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...qualities which are considered in making the selection of the Rhodes Scholars are defined as follows: "1. Qualities of manhood, force of character, and leadership. 2. Literary and scholastic ability and attainments. 3. Physical vigor, as shown by interest in outdoor sports or in other ways." When the time for making applications to President Lowell expires on October 8, 1921, he will select from among the applicants an indefinite number to nominate for the scholarships, selecting these men on the basis of the qualities above mentioned. In every state there is a State Committee of Selection, and to these Committees...
Furthermore, all future Rhodes scholars are to be selected by committees composed of former Rhodes men. Two-thirds of the entire number will constitute a body sufficiently numerous to select their successors. Their fitness for the task is unique. They are acquainted with Oxford and America and are hence more qualified to select by committees composed of former Rhodes men. Two-thirds of the entire number will constitute a body sufficiently numerous to select their successors. Their fitness for the task is unique. They are acquainted with Oxford and America and are hence more-qualified to select a student whom...
...other fundamental right requiring consideration in our discussion is that which concerns the existence of all men. To select and pursue a business or occupation as a means of livelihood and to make with respect to it, individually or collectively, agreements with all who are willing to make agreements with all who are willing to make agreements with him, subject only to equal, just and impartial restraint through a representative government, is among the most fundamental rights of the American citizen. Each man's labor, mental or physical, is the original treasury out of which he pays...
...with the bat that he stood out most prominently, and pitchers in the select circle of baseball, in the International League, and out on the Pacific Coast were anything but pleased with the prospect of trying to slip over a fast one to him. In 1909 he led the Pacific Coast League in batting and two years later had the highest batting and fielding averages in the International League, batting well over 300. He has headed a total of nine leagues in batting averages...
There is a well grounded, inherent objection to direct subsidy to ships. It has the appearance of voting government money from the people to the direct benefit of a select few, the ship owners, and as such it is subject to great criticism. The people of the interior of the country don't see the advantage to themselves and think that this money is not directly beneficial to their region. There is less objection to a mail contract. But these objections are not insuperable, and the main fact remains that some method should be discovered to remedy an unquestionably unfortunate...