Newark post., 1919-06-11
SIXTY SCHOLAR
SHIPS OFFERED AT
WOMEN'S COLLEGE
Good for $l25 Each; Will be
Granted in Order of
Application

September, 1919, will mark new
era in the life of the Women's Col
lege. Its doors will be thrown open
for intensive teacher training. While
heretofore excellent two-year and
four-year courses in education have
been offered with opportunity for
practice work in the Newark public
schools under expert supervision
create greater opportunities and
richer courses will be offered in sue
ceeding years, in order to provide the
schools with we'll trained teachers
who will meet the requirements of
the new school code.
In order that prospective teachers
may have the opportunity of secur-
ing normal school diploma at small
cost, interested friends of education
in the State have offered 60 scholar.
ships, valued at $125 each, good for
the years 1919-1920 and 1920-192i.
This will pay approximately one-half
of the expenses for room rent and
board Tuition is, of course, free.
AS a scholarship may be held for
two years, person belonging to
Glass A would, on graduation, be en-
titled to an elementary school teach
er's certificate of the first grade,
guaranteeing her salary of $3.50, or
$3.50 above the salary paid to a grad
uate of standard high school. Should
she continue as a teacher for ten
years her normal school training
would pay in the aggregate $500
more than if she had been satisfied to
stop with graduation from a standard
high school.
Furthermore, she would not be un-
der the necessity Of attending a sum-
mer school at least once in three
years; nor would she have to prepare
for a teachers examination. There
are also advantages too apparent to
mention. The following rules and
regulations govern the scholarships:
Applicants Class ALL applicants
must be graduates of a four year
high school, with or without teaching
experience.
Glass B-All applicants must be
graduates of three-year high school,
and are not eligible unless there are
not enough Glass A applicants to take
the scholarships.
Other conditions-Applicants must
be at least Is years of age on or be-
fore September /, 1919.
A certificate of good health from a
reputable physician musr be filed with
the secretary of the State Board of
Education.
An applicant must have the appro-
val of her superintendent of schools
and the State commissioner of edu-
cation.
An applicant must sign a bond o1
agreement to carry out her part OF
the contract.
A scholarship will be renewed fo1
a second year provided the holders
record for the first year is satisfac.
tory.
An applicant must obligate herself
to teach one year for each year she
holds scholarship, or return the
money value of her scholarship; that
is, should a holder of a scholarship
at the end of a year surrender hel
scholarship for any reason, she is un.
der obligation to pay over to the
State Board of Education $125, or, il
after enjoying the scholarship fol-
two years, she fails to fulfill her OBJ.
legations by teaching for two years
she must pay over to the State BoarC
of Education $3.50, the amount of hel
scholarship.
State Commissioner Spaid recon.
mends that all persons intending tc
accept the above offer for free schol.
arship at the Women's College should
decide at once, as the scholarships will
be awarded according to the order il
which they are received up to sixty.