The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-03-09


scholarships must be at least II years
of age, must give promise of robust
health, must be able to pass the en-
trance examinations for the college for
which they apply, must give suitable
proof of their inability to pay for their
education, must be the lineal descendant
of q Confederate veteran, and must be
endorsed by the president of the division
and the chairman of committee on edu-
cation of their state. The state chair
man must file the five applications from
her state with their certificates, diplo-
mas and endorsements with the general
chairman United Daughters of the Con-
federcy committee not later than May /,
1913. Arrangements for examinations and
awards of all scholarships will be in
charge of the general United Daughters
of the Confederacy committee.
Finance. Five of the IL general schol-
arships in full, paying board and tuition:
vassar, $780, Washington and Lee. $3.50;
Alice Bristol scholarship, $1,000; Miss Ma
sons school scholarship, $1,000. and the
Loretta Mother House, $3.50. The other
nine are scholarships of free tuition or
partial scholarships.
Educational Work in State Divisions
|. To the President: Send the name OF
your state chairman Of education to the
undersigned general chairman on receipt
of this circular.
2. Please give number of scholarships
your division supports, either as a di-
vision or as individual chapters. Please
name these scholarships briefly on sep
arate lines.
8. Please state value In dollars of each
separate scholarship.
4. Please state the exact number of
medals or prizes given by your division
and your local chapters in schools for
essays.
s. Each state division is requested to
take steps to secure, il possible, dona-
ton of one scholarship of free tuition IN
its state institutions for its own state
divisions use. Failing i'll this, each state
division should endeavor to establish and
maintain scholarships in these state insti-
tutions, said scholarships to be open to
lineal descendants of Confederate vet
Grams.
q CHAPTERS in northern and western
states who cannot secure or maihtaih
scholarships in local or state institutions
are advised to send donations OF some
amount to the chairman of the general
committee, Miss Mary -. Foppelhei.,l, ~
Charleston, S. c., who will receive ana
recent for the same and who can ar
range to have such donations put TO tne
expense account of any of the nine gem
eral scholarships which DO not carry
living fund, and which may pe oesis
mated by the donor. 1t Is the uesire oi
| the committee on education TO raise each
year 500 from such eontrlnutions anu 70
| offer it as q prize open for competition
| 10 the Junior class at Washington and
| Lee university each year.
| T state committees on education are
urged TO support and endorse all move
ments for Industrial and compulsory euu-
| alton in their own states and 10 support
anv local efforts for these causes. MRS
Monroe McClurg, vice cnairinan, nan is,,
wood. Miss. will answer all inquiries as
m methods for establishing scholarships
and promoting the causes OF industrial
and compulsory education.
3. This committee this year appenus 10
+his circular a summary of the United
| Daughters Of the Confeoeracy worh OF
!, the states for education IN lSlS' LOOK
| for your states place on 'nis ion VI
honor. ,,or.ar nr.s,-
aa,.s ard chairmen of committees on cd
| ucation are urged to read tne report oh
| tha I1nited Daughters of the Conleoeracy
,'ork .m for education printed in the WASH
| ,ngton convention minutes pages zoo 10
oed These facts will induce you TO an
swer this circular by July l, i9io, 80 r'at
s,"n,. state and its good work or educa-
youA -, ba reported at the New Or
| -, To convention in November, 1913.
sadrass answers to Mary b. Poppenheim,
<ual anairman. 81 Meeting street, Charleston.
S. c. ,
February %, 1913.
| ren,,,ittee- Mrs. Monroe McClurg, vice
-, ,airn,an. greenwood, Miss; Mrs. John
Lee. chicago, ILL.,; Mrs. X. w. Samp-
,,a,, Rluefields, w. "; Mrs. A. Jeff Mel
son, Seattle, Wash.
Summary
| The following is the summary OF the
,,....aa Daurhters of the Confederacy
,ynrlr for education in 1917.
eleven general United Daugnters OF the
confederacy scholarships awarded by the
Sera,.aI committee and valued at $SD an
suallv and 1871 scholarships awarded by 20
ntatas valued at $20.02 annually making
total of 2OS scholarships valued at VIZ
zoo q 'o awarded by the United Daughters Of
~ ronfederacy in 1912:
Alabama 20, $2Os1; Arkansas s. Aso; CALI
,ann;a 1890; District Of Columbia. $40;
,S,nrida .. s1172; Georgia So, $569S; Illinois
u,ae 500 at University Of Chicago) /.
sinn spa,1e kentucky 10. $3.50; Louisiana s, $70o;
ME- Mississippi 5, sl1S6; New York 3. $3.50;
Met, Carolina A. $780, Ohio !, $50; Ok
,epoma aIl, :. $500; Pennsylvania 3, 500; South
1sara,;na isnu \ $1,000; Tennessee 20. e255:
Tsxas "a as ). $40; Virginia 5. s5s5; Washing
Y ton, $50.
II rou uENT-THREE BEST BOARD