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Show THE RHODES SCHOLARSHIPS. The ofllclal news of the Tthodes scholarships schol-arships at Oxford two for each State and Territory of this countrs, is being sent out to the respective Governors The notice was received sestcrdny by Governor Wells The bequest recites the prime requisites In making the selections se-lections of candidates for th" Oxford scholarships, which nre set forth In our locil report this morning In pursuance pursu-ance of the notice, a number of Utnh educator are being asked bs the Governor Gov-ernor to glvt their vlewa on the mod of procedure ln these selections, and these will be forwarded to the State Department nt Washington, tor comparison com-parison with views of others, so that a uniform method may be adopter, These scholarships ore likely to prove a very great advantage to American souths, to have nearly a hundred pupils ln ono of the great universities of the world selected for their qualities In manhood and brains, ennnot but innle for a broader and stronger Intellectual and scholarly llfo In this country And It will be 11 strong binding force between the great Lngllsh-speaklng nations Into whoso hands the desllns' of tho world must fall It will help them to work together for humanlts and to re. spect eich other In their quilltles alms nnd achievements Cecil nhodes In his death Is doing moro for the unity nnd pre-eminence of the Engllsh-ppeaklns peoples than he was ever able to do In his life |