St. Paul recorder., 1963-11-28
MONITOR
HORIZONS

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the first Of several which win
be written by the Monitors club
purely for public information and
to further acquaint our youth
with the growing OccupatiOnaI.
opportunities and the need to
finish their education to meet
these new careers.
Now is the time for high school
seniors to begin exploring scholar
ship possibilities If financial as
sistance will be necessary for edu-
cation beyond high school. An
early start is suggested because of
the many kinds Of scholarships
and because of the early filing
headlines for some of them.
The first thing to do is to ar
range an appointment with your
senior counsellor. In addition to
having a wealth of information,
the counsellor will assist in decid-
ing on the scholarships for which
the student should apply.
Following are some examples of
the kinds of scholarship programs
available.
Cooperative Intercollegiate
Examination Program
This program Is jointly spon-
sored by 80 private colleges, all OF
which are members Of the United
Negro College Fund (UNCF). In
addition to scholarships for high
school seniors, exceptional students
who are interested in entering col
lege upon completion of the tenth
or eleventh grades may qualify for
the Early Admissions programs Of
six of these schools-Morehouse
College, Fisk University, Paine
College, Shaw University Talledega
and Tougaloo Southern Christian
College.
The examination for this pro-
gram will be held for local aspir-
ants in Minneapolis on Saturday
December 7, 1868. See the high
school counsellor for time, place
and other details.
War Orphans Education
Program
Financial aid for the education
of young men and women whose
parents - veterans of World War
I, World War II or the Korean
Conflict - died of injuries or dis
eases resulting from their military
service. Aid is provided for a 'pro-
gram Of education - any cur
riculum or any combination of
school subjects, generally accepted
as necessary to reach a specified
goal college, business or trade
school, etc..
Minnesota AFL-CIO Federation
of Labor Scholarship - Two $500
scholarships and two $3.50 scholar
ships - open to members and to
sons and daughters of members of
any trade union affiliated with the
MINI. Federation of Labor. All are
for use at Minnesota schools; two
are specifically for use at the
University of Minnesota, Mime
apolis.
Cooks, Walters and Waitress No,
458 Scholarship Two scholar
ships for $3.50 each for sons or
daughters Of members of the union.
National Foundation Hes t b
Scholarships - A limited number
Of scholarships are available for
young people planning professional
training in Medicine, Medical Soc
ial Work, Nursing, Occupational
Therapy, and Physical Therapy.
The $500 award may be renewed
for three additional years If ac-
ceptable academic progress has
been made, and the student has
demonstrated aptitude for the pro-
fession.
Bureau Of Student Loans and
Scholarships - Available for quail
flying high school seniors, under
graduate and graduate students.
A word Of advice to high
school freshmen, sOphOmOres and
juniors. Scholarships for stu
dents with "C' average are
extremely limited as to number
and to the amount Of the award.
II your present grades need i'm
proving, If you can improve
them, 1t is hoped that you will
want to, and will improve them.
MARCH ON WASHINGTON