The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-03-01
AGClE BILL
AIDS BOYS
OF STATE
Measure Passes Both Houses and
Is Signed by Governor; Pro
vides for Free Scholar
ships.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb 2S.-Sen-
ate bill No. 65, providing for free
scholarships in the State A. and NJ
college annually and providing for
the payment of 500 toward defray-
ing the expenses of taking short
course in agriculture at the A. and
M. college, has been passed by the
legislature and signed by the gov
ernor The bill is by Spurlock AMI
Dearmon of the senate, and Jackson
of the house.
The bill follows:
Section l. That for the purpose
of placing practical training in agri-
culture within the reach of every
boy in the State of Oklahoma, and
the stimulating of interest in scien-
tific farming, two annual scholar
ships for each county in this state
are hereby created, said scholarships
to be for a period of two years, and
providing for the payment by the
state of the sum of 500 per year
on each scholarship and to be
awarded each year as follows: On
the second Friday and Saturday in
June of each year, there shall be
held in the county seat of each and
every county, an examination to be
given under the direction and SUI
pervision of the county superintend-
ent of schools; questions for said ex-
animation to be furnished by the
president and faculty of the A. and
M. college under the rules and reg
ulations to be prescribed by the
president of the A. and M. college.
Section q All boys of each and
every county, who have completed
the common school course, as pre-
scribed by the state board of educa-
tion and who have taken their ex-
aminatfons Rnd received their diplo-
mas, or are entitled to such diplo-
mas, shall be eligible to take such
examination.
Section g. When said examina-
tion has been completed, it shall be
the duty of the county superintend-
ent to seal and forward all manu-
scripts by express, or other safe
means, to the president of the A
and M. college; said manuscripts
shall be graded by the faculty of the
A. and M. college, and the boys max
ing the first and second highest
general averages from each county |
shall be awarded the scholarships, |
and those receiving the third and |
'ourth highest general averages |
shall be designated as alternates to |
AXE the place, in the event it is |
for the ones receiving |
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said examination shall be arranged
10 as to determine the boys knowl
,dge of farming as well as his in
crest in farm pursuits. Boys re-
.eiving the benefit of such scholar
hips shall obligate themselves to
,ecome actual farmers for at least
uch a period of time as they shall
lave been students of the institu-
ion as herein provided for.
Section ~ Payment on the schol'
rships herein mentioned shall be
made at the end of each month dur
ng the school year such payments
o be made in equal sums during
he scholastic term OF sid year
The payments are to be made upon
laims made and verified by such
tudent; showing that said student
las attended the classes to which
lie is assigned and has done salts
actory work therein Upon the fill
ng of such claim with the president
# said college, the same shall be
assed upon by the president and if
pproved by him, a warrant upon