The Ocala banner. (Ocala, Marion County, Fla.) 1883-194?, 1914-03-27
U. D. c. SCHOLARSHIPS

Six valuable scholarships, one OF
which is a full scholarship at Vassar
college and valued at $500 per annum
are open for competitive appointment
in Florida. These scholarships are
known as the United Daughters of
Confederacy scholarships, and have
just been announced by the state
president for the next scholastic year,
the subjoined rules being also an
nounced.
The scholarship and the rules in
connection with the competition are
as follows:
Scholarships
1 A scholarship in full at Vassar
college, value $500 per annum.
2. A scholarship of free tuition at
University of North Carolina, value
$50 per annum.
3. Two scholarships at Alabama
Polytechnic, free tuition, value $50
per annum each.
4. Scholarship of free tuition at
University of Alabama, value $50 per
annum
S. Scholarship at Higbee High
school, Memphis, Tenn, value 500
per annum.
6. Scholarship at Washington
seminary, Washington, d. c., value
$3.50 per annum.
Applicants must present to the
state chairman of educational suitable
proof of the following points:
1. Lineal decent from Confed-
crate Veteran.
2. Such general character as will
make them creditable to the division.
8. Promise of such robustness of
health as will enable them to con-
tinue their studies without Interrupt
ton.
4. Their inability to obtain col
lege education without assistance
5. Scholastic ability sufficient to
enable them to pass theentrance ex-
aminaions of the college for which
they apply.
6. That they are at least II years
of age, for the Vassar scholarship pre-
ferably IS.
7. Applicant must state the exact
scholarship for which application is
made.
Diplomas or certificates of scholas-
tic advancement; certificate of Con-
federate lineage, and endorsement as
otherwise required, must be sent to
the state chairman under same cover
as APPLICATION, and must be in her
hands on or before April %.
Not more than six names can be
presented from Florida, and not more
than three for any one scholarship.
The state chairman of education and
the state president will make the Sc
lection of the names to be sent in to
the chairman of general U D. G. edu-
cation committee and after endorse
ing and sending in these names, they
have nothing further to do with the
appointments.
The arrangements for examinations
and awards of scholarships are en-
tirely in the hands of the general edu-
cation committee, but that committee
will receive no application except
those which come through the state
chairman and state president of the
Florida division, United Daughters of
Confederacy.
Those desiring to apply for any of
these scholarships are asked to pre-
serve this notice, read it carefully
and comply with all the requirements
in which no changes will be made.
Their compliance with this request
will save much unnecessary cor
respondence.
Send all APPLICATIONS and the re-
quired papers by April "a, 1914, to
Miss Caroline NJ. Brevard, chairman
education committee, Florida Division
U. d. c., Tallahassee, Florida.
Except at Vassar and Washington
seminary, these scholarships are open
to boys as well as girls. Scholarships
at the two universities are open to
boys in all the classes, but to girls in
the junior and senior classes.
SISTER ESTHER CARLOTTA, S. R.,
President Florida Division United
Daughters of Confederacy.