Evening star., 1928-12-02
FUND SOUGHT HERE
TO FINANCE STUDY
4
University Women Launch
Drive to Raise Money
for Scholarships.

While 1t may be controversial to hold
that athletic prowess is valued more
highly than scholastic attainmentS. a
: comparison of figures for the awards
!, of the Nobel prizes and those of the
Olympic games show the scholarly
q achievements of the United States lag
far behind its athletic record.
This is a morsel for thought con-
? tanned in a bulletin issued by the
!. American Association of University
Women, which is raising a $1,000,000
fellowship fund to endow research fell
lowshipS for women. Nearly 100000
of the total has been subscribed and
{ the Washington branch of the aSsocia-
! ton now is making drive for sub
Stantial contribution.
! Apropos of the rivalry between
J American athletes and American
Z scholars the bulletin points out that the
] United States produces one outStand-
! ing scientist to every 2S,000,000 Of
population, while in Holland, for eX-
! ample, there is one to every 1000, 900
people.
! Opportunity Held Lacking.
! Lack of opportunity, rather than lack
Of ability. is responsible for this state
of affairs, the associations bulletin
) holds. Research work requires leisure
for intensive study. freedom from eco
I nomic worry and the opportunity for
/ contact with the best teachers and the
best sources of material available in the
! particular branch of study which is be-
: ing undertaken. Many who are INTEL
lectually fitted to add to the store of
/ the worlds knowledge and to uphold
the banner of American scholarship,
Z the bulletin points out, have not the
I means to carry on the work unaSSiSted.
I A report recently issued by Smith
College shows that there are only SOB
: memberships available in the whole
country. of which 256 carry stipend of
! $500 or less, while only 80 have an en-
dowment of 81 900 or more. Most Of
these fellowShips are awarded to men.
: A few are open to men and women, it
! was shown, and few are granted only
I to women.
: The American Association of Uni
7 verSity Women administers II of these
! scholarships, number held wholly in
adequate to meet the demand. There
Z were 81 applicants for one of these fell
5 lowships last year and the number of
s qualified women who for lack of funds
Y have had to be denied opportunities for
: further study and research is esti-
7 mated to run into the hundreds
J Set $1,000 as Income.
4 In the belief that this state of af-
fairs would be remedied If the facts
were known to the public, the aSsoci-
alton inaugurated its $1,000,000 Fell
lowship fund, with the intention of en-
dowing q number of fellowships, each
. carrying an income of $1,000 or more.
In the National Capital, the Wash
ington branch is making every eff 1rt
I to arouse the public to the need OF Of
7 fering encouragement to deserving
women who have given evidence of
y possessing the necessary mental quail
I ties for research and creative work.
! Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. secretary of
5 the club, and Mrs. Philip Sydney Smith,
I both of whom are members of the
{ Board Of Education. are sponsoring the
7 fellowship appeal. The appeal also has
/. the Endorsement of many prominent
8 persons, men and women. who are in
! terested in higher education for women.
= Mrs. Samuel Herrick is chairman of
the fellowship fund committee of the
7 Washington branch. She has assisting
! her as an advisory committee the fol-
/ lowing women: Miss Sybil Baker, Mrs.
George w. Bowerman, Mrs. Frank Edg
i ington, Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.; Mrs. A.
: z. Graupner, Mrs. Robert c.. Howard,
Y Miss Josephine Junmin, Mrs. Thomas
! Walker Page, Mrs D. A. Robertson,
|. Miss Cora Rigby, Mrs Thomas w. Sid
! well, Mrs. L. B. Swormstedt, Mrs.
Z Philip Sydney Smith, Miss Ethel Riley,
I Mrs. o. L. Veerhof, Mrs. Chester B.
! Watts, Mrs. H. A. Whitney and Mrs.
!. Henry E. Willard