Roanoke Rapids herald. [volume] (Roanoke Rapids, N.C.) 1914-192?, 1920-06-04
SEVERAL SCHOOL
PRIZES AWARDED
Woman's Club and Public Spirited
Citizens Of the Community Offer
Prizes for Good Work. Inspiration
to Pupils and Teachers.

One of the most interesting
developments Of the Commence
ment season was the offer of sev
eral prizes by public spirited citi
zens of the community and thu
Woman's Club. The following
prizes have been offered by diff
ferent individuals and organiza
tions.
l. Mrs. c. A. Wyche gave 9
prize of S25.00 to be divided
among different pupils for excel.
lent work in the Department OF
Arts and Crafts which is con.
Quoted under the efficient difec-
ton of Miss Bertha E. Weeks.
Mrs. Wyche made donation of
$50. 90 to be used for the same
purpose next year.
2. DR.. Long gave $2O.0 to be
awarded as prizes for the best
papers written on the subject;
THE Cause and Prevention of
Malaria. On account of the
stimulus as a result of these
prizes, more than 200 papers on
the subject were submitted.
3. The Woman's Club offered
this year prize Oslo. 90 for the
best work which had been done
during the year by any girl in
the Senior class. In determining
the best work, scholarship, con-
duct and effort were considered.
As an incentive to excellent work
in the future, the Woman's Club
has offered an annual Scholar
ship of $4,000 to a young
woman of the Senior Class. This
scholarship must be applied to
the payment of expenses in the
North Carolina College for
Women. The terms and condi-
tions upon which it is to be
awarded will be worked out dur
ing the vacation period and SUBJ
mitted to the public and to the
student body when school opens
in September. This is to be a
permanent Scholarship.
4. The Alumni of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina who live
in this community this year Of
fered a Scholarship of $4,000 to
the young man in the Senior
Class who had the best record
for a period of two years. This
scholarship has been made per-
manent. 1t will be necessary to
work out the terms and condi-
tions upon which this scholarship
will be awarded in the future.
5. Mr.. C. A. Wyche, Chair
man of the Board of Trustees,
offered thisyear scholarship and
$1OO. 90 to a young man in the
Graduating Class. This scholar
ship and the one offered by the
University Alumni are to be
awarded to the two young men
in whom the greatest merit is
recognized. Mr.. Wyche expects
to make this a permanent
scholarship. Each of these
scholarships must be used by a
young man attending the Uni
versity of North Carolina.
6. Mrs. S. F. Patterson this
year offered two prizes. The
first of $1,000 was given to the
young woman who prepared the
best paper during the year in
Senior English. The second
prize of $500 was given for the
best attendance record made by
a member of the class during the
four years in high school.
7. To become effective next
year, the National Loan and In
surance offered a prize of $1,000
for the best paper prepared by a
member of the high school on
"the Value of Insurance to a
Community"
3. Ihe First National Bank
will offer two prizes, one of$15.-
90 and the other $1,000, for the
two best papers written by high
school students on Thrift and
Industry" 1t will be necessary
in a few instances to state the
terms and conditions for award.
ing these prizes in order that the
public and the student body may
understand just what is to be
done.
The teachers and Superintend.
dent of the Schools heartily ap-
preciate these prizes that are Of
fered and see in them an oppor-
tunity to encourage good work
which it would be difficult to en-
courage otherwise. These prizes
were all offered voluntarily and
were not solicited in any particu-
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