The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1911-07-14

A number of years ago Kirby Smith
chapter of Gainesville, Fla, one of
the Oldest chapters of the Daughters
of the Confederacy in Florida, led
the way in educational work for the
division, by establishing a scholar
ship for the lineal descendant of
some worthy confederate veteran who
needed such assistance to higher
education, in the University of Flor
ida. The scholarship is maintained
by the chapter mentioned, who annu-
ally pays to the university the fund
necessary to keep the holder of it
in the university.
In September 1910, the Children of
the Confederacy of Florida, an auxil
larry to the Daughters. opened another
scholarship in the University of Flor
ida and placed therein young man
who as a boy first asked for the
establishment of the Children of the
Confederacy in this state, Mr.. Rob-
ert Lee Goulding, of Pensacola, Of
whom the president of the UNIVERSE
ty, DR.. Murphree, writes: "He is a
credit to himself and to those who
selected him for the place" Mr..
Goulding returns next year to the
university to continue his course
there; his own efforts during his va
cation supplying all his needs not
covered by the scholarship.
In September two scholarships will
be opened in the state college for
women, one maintained by the chap
tiers of the division at large, and one
by Anna Jackson chapter No. 224, T..
ID. c., of Tallahassee, and it's auxil-
larry, Flora Stuart chapter No. II. C.
of G. These have been awarded by
the Annie Treadwell of Gainesville,
and Miss Lumsden of st. Augustine
The earnest and energetic work of
the Daughters of the Confederacy in
behalf of higher education for the
sons and daughters of Florida who
are unable to obtain the longed-for
advantage for themselves is so
greatly appreciated by the colleges of
the state, that the John B. Stetson
university at DeLand, and Rollins
college at Winter Park, have each
placed at the disposal of the State
u. D. c. committee a full scholarship.
That at Rollins will be filled by Miss
Julia Giradeau, of Monticello, while
the one at Stetson will be awarded
to young man, after full and careful
consideration by the committee.
Columbia college at Lake City also
offers a half scholarship to the COM
mittee, which is yet to be awarded.
1t is the intention of the Daughters
of the Confederacy to widen and
strengthen their educational work in
every possible way, with each success
sive year.
Lineal confederate descendant from
loyal confederate veterans, scholas-
tic ability sufficient to enter the col
lege selected and to maintain good
standing there for the educational as
sistance are the requirements in s"r-
eral: definate particulars will be fur
nished by the state chair man, Miss
Caroline Brevard of Tallahass 4e, her
self we'll and widely known in educa-
tional and literary circles.
The above scholarships have an ag-
gregate value of $1,000 annually and
each may be held by the student re-
ceiving the award until the full col
lege course has been completed, pro-
vIGed the requisite standing ''Scaar-
acter and schlastic attainments Is
maintained
Three of the students above men
toned are chapter presidents (pasJ
or presently of chapters Of Children
of the Confederacy in the state; all
of whom are exceptionally earnest
and ambitious and look to devOting
their lives to educational work after
completing their course at college. so
surely among all the good and faith
full work done by the Daughters Of the
Confederacy of Florida. none can
rank higher than this