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...University has received a gift to establish the "William Henry Meeker '17 Scholarship," to be awarded "for excellence in some of the English courses." Announcement of the reception of this gift was made yesterday afternoon by the University authorities...
William H. Meeker '17, in whose memory the scholarship is founded, was a member of the Class of 1917 and left College early in the spring of that year to enter the aviation service. He became a corporal in the Lafayette Escadrille and was killed at Pau, France, on September 11, 1917, in an airplane accident...
...father of William H. Meeker, Henry E. Meeker of New York, is the donor of the scholarship. Mr. Henry Meeker is himself a graduate of the College in the Class...
...scholarship in English has been chosen as the most appropriate honor. This is fitting indeed, for not only will Meeker's memory be preserved, but it will be preserved ever fresh. So long as instruction in English is part of the University's curriculum, students will be inspired by the example of a former undergraduate. At the same time, this scholarship is to be a reward for excellence. As an encouragement for students to attain perfection, or, at least, to do their utmost, the memorial will be of value to humanity. That the memory of a life spent in seeking...
...following is a list of 25 preparatory schools represented in the list of scholarship holders recently printed in the CRIMSON. Boston Latin School leads the group with five representatives in Group 1 and 16 in Group 2. Country Day School has the highest record among the private schools recorded: Gr. Gr. School, 1 2 Boston Latin School, 5 16 Boston English High School, 1 13 Cambridge High and Latin School, 4 5 Central High School, Spring-field, 2 3 Central High School, Pittsburgh, 3 1 Country Day School for Boys of Boston, 2 2 Phillips Academy, Andover, 1 3 Phillips...