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Show oo W. W. STRATTON GETS RHODES SCHOLARSHIP Salt Lake, Dec -1- Warren W. Stratton of the University of Utah was yesterday indorsed by the Utah Oxford board as the next man to go from this state aa a Rhodes scholar to Oxford, England. Mr. Stratton took the examinations In October of this year and was the only ono who qualified. After looking look-ing carofully into such characteristics characteris-tics as aro required of a Rhodes scholar schol-ar the committee met yosterdav In President Kingsbury's office and rcc- ' ommended .Mr. Stratton for tho honor. hon-or. The examinations are not compel- Rive but merely qualifying. The maul parsing with tbe highest grade Is I not necessarily choson to represent tbe statov After passing, a sludcnc is Judged upop the scholastic rec- U ord ho has maintained throughout his K entire school Jife, hjs moral character, his tendonoy towards leadership jfl among his fellow students and s In- terest and participation in qqtdapr spprts. In the latter requirement Mr, Stratton was found deficient and was Tccommendod upon condition that he , do some athletic work between npw ! and next September, the time for leav- M inff for England. Warren Stratton is tho son of Dr. Grace Stratton of this city. He wa5 born 20 years ago in Omaha and , jM removed, to Salt Lake with his mother H seven years ago Hp did the last H thrpe years of his high scljool work at the Salt Lake high school, where M lie attained a reputation for splendid M speaking and debating. Ho was also H a captain in the cadet corps and was jjf president of the first high school sen- R Since entering the university Stral- ton has been interested in debates, V a.nd last year was the loading debater K of the school. Stratton passed oxam- K Inations In Greek and Latin and elc- Hf mentary mathematics. He will leave V for Oxford next September, where h3 will spend, the following three years. V The scholarship allows the holder V $15,000 a year, which be may spend IH as. hp w'ishes pn the condition that B, ho do a certain amount of traveling IBT during his vacations, If Tho board of Utah consists af Pres- K? ident J. -T. Kingsbury, ghatrman; JR Dean Byron Cpinnnngs of the unhpr- "jKi sity, Principal G. A. Eaton of the Salt J K? LaJe high school, the Rey. E. I, Qo- J shen, D H. Jacobaon of the L D- j HP S., tho first Rhodes scholar from ' W! Utah, and Professor Cbmberlin of the prigham Young university. ;? |