St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1909-09-15
An English Scholarship.

BY authority OF the board OF directors ;,
the education committee of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs makes the
following announcement.
A scholarship of $500, to be held at
either Oxford, Cambridge, or London
University, for the year beginning Octo-
Der, 1910, will be awarded to an Amer
lean woman by the General Federation.
The, scholar shall be selected from
among the graduates of American col
leges of good standing. The age OF the
successful candidate, when she enters
upon her scholarship, shall not exceed II
years, and she shall be unmarried She
is expected to enter either upon under
graduate work for honors or upon re-
search work in whichever of the above
named universities she may arrange with
the committee of selection to register.
Each candidate competing for the
scholarship shall take In October, 1903,
the same qualifying examinations as are
provided by the Rhodes Trust for the
college men who are competing for the
Cecil Rhodes scholarships. She must
also file with the undersigned secretary
of the committee of selection. and with
her state federation officer with whom
she has her initial correspondence, dupli-
cate copies of credentials in regard to her
good health, her mental and moral quail
tiles, her literary and scholastic attain
ments, and her promise of distinction.
Admission to the examinations will be
allowed only upon the written certihca-
ton of a candidate for this privilege by
the national chairman of education of
the General Federation, whose address
is given below. This permit will only be
issued upon the request of a state fedora
ton president or chairman Of education.
Therefore any college graduate, wishing
to enter this competition must first make
her candidacy and fitness known to one
of the two federation officers of the state,
whose addresses are given later. 1t her
qualifications are deemed adequate to
warrant the great courtesy of examina-
ton accorded by the Rhodes Trust, then
this officer may formally present her
name to the national chairman of educa-
ton for permit to enter the examina-
ton.
The examinations are given in mathe-
mates, Latin and Greek. The trustees
have decided that any candidate from
the United States who passes the quail
fying examination in Latin and mathe-
mates shall be eligible, although he may
not pass the examination in Greek. The
same rule will be applied to the women
candidates for this scholarship. The ex-
aminations are to be held on October 10
and 20 next in each state of our country.
Announcement in regard to the time,
place, and general conditions may be OBJ
tanned from the secretary of any univer-
sity in the vicinity of the candidate.
The papers are read and rated at Ok
ford by the official examiners, and re-
turned to the national chairman. The
committee of selection then submits the
names of the successful competitors to
the state federation officers, who deter
mine which one of their candidates shall
be deemed in scholarship and promise of
distinction to best represent the interests
of their state. The final selection be.
tween the various state candidates shall
rest with the committee of selection.
ANY state may submit candidate, but
if the choice should finally rest between a
candidate from state which has contri-
buted toward the scholarship and can
didate from non-contributing state,
then preference shall be given to the can
didate from the contributing state.
In this state, the application may be
made to either Mrs. O. c. Ashton, Rut-
land, VT, or to Mrs. W. l. Powers, Lyn-
donville, VT, who are respectively the
president, and chairman of education in
the state federation. Full credentials
must be sent with the application. After
the local officers have given their written
approval of the candidacy, the permit to
enter the examinations is granted upon
its presentation to Miss Gill. copy Of
all credentials should be filed at the same
time with Mrs. Potter. Their addresses
are given below.
Miss Laura Drake Gill, Chairman Of
the Education Committee, G. F. w. c..
1926 10th St., Washington, D. c.
Mrs. Frances Squire Potter, Secretary
of the Committee of Selection, University
of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MINI.