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for tbe e s ta b lis h m e n t at th is U n iv e r s ity o.' 179 s c h o la r­
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' these, 60 are C o lo n ial S c h o la rsh ip s , nine b e in g a p ­
p r o p r ia te d to R h o d esia an d th re e ea ch to 13 o th e r co lo ­
nies and fo u r C o lo n ia l S c h o o ls , in a c c o rd a n c e w ith a
table set fo rth in th e w ill, w h ic h also in d ic a te s th e
number of sc h o la rsh ip s to be fille d up in e a ch y e a r.
Each sch o larsh ip is to be of th e y e a r ly v a lu e of ¿ 3 0 0 ,
and tenable a t an y c o lle g e in th e U n iv e rs ity of O x fo rd
for three c o n secu tive a c a d e m ic a l y e a rs.
2 To the p resen t S t a t e s and T e r r it o r ie s of th e U n ited
States of N o rth A m e ric a 104 sc h o la rsh ip s are a llo tte d —
two to each S ta te or T e r r i t o r y ; b u t not m o re th a n one
is to be filled u p in an y y e a r, so t h a t a t no tim e sh a ll
more than tw o sc h o la rsh ip s be h e ld fo r th e sa m e S ta te
or T errito ry. T h e v a lu e of th e se A m e rica n S c h o la r­
ships, and th e ir co n d itio n s of te n u re , a p p e a rs fro m th e
will to be th e sa m e as in t h e ca se of t h e C o lo n ial
Scholarships.
By a codicil e x e c u te d in S o u th A fr ic a , 15 sc h o la rsh ip s
are established a t O x fo rd U n iv e r s ity (fiv e in ea ch of th e
first three y e a rs a fte r M r. R h o d es’ s d e a th ), o f th e v a lu e
of ¿2 50 each and ten ab le fo r t h r e e y e a rs, fo r stu d e n ts
of G erm an b irth , to be n o m in a te d b y th e G erm a n
Emperor.
4, The q u alificatio n s to be re g a rd e d in th e election of
students to th e se sc h o la rsh ip s, and th e ir re la tiv e p ro ­
portions, and also th e m an n er of a w a rd in g m a rk s for
the several q u a lifica tio n s, a re m in u te ly laid dow n. I t
is further p ro v id e d that, no s tu d e n t sh a ll b e eith e r
qualified or d isq u a lified fo r ele c tio n to a sc h o la rsh ip on
account of his race o r r e lig io u s o pinio ns, and th e fou n d e r
also expresses h is d e sire t h a t t h e sc h o la rs h o ld in g th e
scholarships shall be d is tr ib u te d a m o n g t h e v a rio u s
colleges of th e U n iv e rs ity , an d n o t re s o r t in u n du e
numbers to one or m o re co lleg es only.
5. The founder d ire c ts fin a lly t h a t h is t ru s t e e s sh a ll
annually g iv e a d in n er to th e p a st and p re s e n t sch o la rs,
and also in v ite th e re to fro m tim e to tim e p erso n s w ho
have shown sy m p a th y w ith t h e v ie w s e x p re ss e d in his
will.
Resident S e c r e ta r y to th e R h o d es T r u s te e s , M r. F . J .
Wylie M .A.
U N IV E R S IT Y B U IL D IN G S .
The Sheldonian T h e a tr e , s itu a te d in B ro a d s tr e e t , is
one of the prin cip a l b u ild in g s o f O x fo rd , a n d w as opened
in 1669, h a vin g been e r e c t e d in 1664-9 fro m d e sig n s b y
Sir Christopher W re n , a t a c o s t o f ¿ 1 5 ,0 0 0 , th e w h o le of
which was d e fra y e d b y A rc h b is h o p S h e ld o n , w h o ad d ed
¿2,000, to be la id o u t in e s ta t e s fo r it s s u p p o rt an d r e ­
pair; and th e la t e D r. W ills , W a r d e n of W a d h a m C o lle g e ,
left ¿1,000 fo r th e sa m e p u r p o s e : th e s o u th e rn fro n t is
disposed in tw o sto re y s o f th e C o rin th ia n o r d e r : o v e r th e
entrance a r e t h e a r m s o f A r c h b is h o p S h e ld o n , tho
founder, and in n ic h e s a t t h e e x tr e m it ie s a re s t a t u e s of
the archbishop an d t h e D u k e o f O r m o n d e : th e en tra n c e
on this side is u s e d o n ly on s p e c ia l o c c a s io n s : th e r e ­
mainder of th e b u ild in g fo rm s an e llip se , th e lo w e r s t o r e y
being ru s tica te d an d t h e u p p e r l ig h t e d b y r a n g e s of
spacious w indow s an d d iv id e d b y p ila s te rs a n d s u r ­
mounted b y a b a l u s t r a d e : a b o v e t h e s o u th e n tr a n c e is a
statue of C h a rle s I I . : th e e x te r io r sto n e w o rk w as
partially renew ed in 1890. T h e b u ild in g is su rm o u n te d
by a cupola, ad d ed in 1838, a n d t h o r o u g h ly r e p a ire d an d
strengthened in 1901, a t a c o s t o f ¿ 1 8 0 ; fro m t h is a v e r y
fine view of th e c ity is o b t a in e d ; th e p a v e d sp a ce
around the th e a tre is in c lo s e d on th e s t r e e t sid e b y a
dwarf wall and iro n r a ilin g s s e c u re d to t a l l sq u a re
piers, term in a tin g in h u g e g r o te s q u e h e a d s , in te n d in g to
represent vario u s s a g e s o f a n t i q u i t y : w ith in th e th e a tre
P^r^rai^s of th e fo u n d e r,o f J a m e s D u k e of O rm o n d e,
oir Christopher W ren an d N a th a n ie l, L o r d C re w e , B ishop
urham (16 74 -172 2 ), an d fo r m e r ly r e c to r o f L in co ln
Hi n e-’ a beral b en efa o to r b o th to h is C o lle g e an d to
jne University, and fo u n d e r o f “ t h e C re w e ia n O ra tio n ,”
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c h e m is tr y in th e R o y a l A c a d e m y ; th e ro o f o f th e theatre
im m e d ia te ly ab o ve th e p a in tin g h a s been m ad e s e c u re
an d w a te rp ro o fe d , a n d th e e n tire ro o f re - s la te d , a t a
s e p a ra te c o s t of ¿ 4 5 0 . D u r in g 1906 a ll th e o u te r do o rs
w ere r e h n n g , sto ra g e ro o m s fo rm e d in th e b a sem en t,
firep ro o f floors la id dow n in th e a m b u la to rs , a n d fire­
p ro o f sta irc a se s m ad e to th e u p p e r g a lle r y , u n d e r th e
d ire c tio n of M essrs. S m ith an d B re w e r, a r c h it e c ts , of
L o n d o n . In 1876 a n ew an d v e r y fine o rg a n w as s u b ­
s t it u t e d fo r th e o ld o rg a n , s e t u p in 1768 b y M r.
B y fie ld , and in 1901, th e .in s tru m e n t w as clea n ed and
im p ro v ed a t a c o s t o f ¿ 1 8 0 . H e re, in J u n e , th e an n u al
“ C o m m e m o ra tio n ” is h e ld , w hen v a rio u s p riz e co m p osi­
tio ns a re re c ite d an d h o n o ra ry d e g re e s a re co n ferre d on
d istin g u is h e d p e rs o n a g e s : th e b u ild in g is also o cc a sio n a lly
u sed fo r D io cesan C o n feren c es, p u b lic m e e tin g s , concerts",
and e x e rc is e s fo r th e d e g re e o f D o c to r in M u sic, and in
1885 a n ew o rc h e s tra w as b u ilt a t a co st o f n e a rly ¿ 2 0 0 :
th e in te r io r .is su rro u n d e d b y a w id e an d deep a m p h i­
th e a tre o f se a ts , a b o v e w h ic h , su p p o rte d on p illa rs, is
a v e r y sp a cio u s g a lle r y , an d th e b u ild in g is e s tim a te d t®
hold 3,000 p erso n s. O f th e m an y c e re m o n ia ls an d recep­
tio ns w h ic h h a v e on v a r io u s o ccasio n s ta k e n p lac e in th e
th e a tre , th e m o st im p o s in g o f m o d e rn tim e s w ere th e
v is it of th e a llie d s o v e re ig n s in 18 14 an d th e in s ta lla tio n
of th e la s t five c h a n c e llo rs, v iz . th e D u k e of W e llin g t o n
in 1834, th e E a r l of D e r b y in 1853, th e M a rq u is of S a l is ­
b u ry in 1869, V is c o u n t G o s ch e n in 1904 a n d E a r l C u rzo u
of K e d le s to n in 1907, w h en c o n g r a tu la to r y poem .s w e re
re c ite d b y g r a d u a te a n d u n d e r g r a d u a te m e m b e rs o f th e
U n iv e r s it y ; th e C o m m e m o ra tio n of 1863, m a rk e d b y t h e
v is it o f H is la t e M a je s ty K i n g E d w a r d V I I . and Q u ee n
A le x a n d r a , th e n P r in c e a n d P r in c e s s o f W a le s .
T h e E x a m in a t io n S c h o o ls, a t th e e a ste rn end of th e
H ig h s tr e e t , sta n d in p a r t on th e s ite so lo n g o c c u p ie d
b y th e w e ll-k n o w n A n g e l h o te l ; t h e b u ild in g s , as now
c o m p le te d , fo rm t h r e e sid e s o f a s q u a re , open to w a rd s
th e e a s t. T h e s t y le a d o p te d b y t h e a r c h it e c t, T . G ra h a m
J a c k so n esq. M .A . la t e fe llo w o f W a d h a m C o lle g e , is a
sp e c ie s o f I ta lia n is e d G o th ic , th e g e n e r a l c h a r a c te r of
w h ich is a t o n ce e le g a n t an d p ic tu r e s q u e , and e x h ib its
co n s id e ra b le o r ig in a lity of d e s ig n ; t h e p rin c ip a l fro n t is
on th e n o rth sid e, fa c in g th e H ig h s t r e e t , a n d has in th e
c e n tr e an e la b o r a te ly c a r v e d p o rch , su p p o r te d on Io n ic
p illa rs an d a d o rn ed a b o v e w ith c a r v in g s in lo w r e lie f of
“ th e ‘ v iv â v o c e ’ e x a m in a t io n ” an d “ th e co n fe rm e n t of
d e g r e e s : ” a t e it h e r en d o f t h e fa ç a d e is a s lig h t ly p ro ­
je c tin g b a y , w it h a sp a cio u s m u llio n e d w in d o w a n d an
arcad ed p a ra p e t, and fro m
th e ro o f rid g e r is e s a
t a ll a n d e la b o r a te ly d e s ig n e d lo u v r e ; t h e g r e a t n o r th h a ll,
e n te re d im m e d ia te ly fro m th e H ig h s t r e e t an d in te n d e d
as a w a it in g h a ll, is 79 f e e t in le n g th b y 26 wade ; i t is
fin ely p a n e lle d a ll ro u n d in o ak , a n d h a s a d o u b le coved
o ak c e ilin g w ith t ie b e a m ro o f ; on its s o u th sid e t h r e e
deep a rc h e s on h ig h ly e n ric h e d c o r b e ls a d m it to th e c o r ­
rid o r an d s u p p o rt a p a n e lle d g a lle r y , e x te n d in g a lo n g th e
w h o le o f t h a t sid e , a n d co n n e c te d b y an open a rc a d e a t
th e en d w it h t h e ro o m s on th e fir s t flo o r ; on t h e g ro u n d
floor are th e “ v iv â v o ce ” ro o m s, nin e in n u m b e r, co n ­
n e c te d b y a c o n tin u o u s c o rrid o r, w h ic h e x p a n d s a t th e
n o r th -w e s t an d so u th - w e s t a n g le s in to la r g e v e s t ib u le s ,
w ith fla t tim b e r e d ro o fs , su p p o rte d on p illa r s co m p o s e d
of v a r io u s ra re m a rb le s , t h e sh a fts o f th o s e in th e v e s t i­
b u le a t t h e so u th - w e s t c o n s is t in g of tw o p e r f e c t b lo ck s
of th e fa m o u s C ip p o lin i m a r b le , b e lie v e d to b e th e on ly
sp e cim e n s in t h e k in g d o m , a n d fo r w h ic h th e an c ie n t
q u a r r y w a s s p e c ia lly o p en ed . On th e f ir s t flo o r a re th e
n o rth , s o u th a n d e a s t w r it in g sc h o o ls ; a n d a t th e n o r th ­
e a s t a n g le a re tw o o th e r ro o m s, a lu n c h e o n ro o m for
ex a m in e rs , an d v a r io u s offices : t h is flo o r is g a in e d fro m
b elo w b y a b ro ad s t a ir c a s e o f tw o flig h ts on th e w e st
sid e , w ith a m a s s iv e b a lu s tr a d in g o f re d m a r b le , in c lo s in g
fo lia g e d p a n els in a la b a s t e r an d v a r io u s c o lo u re d m a rb le s ,
an d le a d in g im m e d ia te ly to th e p rin c ip a l a n te -ro o m ,
p a r t ly su p p o r te d b y an a r c a d in g of a la b a s t e r an d in la id
m a r b le s c a r r ie d on co u p le d c o lu m n s : tb e n o r th an d so u th
d o o rw a y s le a d t o th e w r it in g sc h o o ls a b o v e m e n tio n e d ,
m a g n ific e n t a p a r tm e n ts , w a in s c o tte d w ith p a n e lle d o ak
an d lig h t e d b y w id e a n d lo ft y r e c e s s e d w in d o w s, t h e m ­
se lv e s s u r r o u n d e d a n d s u r m o u n te d b y p a n e lle d o ak
c a r v in g ; t h e ro o fs a r e c o v e d in rib b e d p a n e ls, fille d w ith
r ic h d e s ig n s in stu c c o , a n d are h e ld t o g e t h e r w ith t ie
b ea m s ; e a c h d o o rw a y is in c lo s e d in p a n e lle d o ak , w ith
c a r v in g s of e la b o r a te c h a r a c te r , a n d is c u r ta in e d w ith
h e a v y t a p e s tr y ; t b e le n g th of t h e n o rth e rn sc h o o l is 19®
feet, o f th e so u th e rn sc h o o l n o fe e t, an d o f th e e a ste rn
sc h o o l 93 fe e t, w it h a g e n e r a l w id th o f 34 fe e t. T h e in ­
t e r io r e le v a tio n , fa c in g th e q u a d r a n g le , is r e lie v e d on its
w o ste rn sid e b y a p r o je c tin g b a y o f th re e s t a g e s , e a c h
fla n ke d b y tw in flu te d c o lu m n s of d iffe r e n t o r d e r s ; th e
tw o lo w e r s t a g e s on e ith e r sid e , s u p p o r tin g e n t a b la t u r e s ,
in c lo s e sp a cio u s w in d o w s ; t h e t h ir d s t a g e r is in g abov#

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