Rhodes House and Chatham House On Friday, July 5th, there
was a unique gathering of Rhodes Scholars, past and present, on the occasion of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Foundation. Rhodes House could not have had a better or more appropriate house-warming. Both Mr. Baldwin and the Prince of Wales made charming and characteristic little speeches, of which the most pleasing feature was the cordial greeting to old comrades from Germany. The Rhodes Trust has done a generous act in providing further scholarships for Germans—over and above those which were transferred to the Dominions' quota during the War. The mention of Rhodes House brings to mind that other noble monument to the genius of the architect, Sir Herbert Baker—the conference hall at Chatham House. Most fittingly the Royal Institute of Inter- national Affairs—by the kindness of the Lord Mayor— held a dinner at the Mansion House on Monday to welcome their most recent patron, Sir Abe Bailey, and his intrepid aviator-wife. The two• institutions are, as the Times suggests, unrivalled pillars of international understanding. " What do they know of England (read any home country ') who only England know ? " The Prince of Wales, who spoke again at the Mansion House, is, of all Englishmen, the best equipped to bring that lesson home to us.
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