The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1910-09-03
VAssAR SCHOLARSHIP
FOR MISS RAYsOR

Miss Lola Raysor Of Oca1a and the
youngest daughter Of Captain l. N.
Raysor. received the gratifying intel
ligence yesterday that she had been
awarded the q. D. c. scholarship to
vassar College. Poughkeepsie, N. Y.
Miss Raysor completed her eleventh
grade course in the Ocala High School
with credit and then spent three years
at Converse College. Spartanburg. S.
c., where she graduated with honors
In June.
The following letter will be of in
terest to our community and tells the
story of her success:
All your credentials. the marked
Converse catalogue, etc. have been re-
ceived. and I have gone over the whole
matter with Miss McCaleb. the presi-
dents secretary at Vassar. and in to-
days mail weShave finally settled the
question. Miss McCaleb gives me the
authority to say that you may enter
Vassar as q special, without examina
ton" AS to what course you will
pursue after you get there. that you
will have to settle with the faculty.
College opens on September 23rd. and
as you will have to confer with the
departments as to your elections. you
Sept. 22nd.
The u d. C. have promised $3.50 for
the living expenses of their student.
and the college gives the free tuition
Of $3.50.
It gives me great pleasure to notify
you that you are now our accepted
| scholar at Vassar. and that the q. d.
c. will watch your department and
progress with the keenest interest and
heartiest good wishes.
You have a most difficult position as
our first U. D. c. scholar at Vassar,
and you will. 1 am sure. realize that
you must uphold the credit and good
name Of Southern womanhood, OF
Confederate inheritance, Of U. D. c.
ideals, Of your own state-Florida-
and 1 am sure you will also consider
| the credit Of your alma mater-Con-
verse. I have great hopes for you. and
much faith in your ability to reflect
credit on our U. d. C..
| The college authorities promise to
give you every opportunity to attain
as high a grade as possible, and I am
sure you will find sympathy and en-
couragement from DR.. Taylor.
There are great possibilities fol
Southern girls at Vassar. My own
family has felt the inspiration of resi-
dence there and the loving interest
that the college gives its girls
One Of my sisters was present OF
the students association, and I was
at one time, vice president Of the as
sociation-honors to come to two
Southern girls two years in succession
lOther Southern girls have followed ir
our footsteps and so you see how Low
lfnely look forward to your success
there.
Honesty in work, lady-like behavior
and a high ideal will win appreciation
and recognition at Vassar.
j feel 1 must tell you this, for 1 an
so anxious that your year there may
be a happy and successful one, and
one that will bring credit on you ant
the u ID. C. Think of the fifty thou
sond Southern women behind you, anG
live worthy of the highest ideals Of
4 that womanhood from which yol
sprang.
1 am notifying Mrs. Powell. the vic'
president of the Florida Division, u
ID. c.. and other officials, OF your selec
ttion as our scholar.
My warmest good wishes are will
you. shall hope that you will write
to me from time to time. and be can
did with me in telling me of the trials
as we'll as the joys which will come
In your college work. Remember.
lhave been there myself, and many @
the personalities there are we'll known
: to me. and my thre sisters and 20,
can trust me to do my best for you.
n Yours sincerely,
J Mary p. Poppenheim.
Chm. u. D. c. Com. on Education