The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-09-27
Comfort
Powder
AN ENGLISH SCHOLARSHIP
To Be Awarded BY Federation o
Women's Clubs

To Be Awarded BY Federation of
Women's Clubs
BY authority of the Board of Direc-
tors, the education committee of the
General Federation OF Women's clubs
makes the following announcement.
l. A scholarship of $500 to be
acid at either oxford, Cambridge ORE
London University, for the year be-
ginning October, 1910, will be award
I'd to an American woman by the
General Federation.
2. The scholar shall be selected
rom among the graduates of Ameri-
can colleges of good standing. The
age of the successful candidate when
she enters upon her scholarship shall
not exceed twenty-seven years, and
she shall be unmarried. She is ex-
pected to enter either upon undergrad
1ate work for honoTs or upon re-
search work in which ever of the
above named universities she may ar
range with the committee of selection
TO register.
g. Eacn candidate competing for
the scholarship shall take in October,
1909 the same qualifying eXaminat-
ions as are provided by the Rhodes
trust for the college men who are
competing for the Cecil Rhodes schol-
arships. She must also file with the
undersigned secretary of the commit
Tee of selection, and with her state
federation officer with whom she has
her initial correspondence, duplic tie
copies of credentials in regard to her
good health, her mental and moral
qualities, ner literary and scholastic
ittainments, and her promise of dis
.inotion.
4. Admission to the examinations
will be allowed only upon the written
ratification of a candidate for this
privilege by the national chairman
II education OF the General Fedora
ion, whose address is given below.
This permit will only be issued upon
he request of state federation pres
dent or-chairman of education. There
lore 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. If her qualifications
are deemed adequate to warrant the
great courtesy of examination accord
ed by the Rhodes trust, then this Of
iicer may formally present her name
to the national chairman of education
for q permit to enter the examination.
5. The examinations are given in
mathematics, Latin and Greek. The
trustees nave decided that any candid
ate from the United States who pass
es the qualifying examination in Latin
and mathematics shall be eligible al
though he may not pass the examina-
ton in Greek. The same rule will
be applied to the women candidates
for this scholarship. The eXaminat-
ions are to be acid on October l9 and
| 20 next in each state of our country
Announcement in regard to the time.
place and general conditions may be
obtained from the secretary of any
university in the vicinity of the can
didate.
G. The papers are read and rated
at Oxford by the official examiners,
and returned to the national chair
man. The committee of selection then
submits the names of the successful
competitors to the State Federation
officers who determine wnich 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 selec-
ton. Any state which has contributed
toward the scholarship and a candi-
date from a non-contributing state,
then preference shall be given to the
candidate from the contributing state.
In this state the application may be
made to either Mrs. o. c. Ashton, 1873
South Main street, Rutland, VT, or to
Mrs. w. |. Powers, Park street, Lyn-
donville, VT. who are respectively the
president and chairman of education
in the State Federation. Full cred
entails must be sent with the applica
ton. After the local officers have
given their written approval of the
candidacy the permit to enter the ex
aminations is granted upon its pres
entation to Miss Gill. A copy of all
credentials should be filed at the
same time with Mrs. Potter. TheiI
addresses are given below.
Miss Laura Drake Gill, Chairman
of the Education Committee, G. F. w
re, 1926 18th St. Washington. d. c.
Mrs. Frances Squire Potter. Secre
tary of the Committee of Selection
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Mimi.
Office of tne Chairman. 1926 18th St.
Washington, d. c., August %