El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-07
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The youn gest girl member Of the
University Scholarship club is 10
months old and the youngest boy mem
Der is three years old There is no
Membership was sent in this week
by a young woman OF ~ VINO mas ndu
virtually no education and who is now
irving to save money to be able to
stOp work for a while in order 10 study.
She said. Those who have not an ed
ucatiOn have a hard time If / can
help others. want to. III never miss
the dollar"
There are now nine associate mem
bers and five graduate members pc
sides the 176 high school students. In
sending in membership, applicants are
requested to state whether they are
student, associate or graduate mem
Der. If a graduate member, they are
expected to give their college year OF
graduation and degree. The club es-
peciaIIy expects the cooperation OF an
who have had university advantages
as they know best the value OF Speclal
training and should be most glad OF
an opportunity to help others 20 OD'
tain like advantages.
Names and dues for the University
Scholarship club may be given 70 J.
w. CUrd acting principal OF the hlSh
Kinkel. COL american Bank building,
or left at The Herald.
The announcement Of the winners Of
the scholarships for 191l-l2 viii be
made at the commencement exercises
next May.
Cecil Rhodes. who died at Cape
Town, South Africa, March 20, l5oz,
directed in his viii that a part OF ms
fortune, estimated at $lO,OOOOOO,
4 nF5r Hra
fund for the support Of certain num-
Der Of scholarships covering three
years course at the University OF OA-
ford. He directed thai the selection OF
the recipients of this gift should De
made two from each state and territory
Of the United States, or one hunoIeu
in all, is from Germany and from one
TO nine from each or the British COLO
mics. The scholarships are awarded on
marks only, three-tenths WHEREOF snail
be given to a candidate for his uLera-
ny and scholastic attachments, the
remainder being for his love or OUT
door athletics and sports, for strong
manly qualities such as courage, gener-
Osity and kindness, and for high moral
character, and especially Tor aInDluoH
TO serve and lead in large public al
fairs.
The conditions regulating the award
Of scholarships in the American states
provide that the candidates shall nave
satisfactorily completed the Work OF
at least two years in some college OF
liberal arts and sciences. Except IN
der extraordinary circumstances the
upper age limit must be "A years at the
time of entering upon the scholarship
at Oxford. To be eligible the candidate
must be a citizen of the United States,
or the son OF a citizen, and must be
unmarried Each student receives an
allowance Of 300 pounds a year, which
is equivalent to $500, payable In quar-
terly instruments, which is just enough
to enable him to pay mis- college ices
nEnnnEnE LlESE
instalment is not available until some
time after the arrival of the student
he should go abroad with 500 or $500
in his possession. In most of the states
the selection is made by a committee
appointed by representatives of the
colleges in some the appointments are
made in rotation by the leading col
leges