Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-08-25
THE HARVARD SCHOLARSHIPS.
$4,000 Left to Establish Scholar
ships for Southern Boys.


Harvard University has received
from the widow of James Augustus
Rumrill, A. B. 1859. of Springfield,
Mass, the sum Of fifteen thousand
dollars to establish in his memory
three scholarships to be known as
the James A. Rumrill Scholarships.
Two Undergraduate Scholarships.
Two scholarships of 1925 each will
be offered every year to properly
qualified students in their first year
of residence as undergraduates in
Harvard College who enter Harvard
from the secondary schools in Vir-
ginia. North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, or
Kentucky.
In the assignment of these under
graduate scholarships consideration
Is to be given, in accordance with
the terms of gift, Ito the qualities of
manliness, leadership, and we'll
rounded development, as well as the
scholarly attainments of the candi-
dates as shown by their school rec
ords or their records in the admis-
sion examinations, or both"
The above scholarships will be as
signed on or about September 18th
for the academic year 1909-10. APP
plications should be in the hands of
the secretary not later than Septem-
ber !, 1909. The assignment of the
scholarships for the year 1901 will
be made on or about June /, 1910,
and applications for that year should
be in the hands of the secretary not
later than May l, 1910.
Applications should state clearly
the grounds on which financial aid is
required, and they should be accom-
panied by testimonials from teachers
and others regarding the qualifica-
tions mentioned in the terms Of gift.
For Southern College Graduates.
scholarship of 1925 will be Of
fered each year to a properly quail
fed graduate of a college or uniyer-
sity in the States above mentioned
who desires to pursue his studies in
one of the graduate departments of
Harvard University. These depart
ments are:
Graduate School of Arts an Sci
ences
Graduate School of Applied Science
Graduate School Of Business Ad-
ministration.
Divinity School.
Law School.
Medical School.
The selection of the incumbent of
this scholarship will be made by the
appropriate authorities at Harvard,
acting in consultation with the au-
thorities of the institutions from
which the candidates come.
The above scholarship will be as
signed on or about September 18th
for the academic year 1909-10. APP
plications should be in the hands of
the secretary not later than Septem-
ber 1, 1909. The assignment OF the
scholarship for the year 1901 will
be made on or about April 1, 1910,
and applications for that year should
be in the hands of the secretary not
later than March /, 1910.
Applications should specify the
department of Harvard University
that the candidate wishes to enter,
and should be accompanied by a copy
Of his college record and testimonials
concerning his character and ability
from teachers and others. The quail
ity rather than the number of lie tes-
timonials is important.
For information concerning any of
the departments Of Harvard Univer-
sity in which the above scholarships
may be held, the courses of instruc-
tion offered, the cost of living, etc,
application should be made to the
Secretary, j. G. Hart, 20 University
Hall, Cambridge, Mass.