Oxford and the Rhodes Scholarships

Cecil Rhodes left to the world a Will whose provisions have caused more comment than those of any other Will of modern times. A simple paraphrase of its chief provision would be...

The Will is arranged in forty-two clauses, followed by four codicils. As it is the intention here to deal only with those provisions which bear directly upon the Rhodes Scholars...

Cecil Rhodes had no idea that his Will was a perfect document. He well realized the difficulty and the complexity of the problem of organizing and putting in practice the Schola...

The Rhodes Trust now issues Memoranda which deal with the regulations and instructions which govern the eligibility and selection of candidates in their respective centres. Info...

Any method of proof will be accepted which shows clearness and accuracy in geometrical reasoning. So far as possible, candidates should aim at making the proof of any propositio...

What manner of place is Oxford? Every one knows Oxford; and yet, how little is Oxford understood—even by those who enjoy a period of residence within its gates! Tourists come fo...

Some one has said that a University, primarily considered, is less a school than an atmosphere. This applies with peculiar force to Oxford. Unlike American or German Universitie...

The subjects of the Preliminary Examination in Natural Science will depend on the candidate’s choice of subjects for the Final School in Natural Science. Examinations are held i...

The question of Expense, like many other Oxford questions, is very difficult to discuss within the limits of a general statement. And yet this has arisen with probably greater f...

There are two questions which are of vital importance to every person who is considering a Rhodes Scholarship, whether Candidate, member of a Committee of Selection, or a chosen...