The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-07-08
Peabody Scholarships,


Hon. Z. H. Fay, State Superintendent
of Public Education, has received the
following circular from DIR. Curry, gem
eral agent of the Peabody Fund, with
the information that there are seven
scholarships for Louisiana:
Requirements for obtaining and holding
Peabody Scholarships at tho State Normal
College, Nashville, Tenn.
l. Applicant for scholarship must be at
least seventeen years of age, present to the
President of the College certificate of
or 1ady-like habits, presumed good health /,
declare his or her intention to make teach
ing profession, must give pledge to
remain at the College two years, it the
scholarship is continued SO long, promise to
submit cheerfully to all its requirements in
study, discipline, ETC., and to teach in the
public schools at least two years, it there is
opportunity.
2. The applicant must obtain from tile
State Superintendent Of Public Instruction
for his State, or Of such person as the Presi-
dent may appoint, certificate that he has
passed = satisfactory examination before
said Superintendent, or other competent
person authorized, in the studies required
for admission to the second or middle class
penmanship, grammar and analysis, rhetO-
ric, geography, civil and physical arithmetic,
algebra, bookkeeping, physiology, United
States history, elements of geology. The
particular text books are prescribed for this
examination. The candidate should give
ches as would justify emitting their further
study. Students will also be examined ut
the College with reference to their classiti-
ton, etc.
g. Tho Peabody scholarship money will
not be paid until the student has been Q
member OF the College one month, at which
time and at the close Of each succeeding
month. $25 will be paid to an amount not
exceeding $500, for the year; no payment
will be made for the fraction OF month.
1t is expected that this money will be
appropriated by the student to the payment
of board and other College expenses first OF
all and no certificate or diploma will be
granted to any student known to be in
! arrears in these respects.
T. These scholarships will in no case be
| continued to students whose rank Or stand
ing is low, OF whose general deneanOr is
objectionable. who do not give promise of
usefulness as teachers, or whose health, or
other circumstances prevent constant atten-
dance on College duties.
8. Expenses: Gentlemen usually pay
from SIS to Is a month approved boarding
houses OF private families Ladies pay in
best private families $40 per month. Six
! dollars year is paid for such books, ETC.,
as are furnished by the College and for a
portion of the incidental expenses.
The annual session Opens on the first
Wednesday in October, and closes the last
Wednesday in May. There is no vacation
during the session except the Christmas
holidays.
Scholarship students will not be received
after the opening of the session except in
country parishes can undergo written
examination before any President or faculty
of a regularly chartered educational insti-
| tuition. the examination papers to be for
warded to this office under seal, with name
and profession Of examiner attached this
will save the expense Of coming to Baton
Rouge for examination. Those presenting
the best papers will be recommended by the
State Superintendent.
EDWIN H. FAY,
State Superintendent.