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Show toms of olher nations, at the least possible pos-sible expense. In the first place, the promoters suggest tiie provision of certain cer-tain traveling scholarships, the selec-. selec-. tion for which should be along the lines of the Rhodes scholarships, the selected candidate, In addition to pos-C5Hing pos-C5Hing academic qualifications, to bo what is popularly known as, "all around men." Twenty-eight of these scholarships are proposed, fourteen to be available for universities in the United Kingdom, King-dom, ten for America and four for Canada, the American and Canadian students securing them to be given a ten. weeks' tour of Great Britain under un-der the guidance of a university man. The British student's are to be given j similar tours of America and Canada, i SCHEME FOR INTERCHANGE OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS London, June 30 A scheme for the interchange of university students between be-tween the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, rivalling in im-Iortance im-Iortance that established under the will of the late Cecil Rhodes, Is In process of formation, with every proapect of success, it was announced yesterday. The Idea, which is supported by an influential committee headed by Prime Minister , Asquith and Lord Strathcona. higher commissioner of Canada, and includes the heads of the chief universities In the United Kingdom, King-dom, and has also the endorsement of the presidents of the American and Canadian universities, aims at providing provid-ing opportunities to students of the three countries to obtain some real insight in-sight into the life, progress and cus- |