The herald., 1895-07-16
A HEARST SCHOLARSHIP
1t is Won at Berkeley by Hiss Brookman Of
This City


This City
Upon September 2. 1891, Mrs. Phoebe
A. Hearst informed the regents OF the
University OF California, situated at
Berkeley, that she had placed at their
disposal sum of money sufficient to
support eight $500 scholarships for worthy
young women, simply stipulating tha.
the money sholld not be regarded as
prize for superiority at the entrance ex-
aminations. The regents gratefully &C.
cepted the gift and the scholar ips were
established. The faculty of the univer.
slty appointed committee to select from
the various applicants those whom they
deemed most worthy of Mrs. Hearst's
generosity. The selections are made by
the committee during the spring OF each
year to fill the vacancies occasioned by
she graduation OF such young ladies as
have pursued a university course though
the funds established by the Hearst
scholarships. That competition was
fact that In the spring OF 1885, when there
was out one vacancy, there were at least
nifty applicants.
Among many others who made applca-
ton al this time for scholarship was
Miss L. ). Brookman of Los Angeles, a
EiduHdto VI tJC HISu sCEOOl C!dsS Oi Ictt.
She was especially recon- mended by
her teachers in tho high school rs one
who in every respect was worthy ot the
assistance proffered by Mrs. Hearst and
representations were made that IN the
event she was successful in obta lining one
OF the scholarships, her marked ability
would reflect credit upon berse! and the
high school OF Los Angeles. Her claims
were carefully considered by the COM
mitt9e. but in the view of the great num-
bef of most worthy applicants for the
Phoebe Hearst scholarships and OF the po-
sitloA OF the som m ttee. 1T was out OF the
question that Miss Brookman should re-
ceiyo the one vacant place. There were
young women who had made their way
partly through college by borrowing
money. and at greatiprivations, and who
had distinguished themselves in their
academic work: they had come to the end
OF their means and would have to leave
the college. The most meritoriOus OF these
must be helped FIRST ana as matter of
general policy the money given 20 them
wouIo be sooner available for others than
ii given TO Miss Brookman, who would be
the reci pisnt of the scholarship Tor the
full term OF four years. The utmost that
could be done for Miss Brookman under
the circumstances was to give her place
among the four new contingent scholar
ships and she was the only freshman
nominated. notwithstanding ursent ap-
peals on behalf of others, in which the
whole educational and executive manage
ment OF San Francisco entered in pushing
the claims OF one graduate of the high
school whose father had been an instruc-
tor in the old college of California. There
fore, it was deemed advisable on behalf
Of the com mittee that they should make
application to Mrs. Hearst to decrease the
amount of the scholarships from $500 per
annum to $500 Per annum. multiplying
thereby the number of benefciaries from
eight to twelve and that if this were
done it would enable them to nominate
four additional applicants entitled to the
benefits of the scholarships.
This proposition was submitted to Mrs.
Hearst. and. as a further evidence OF her
generosity she replied to the committee
tn 1t she was not willing to decrease the
amount of the scholarships, feeling. as