Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1891-10-08
THE mitchell SCHOLARSHIPS.


scholarships of $50 each in the Short
Course in Agriculture. available 10
farmers sons. The plan snd purpose
OF the gift are set forth in the following
communication
MINIATURES. Aug. %, 1S9I.-T. q. /
Cham5ertn President OF ne IalttySiti,
~ Wisconsin, My DEAR SIR: In look.
ING over the report of the university il
seemed To me that the agricultural de-
partment deserved a larger attendance.
here are too few country BOYS ayailing
themselves of its advantages With
view Of exciting more interest I'm this di-
rec'ion desire, through YOU. 10 tffer
the following twenty Scholarships in the
Agricultural department at $50 each. L
ask that these scholarships be given To
graduates from the country districts
schools, IN accordance with the merits
and needs of the boys The merits and
needs of the applicants are To be deter
mined by their record in the country
schools as certified To bv the county
Superintendent. These scholarships are
to be distributed among the counties of
the state III the order of their applica-
ton 50 far as the scholarships will 90.
Ii all the scholarships shall not be need
ed, placing one in each county from
which applications are made, the re-
maining scholarships shall be placed by
the president of the university and the
agricultural faculty without regard to
locality All further details leave en-
tlreIy with yourself and the faculty of
the agricultural department. If this
offer OF mine needs any excuse in your
eyes hope YOU will find il in the lively
interest which | have always taken in
farm affairs. In this venture should 1
be Instrumental in giving 10 any boy or
boys an appreciative, scientific under
standing of the rural things by which
he will be surrounded i'm his later life.
shall feel fully repaid.
Yours sincerely.
JOHN l.. MITCHELL.
In accordance with the above. the
University viii grant the Mitchell schol-
arships. in the order of the application
by The County Superintendents. one of
each county. so long as they last.
Graduates of the county district
schools have precedence over all others
County Superintendents are requested
10 give as wide notice of the scholar
ships as possible, announcing that APP
plications will be received by them up
to Nov. LIST. On that date, or as soon
thereafter as possible, the application
should be transmitted 10 the University.
AS soon as a superintendent receives
an application, he is requested to notify
us. giving the name and post Office adj
dress of the candidate, and request that
a scholarship be reserved by us for his
county. Scholarships will be reserved
for the several counties in the order in
which such requests are received by Us.
Application for the assignment of schol-
arships to counties should be made only
when there is bona iide candidate who
has applied in writing for tho scholar
ship.
The County Superintendent is re-
quested to furnish information on the
following points: Name and post office
address of each candidate, age, standing
in the several studies of the district
school course, and copy of certificate Of
graduation, and any other information
regarding the record of the student,
embracing diligence, character and pro-
mise; also all information at command
relating to the needs and purposes of the
candidates, and any other data which
will help in making a wise selection of
candidates.
The faculty will cndeavor to pass up
on candidates and assign scholarships,
so far as there may then be applicants,
by the 18th of November, in order that
applicants may make plans accordingly.
Candidates for the scholarships in
making their application to the county
superintendent should, for his conven-
fence, make full statement of their
inclose a copy Of their final standings
and graduating certificate. They should
state their need of the scholarship, and
their genuine intention TO become farm
ers, and that their purpose in receiving
the scholarship is to better fit themselves
for that vocation.
limo graduate from the district schools
applies for scholarship, the supenn-
tendent may recommend graduate of
a city or village school, preference being
given to young men from the country,
but such recommendation can only be
considered by us in case all the scholar
ships are not needed to supply appli-
Giants who are graduates of the country
district schools.
Candidates securing scholarship will
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