Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1920-02-02
SCHOLARSHIPS GO
TO EX-SOLDIERS
Y. NJ. G. A. Appropriates
$4,000 For Use Of
Georgians

ATLANTA, Feb with the /.
announcement Of a two million dollar
appropriation for the promotion of
education among demobilized soldiers,
sailors and marines, they. NJ. C. A.
launches the greatest educational pro-
Ject in its history and S.-e most far
reaching single venture since the war.
Under this plan it is contemplated
that more than 10000 free scholar
ships will be granted ex-service men
opening new educational opportuni-
ties in all lines and with the best
class Of educational institutions in
the country. This work of study
may be pursued either by personal
attendance at some institution which
the student may elect with the ap-
prevail of the local educational COM
mittee of the Y. M. c.. A. or by a
correspondence course in the Asso-
ciated Y. M. C. A. schools in New
York City. These schools are among
me largest and most thorough of
their kind in the world, being pos
sessed of a thoroughly modern equip
ment in every way and having a staff
Of hundreds of trained and expert
enced educators.
The apportiOning of the two mil
lion dollar fund among the various
States has been made upon a basis
of two cents per capita of the States
population according to the census of
1Q10 iS JoCior,,oI To cTNoyl +l,,e
money as far as it is practicable
among the various counties of each
State at the same per capita ratio.
Farm Courses Favored.
This fund for the State of Geor-
gia amounts to $4,000. Added to
it will be between five and six thou
sand dollars more for college and
university scholarships alone. These
last will be granted in sums not to
exceed $500 per any one scholarship.
The general fund of $57 900 is avail
able in sums of not to exceed 5000
for any one man and is designed to
aid men IN correspondence courses,
business or commercial study and in
short term courses il mechanical and
agricultural pursuits. In Georgia, due
to the fact Jhat some 80 per cent
of her service men colne from the
farms to which they have returned,
special attention will be given to pro-
noting training in all branches of
agriculture.
These scholarships are available as
long as the funds hold out to dis
charged service men, Americans who
served with our allies, or to sons of
Americans who died in service during
ne war Applications must be made
and all grants given before Septem-
Der 80, 1920. The scholarship need
not be used, however, before that
date, but is good until June, 1921.
The requirements are simply that a
man be honorably discharged, that
he be able to do the work he seeks
to undertake and that he satisfy the
local committee of his worthiness and
of his financial need. In the issu-
ing of these scholarships no money
will be given to the applicant him
self. but will be paid in installments
to the school in which he is to pur-
sue his studies and after the first
payment each installment will be con- |
ditional upon the man making his
grades.
Lectures Planned.
In addition to the granting of these |
scholarships, the Y. M. C. A. is pre-
pairing to project into the rural COM
munities especially a series of care
fully planned lectures dealing with !!
reconstruction problems of various
kinds. Vocational guidance for ex-
service men will also be made avail !
able through all local Y. NJ. c. A. |
organizations in the State
The supervision of the work in |
Georgia is in the hands of DIR. Will !
liam A. Lee, State educational su-
pervisor; associated with him as CO.
operating agencies will be all local !,
associations in the State. Aiding
in its planning and direction will be
a State educational committee that is
now in process of forming, as we'll |
as district educational committees
scattered over the whole State.
Already applications for both gen
eral and collegiate scholarships are
reaching the State of the Y. M. C. A.
with offices in the Gambler building. |
These applicants represent both
white and colored races and men in
terested in widely divergent pursuits.