RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS

Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 243, 2 July 1918, Page 3

RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS

SELECTIONS POSTPONED. x

Information lias reached the New Zealand University authorities that as a result largely of the new filiation created by the *wnr the Cecil Rhodes trustees hiivo decided to suspend tor His present all further elections to scholarships, but will continue, of course, the policy of giving scholars leave of absence for tho duration of (he war. with tho right to resume or commence their scholarships when the war is over, or earlier if circumstances make that.possible. Referring to the postponement of selections, a Melbourne, paper says:—"Few things have been more ail'ccted by tho war than the Rhodes scholarships, Be, fore it broke out there were nearly 3)0 scholars, drawn' from all the Britiii dominions and colonies overseas, from tho United States, and from Germany, at Oxford. For the year 11117-1918, tho report of the trustees which has just come to' hand state*, there are eight scholars in residence, at Oxford, six British, and two .Americans. Of the six, five are medical students, and of these two have already been on active service. Of the two Americans, one liKs returned from a .year's ambulaneo work on tho French front, and is temporarily engaged in Government work at the chemical laboratories; the other has been rejected as medically unfit for active ser.bp. Tho Germans were naturally the first to go, and the four German Rhodes scholarships , awarded each year have been cancelled by Act of Parliament. They ha> T e been realloted as follow:—One to Ihe Transvaal, one to the Onnge Free Stale, one to Alberta and Saskatchewan, one to Kimberley and Port Elizabeth. Very early in the war the scholars from 'Greater Britain' began to disappear. Most of those already at Oxford enlisted in the British Army, while the new ones selected were either already on «clive service with the various dominion forces or about io go. For the year Ti7 '•choinrs were elected, S5 British and 32 American, but of the British only three camo into residence, and one of these enlisted in h's first term. With the entry of America into the war tli» difference between the two classes of scholars came to an end."

During the year covered by ;he report 15 scholars or ex-scholars died on i.etive service, including an Australian, A. P. Boor (Woften Australia). Eighteen were awarded the Military Cross, including G. M. Sproule and E. F. Herring (Victoria), L. G. Brown and .T. I\. Radclift'e (Queensland), D. R Crawler (Western Australia), and C. M. Gilrav (New Zealand). Amongst (he South African Military Cross winners was S. N. Cronje, a nephew of the Boer geierol.