Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-06-14
RULES FOR PRIZE APPROVED
Regulations for Awarding Edward
Rosewater Scholarship.
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM COMPLETE
Exercises Are to he Held Friday
Night and Victor ROsewateF
IL TO Present the
Trophy.

All is now In readiness for the annual
high school commencement. The last step
was taken by the Board of Education when
at noon Thursday 1t met and approved
rules for awarding the Edward Rosewater
scholarship. The scholarship will be
awarded at the commencement exercises
Friday night at the Orpheum theater. These
rules are as follows:
Nomination for. the Edward Rosewater
scholarship of technology" shall be based:
(A) Upon the occupation of the parent
OF the candidate
OBJ Upon the course. of study pursued in
the Omaha High school.
(C) Upon the quality Of work completed
by the candidate in the Omaha High
F1rst-To satisfy the conditions of the be-
quest establishing the scholarship the can
didate must be the son of a mechanic,
which term may be construed to include
those graduates OF the Omaha High school
whose fathers are not engaged. ID in any
of the professions, (2) in any clerical occu-
patton, Sl in any purely commercial busi-
ness for themselves.
second-To be eligible for nomination for
the scholarship the candidate must have
High school, must have completed all the
manual training work offered to boys
therein, and in addition thereto all the aca-
demic work required for entrance, without
condition, to the Armour Institute Of Tech
noloEy, or to the Case School of Applied
Science, or to any other school Of technol-
date and approved by the special committee
OF the board named as a permanent COM
mittee on the Rosewater scholarship, as
set forth In a resolution already adopted
by the board.
Thlrd-ln case OF there being more than
one candidate for nomination from among
the high school graduates, each Of whom
shall have met the first and second re-
quirements as set forth above. that cam
didate having the highest rank In manual
training and academic work shall receive
the nomination.
Fourth-The nomination shall be made
by the superintendent OF instruction and
the principal of the high school TO the spe-
cial permanent committee on the Edward
Rosewater scholarship. which committee,
port the name Of the candidate to the
Board Of Education for It's confirmation.
Friday Night the Time.
The committee further recommended that
the award be made Friday night, 40 the
successful candidate can begin work at
the school selected at the beginning OF
the next school year, 1t was further Or
dered by resolution that the scholarship
be presented Friday night by DR.. Victor
Rosewater.
The program of the commencepent ex-
ercises will begin with On invocation by
Rev. A. s. Clarke of Lowe Avenue Ircg-
byterian church. This will be followed
by the presentation of certificates Of pro-
fciency to cadet officers The certificates
will be presented by ]. o. Detweiler. chair
man of the high school committee. Then
will follow the delivery of essays and
oratlons by the pupils selected.
q The Edward Rosewstsr scholarship vii
then be awarded and the exernses wfii
close with the presentation OF diplomas
by George D. Rice. president Of the board.
In addition to the approval of the rules
for the Edward Rosewater scholarship the
board passed the last teachers and jan
itors payroll for the year. Interest on
the bonded debt In the sum of s17,943T5
was ordered paid.