Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1903-07-08
New Scholarships for Men
Teachers at the South
Carolina College.

Clause from Appropriation Act OF Gem
eral Assembly, 1905:
"Th0t one thousand six hundred and
forty dollars be appropriated TO be used
to provide forty-one scholarships In the
Normal Department.. one from each
county. Of the value Of forty dollars,
besides the remission OF tuition and
matriculation fees. the benehciaries to
be selected under regulations to be pre-
sertbed oy the Board OF Trustees."
This means $40 in cash to the student,
besides remission OF $40 tuition and Of
S18 matriculation term fee. Thus the
scholarship student win receive from
the College IS q month for eight months
to assist him In his necessary living
expenses. -"
REGULATIONS BY THE BOARD.
1. Applicants shall be young men al
least nineteen years OF age. The pur-
pose OF the General Assembly being to
encourage men teachers. preference
will be given to those who furnish sat
isfactory evidence OF having already
taught for at least one session, and
With success; but IL from any county
there be no suitable applicants who
have taught. the scholarship of that
county may be awarded to q young
man who only intends to teach.
z Applications shall be made to the
President OF the College, at Columbia
before July LIST. upon prescribed blanks
furnished by the President or by County
Supertntendents of Education, upon re.
quest These blanks shall provide foi
Information and references as to the
applicants age physical condition, gen
eral character and ability. educationa.
advantages, financial circumstances
teaching experience, and purpose ir
taking the special normal course. Tht
information thus submitted will be re.
garded as preliminary examination
and those who receive permits to stand
the later examination will be credited
examinations.
8. The later and formal examination
shall be upon English Grammar ant
Composition, History and Geography
Arithmetic and Elementary Algebra
(Agebra. however. Ii not indispsns
able.) The Normal Scholarship Com.
mittee Of the Faculty shall prepare tn,
questions and mark the papers TIL,
County Board of Education Of eaci
county Is requested to conduct this ex,
animation at the same time with tn,
entrance and other scholarship exam.
nations OF the South Carolina Colleg,
and OF Winthrop College (Which thii
year will be on Friday, July 1Oth). Th,
County Board will receive the question:
from the President OF the College, ant
B requested to return the answers t.
him. at Columbia. forthwith, by mai
or express.
4 A standing Committee on Scholar
ships. appointed from the Board, in con
junction with standing Committe,
from the Faculty. shall select the schol
arship students for each county upoi
the results OF the examinations re
ported by the Faculty Committee. ant
all the other information submitted
The proper announcements shall b,
made through the President
3. After the first year the incumben
may be reappointed, provided that, II
the Judgment Of the Faculty, his ant.
ness to teach, his progress In study
and his general character indicate -hai
he' B suitable person to fulflS-sth,
purpose OF the scholarship as provided
Tor by the General Assembly.