The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-06-21
Clemson Letter.

oCNcld lIHDOilull ShoISSS were mace
In the laws governing the Clemson
scholarships, with the view of Sc
curing the fairest possible method of
awarding these scholarships.
Among the most important provis-
ions of the new law is applicants
who have been in attendance at Glenn
son College or any other institution
of higher learning known as q Col
lege or university are debarred from
receiving scholarship appointment
II there are any eligible applicants
from their respective counties. Such
a person is, however, allowed to stand
the comparative examination, but no
matter how good an average he may
make on it, his application will not
be considered unless the number OF
other applicants making the required
grade is not sufficient to take up the
scholarships vacant. This is done in
order that the applicants who have
had the greater opportunities may not
have an unfair advantage over a less
fortunate but equally worthy compet-
itor.
A person who has forfeited a schol-
arship at Clemson College or any 9TH
er State institution by reason of fail
ing to maintain his class standing is
entirely debarred from the appoint
ment on the very fair AMI reasonable
supposition that he Is not the most
worthy and needy young man." for
which the scholarship is provided;
nor is person eligible who during the
current year has won, or holds q
scholarship at both the Citadel and
Clemson. and about the time for Glenn
son to open, decide to go to the Cita-
del This would cause q vacancy at
Clemson which, perhaps. could not be
properly filled of the most worthy or
even, all of the other applicants hay
ing made other arrangements"
Heretofore some confusion has been
created by applications for scholar
ships having to be filed prior to the
examination. 1t is now provided that
no applicant shall be debarred from
standing the examination because he
has failed to fill out the necessary
certificate OF financial ability as re-
quired by law, but this certificate must
be in the hands of the President of
Clemson College before the applicant
can be considered eligible for schol-
arship or not later than noon, August
|. The blank certificate can be OBJ
tained from the President. or from
the County Superintendent Of Educa-
tion on the day Of the examinations.
Hereafter the Clemson Faculty in
stead of the County Superintendent Of
Education, will make the award of the
scholarship. If scholarship vacancy
shall occur and the county to which 1t
belongs has no eligible applicant. the
Clemson Faculty may fill the vacancy
by awarding the scholarship to some
eligible applicant from another coun-
ty, or if the vacancy occurs after the
opening of the session to student at
the College. However, any such ap-
pointment shall last not longer than
the current session.
The competitive examinations, COW
ermg the common school branches
Will be held by the County Superin-
seats on the second Friday in July
from 900 a. m, to 400 ID. IN.
No entrance examinations will be
required OF students who have salts
factorlly completed the second years
work in the high school, or. I'm other
words, the ninth grade, as shown by
certificate. This is a new rule
which will prove very convenient. to
many This does not, however. apply
to applicants for scholarships.
The equipment of the College Is be-
ing improved I'm every way. Prom
inent among these improvements is
the new dainty building with addition
al apparatus, the new barns, and the
enlargement and improvement of the
cadet barracks, oil OF which will be
completed by next September. Pro-
vision is being made for 200 addition
al students, increasing the capacity to
900
Student Press Association,
Per j. G.. Harris.