The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1882-07-08
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Hon. Z. II. Fay, State superintend-
ent Of Public Education, has received
the following circular from DR., Curry,
general agent of the Peabody Fund
with the information that there are
seven scholarships for Louisiana:
CIRCULAR.
Requirements for obtaining and
holding Peabody Scholarships at the
State Normal College, Nashville, Ten
nessee:
LIST. Applicant for scholarship must
be at least seventeen wears of age, pre-
sent to the president of the college, a
certificate of irreproachable moral
character, gentlemanly or lady-iille
habits, presumed good health, declare
his or her intention to make teaching
a profession, must give a pledge to re
main at the college two years, if the
scholarship is continued so long,
promise to submit cheerfuliy to all its
requirements in study, discipline, etc,
and to teach in the public schools at
least two years, If there is opportunity.
ID. The applicant must obtain from
the State Superintendent of public in
struction for his state, or of such per
son as the president may appoint,
certificate that he has passed a salts
factory examination before said super
intendent, or other competent person
authorized, in the studies required for
admission to the second or "middie
class at the college, viz: In spelling,
reading, Penmanship, grammar and
analysis, rhetoric, geography, civil and
physical, arithmetic, algebra, book
keeping, United States history, ele
ments of geology. No particular text
books are prescribed for this examlna-
ton. The candidate should give evil
dence of such knowledge of above
branches as would justify, emitting
their further study. Students will also
be examined at the college with refer |
ence to their classification, etc.
9Th. The Peabody scholar ship money |
will not be paid until the student has
been a member of the college one
month, at which time and at the close
Of each succeeding month S25 will be
1aid to an amount not exceeding $500
.or the year; no payment will be made
or the fraction of a month. 1t is eX-
occted that this money will be appro-
1riated by the student, to the payment
# board and other college expenses
irst of all and no certificate or diploma
viii be granted to any student known
0 be in arrears in these respects.
It'll. These scholarships will in no
asc, be continued TO students whose
ank or standing is low or whose gen
raj demeanor is Objectionable, who do
OF give promise of usefulness as
or whose health, or other cir
umstances prevent constant attend
nee on college duties.
8th. Expenses: Gentlemen usually
av from SIS to SIS a month approved
oaUdiug houses. or private families
aides pay in best private families $50
er month Six dollars a year is paid
or such books, etc, as are furnished
y the college and for portion of the
accidental expenses.
The annual session opens on the first
Wednesday in October, and closes the
lst "Wednesday in May. There is 10
acation except the Christmas holidays.
Scholarship students will not be re-
eived after the opening of the session
Xcept in extraordinary cases. Parties
wing in the country parishes can I'M
ergo a written examination before
ny president, Or faculty of a regularly
hartered educational institution, the
Examination papers to be forwarded to
his office, under seal, with name and
profession of examiner attached. This
viii save the expense of coming to
5atOn Rouge for examination. Those
presenting the best papers will be
recommended by the State Superin-
endent. EDWIN II. FAY,
State Superintendent.