Omaha daily bee., 1909-09-19
Woman's Work
Activities OF the Organised
Bodies Along the Lines Of IN
d~ertaking Of Concern to Women.

Blu authority of the Board of Dirtcors,
the education committee of the General
Federation of Women's Clubs makes the
following announcement
A scholarship of 1880, to be held at
either oxford, Cambridge or London uni
verslty, for the year beginning October,
1910, will be awarded to an American wo-
man by the General Federation.
The scholar shall be selected from
among the graduates Of American colleges
of good standing. The age of the success
full candidate, when she enters upon her
scholarship, shall not exceed q years, and
she shall be unmarried. She is expected to
enter either upon undergraduate work for
honors or upon research work in which
ever of the above named universities she
may arrange with the committee of selec-
ton to register.
Each candidate competing for the schol-
arship 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 Of
ficer with whom she has her initial cores
pondence, duplicate copies of credentials
In regard to her good health. her mental
and normal qualities, her literary and
scholastic attainments and her promise
of distinction.
Admission to examinations will be al
lowed only upon the written certification
Of a candidate for this privilege by the
national chairman of the General FEEDER
alton, whose address is given below.
This permit will only be issued upon the
request of a state federation president
or chairman of education. Therefore
any college graduate wishing to enter
this competition must first make her can.
didacy and fitness known to one Of the
two federation officers of the state whose
addresses are given later. If her qualifica.
tions are deemed adequate to warrant tho
great courtesy Of examination accorded
by the Rhodes Trust. then this Officer
may formally present her name to tn,
national chairman Of education for a per
init to enter the examination.
The examinations are given in mathe
MATES, Latin and Greek. The trustee
have decided that any candidate from tn
United States who passes the qualifying
examination in mathematics and Latil
shall be eligible, although he may no
pass the eAdLllhdNlOA III bISth. Inc sam
rule will be applied to the women candi
dates for the scholarship. The exsmina
tions are to be held October 10 and 20. next
in every state Of our country. Announce
ments regarding the time, place and gen
eraI conditions may be obtained from th
secretary Of any university in the vicinlt
of the candidate.
The papers are read and rated at OK
ford by official examiners and returned I
the national chairman. The committee O
selection then submits the names OF tn
successful competitors to the state edu
cation officers, who determine which on
Of their candidates shall be deemed /
scholarship and promise Of distinction {
best represent the interests Of the stat,
The final selection between the variou
State candidates shall rest with the CON
mittee Of selection. Any state may sui
nit a candidate, but II the cheiC
shall finally rest between a candidat
from a state which has contributed towar
the scholarship and a candidate from
non-contributing state than preferenc
shall be given to the candidate from N
contributing state.
In this state, the application may !
made to either Mrs. F. H.. Cole, 1910 SpeT
Ger street, Omaha Neb, or TO Miss D