Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-10-14

She is expected to enter upon under
graduate work for honors or upon re-
search work in which ever university
she may arrange to register. Each
candidate shall take In October 1909.
the same qualifying examinations pro-
vided by the Rhodes Trust for the col
lege men who are competing for the
Cecil Rhodes Scholarships. She must
file with the undersigned Secretary.
and with her State Federation officer
with whom she has her initial cor
respondence. duplicate copies of Gre
dentials in regard to her good health,
her mental and moral qualities, her
literary and scholastic attachments,
and her promise of distinction.
Admission to the examinations will
he allowed only upon the written GER
tifcation of n candidate for this plivi-
leee by the national chairman of edu-
cation of the General Federation,
whose address is given below. This
permit will only be issued upon the re-
quest of a state Federation president
of chairman of education. Therefore
any college graduate. wishing to en-
ter this competition must first make
one of the two Federation officers of
the State. whose addresses are given
later. IF her qualifications are deem
ed adequate to warrant the great
courtesy of examination accorded by
the Rhodes Trust. then this officer may
formally present her name to the ma
tional chairman of education for
permit to enter the examination.
The examinations are given In
mathematics. Latin and Greek. The
trustees have decided that any candi
date from the United States who
passes the qualifying examination in
Latin and mathematics shall be elig
ible, although he may not pass the
examination in Greek. The same rule
will be applied to the women candi-
dates for this scholarship. The ex
aminations are to be held on October
country. Announcement in regard to
the time, place. and general condi-
tons may be obtained from the sec
rotary of any university in the vicin
itv of the candidate.
The papers are read and rated at
Oxford by the official examiners, and
returned to the national chairman.
The committee of selection then sub
mits the names of the successful COM
petitors to the State Federation off,
GERS. who determine which one Of their
candidates shall be deemed in scholar
ship and promise of distinction to best
represent the interests of their state
The final selection between 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 q state which has con-
tributed toward the scholarship and
candidate from n-cOntributing
state, then preference shall be given
to the candidate from the contributing
state.
In this State. the application may be
made to Mrs c. F. Flagg. 40 Emery
street, Portland, Me. who is the presi-
dent in the State Federation. Fun
credentials must be sent with the APP
plication. After the local officers have
given their written approval of the
candidacy, the permit to enter the ex-
aminations is granted upon it's pre-
sentation to Miss Gill. A copy of all
credentials should be filed at the same
time with Mrs. Potter. Their adj
dresses 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. Secre-
tary of the Committee of Selection,
University of Minnesota. Minneapolis.
MINI.
Office of the Chairman, 1926 10Th St,
Washington, D. c., August 25. 1909