The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-09-27

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ready for distribution soon Tine out
look for successful year L very en-
couraging. ~ q
| Fairmont SoroEIs. ~
The Fairmont soros:s opened their
Club year the first Friday in septern'
fiber and yesterday held their second
Injecting. postponed on account OF con.
flicting dates. So far the sessions
thave been of a business nature; bur
the regular study will be resumed at
once.
a Free Scholarship.
AT the Biennial Council OF Women's
Clubs held In jamestown In 1907. ar
engagements !were%made by the Fedora
tion to give scholarship to an A1nerl-
cnn woman to any English College she
desired. The proposition was made
to the Council by an English woman
land; the English Federation offers 9
like scholarship to an. English woman
for IN American college, The terms
are set forth as:follows: - i
/. A. scholarship, Of $1,000, to be
held at either Oxford. Cambridge or
London University. for the year begin.
ming October. 1910. will be awarded to
nm American woman by the General
Federation. SIS. $40. 49,,
2. The scholar shall be selected
from among the graduates OF American
college of good standing. The age OF
the: successful candidate. when she
enters upon her scholarship. shall not
excnetl twenty-seven years. and she
shall be unmarried. She is expected
to enter either upon Undergraduate
work for hnnors or upon research
work in whichever OF the above named
universities she may arrange with the
committee of selection to register
2. Each candidate connecting for
the scholarship shall take in October.
1909. the same qualifying examinations
rs are required by the Rhodes Trust
for the college men who are competing
for the Cecil. Rhodes scholarships!
She must also file with the understsn-
ed secretary of teh committee, OF Sc
lection and with her State Federation
officer with whom she has her initial
corresnnnIence, duplicate copies 'of
credentials In regard to her good
health, her mental and moral qualities.
her literature and scholastic attain
ments and her promise Of distinction
A. Admission to the examination
will he allowed only unnn the written
certfficatfnn OF candidate for TINS
privilege by the national chairman n1
education of the General Federation
whose ntlhress is given below INF
hermit will only be Issued upon the re:
Quest OF a State Federation president
ar chairman. of elncation.-l Therefore
any college graduate Wishing to enter
| this competition mast first make her
Irantlitlacy md fitness known to one or
the two Federation officers or the
state. whose addresses ere given later.
IN her qualifications are deemed AIDE
innate tn warrant the Great courtesy a.
n~nmtnntinn accorded by the Rhodes
Trust. then this officer NAV formnlr
luresert her mi me to the national chntri
MA n ffof5 education for permit to enter
the examination. ).
n Gsri1n examinations are given tr
MnthemH tics. latin nnh Greek. TIC
+rnateas h1vn decided that any cnnh'
ldate from the limited States whr
masses the nnn1ifying.. esrrninntinn IT
I.atin. md mathematics shall be eliff
bile; although ha may mt pass the e1
Iamipation in, Greek. The same rn's
will he annlied to the woman candl
dates for this scholarship me eka'n
4 1nnt10NSf HTf- 10 pe IA''li Ah 'Sh@''-'' = v.
| and "a next In each 9tnte OF orr COM
Il trv. Announcement In regard TO thf
4 time. Mace and general conditions may
\ 10 :nhtntned from the secretary OF any
university In the vicinity OF the candi
4 date.
&c The MINERS arc read and .ratef
i Mt. oxford bv the official examiners an"
Il eturned to the national chairman. Tie
4 committee OF selection then, submits
4 the narnes Of the successful comneti
tors To the state Federation officers
II who determine which one OF their can
i dI,1ates shall BIO deemed In scholarship
i and nrrnise OF distinction tn best ren
4 resent the interests OF their State. The
i final selection between the various
! state candidates shall rest with tht
i cormittee oil. selectinn. ANY Stat'
| may submit n candidate. but u tut
i choice should finally rest between I
4 candidate from a State which has con
4 trib-tetl toward the scholarship md
i candidate from o. non-confrihutint
i state, then preference shall be eiveI
y to, the, candidate from the contributing
II State. lls.-.
i In. this state tile application may b.
made to either MIRA Morton w. Sloan
/ Huntington. or to Mrs. r. R. Taylor
1 91s Market street.. Petersburg. VIII
are, respectively. the president an
u chairman OF education in the Stat
Il Federation. Full credentials must b.
s sent with the applicnti ons After TIL