Milford chronicle., 1923-05-11
RULES FOR GRANTING
STATE SCHOLARSHIPS
New Castle And Kent Counties Each
Get II; Sussex Awarded 26.
Examinations June I6.

The rules and regulations govern
ing the granting of scholarships in the
elementary training department of the
University of Delaware, have been an
nounced by the State Board of Edu-
cation.
Sixty scholarships are provided for
and are divided as follows: New Cas-
tie and Kent county, each II; Sussex
county, 26. Preliminary examinations
will be held on the third Saturday in
June at the Wilmington High School,
State House in Dover, and the Court
house, at Georgetown. The rules is
sued by the State Board follows:
Section 68, School Laws of Della
ware, 1928, reads as follows:
In order to assist in supplying the
serious need of trained elementary
teachers in this State, the State Board
of Education is authorized and en-
powered to create scholarships at the
University of Delaware, not exceeding
sixty 600 in number, whereby a sum
not exceeding two hundred $4,000 dol
lars per school year for each scholar
ship shall be contributed to the ex-
penses at the said University of any
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of Education who shall receive train
ing at the University to teach in the
elementary schools of this State, and
who shall give the State Board of Edu-
cation satisfactory assurances that he
or she will teach in the elementary
schools of this State, for the period
of at least two years Immediately fol-
lowing his or her graduation. The
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rules and regulations as it shall deem
necessary to carry into effect the pro-
visions of this section, and to secure
the faithful fulfillment of all promises
or undertakings of persons receiving
scholarships hereunder"
In compliance with the above sec
ton, the State Board of Education
has adopted the following rules and
regulations:
Who Are Eligible
Graduates of four-year high schools,
who have made a general average OF
at least 80 per cent in the last TWO
wears of their high school course.
Teachers, not graduates OF a four
wear high school, whose preparation
experience and rating may indicate 10
the State Board of Education and 10
the University authorities, ability TO
pursue successfully the source re-
quired.
Conditions
Every applicant must file with the |
State Board of Education a certlncate
from a legally qualified physician
showing that he or she is free from
anv disease or physical defect that
MIGHT interfere with his or her sue
cess as a teacher.
EVERY applicant must also lille a
certified transcript of his or her high
school record, if graduate OF the
Wilmington High School or hlgh
scbool outside of Delaware, but see
Ru1e 2. High school records OF Dela-
ware graduates, subsequent to 1919
are already on file in the ONCE Oh inc
state Board of Education.)
EVERY applicant who is a graduate
Of a high school and who has had no
teaching experience, must also NE d
letter from his or her superintendent
or high school principal, setting Iortn
tbot in his opinion the attitude, ability b
and moral qualities of the applicant
are such as to lead him to believe Llat !
he or she would make a successIul
teacher. .....,7 -,
every applicant shall be required TO
nass satisfactory intelligence test
and also a test in English COMPOSE !
lion. such tests will be given sinful
taneouslv in the Wilmington High
School. the State Capitol, and the
Courthouse at Georgetown, on tne !
third Saturday in June at 10 a. m''
standard time, and at such other times |
as may be necessary. ,s - l
Every applicant who satlsnes IIe
above conditions must, before scnol. "A
arship is granted, sign an agreement I
dulv witnessed by parent, guarolah '
or friend, to teach in the pubic
schools of Delaware for at least TWO
(2) wears Immediately following ms t
or her graduation or to repay to the
state Board of Education the amounI f
of the scholarship, of, if for any rea-
son. he is dismissed from the UnlVer-
sitv. to repay to the treasurer Thereon
anv part of the amount of the scholar
shin that has been used up to the time v
of such dismissal.
The amounts of said scholarships v
due the University shall be paid direct
to the University of Delaware by the +
State Board of Education on the pre-
sentation of proper paper vouchers, P
and credited to the accounts of the
holders of the same. The remainder, S
if any, shall be paid to the holder on
the presentation of proper vouchers. ?
In granting said scholarships the +
State Board of Education will observe
he following allotments: g
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sussex county .-----.---------------------- ~ l
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