Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-06-18
WINTHROP EXAMINATIONS.

admission to Winthrop under the
competitive examination to be held on
July 5. The letter, which is printed for
the benefit of those interested is az
follows:
The competitive examination for the
Winthrop college scholarships will be
held Friday, July 5th, at a. m, at the
court house of each county. There
is no one more interested than your
self in seeing that your county Is prop
erly represented in this institution and
reaps it's proportionate benefits from it.
We are glad, therefore, to place the
examination for your county in the
hands Of yourself and your county
board of education. Advertisements of
the examination have been inserted in
the county papers already, but 1t
might be well to have the papers give
some further notice Of 1t If 1t can be
done without additional cost to the
college. l will send you. by registered
package, to your county court house,
the questions to be used. by July 5th,
and also full directions for conducting
the examination. You will be relieved
of the task of examining the papers.
examination and they will be examined
by the faculty Of this institution.
The examination will be open to all
girls of your county who are at least
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health, and who intend to teach. No
one will be debarred because Of at
tendance upon this college during the
past session unless she has forfeited
the college under it's rules. The ex-
animation will be held upon arithmetic,
grammar, geography, U. s. history,
algebra, through simultaneous simple
equations, writing, spelling and COM
position. A scholarship Is worth free
tuition and one hundred dollars in
money for one session, and may be
| continued from year to year for four
years, or until graduation, upon the
good behavior and earnest, conscien-
| tious application of the student to her
school duties.
These scholarships will in no case
| be continued to students whose rank
and standing is low, whose general
demeanor Is Objectionable, who do not
give promise of usefulness as teach
ers, or who are prevented by health or
other reasons from attendance upon or
performance Of college duties.
Under the recent act increasing the
value Of the scholarship, an applicant
must make proof to the board OF trus-
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auditor and treasurer of the county,
of her financial inability to attend col
i lege without scholarship and, and this
certificate must be formally passed
upon by the board Of trustees before
she can be awarded a scholarship.
| The certificate blanks adopted by
the board of trustees will be sent to
you in order that you may give them
to those desiring them, either before
or at the time of the examination. You
may allow all who present themselves
to stand the examinations: but explain
to all that no one will be awarded a
scholarship, no matter how good an
examination she may stand, unless her
certificate of financial inability to at
tend college without scholarship aid
is approved by the board. All must
understand that they stand the exam
ination subject to the action Of the
Winthrop board Of trustees.
All certificates of financial inability
to attend college should be forwarded
to me by applicants promptly as soon
as they are made out. Please see that
this new provision of the Scholarship
act Is clearly understood as above ex-
planned.
| Each county Is entitled to as many
scholarships as it has representatives
in the lower house Of the general as
sembly. will let you know later how
many vacant scholarships are to be
awarded in your county this summer
But this examination is to be held
even If there are to be no vacancies
| filled.
This examination will also serve as
an entrance examination for those
students who desire to enter the col
Ilege without competing for a scholar
ship. BY this arrangement the appli-
cant may be saved the loss Of time and
money and the disappointment OF
coming to the college without the re-
quisite preparation to profitably take
up college work. Candidates for
classes above Freshman are advised to
stand this examination for prelimi-
nary admission, but examination for
classes other than the Freshman class
will be given only at the college.
Precedence in admission and accom-
mediation Of new students will be CIV
en- to scholarship students and those
who have passed the local examina-
ton for admission and are best equip
ped, in health, maturity and scholar
ship, to do the work Of the institu-
ton.
Where scholarships are vacated af-
ter July 5th, they will be awarded to
those making the highest scholarship
average at this examination, provided
all conditions governing the award or
scholarships are compiled with.
| All who expect to attend college
should make application to me
promptly. I enclose blanks for use OF
applicants.
| Free tuition will be given upon
written statement by the parent or
guardian Of inability to pay. certified
| to as correct by the county auditor.
There are printed forms for this Ger
tificate, which will be furnished by
the president upon application. the
average cost to a free tuition student
last session. including books. medical
fee and uniforms, was less than $l2O
for the full nine months. / will send
you a supply Of new catalogues for
distribution as soon as they are print
ed.
The annual session opens on We'd
nesday, September 18th. Students
must be present on the opening day:
Those absent without good cause will
forfeit their scholarships and dormi-
tory certificates.
The state offers great opportunities
in this institution for the education
and training Of her daughters. and we
trust that all who are admitted will
come determined to take advantage or
them to the utmost Of their ability.
There is no place at the college for the
idle or the frivolous.
It is our purpose to admit the most
earnest and deserving, and we shall
trust to you for material help in car
rying out this purpose in your county.
am sure that you are an earnest
friend of this noble educational en-
terprise. and that you will do all In
your power to advance its interests
for the sake Of the common schools as
we'll as the young women Of the state.
Please acknowledge receipt OF this
communication by postal card.
LOCAL LAcoNIcS.
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