The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1919-05-21
EXAM. FOR
ACCIES TO
BE JUNE Is
Two Scholarships to Be Award
ed from This County; Sug-
gestions Givon; Tests Be
Held Here.

Competitive examinations for the
scholarship to the Oklahoma Agricul-
tural and Mechanical college scholar
ships, as provided in measure au-
thorized by Senator c. A. Dearmon,
passed and approved by the last leg
is,ature, win be held in the county
superintendents office June 10 and
IA. This announcement was made
this afternoon by Moman H. Shep-
hard, county superintendent.
According to the provision of this
Dcarmon measure, which was round
cd into a law by the legislative ma
chine and approved by Governor Rob
crt on, two scholarships will be
granted yearly from each county the
lcnaliciaries to be selected by com
tesNfive examinations The scholar
ships are good for two years,
during which time a course in prac
lical and scientific agriculture can
ba completed at the aggie school
The scholarships are valued at 500
yearly for each of the two years.
The examination question rules
ana regulations are to be prepared
by the college and the anawers to the
questions are to be graded by the
faculty. Contestants must be grad
yates from the eighth grade, or en-
titled to graduation therefrom,
Following arc some suggestions
issued by J. w Cantrell, president
of the A. and NJ. college, which indi-
cate what viii be expected in the ex-
aminations.
1. Boys sixteen years old or over
are preferred.
2 A certificate Of good character
will be required
g. The contestants must have good
health.
4. (a) Contestants will be tested
in the English language, SO per cent
based on practica! knowledge Of com
position
(bJ Practical arithmetic to nc!udc
the four fundamentals; common or
decimal fractions; elementary per
centage; mensuration of regular sur
face and solids
(c) Reading in English language,
practical tests by the county superin
tendents
GN, General questions or American
his. ..y and current events.
(e) Penmanship, judged by manu-
scripts.
practical agriculture: % elementary
agriculture: crops, soils; farm ami
mails, poultry; (2) practical agricul-
ture. amount of farm experience;
membership in agricultural clubSS
5. (a) Examinations shall be held
by county superintendents on the sec
ond Friday and Saturday in June at
the county seats.
(b) Contestants must not commu
nicate with another or with other
persons than the examiner during
the time Of examination.
(d) All papers are to be submitted
by contestants; are to be sealed in
special return envelopes, registered
and mailed to the president of the
oklahoma A. and NJ college at Still
water
(e) Papers submitted must be neat,
written in ink on legal size paper,
name on each sheet also number of
page and subject The writing should
be on one side only
(f) Accompanying each examination
paper must be a certificate from the
county superintendent showing that
the examination has been conducted
according to rules.
The measure provides that S154O
shall be appropriated for the A and
NJ scholarship fund for the years of
1919-192O, end the sum of $3O,SO0 for
the year of 192O-21
County Superintendent Sheppard
stated this afternoon that a large
number of contestants would com
pete for scholarships in the exami-
nation to be held here June 1S and
"A.