The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-18
HOW ALABAMA GIRLS MAY
 GET COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
Social Service Department By MRS. SIDNEY NJ. ULLMAN

are two ways of meeting entrance re- quirements.
 "One is by certification. Students in | those schools that are accredited by some of the colleges may at the end of the junior year of high school send to the college a certificate, signed by the principal and stating work already done and that to be done during the senior year. The other way of meet ing entrance requirements is by pass ing examinations given by the college entrance examination board every June. Some of these may be taken before the senior year of high school in subjects
 already completed. These are known as preliminary examinations. Those in the remaining subjects are then taken at the end of the senior year of high school This plan of dividing the eN- aminations will be found very benefi- cial
 Girls desiring to go to college, whether they wish a scholarship or not, should not wait until graduation to ap- ply for entrance. In some of the col leges lists are closed a year or two in advance. It is advisable for girl to select a college, and inquire from that college if her school is accredited IT so, she should send a certificate of work in her junior year. If not, she should take preliminary examinations at the end of her junior year, finishing them at the end of her senior year.
 "The scholarship committee Of the Montgomery branch of college women have named the following conditions ill applying for scholarships:
 First-No application will be considered
 unless accompanied with statement from an accredited school or the results of preliminary examinations.
 "Second-Applications will not be con sidered unless accompanied with letter or letters of recommendation from prin- cipal or teacher as to character and ht- ness for college work.
 ..Third-Ap will not be received unless submitted in the applicants own handwriting.
 ''Fourth-Application will not be con sidered later than February 1 of the year the scholarship is to be used. For exam ple those girls who desire scholarship for 1916-17 and who have not already ap- piled, may do so before February 1, 1916. Those desiring a scholarship for 191T-1S (and juniors in high school are advised to decide now) should send certificate of work to the colleges next spring, or if the school is not accredited take preliminary examinations in June. If she finds she can meet entrance requirements she should send in her application for a schol- arship before February l, 1917. No prom ise is made by the committee, however, that all the scholarships will be available any particular year. The list will be published in December of each year."
 Officers of the Birmingham branch of the association are:
 President, Mrs. c. N. Rudolph; vice president, Mrs. E. E. Ellis; secretary, Mrs. Dugold Gordon; treasurer, Mrs. Carl Mi lam; auditor, Mrs. Alfred Jones.
 The association has four branches in Alabama-B Birmingham, Mobile. Montgom- cry and Tuscasssosa-and a fifth is about to be former in Montevallo. The asso- citation has in its ranks IS colleges, rep resented. These colleges are located all over the United States, and include Uni versity of Alabama, Randolph h-Macon, Boucher, Agnes Scott Vassar, Smith, Wellesley, Wells, Michigan, University of Minnesota, St. Lawrence university, University of Chicago, University of Wis consii. Vanderbilt, University of Illinois, University If Nebraska, University of Ok l ,homa.
 The local cl, has a programme relating entirely to educational subjects, some- times very broad, but always with the thought Of education in mind One inter- esting branch of the work is the organiza- ti2n of tile seniors of the high school ard rthe" schocls in Birmingham into clubs |" stimulate an i-tercsl among the school girls in going to standard colleges For several years this, club has been quite fourishing.
 It was through the efforts of the Bir- mingham branch of the Southern college women that the Saturday moving picture shows have given free tickets to the chil- dren in the various charitable institu- tons in the city. The local branch is now working toword getting free transporta- tion for these children.
 Remember applications for scholarships vii! not b" considered later than Febru- ary l. and must be made to Mrs. Julian Rice, chairman committee on scholar ships, BOA Mildred street. Montgomery