Evening star., 1928-12-23
COLLEGE WOMEN
TO AID FUND DRIVE
Committee of Local Branch
to Hold Meeting
Tomorrow.

Plans for participation by the Wash
ington Branch of the American Asso-
ciation of University Women in the Ma
tional Fellowship Funds Of $l,00o,O00,
which the association is raising to en-
dow research fellowships for women.
will be determined at meeting Of the
executive committee at the clubhouse
at 1884 street tomorrow afternoon.
Since the inception of the fund in
| 1927. a total Of 1910, 900 has been con-
tributed from university women and
other interested individuals all over the
country, and it is hoped to add SUBJ
stantial contribution from the wash
ington branch by the early Spring.
The object of the Fellowship Fund is
to provide fellowshipS for women gradu-
ates of distinction in their chosen held
of work and to enable them to have a
wear or more of research work in some
country other than their own. What
American women can do in research
work has been adequately demonstrated
by the brilliant studies made by the
women to whom the association has
awarded the few fellowships which it
has administered since 1890.
Supply Less Than Demand.
Experience has shown tina tthe num-
Der of these fellowshipS at the disposal
of the association is wholly unequal to
the demand. Last year 166 women ap-
piled for the IL fellowships the aSsocia-
ton had in its power to award Among
the fields in which the applicants
wished to pursue advanced study were
art archaeology. classics economics, edu-
cation. English literature. foreign Ian
guageS. mathematics, music. medicine,
philosophy, psychology, public health,
science, sociology and theology.
Dean Virginia G. GiiderSleeve OF Bar
nard College, who heads the advisory
committee of the fund organization, has
pointed out that the scholarly achieve
ments of the country lag far behind its
achievements in athletics, and that
whereas in a small country like Holland
there is one outstanding scientist to
every million people, In the United
States the ratio is only one to every
twenty-eight million.
I'VE do not produce enough outstand-
ing scientists" she said. THE fault
may be in the whole system of educa-
tion. There is lack of inspiration to
go on to higher things. For the good
of our sex and also for our own coun-
try we need the establishment and the
wise awarding of as many fellowships
as possible"
ENCOURAGEMENT Is Aim.
"The purpose of fellowshipS is to give
to the woman scholar of promise every
opportunity to develop her talent. When
she has given evidence Of possessing the
necessary mental qualities for research
and creative work she deserves the as
sistance which fellowship gives
I'm awarding the fellowships, the aim
of the trustees has been to find workers
who have already carried out promising
work and have shown themselves capa-
BILE of doing independent research and
to encourage them to continue"
Mrs. Samuel Herrick is chairman of
the Washington committee for the fund
and assisting her in an advisory capac-
ity are Miss Sybil Baker. Mrs G. F.
Bowerman, Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr.; Mrs
A. E. Graupner. Mrs. Robert Howard,
Miss Harlean James, Mrs. Thomas w.
Page, Miss Cora Rigby. Mrs. D. A. Rob-
ertson, Mrs. p. S. Smith, Mrs. L. B.
Swormstedt. Mrs. o. L. Veerhof and
Mrs. H. E. Willard. ~ ~