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

number of bright. ambitious boys were at
work In the Teachers College, in Uni
versity place. on the examination papers
provided by the committee In charge OF
the Pulitzer scholarships.
This is The second year of the new plan
devised by MIR. Joseph Pulitzer to assist
worthy boys in the requirement OF a
collegiate education. The competition Ia
open TO all boys graduating from the
city grammar schools. From the twenty
who stand highest In tie examinations
ten are selected, after a careful investi-
cation Of their material positions In life.
70 these ten the advantages OF the schol-
arhips are extended.
The committee drew 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 the city OF New York:
Mr.. Joseph Pulitzer proposes to give . stipend
the grammar schools Of New York City. for the
purpose Of enabling them to take Il college course
In any f~rst-class college In me United states
the stipend OF $3.50 a year. these boys VIII re-
celve free tuition In the Horace Mann High
School. connected with the Teachers College. now
at No. University place. and after eptember.
1894. at One Hundred and Twentieth street. on
MotninSsidg Heights; New nork E'tys, sDd a =
which time. II Is believed they will be fitted to
enter the college OF their choice. While the boys
will be free to enter any hrst class college. ar
rangements have been made by Mr.. Pulitzer 10
enable them to enjoy free tuition at Columbia
Of Mines, the School OF Law or the School OF
Medicine. There is. however. an age limit OF
eighteen years attached TO admission to 1 Ihs
usual college course leading W. to the
degree Of Bachelor Of Arts lasts for four years,
boys who have completed their fifteenth year.
although the average age at which 1t is taken is
seventeen or upward; The usual college course
generally of both. The scientific courses call
for no knowledge e. Of Greek; and oitsn co 90 ~ mo-,
College requires neither Greek nor Latin. but does
require both German and French.
ten boys to enjoy the privileges provided by Mir.
Pulitzer, beginning with the academic year
1875, will be held at the Teachers College, No.
. University place. covering parts OF two days
Friday. June s. from . A.. NJ. to IL noon; and
Saturday. June ., from A. NJ. to IL noon.
The subjects covered by the examinations will
English. including grammar. composition and
literature.
American history. Geography.
Arithmetic. Free-hand drawing,
Tho examination will be in writing, and the
effort will be made to make 1t a fair test Of
srarnmar.schooI work. The right is reserved to
supplement the written examination with an
oral enaminatlon, The name. Of the best twenty,
DO reported to the und arsigned committee, and
by the committee the ~selection Will be made NJ
awarded.
The successful boys will report at the Horace
Mann School for instructions at the opening of the
fall term. Sept. ~. 1894. Each boy will be ex-
pected at that time to choose whether he will
e '1A such : s C sSu1s. GO s.u w,;i a. s'' b1m hl% for tor . 'U LEG
the school. Aoys may change their course at a
later period only with the consent Of the under
a year Is intended to be continued to each boy
through his school course and through his college
conrse as well, provided that the whole period
shall not exceed seven years.
Those who wish to compete at the examination
Tor selecting the boys who are to enjoy this
privilege must address a letter to Mr.. c: y,
Meleney, Principal OF the Horace Mann School,
No; 0 University place. on or before June !. 1894,
be considered a candidate for one OF the Pulitzer
schoiarnhips and should state his age. tho name
OF his -.rents their occupation and their place
OF residence. The letter should also contain a
statement made by the principal OF the school
from which the candidate Is about to graduate
years In the public schools OF New York. Is of
good moral character and will DO likely to make
good use Of his opportunities.
II Is Mr., Pulitzers particular desire that all
the boys graduating from the Grammar schools
OF New York City who. without the benent OF
such scholarships. would he unable to obtain u
college education, shall feel themselves eligible
to compete for this privilege. There Is no place
In the world In which the democratic spirit pre-
walls more generally than In a good college
A man Is almost certain to be valued there fol
what he Is, rather than for what he has. Mr.,
Pulitzer, Wishes to open up to some boys In ths
city, who by themselves might not be able to
command a college education. those careers fol
success In which a thorough education Is almost
tna,spensaple Every such boy therefore who
feels within him the stirring Of this ambition
should feel himself at liberty to compete fol
TO honorable distinction won by merit in oper
competition. WIN. II. MERRILL.
WALTER l., HERVEY
ANDoLpH GuGGENHEIMER.
One hundred and thirty boys flei appli,
cations In response to this invitation
Ihis Is a material Increase over the nun,
bel presenting themselves last year. TIL,
ngures then were one hundred and thir
teen. or these one hundred and thirty
four were found to be disqualified FOL
various reasons, One was a non-residen
OF the city. and others had left schools
previous to this year. There remaineI
one hundred and twenty-six aspirants
ana they represented thirty;seven of III
nlnety-four grammar schools. The dis
tribution is as follows:
Grammar School No. .. g.: No. 4. 4: No. 7, /
No H. 2 No, Is. 8; No. is. 3; No. 20. 2; No. 90
L. a. =: e. 20. q. No. 80 &C. e, 4 Il. ~ !: Is Is; i i. NJ: Ns. ! &. N 3
No. %. 5; No. SIS. 3; No. 90, /; No. s., /; No. q,
Nc. Co. ! No. 81. !: No. 6s, q No. "a. 5; No
q, 9, No. -, 3; No. II. 6; No. IS, |: No. 70, s
No, 81, No, SO, 2; No. Sc. 3; No, So. 8, No. 90
) 3. No. s5, total. l2G.
Grammar school No. 50 heads the lis
VIII. nine boys. This school IL In tn
Twelfth Ward. on the corner OF Leno,
avenue and One Hundred and Thirty
fourth street. schools No. 81, at No, 81
: West Forty-fourth street, and No. ~, a
no. AZ First street, are Jointly second Il
line, each with eight boys. Tn school
Z IN. the upper part OF the city are nearl
/ all represented. This fact, by the way
may he taken as an Illustration of IN
steady northward movement OF the city
r population.
, On Friday morning the boys assemble
. In the Teachers College. Little time wa
y lost IN getting to work. They were d
o Nld"d Into four ClasssA and each of thes
q assigned TO "A room. MIR. c. r.. AlelonCN
principal OF the Horace Mann Schoo
took them In charge, with a number G
$ efficient assistants. Before the day wa
over the boys had handed In their wr!l
ten answers to the sets OF questions
arithmetic, English Uncluding dlctatio
e exercises for spelling) and geograph,
In the preparation OF all these question
the examiners sough simply TO cove
U the range OF the boys studies while 1
school. The intention Is to ascertain No
30 much what the hoy knows as whg
he has learned, and in that respect fI
niSh in a sense an estimate of our ell
cational system. II Is probable that
future examinations there Will be
wider range OF Information taken as III