The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1901-09-04
CONTESTANTS ARE &.
MAKING SELECTIONS
Miss Griffin Will Go to Swarthmore,
Anderson to Lafayette, and
Lewis to Stroudsburg.

As soon as the results of The Tri-
bune'e Educational Contest were an
nounced on Monday morning the sue
cessful CONTESTANTS began to make their
selections from the list OF rewards.
There We're three great surprises for
those who have been watching the re-
suits from day to day, the most re-
markable OF which was the avalanche
OF points turned in by Miss Wilhelmina
Griffin on the closing day. She more
than doubled her score of Saturday
morning. making her victory an abso-
lutte certainty. Garfield Anderson. Of
Carbondale, also surprised his friends
by passing Meyer Lewis, who had held
first place for three months; and the
third surprise was that Mr.. Lewis did
not meet the expectations of those who
We're watching his apparent safe hold
at the top of the list. His ability to re-
tain his position was a foregone con-
clusion, and the contest was supposed
to have resolved into struggle among
the others for second place.
II was not until Monday evening that
| word was received by telephone from
Miss Griffin as to her choice, but there
was very little doubt as to what she
would select, as the 81 900 scholarship
in Swarthmore college was what she
had hoped to secure all along. Miss
Griffin called at the Office Of The Tri-
bune yesterday afternoon and was
given the following letter Of introduc-
| tion to DR.. w. w. Birdsall, president Of
Swarthmore college, emitting her to
the scholarship as advertised.
| DR.. W. ", Birdsall, President Swarthmore Col.
| lcgc. Swarthmorc. Pa.
| Dear Sir: This will introduce to You Miss Will.
| hcmna Griffin, Of 2O7 william street, Scranton,
Pa, who was one Of the successful contestants in
| our recent Educational Contest, and is entitled
| 10 the scholarship in Swarthmorc college accord.
| ing To our agreement dated April 25, 1901 We
trust that Nour future relations will he mutually
| agreeable and feel sure. that you will find Miss
Griffin in every way to your liking as a student,
| and perfectly willing to conform 10 all the rules
| and regulations Of your institution.
| Yours very truly,
| The Tribune Publishing Go.
| In addition to the above Miss Griffin
| was handed check for $50 so, being ten
per cent of the sos she has collected
for The Tribune. She expects to COM
| plete her course at the School of the
LackaWanna next summer, so as to be
able to enter Swarthmore in the fall.
Garfield Anderson has elected TO
take the Lafayette College course and
| will so to Easton in a few days to
make arrangements for entering next
fall also.
Meyer Lewis will go to Stroudsburg
for three years, with every expense
paid. Although he was working hard
to keep in first place, he appears per-
| fectly satisfied with the outcome.
| Schwenker is the only one to make a
selection as yet. lie will take course
of musical instruction al the Scranton
| Conservatory of Music. William Miles
| will make selection today, and then
it will be Miss Norma Meredith's turn.
| Chccks.were sent yesterday to all the
contestants who were entitled to ten
per cent. according to The Tribune $
offer, amounting in all 10 sl3O1l.
The Tribune fully appreciates the
hard work which has been done in its
behalf, during the past sixteen weeks
by these young men and women, and
wishes To extend thanks and earnest
wishes for their future welfare. II
is pleasing TO think that the contest
has resulted in their securing advanced
educations that they might not other
wise have been able TO obtain with
out the work of years instead of
| weeks.
Receipts are being sent to the new
subscribers as rapidly as possible and
it is hoped to have them all out to-
day. Any that fail to receive their
papers are requested to put their COM
plants in writing, giving length of
subscription ana name of contestant
to which il was given, so that it can
be readily traced,