It must be plainly evident from what has preceded on the subject of Oxford, that the choice of a College is a matter of very considerable importance. Although in some ways not of so much consequence to students from abroad as to Englishmen, yet in others it is even more desirable that the foreign student be satisfied with his College environment. An English student, no matter what his College, will probably have a number of friends and old ‘school-fellows’ in other Colleges. A student from abroad, an American for instance, will be more limited to chance acquaintances among the students outside his own College. Moreover, to the Rhodes Scholar Oxford becomes in a sense ‘home’ during his three years. And when all points are considered, one’s impressions of Oxford and of Oxford men—and to that extent of England and Englishmen—are bound to be influenced predominantly by the character of his immediate surroundings. Englishmen are influenced in their choice of a College by several motives: family associations, ‘school’ traditions, scholastic reputation, social character, athletic fame. Some men go where their fathers went; others where their school-fellows go; others to Colleges which are ‘high’ on the river; others to ‘football’ Colleges; others where ‘Honour men’ are sought; others where they happen to obtain or expect to obtain ‘scholarships’ or ‘exhibitions’; and still others—where they can. The Rhodes Scholars will not ordinarily be so directly affected by these considerations, but will be no less inclined to look to the traditions and history of the College and the character and personnel of its past and present student body and the ideals which the College represents. The names on the tutorial list will be of decided interest, especially to the man who contemplates advanced work; but this consideration should weigh even more with the student who is going to do undergraduate work for the reason that in the former case the man who is doing research work will very possibly work under a ‘Tutor’ outside his College, while nearly always those doing undergraduate work are under Tutors of the College to which they belong. Under the present arrangement a Rhodes Scholar, when appointed, is to send to Mr. Wylie, along with his credentials (see p. 42), a list containing the names of several (five or six) Colleges in the order of his choice. One has no assurance that he will be admitted to the College of his first choice, as the methods of selection and the limits of accommodation of individual Colleges, as well as the provision of the Rhodes Trust that the scholars shall be distributed among the Colleges, prevent the entrance of large numbers at any one time into any one College.