The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-10-19
SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE
MAKES ANNUAL REPORT

A good many Canon City people.
and thIuout the state for that matter,
are more or less familiar with the
wonderful work that is being done by
the Scholarship committee of the Colo
RADIO State Federation of Women's
/ clubs in helping INDECENT and deserv-
! ing girls to obtain an education il
the higher institutions of learning to
fit them for teachers and other use
/ full and remuneratlye employments.
! Mrs. I. NJ. Harding of this city has
for number Of yea S been chairman
OF this committee and the splendid
things II is accomplishing for poor,
but ambitious young women. cannot
be too highly commended or given
too much publicity.
Since the organization of the Schol-
arship committee more than $4,000
has been loaned by the federation to
Colorado girls for educational purpos-
es and its beneficiar.es ale TO be
found as students in tie colleges. UNI
versities and technical schools of the
county. Thus far two hundred and
seventeen young women have been
granted loans by the committee and
no security taken for its repayment,
other than the promise OF those so
helped, 10 pay ii back when they have
earned the money to do so. In addi-
/ tion ire committee has obtained and
awarded to young women more than
forty scholarships at tie state univer-
sity and other Institutions devoted to
higher education in Colorado and il is
creditable to all concerned that the
recipients are everywhere making
, good" OF The whole number of young
women that have been assisted by the
in
gate to between two and three hun
/ dred. only one has failed and two
Z others made partial failures. Many
young women who accepted the boun-
! ty of the committee have graduated
from the universities and colleges. re-
/ ceiyed their diplomas and are now
succeeding in professional and techni-
I cal work In nearly every instance
they have repaid the loans made them
by the committee and a:e extremely
grateful for the aid extended 10 them
/ that made their education possible.
Mrs. Harding as chairman of the
I scholarship committee presented he:
annual report to the State Federation
I of Women's clubs at its recent conven
, tiol in Glenwood Springs and was
commended for the very gratifying
results she was able TO submit The
report was read by Mrs. Harding be-
7 fore the Canon City Woman's club
at its meeting on Tuesday of this
week and before the Friends in Coun-
ell on Friday. The report in lis en-
tirety follows:
To balance on hand. Sept. 81.
I 1919 ....---.s Z-ol
Received from payments on
loans. 1856 . 2s95.00
Received from gifts 1s15-l6.. l035.s7
sssss1s
Disbursements by loans to 80
girls -.--.. --.-....-. Ss2b.OV
To balance Sept. II. 1916. ....s 10T.ls
Since making this report:
Received from payments on
loans ....--- 425.Oo
Received from gifts ...-.. l7325
7os.43
Disbursements by loans to Is
girls ..-.-.-.-..-..-... 4O4-Oh
To balance Oct. Is. 1916 IS oI.is
Net capital Invested in loans S10.611 so
Total Capital ..-.-..---.- 11.331-S3
Total Amount Loaned ...... 3O.14s.00
Total credits collected on
loans 1Ss53b-ou
We have helped 16 Canon City
girls all OF whom are making or have
made good