Word: scholarships
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Last January banjo-eyed Funnyman Eddie Cantor (ne Izzy Iskovitch) paused in his Pebeco Toothpaste broadcast. For the best essay on How Can America Stay Out of War? he would give a $5,000 col lege scholarship. Rarely had a radio bene faction been launched under happier au spices. The title was picked by onetime Secretary of War Newton Diehl Baker...
From 212,000 essays, the judges last fortnight unanimously chose that of Lloyd Lewis, 17, of Plattsburg, Mo. Comedian Cantor excitedly hopped to a long distance telephone, called Lloyd Lewis from class, congratulated him, summoned him to Manhattan. When Winner Lewis arrived last week to collect his scholarship, he delighted Comedian Cantor by making first-rate human interest copy. Big-eared, slick-haired, sloe-eyed, and looking not un like his benefactor, Lloyd told how he had written his essay between chores on his father's 100-acre farm, how his Plattsburg teachers had dismissed it as "only fair...
Applications for scholarships for 1936-37 from undergraduates in the College are due on or before April 15. Present scholarship holders are expected to file new applications. Blanks may be obtained at the Information Desk, 4 University Hall...
John Green, Yale '35, of Brockton, a first year law student, has been awarded the Alan Hudson scholarship, while Arthur Gold, of Springfield, a first year student in the Dental School, was awarded the Ellen S. Bates Scholarship...
...kind of Master of Arts degree given jointly by the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the Graduate School of Education marks a revolutionary change in the method of training secondary school teachers. The administrative board which will conduct the work for the degree and will choose the scholarship winners consists of President Conant, George H. Chase '96, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, William E. Hocking '01, professor of Philosophy, William C. Graustein '10, professor of Mathematics, Dr. Richard M. Gummere, chairman of the Committee on Admissions, Henry W. Holmes '03, dean of the Graduate...