Laurel outlook., 1946-04-10
CERTIFICATE OF MERIT
AWARDED DON CRAFT
IN SCHOLARSHIP TEST

Donald Graft, 18, Laurel high
school senior, has been awardd a
certificate of merit in the annual
scholarship competition held by
the national administrative board
for Pepsi-Cola scholarships, it was
announced today by T. H. Bennett,
principal. The award was won in
a competition involving over 2 1000
seniors from $500 high schools
throughout the United States.
The certificate of merit winner is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w.
Graft, 412 Pennsylvania avenue. He
is president of "Quill and Scroll"
chapter, co-editor of Laurel
Leaves" (school newspaper), and
class treasurer. He became eligible
to enter the national scholarship
competition when elected by his
classmates.
Other Laurel high schol seniors
who took the test were James Sher-
row and Patsy Johnston.
Two scholarships were awarded
in each state and the District of
Columbia, one in each territory, and
10 additional scholarships went to
Negroes in states havinga separate
school system for Negros. This
years scholarship winners in Mon
tana were John Macdonald of Mis-
soula County high school and Frank
Stermitz of Helena high school.
On Feb. Is the entrants were
given a general two-hour scholastic
aptitude test which was prepared
and scored by the college entrance
examination board. The winners
were chosen on the basis of school
record, recommendation, and finan-
cial need from the II in each state
who scored highest on this scholar
ship test.
The other 10 h~igh-scoring stud
dents are awarded certificates of E
merit. Each certificate of merit /
winner who enters college by the E
fall of 1916 will be given a cash
award of $50 to help defray the /
cost of books, supplies and Incl /
dentials. A report listing all win
ners and runners-up, which will be /
sent to the college of the coun- +
try on April Is, is available upon /
to the Pepsi-Col Scho- +
Board in Palo Alto. +
Each scholarship holder has the 4
privilege of selecting the college or 4
University he will attend. The &
scholarship pays tuition and re- 4
Iuired fees, $25 a month to help 4
living expenses, plus a travel 4
allowance. n
While the scholarships are fin 8
inced by the Pepsi-Cola company as Is
| public service, the entire program &
S administered by an independent &
BOARD of outstanding educators. rs
Participants pay no fees and have &
10 obligation to the Pepsi-Cola IS
,ompany, according to Professor @
Floyd Reever of the University of IS
Chicago, who is president of the IS
'oard. M
The only obligation of the Win @
lers is to remain in good standing @
nd to progress normally through M
Those who make unusually M
distinguished records may also be M
warded a postgraduate fellowship M
f $1,000 a year for three or four M
dditional years of study. IN
If a scholarship is not accepted, M
ne high-ranking merit winner in M
ne state becomes eligible for the M
cholarship. If a winner is indicted W
ito the armed services, however, W
lie scholarship is held for him. M
Joseph English, Jr., from Ana rs
'nda senior high school,. who is rs
tending Stanford University, and Isl
ack Rose from Malta high school, Isl
no is attending the University of Isl
alifornia, Berkeley, were Mon W
mas scholarship winners last ~
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