The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-07-02
NINE SCHOLARSHIPS
SOON Tt. Be FILLED.
Examinations Therefor to Be Held.
in Various Sections.
WHAT THEY ARE WORTH.
Free Tuition, Railroad Fare and 500
Year-LiterarY Qualification of
AppIcants-A Superinten-
dent Resigns.
WHAT THEY ARE WORTH
Free Tuition, Railroad Fare and 500
Year-Literary Qualification of

Nine of the eighteen scholarships al
lotted to Virginia in the Peabody Nor
NAL School at Nashville are now vacant
and will be filled by competitive exami-
nations to be held at the University. Of
Virginia, Tappahannock Portsmouth.
Richmond, Pulaski and such other places
as the number of local applicants will
justify the Board of Education in select
ing. The examination will be held on
the 18th and 18th of July. These scholar
ships are Intended for those VINO intend
to make teaching their vocation
The holder of scholarship receives
free tuition in the college and 500 a
year-Si2.50 per month for eight months
land railroad fare (Which does not IN
clude charges for meals or sleeping carsi
to Nashville and return home by the
most direct continuous route Rallfoad
tickets will, when practicable ana W'lsh
desired. be supplied to scholarship STU
dents before leaving home; "hen tlis .
not done, the railroad fare Will De re
funded after arrival at the college
Scholarships are good for two consscu-
tive years Payments to holders .
scholarships cover only the time of act
nal atten1ance; return railroad fare VIII
not be paid to those VINO leaNe Inc WI
,ege before the end of the year.
ScboIarships will be withdrawn for r.
.eoI,I,r attendance; for failure to report
at the beginning of the year; for '.ll,
satisfactory scholarship or conduct anu
FOL, failure to pay board nllls
-0- THE, EXAMINATION.
n,h literary qualifications OF the ap
,,;aa,+ for admission will be proved ny
examinations based upon the follo"'N7
subjects:
/. English. iii
TVS mart of the examination VIII
he the writing of a paragraph OF Two
an each of several topics. to be CHOSEN
bv the applicant from a considsraoIe
nrn,t1er-perhap ten or u1ore-set oelo' e
him in the examination paper. / ne pun
nose Of these paragraph topics VIII ne
~ ca1I forth. among other things, the
ann1ica nt's general knowledge and aPpre-
citation of the following books:
Addisons The Sir Roger de CoFeriss
Papers
co,erfdge.s The Ancient Mariner.
Eliot's Silas Mariner.
Goldsutt's Vicar of Nakeneiu'
SCOTS Ivanhoe.
shal1espeare's Merchant of Venice
shakespeare's julius Caesar
Tennvsou's The Princess.
b This part of the examination pre-
supposes a thorough study OF the BOOKS
named. and will be upon the SUBJECT
matter of the following:
Burke's Speech on Cancellation with
America.
Macauiay.s Essays on Milton and Ad-
Olson.
n1ilton.s Minor Poems.
Shakespeake's Macbeth.
These books will furnish the subject
matter for the examinations for the next
four years. No applicant will be &C
cepted in English whose work IS nota-
bly, deficient in point of spelling. pune
t,Iation and the use of ldlOUS.
r. United States History.
III. Geography, complete,
~. Mathematics: a, Arithmetic. COM
,,lete. b, College Algebra. through quad
ratios: G. Geometry, three books.
Y Latin: Collar and Darell's First
Year Latin (Ginn & Cos Brittairs In
PRODUCTION to Caesar american Book
Company Any real equivalents will be
accepted
Students who have by competitive ex-
animation obtained scholarships are eH-
empt from further examination for adj
mission to the college.
Students taking the competitive exami-
nation for a scholarship and failing to
secure ii. may enter the college without
additional examination on production OF
certificate from the s:lAe Supcrintend-
ent or Examining Board showing the
grade to be satisfactory.
A SUPERINTENDENT RESIGNS.
NJ. w J. Kendrick. superintendent Of
schools for Russell county. has rendered
his resignation. The letter reached the
Department Of Public Instruction yester-
DAY Mr. Nerdrick has purchased an in
tcrest in the Suffolk Herald. and will
move down there to engage in the news
paper business
This makes two vacancies to be filled
by the board. The other one is that Of
Superintendent of schools of Stanton.
Mr. J. Fl. Bader having resigned to- en-
gage in literary work. The board will
pro baby meet at the University next
Tuesday to fill the two vacancies.
The Department of Public Instruction
in the Library building will practically
be closed for the next ten days or two
weeks. DR.. Southall and Mr.. Brent will
be al the University most of the time
attending the School Of Methods. the
superintendent conference and other
meetings.