Clause 18.]
The election to Scholarships shall be by the Trustees after such (if any)
consultation as they shall think fit with the Minister having control of
education in such Colony, Province, State or Territory.
Signed (...) C. J. Rhodes.
Witnesses:
George Frost.
Frank Brown.
III. Jan. 18, 1902.
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