UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS County Scholarship Regulations Urbana, Illinois March, 1951 IHfc U8RARY OF THE MAI^'l 1951 UHlVrJlSITY OF J^UNOIS UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS This circular issued in March, 1950, gives the full text of the State Statute concerning County Schol- arships at the University of Illinois, the regulations established by the Board of Trustees on recommen- dation of the President of the University for the administration of the provisions of the Act; and the program of the examination required under the Act. THE STATE STATUTE An Act of the General Assembly of the State of Illinois, which is embodied in the General School Law provides as follows: Numbers indicate chapter, section and paragraphs of the Illinois Revised Statutes — 1945. Ch. 122, Sec. 30 — 6. There shall be awarded an- nually to each county one scholarship which shall en- title the holder thereof to gratuitous instruction in the University of Illinois for a period of four years. Ch. 122, Sec. 30 — 7. The county superintendent shall receive and register the names of all applicants for such scholarships. He shall hold an examination on the first Saturday of June of each year according to rules pre- scribed by the President of the University of Illinois, and the student found to possess the highest qualifica- tions shall be entitled to such scholarship. Every appli- cant shall be at least sixteen years of age and a resident of the county in which the examination is held. No student zvJio has taken normal school, college, univer- sity or other training in advance of the completion of a four-year high school course shall he eligible to the examination. Ch. 122, Sec. 30 — 8. The county superintendent shall return to the President of the University of Illinois within ten days after such examination a list of the names of all examinees, and the examination papers. The examination papers shall be graded by the Univer- sity. The President of the University shall issue to the applicant establishing the highest average grade of at least seventy per cent in each county in such examina- tion a certificate of scholarship. If no return is made from a county or no applicant from a county establishes an average grade of at least seventy per cent in the ex- amination, the President of the University may assign to that county from some other county the student found to possess the next highest qualifications and to have averaged at least seventy per cent in the examination. (Ch. 122, Sec. 30 — 9-12. Provide for the establish- ment of additional scholarships, to be assigned, upon the nomination of members of the General Assembly.) [3] Ch. 122, Sec. 30 — 13. Any University scholarship issued under this Article shall exempt the holder from the payment of tuition, or any term or incidental fee whatsoever, except for purchase of laboratory supplies and similar fees for supplies and materials. The holder shall, however, be subject to all examinations, rules and requirements of the school authorities, except as herein directed. This Article does not prohibit the Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois from granting other scholarships. Ch. 122, Sec. 30 — 14. Any student holding a Uni- versity of Illinois scholarship who satisfies the Presi- dent of the University that he requires leave of absence for the purpose of earning funds to defray his expenses while in attendance or on account of illness may be granted such leave and allowed a period of not to ex- ceed six years in which to complete his course at the University. REGULATIONS UNDER THIS ACT In order to carry into effect the provisions of this Act the Board of Trustees on recommendation of the President of the University has established the following rules: 1. The examination u^ill be upon English and one or more of the other fields of high school study. All examinations v^ill be of the objective type. 2. The examination shall be held at the court- house in each county, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m., and from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m., on the first Saturday in June. The question papers, v^ith all necessary direc- tions and blanks, will be prepared at the University, and sent in advance to the County Superintendents. 3. A candidate must, in all cases, attend the ex- amination in the county in which he actually resides, and shall let his County Superintendent know be- forehand that he will take the examination. In no case can any change of place or date be permitted. 4. The County Superintendent shall, immediately upon the close of the examination, forward to the Director of Admissions and Records of the Univer- sity all application blanks and examination papers handed in by each candidate, and any remaining ex- amination questions and supplies. 5. In accordance with the statute the examina- tion papers will be graded by the University. The University will announce the scholarship awards and will notify each candidate of his standing in the examination. No person can receive a county scholarship in the University who does not pass the examination as outlined in this circular with an average of at least 70%. Even if there be but ONE CANDroATE, SO THAT THERE IS NO COMPETITION, HE MUST COMPLY WITH ALL REQUIREMENTS. 6. Passing the scholarship examination does not, however, insure admission to the University. The CANDIDATE MUST ALSO SATISFY IN FULL THE ENTRANCE REOUIREMENTS as stated IN THE UNIVERSITY CATALOG; [4] that is, he must present a certificate of graduation from an accredited high school, covering the com- pletion of fifteen acceptable units of entrance credit, including prescribed subjects, so as to be able to enter without ''conditions;" or, in lieu of such cer- tificate of graduation, must pass entrance examina- tions as required by the University regulations. Passing a subject in the scholarship examination does not give University entrance credit in that subject. 7. In case a candidate who stands highest in the examination in his county shall fail to satisfy the requirements of the University for admission to the freshman class, or shall fail to enter the University regularly in September thereafter, he shall forfeit his claim to a scholarship, and the vacancy may be filled as provided in Section 30 — 8 of the statute. 8. In making appointments to vacancies under Section 30 — 8 of the statute, the President will ap- point no one who did not attain in the examination an average standing of 70 per cent. EXAMINATION OPEN ONLY TO SECOND- ARY SCHOOL STUDENTS Attention is called to the fact that a Count} Scholarship may not be awarded to a person who has earned credit in a college, or university, or other institution of collegiate grade. SCHOLARSHIP EXAMINATION, 1951 Morning Examination 9:00-11:00 (Required of all Candidates) An examination primarily on English Compo- sition and Rhetoric, including spelling and vocabu- lary. Afternoon Examination 1:30-4:30 Each candidate must write on two of the follow- ing three achievement tests: Social Studies Mathematics Natural Science (science subjects normally taught in high school) All examinations will be of the objective type EXTENSION OF SCHOLARSHIPS The Act provides that a scholarship may be ex- tended if an application for leave of absence is made to the President of the University before the holder leaves the. University. (See Section 30 — 14 on page 4 of this circular.) It does not provide for an extension on application after the holder has left or is seeking to return to the University. Applica- [5] tions for extension should be made in advance to the President of the University in writing. The term of any scholarship will be extended under the provision of Section 30 — 14 of the Stat- ute, only if the holder has been in attendance at the University for at least the first year after he was awarded the scholarship, and if his average grade during the period of his attendance has been at least C, exclusive of grades in military science and physical education. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR MILITARY SERVICE By action of the Board of Trustees, January 24, 1942, a scholarship may be extended to cover the period of absence of the holder in service in the military or naval forces of the United States. REMOVAL FROM STATE OF HOLDERS OF SCHOLARSHIPS These scholarships are awarded only to students whose legal residence is in the State of Illinois. If the legal residence of the holder of a scholarship is changed from Illinois to some other state, his schol- arship will be thereby forfeited. ADDITIONAL COOK COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS The Board of Trustees has established sixty-six scholarships, in addition to the one scholarship authorized in the statute, to be awarded to high school graduates in Cook County who rank second through sixty-seventh in the county competitive examination held under the supervision of the County Superintendent of Schools in that county. REGULATIONS GOVERNING ADDITIONAL COOK COUNTY SCHOLARSHIPS The additional Cook County scholarships are sub- ject to all of the foregoing regulations appearing in this circular and to the following additional regulations: 1. These scholarships will be available to the holder for four years but can be suspended if the holder is placed on probation or cancelled if he is dropped from the University. 2. These scholarships will exempt the holder from the payment of the tuition fee, as charged in the Urbana departments that admit direct from high school (i.e., Liberal Arts, Commerce, Engineering, Agriculture, etc.). [6] Additional copies of this circular, University catalogs, programs of entrance examinations, and further information regarding entrance require- ments may be had by addressing the undersigned. County Superintendents are requested to make requisition early for the full number of sets of questions needed for the examination, so that the proper number may be printed and distributed. G. P. TuTTLE, Director of Admissions and Records University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois [7] 3 0112 105727090 1500—2-51—46548