Word: scholarship
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...well-earned salary for two years of unremittent labor. Premier Count Stephen Bethlen of Hungary declared himself unable to find words in which to praise fitly such generosity from a man known to be far from rich. Straightway the cheque was deposited as "The Jeremiah Smith Hungarian Scholarship Fund." Every year two Hungarian students will travel memorially to the U. S. for twelve months' study...
Since their foundation 23 years ago, the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford for U. S. students have increased-due to wise investment-from ?300 to ?350 and finally to ?400 (12,000) (TIME, Oct. 5). The Rhodes trustees have also, lately, been in a position to undertake the erection of a Rhodes House at Oxford, to form an annex to the Bodleian Library and a centre for students of politics in the English-speaking world and for African students. Last week at the annual Rhodes dinner Trustee Sir Otto Beit announced still another Rhodes innovation-a memorial lectureship...
...university back to its original purpose of dispensing "higher" education in the true sense of the adjective?by cutting freshman and sophomore studies out of the liberal arts school (TIME, March 8). Scholars everywhere had joined in helping Phi Beta Kappa to make its sesquicentennial a revival of scholarship (TIME...
...money was spent in three ways. The largest item was the total cost of the Sophomore smoker, including rental, refreshment, and entertainment, which amounted to $492.20. The Sophomore scholarship cost $250 and the annual dues to the Student Council $100, so that the balance on hand...
...juniors averaged only 19.5 hours in weekly study, with their standing at 78.3 per cent. The seniors study 18.3 hours a week, with their scholarship standing at 80.5 per cent...