The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-03-06
SCHOLARSHIP
 AWARD IS N0T TO EXCHANGED
Juneau Wom a n Club Holds Meeting Mrs.
 Rustgard Wants Soil

The regular m thly bushes meeting of the Juneau Woman. Club was held yesterday afternoon in the Council Chambers, with tht President, Mrs. Hazel James Fergu- son, in the chair. Business O. routine nature was discussed anc plans made for future spring ac- tivities.
 The question of amending the rules under which the annua scholarship award is made, wai discussed at length, the committed appointed month previous to look into the matter, making a com )rehensive report.
 Old Rules Hold
 After considerable discussion il was decided to retain the present rules for making the award. These are that the girl receiving the award, must have attended school at least two years in the Juneau High School, that she have the highest scholastic standing of any n the graduating class, and that he must attend college in the fall .ollowing her graduation from high school. An aditional provisio is that she must notify the club by August l concerning her plans fo, the following year, and in the event that the girl having the highest scholastic standing does not plan to attend college the following all after graduation, the award shall go to the girl having the highest standing who does attend The award is a cash gift of $50 Mrs. A. M. Geyer, Chairman oi the Department of Applied Educa- ton was instructed to make the necessary announcement before the nigh school body as soon as con venient.
 Tree Planting Ceremony
 A letter from Mrs. John, Rust gard, now living in Minneapolis Minn., stated that the alumni ol the University of Minnesota are planning a e-planting ceremony on June IT, in honor of a noted woman educator of Minnesota, ano are anxious to secure soil for the planting from as many States as possible. She asked the Juneau Woman's Club to contribute soil rom Alaska, for this purpose, and suggested that, inasmuch as Mir Rustgard is an alumnus of the University of Minnesota, the soil might fittinly come from the Rust gard gardens on Gold Belt Avenue Ter request will be acceded to, and Mrs. Ray c. Day volunteered to see that the soil was secured for forwarding as soon as it is warm enough to thaw the ground suf- ficiently.
 Further announcement was made relative to the annual Woman's Club Special Edition, which is due to be issued on March 29. and con- mittees named to assist Mrs. R. R. Hermann, it's editor.
 Local Concert Only
 In view of the fact that the Business and Professional Women's Club of Juneau is planning a con- cert, featuring violin and piano, the club decided to reject the offer, made by celebrated violinist of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, of appearing here about that time in concert under it's aus pices. This offer had been laid on the table at previous meeting and was revived for the purpose of giving it further consideration
 Mixer Planned
 The clubs social meeting for March will be in the form of a mixer at which they will entertain the Douglas Island Woman's Club provided arrangements can be made for time that will be suit able to the Douglas women. Mrs J. M. Chase was named as chair man of the committee to makc plans for the affair
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