The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-27
Y. M. c. A. Arranges Educa-
tiOnal Program by Which
Service Men Be Aided.
COURSES ARE PRACTICAL
Men Will Have Opportunity to
Enter Pensacola Shops and
Learn by Actual Practice

Scholarships for ex-service men and
! a limited number of collegiate schol-
arships will be given out this fall By
! the Y. NJ. c. A, in an educational
campaign to be staged for the benefft
of the men by the Y. NJ. c. A. In an edu-
cational campaign to be staged for the
benefit of the men who served with the
colors during the world war. Te funds
for the scholarships were derived from
I division of the funds donated the
! institution for war work and which
were left from these donations.
The. only obligation of a man taking
advantage of these scholarships will be
that he agrees to complete the course
which he begins. He is in no way
obliged to repay any part of the funds
used in his behalf, nor is he under any
obligation to the Y. NJ. c. A The
courses will be started about October 1,
Applications for either of the scholar.
ships may be filed at any time with
Secretary Moore, of the Pensacola as
sociation.
Arrangements will be made with 10.
cal concerns for instruction in the eve.
ming in courses embracing gas en-
gines. acetylene welding riveting, COM
mercial courses, commercial law, busi-
ness administration, electrical wiring
Spanish, English. mathematics. sales
manship, public speaking.
To those who wish to continue thar
studies or take up studies in colleges
OF the state a scholarship may be Sc
cured in the same way and under the
same obligation. The applicant may
choose any college and take such
courses as he may select, providing
ha
started.
At the association building certain
courses will be taught by competent in
structors, and the courses recurring
special equipment will be taught where
material is accessible. Arrangements
Will be made with concerns for the
teaching of the mechanical and techni-
cal courses. The expenses of the course
Will be met from the scholarship fund
of the association.
The Pensacola association will have
charge of about IL counties in West
Florida and any one in this section
should apply through this city. An edu-
cational committee has been appointed
10 pass on the applications for these
scholarships, and award them 10 the
applicants best qualified and who are
most in need of the education. The
committee is composed
If j. FL. Sheriff., J. l.. Hendrick, For
;yth Caro- and J. p. Hoore the latter
secretary of the committee.
The collegiate scholarship fund is a
limited portion of the general educa-
-ional fund, but any one securing
-hese scholarships may pay all or
part of their expenses from the schoI-
lrship. The funds advanced for the
will pay any part of legiti-
nate accounts, board, room rent, fees
Incidental to college work. The local
scholarship funds may be used in the
same way and to anyone living out of
his city it may be applied towards
BOARD and other legitimate expenses
Incidental to taking whateve, course
s selected.
II a desired course is aot listed In
he official list, to be announced later.
nd as many as ten ex-service men
Sant a particular course tl-= associa-
ion will add that chosen instruction
o the list and will hold any sIcn class
o selected in addition.
The association recently purchased
Omplete movie films and machinery
nd stereopicon views and will make
criptions of farming. stock raising
nd life incidental to farming. These
will be held in all sec
ons of the county when once started.
he slides and films are instructive
nd educational as well as extremely
Interesting TO all farmers.
The local association has been
warded approximately $1,000 from the
eneral educational fund to be used
1 this section of the state and until
mis- fund is used any ex-service man
lay secure the needed aid for de-
aging all or any part of his expenses
/ getting an education along the lines.
e chooses. These scholarships are not
onfined to the men who served over
eas, but are available for any man.
,ith the one qualification of having
erved in any branch in either the
-my- or navy during the war.