The evening world., 1894-06-12
Each Intent on One Of the Ten
Pulitzer Scholarships
Grammar School Boys Hard at Work
at the Teachers College.
Second Year OF the Plan to Help
Worthy Youngsters.

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provided by the committee in charge OF
the Pulitzer scholarships.
This Is the second year of the now plan
devised by Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer to assist
worthy boys in the requirement of n
collegiate education. The competition is
open to all boys graduating from the
city grammar schools. From the twenty
who stand highest in tie examinations
ten are selected. after n careful investi-
cation Of their material positions in life.
70 these ten the advantages of the schol-
aRhips are extended.
The committee urew up a few weeks
ago a circular, and, with the approval and
assistance of the Board of Education.
had 1t distributed in all the grammar
schools Of the city. The text or this
circular was as follows:
THE PULITZER SCHOLARSHIP.
To boys about to graduate from the grammar
schools Of III. city Of New York:
Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer proposes to give a stipend
the grammar schools Of New York rity. for the
purpose Of enabling them to take a college course
in any nrst-class college In the United States
which they may choose. In addition to receiving
the stipend Of $3.50 n year, these boys viii re-
ceive free tuition IL the Horace Mann iiish
at No. 9 University place, and after September.
1894. at one Hundred and Twentieth street. on
period not longer than three years. at the end Of
which time. 1t Is believed they Will be ntted to
will he free to enter any nrst.class COLLEGE ar
ranscments have been made by Mr.. Pulitzer to
enable enable them IN n,,b to enjoy mo si ifss ' "i Sr,, I" me ro' s :
Of Mines. the School of Law or the School Of
Medicine. There ia. however. an age limit OF
eighteen years attached to admission to the
Schools Of Of Mines, Law and Medicine. The
usual COLLEGE course leading up to the
J Admission tn this course iN generally open to
boys who have completed their fifteenth year.
although tn. average age at which 1t is taken Is
implies some knowledge Of Greek or Latin and
scneralls OF both. The scientific course, call
for no knowledge OF Greek. and often do not
require Latin. The school OF Mines OF Columbia
College requires neither Greek nor Latin. but does
require both German and French.
An examination for the purpose Of selecting
ten boys to enjoy the privileges provided by Mr..
isSt5, win he held a, The Teachers college, No.
. University place. covering parts OF two days.
Friday. June 8 from . A. NJ to /. noon and
saturday. June Q. from . A. NJ. to II noon.
The subjects covered by the examinations will
English, including grammar. composition and
American history. Geography.
Arithmetic. Free hand drawing.
The examination Will he in writing. and the
crort will be made to make it a lair ties, Of
what boys ought to be at the end Of their
grammar school work. The right is reserved to
supplement the written examination with an
oral examination, The names Of the hest twenty
boys. ms determined by this examination. viii
be reported to the undersigned committee, and
by the committee the selection will be made Of
the ten boys whom the scholarships shall be
awarded.
The successful boys will report at the Horace
Mann School for instructions at the opening Of tho
rect"d at that tine to choose whether he will
take a classical course. nttink him for college,
or such a course as will At him only for a scien,
tine school. toys may change their course at a
later period only with the consent Of tho under
aligned committee, Mr.. Puiitrer's stipend Of $3.50
a year Is intended to be continued TO each boy
through his school course and through HIS college
course as we'll, provided that tho whole period
shall not exceed seven years.
Those who wish to compete at the examination
for selecting the boys who are 10 enjoy this
prlyIless must address . letter to Mr. c =.
No. Q University place, on or before June !, 1894.
This letter should state that the writer desires tc
he. considered n candidate for one Of the Pulitzer
scholarships and should state his age, the name
OF his -%,rents. their occupation and their place
statement made by the principal OF tho Schoo
from which tn, candidate is about to graduate
years in the public schools Of New YORK, Is o.
good moral character and will be likely to max,
good use II his opportunities.
II Is Mr.. FulitZers particular desire that al
the boys graduating from the Grammar Schools
Of New York city who, without the beneht o
such scholarships, would he unable 10 obtain
, college education, shall feel themselves cliEiul,
5 to compete for this privilege. There is no piac'
In the world In which the democratic spirit pre-
wallis more generally than in a GOOD colles.
A man is almost certain to he valued there 70
/, what he Is. rather than for what he has, Mr.
Pulitzer wishes to open up To some boys In tn
city. who by themselves might not be able Il
command a college education. those careers 70
! Indispensable. Every such boy therefore VIII
. feels within him the stirring OF this ambition
these scholarships as prizes emitting the holder
! to honorable distinction won by merit In oper
competition. WIN w.. MERRILL,
I WALTER l.. HERvEY
RANDOLPH GuGGENIiEIMER.
: One hundred and thirty boys nlei app!i
2 cations in response to this invitation
a This is a material increase over the mum
: bel presenting themselves last year. TIL
, hSures then were one hundred and thir
A teen. or these one hundred and thirty
four were found to be disqualified 10
various reasons. One was a non-residen
ot the city. and others had left school
g PREVIOUS to this year. There RENAME
ana they represented thirty,seven of tn
ninety-four grammar schools. The dis
tribution Is as follows:
Grammar School No, ?. g.; No. I. 4; No. :.
t !: No, IS, : No %. 5; No IS, !; 10, Il. g \,
s s. 2? No. e, , No. g.. 9 No. IS, 2; No, 81, 5
J. 10. No. o. & I; No. !. No. b. g. +, No. !! N g. 4 4; ~. a. %. !! 70, & g
4 4. 8 Il. r. I: e. e; 4 b. No :: ~ u. & &. ~ y N Is. 4 L; 30 )! No . , !,
5; No. 30, i--,otal. l2s.
. Grammar School No. SO heads the lis
a with nine boys. This school is in In
Twelfth Ward. on the corner OF Leno
avenue and One Hundred and Thirt,
J. fourth street. schools No. 81, at No. 81
West Forty-fourth street, and No. 10. q
. No. ~ First street, are Jointly second
n line, each with eight boys. The schoo
" In the upper part OF the city are near
/, all represented. This fact. by the wa,
may b" taken as an illustration of Il
steady northwaru movement OF the city
Dr. population.
Ia On Friday morning the boys assemble
- n the Teachers College. Little time VIZ
~ lost in getting to work. They were d
20 v!ded into four classes, and each of the,
70 assigned 10 "A room. Mr., e. f.. Melone,
, principal Of the Horace Mann Schoo
took them In charge, with a number
Is efficient assistants. Before the day W;
No over the boys had handed in their wrI
- ten answers 10 the sets OF questions
~ arithmetic, English unCluding dictate
he exercises for speiling) and Heograph
III In the preparation Of all these question
" the examiners sought simply 10 COY,
no the range OF the boys studies while
err school. The Intention Is to ascertain M
80 much what the boy knows as VIII
ne has learned. and In that respect IN
nish In a sense an estimate OF our ed
cational system. 1t is probable that
future NamInatlOns there will be
, wider range OF information taken as n
~ ba sis OF questions. The examiners ha,
Informally discussed this matter wi
members OF the Board Of Education.
" 1t war decided to substitute yesterd,
MOndaY) for Saturday as the second a,