New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-09-30
D. A. R. SCHOLARSHIP.
4 COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION GIVEN
IN HISTORY.
THREE MEMBERS OF THE CITY CHAPTER
PRESENTED THEMSELVES AS CANDIDATES
FOR THE TWO YEARS COURSE OF
STI-DY IN BARNARD


The competitive examination in American history
given exclusively the Daughters of the American
Revolution OF New-York Cityby Columbia University
was held yesterday morning at Barnard Building.
This is in honor Of the Mrs. Donald Mclean scholar
ship in history recently established by the New
York City Chapter and was the init!atory examina-
ton Only three members OF the chapter pre-
scented themselves candidates for the examina-
ton, which was conducted by Professor Osgood
Mrs Mclean. Regent of the New-York City Chap
ter, although not applicant for the scholarship,
present at the examination, and said 10 a
Tribune reporter
when the unanimous resolution was passed In
our chapter in reference to this examination there
were twenty who announced their intention or
joining in the competition, but when list OF BOOKS
on which they were to prepare themselves VAS an
nounced they dropped out in large numbers Finally
the list thinned out TO six, but at the last moment
three sent regrets One was H. had trouble
with the eyes from overstudy. and something else
delayed a third. However the three who are TAX
ing the examinations all earnest IN their desire
= 10 win the scholarship.
I'VE consider this the greatest thing ever yet done
by the Daughters of the American Revolution in any
State 1t demonstrates the fact that We are not
merely social organization. given exclusively TO
sentiment, but practical We shall place one OF
our members on a self-supporng basis every alter
nate year. besides giving great stimulus TO the
study Of American history. not alone In our own
hands, but In many directions.
Have / the questions? Yes. indeed. And
they are hundred times more difficult and com
prehensive than ! imagined they would be" Then
Mrs Mclean smiled honestly as she confessed in
an undertone that she glad she had not
aspired 10 the competition herself. However,
she continued, Il have doubt of the eligibility OF
all three OF representatives.
Professor Osgood was seen later In the Gay. and
when questioned TO the nature of the questions
he said:
THE object Of the examination held for the
scholarship Of the New-York Chapter or the
Daughters OF the American Revolution IL TO test
the knowledge of the competitors concerning the
main facts of English and American history. Nine
questions were gwen, three of which concerned
English history and six American history. In Eng
llsh history the topics suggested were the Norman
conquest the religious parties under Elizabeth and
the first two Stuarts and the revolution Of 1853 In
American history the settlement and interval or
ganzation of Virginia and Massachusetts. the
French and Indian war, the questions at issue be-
tween the Colonies and Great Britain during the
controversy which preceded the Revolution. the
development of political parties during the decade
following the Missouri compromise and the Kan
sas-Nebraska bill"
The scholarship carries with IT a two-year course
IN American history at Barnard, in the highest de-
partment OF the study At the end Of the two
years the successful student receives certificate
stating that she has passed the highest exaiina-
lions In the study and qualifying her for %>pro-
censorship
This was the first day Of registration al BaNhard
There fifteen applicants for the freshman
class and about twenty for the remaining classes.
The number of students will exceed two hundred.