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== Education ==

In [[1873]] Rhodes left his diamond fields in the care of his partner, [[C. D. Rudd|Rudd]], and sailed for [[England]] to complete his studies. He was admitted to [[Oriel College]], but only stayed for one term in [[1873]] and only returned for his second term in [[1876]]. He was greatly influenced by [[John Ruskin|John Ruskin's]] inaugural lecture at [[Oxford University|Oxford]], which reinforced his own attachment to the cause of [[United Kingdom|British]] [[imperialism]]. Among his Oxford associates were [[Rochefort Maguire]], later a fellow of [[All Souls]] and a director of the [[British South Africa Company]], and [[Charles Metcalfe]]. His university career engendered in Rhodes his admiration for the Oxford 'system' which was eventually to mature in his scholarship scheme: 'Wherever you turn your eye — except in science — an Oxford man is at the top of the tree'.

== Diamonds ==