The Columbia evening Missourian., 1922-04-01
SCHOLARSHIPS
OFFERED MEN
Missouri Pacific Railway Co. to
Give 500 Year to Forty
Men i'm This State.

The Missouri Pacific Railway Co
through its president, B. F. Bush. has do
mated forty scholarships to the Universii!
of Missouri. The scholarships. whic!
amount 10 Sl00 year, are Offered to en'
man in each county in Missouri through
which the Missouri Pacific runs The,
are given on condition that the winnel
attend the fwc-year winter course in az
riculture, and take at least four months
training.
J. T. SiinsUr. director of agriculture
development. aud J. ". kearney. man
ager OF publicity, for the Missouri Pa
cihc Railroad. arrived in Columbia al
l:35 O'Clock this afternoon to complct,
arrangements with Dean F. B. Mu;nford
for the scholarships The railway Off
cials wete met al the train BY Dean
Mumford.
A local committee will be chosen TO Sc,
lect the one from among the applicants
VINO is to receive the scholarships. This
committee will be composed Of an exc
cuiive Of the local farm organization.
such as the Farm Bureau. Grange or 9TH
er similar organizations; the county
agent. in those counties which have one,
and probably the county superintendent
Of schools. Eligibility of the applicants
will be judged by the College Of Agricul-
ture.
Dean F. B. Mumford Of the College Of
Agriculture said that other principal rail-
way lines in Missouri were considering
the project, and probably would follow
the lead of Mr.. Bush in making such a
move. The railway systems have long
recognized the advantages to the state
of having as many as possible Of its young
men receive scientific training in agri-
culture, and the social benefits gained
from such training. Mr.. Bush. per-
scnal friend Of Dean Mumford. wishes
to encourage as far as possible the pres
ence of many trained farmers in the state.
A similar scholarship was given by
railway in 1910 and 1911. and the results
were gratifying. From the fory-five
counties served by the railroad. thirty
students were enrolled in the College Of
Agriculture The year after these schol-
arships were offered, there were l20 men
from these same counties taking training
in agriculture, showing that not only
those who received scholarships, but many
others we're encouraged TO take the course
by the action of the railway company.
The granting of these scholarships will
mean great deal, according to Dean
Mumford Not only will the students
themselves be benefited, but the state,
and the people Of the state, will derive
much profit and aid from the action. 1t is
recognition Of the value. social and f.
nancial, to the community Of having scien-
tific, college-trained farmers throughout
the country. he pointed out.
Final details Of the plan have not been
fully worked out, but the scholarships
will be available for the opening of the
winter course in agriculture October 80.
The counties that will receive these
scholarships are: Bates. Barton. Benton.
Bollinger. Buchanan. Butler. Cape Cir
ardeau. Cass. Christian, Cole. Cooper.
Franklin. Casconade, Greene. Iron,
Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson. Johnson, La
faye;te. Lawrence, Madison. Miller. Mis-
sissippi. Moniieau. Morgan. New Madrid
Newton. Usage. Pettis. Ripley. St. Fran
cois. St. Louis, Saline, Scott, Stoddard.
Stone, fancy, Vernon, Wayne, and
Washington.