Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-15
Omaha Boys and Girls Win Educational Honors Ava,

NEBRASKA has been proud
IMX OF her smallest per cent Of IL
III litcracy, its metropolis has JUS
kI4A titled this pride with a score or
NQ6HS0N more OF young men and women
49, who have gone forth from its
public schools to win recognition for them
selves and fresh honors for their state in
some Of the leading educational institutions
OF the country Omaha has long been
proud that graduates NC a high school are
eligible to enter the leading universities
and colleges without the examinations re-
quired Of the majority Of high school
graduates, but not few Of these young
people have done more than this: i'm com
petition with scores Of others they won
scholarships in these institutions where
they have won further honors
While these prizes have not all gone to
sons and daughters Of families that might
not otherwise have been able to give them
university educations. in many cases they
have been won by boys and girls who have
had to make extra efforts for even their
high school education and who have
worked tho way in addition to carrying
the heavier advanced work. 1T has been
Anoticeable that in all these cases the col
Dase work has been above the average.
While no record has been kept OF all the
Omaha students who have won these
hOnors, local friends and relatives have
kept in touch with a few
Robert and Mark Savldge. sons of Rev.
and Mrs. Charles w. Savidge, have made
exceptional records as students in the
Omaha schools and in college. Robert
Ssvidge, the elder son, was graduated from
the high school in the class of 1905, and for
superior scholarship was granted a years
tuition at the University OF Chicago. He
entered the university i'm September, 1905.
and at the conclusion OF his freshman year
was granted scholarship for the three
remaining years of his course there. He
was also admitted to Phi Beta Kappa
fraternity an honor accorded for scholar
ship among fraternites. Following his
graduation he was recommended by the
university faculty for the position of as
sistant instructor in chemistry in the Uni
verslty OF Illinois, which position he is
now filling and pursuing his studies for the
degree of doctor of literature. Mr.. Savidge
Is now % years old and i'm addition to his
honors for scholarship he is proud of the
fact that he earned his way through col
ANege. He is at present tutoring in addition
Ctolhis work as instructor.
Mark Savidge, second son Of Mr. and
Mrs. Savidge is in his second year at the
University of Chicago. where he is taking a
special course in chemistry. He. too, is
enjoying a scholarship won upon his grad
uation from the Omaha High school two
years ago. Like his brother he Is putting
himself through" He is a member Of the
university choir and glee club. accompany
ing the latter organization on its recent
visit to Omaha
Howard Roe, son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. p.
Roe, won the John u. Rockefeller scholar
ship at the University of Chicago, and is
finishing his first year BY his own eff
forts he gained his high school course and
is making his way the university. He
also Is a member of the University Glee
club and visited Omaha few weeks ago.
Mr.. Roe had the honor of being president
of the class in which he graduated, and
was captain of cadet company f.
Miss Ada Blanche Roe, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. j. Phipps Roe, graduated from
the high school with honors in the class
of 1903, and scholarship at Woman S
college, Baltimore from which she also
graduated with honors, and with a second
scholarship for German at Bryn Mawr.
Miss Roe also won a fellowship at one OF
the universities at Leipzig, but decided to
Mrs. Frederick Clemments, nee Miss
Edith Schwartz, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
George Schwartz Of Omaha, had a fellow
ship at the University of Nebraska, anc
also won honors with membership in Phi
Beta Kappa fraternity.
Several Omaha girls have won Nassal
scholarships and all have made briIlan
records Miss Julia Augusta Schwartz
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. George Schwartz
more than fulfilled the promise of bril-
liant school record. Graduating from thu
high school in 1892 she took the genera
, competitive examination for the Vassa
scholarship. Although these examination
were open TO students from all parts o
the country Miss Schwartz made the high
est marks and won the coveted prize, en-
titling her to four years tuition. At tn
conclusion of her course she was grante'
years postgraduate work for scholar