Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1928-03-15
ALL COLLEGES JOIN THE gu"
IN OFFERING SCHOLARSHIPS
Dean Johnston Announces That
so Who Won Last Fall Are Do
ing Work Well Above the Aver
Scholarships are Offered
for Next Year.

Minneapolis, March 14.-Of so Min
nesota high school graduates admitted
to the University of Minnesota on
scholarships last fall as the most cap
able high school graduates in the
state, As have maintained an average
above "C", sixteen an average of B.,
eight an average of B plus, and five
straight average of "a" in college
work so far.
This announcement was made by
Dean J. B. Johnston of the College of
Science, Literature, and the Arts this
week at the same time that he made
public the method in which scholar
fered.
Rather than going it alone, the uni
versity has joined with the Associa-
ton of Minnesota Colleges in offering
scholarships for next year. Those en-
titled to the scholarships will be Sc
lected as before on high school rec
ords, psychological tests, competitive
examination and information obtained
from the student and his high school
principal. The so students awarded
scholarships will then be privileged
to select any state college or the Uni
versity of Minnesota, any one of which
will provide free tuition during the
freshman year.
Members of the Association of Min
nesota Colleges, other than the state
university are as follows: Augsburg
Seminary, Carleton College, College
of st. Catherine, College of St.
Thomas, Concordia College, Gustavus
Adolphus College. Hamline University,
Manchester College, St. Benedict's Col
lege, St. Johns University, st. Mary's
College, st. Olaf College and, if it
decides to come in, the College of
ST. Teresa.
The examinations will be conducted
at Is central cities in the state of
Minnesota by representatives of the
university, and all results will be
open to the colleges as well as to the
University of Minnesota.
Examinations. open to those only
who graduate or expect to graduate
from a public. or private accredited
high school in Minnesota between
September 1927 and June 1928, will
be held at the following places and
dates, provided all the centers enume-
rated are willing and able to make
the arrangements
Albert Lea, May 1; Alexandria, May
1; Bemidji, May 1; Brainerd, April 80;
Crookston, May 2; Duluth, April 80;
Mankato, April 80; Marshall, April 30;
Moorhead, May 3; Mortified, May q;
Pipestone, May 1; st. Cloud, May 2:
Willmar, April 80; Window, May q;
Winona, May 8.
Examinations will also be given at
two or more centers in the Twin
Cities for Minneapolis and st. Paul
high school students. Identical exam
nations will be given in all places,
occupying about two hours in the
morning and two in the afternoon.
An, effort has been made, according
to Dean Johnston, to space the cities
where the tests will be conducted, so
as to make the travelling distance for
any pupil in Minnesota as small as
possible.
High school principals have been
asked to inform the committee at the
university of the applicants records
up to the middle of the senior year,
the relative standing in his class of
each applicant, together with the
number in his class, and to send a
recommendation based solely on the