Charlotte High School - Witan Yearbook (Rochester, NY)

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THK W IT A N the highest average standings in the five following comprehensive Regents examinations: English four years, (16 credits). A foreign language, three (or four) years, (15 credits). Intermediate Algebra. (7Vfc credits). Plane Geometry, (5 credits). One of the following: (a) a history, (h) physics, (c) chemistry, (d) two (or more) years of a second foreign language—(5 credits). Candidates may repeat examina- tions as desired and the highest stand- ing attained will be allowed. A cand- idate may offer more than one subject in the elective group and the subject with the highest standing will be selected. In computing averages the standing attained in each subject will be multiplied by the number of credits assigned and the total of the products divided by the total credits (48V£).” For the current college year, the first year in which Charlotte High could compete, the award has been made to Elwood G. Meyerhoff. The Cornell Scholarships By arrangement between the State Legislature and the college authori- ties, Cornell University offers annually in each county as many scholarships as there are assembly districts in the county. Monroe County receives, therefore, five. These amount to tuition and fees for four years, and so may have a value upwards of $1200. Recipients are determined as a re- sult of a competitive examination held at the county seat on the first Saturday of June in each year. Candidates must be residents of the state, at least 16 years of age and have attended school during the six months just preceding the examina- tion. Candirlates are examined in six subjects: English, history (Ancient, English or American), plane geom- etry, algebra, and any two of the fol- lowing at the option of the candidate: Gieek, Latin, French, German, Span- ish, advanced mathematics. As an alternate for advanced mathematics, physics or chemistry may lie offered. Five questions, each assigned ten credits, are set in each of the six subjects, making 300 credits in all. A candidate must attain 233 credits to be placed on the eligible list. In the agricultural and veterinary courses at Cornell, tuition is free to all residents of the state, so these scholarhips are not usable. We do not send many students there in other courses, so interest in the competitive examinations has not been keen here. No Charlotte student has entered the examination since 1915. Those who competed previously were successful. Our records show that the following achieved this honor: 1908—Grace E. Warner 1913—George Elton Davis 1915—Warham W. Janes. World W ar Service Men’s Scholarships Following the late war, the State Legislature appropriated funds to pro- vide college scholarships for young men who had served in the army, navy or marine corps. These awards were made one to an assembly dis- trict, following a competitive examin- ation. George Haddleton Janes '17, who had served in the Student Army Training Corps at the University of Rochester, earned the scholarship for this assembly district. 5

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THE WITAN The Slate University Scholarships These are college scholarships, maintained by appropriations of the State Legislature anti granted under rules formulated by the State Educa- tion Department. They yield $100 annually for four years and may be enjoyed while in attendance at any non-sectarian college of the state, ex- cept professional schools. Scholar- ships are granted by counties, and each year five times as many awards are made as there are assembly dis- tricts in the county. Monroe County receives, therefore, twenty-five. The basis of award is highest aver- age standing in the subjects of ex- amination required for a Regents Col- lege Entrance Diploma. The candi- date for a college entrance diploma must have satisfactorily completed a four-year high school course of study, and must pass a Regents examination in each of the following subjects. 1. English Four Years 2. Intermediate Algebra 3. Plane Geometry 4. A Foreign Language, three yrs. 5. The standing most favorable to the student in one of the following: Second foreign language, two vrs. Physics Chemistry History A, B or C. Plane Geometry may have been taken at any time during the high school course. All other subjects must have been taken three consecutive ex- aminations. Written applications must hr made before July first, and the college counve must In? entered upon the same year the scholarship is granted. These scholarships are eagerly con- tested for in Monroe County and the average standing required for an award is high as compared with many sections of the state. However, any good student with the will to make steady, conscientious preparation can succeed in winning one under present conditions. It frequently happens that certain counties do not have enough qualified candidates to fill their quotas. These vacancies are filled by the appointment of those as yet unappointed who stand highest in the state as a w’hole. Thpse scholarships were first avail- able in 1913. Following is a list of Charlotte graduates who have re- ceived awards. 1913 Dewitt C. Ward (Cornell) 1914 Milton R. Whitmore (U. of R.) 1915 H. Jean Carter (U. of R.) Warham W. Janes (Cornell) Harry J. Vick (U. of R.) 191G Dewey Leone Gilt (U. of R.) 1918 Ruth M. Fisher (U. of R.) Bessie L. Shempp (U.of R.) 1919 Lloyd C. Patchin (U. of R.) Donald Whelehan (U. of R.) 1920 Robert H. Wendt (Cornell) 1922 Lawrence O. Richens (U. of R.) 1923 Roger P. Butterfield (U. of R.) 1924 El wood G. Meyerhoff (U. of R.) The University of Rochester City Scholarship For many years the trustees of the University of Rochester have granted scholarships to graduates of the pub- lic high schools. These scholarships amount to free tuition and are held for four years dependent upon good scholarship and conduct. Until last year the awards were available only to pupils in East and West High Schools, three for men and one for women being awarded in each school each year. During the spring of 1924 by agreement of the principals and teachers of the city high schools, West High yielded one of the boy’s scholar- ships to be available for students in the Charlotte and Kodak High Schools, as these two schools might agree. The following conditions have been set: “1. The circumstances which make the scholarship available restrict its benefits to boys only, but otherwise graduates of both January and June classes in both high schools are elig- ible on even terms. The award will be announced annually after the ex- amination papers have been reviewed at Albany and the reports have been returned to the schools. 2. In general, the award will be made on the basis governing the earning of State University Scholar- ships, that is, to the graduate eanvn'f

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THE W I T A N PERFUME AND THE LADIES Perfume and the ladies—when we stop to think about that phrase, what a vast amount we find it contains. There are so many different types of perfumes and “ladies that a con- sideration of a few of them might prove very interesting:. It is a beautiful June night and the gentle breezes are softly blowing; among the trees. Inside of the pil- lared colonial mansion there is light, music and gay laughter. Presently thru a pair of wide flung French win- dows step two figures. He is immac- ulately clad in white flannels and a blue serge coat and as she comes into view, looking very demure in her snowy white dress, with just the faint- est suspicion of lavender about it— how sweet she looks! As they step off the porch, passing very close to us, there wafts back a delicate odor of lavender perfume. Just a hint and (hen it is gone and we cannot And it again. How very fastidious she is and how wisely she knows how to use her perfume. The scene changes and though it is still a June night it is a hot, sticky June night, and we are riding in the subway at six o’clock. As the car stops at the Forty-fourth street sta- tion we notice a young girl get on the car. She has on black slippers, white stockings, a flamboyant, very short, red silk dress and a black and red hat. Her lips and cheeks very nearly match her dress, while he eyebrows are plucked to a mere thin very black line and her hair, which shows be- neath her hat, is very curly. In her hand she carries a walking stick. A walking stick on the subway at six o’clock! We shudder to think of it. It does not take as long to notice all this as it does to write it and, besides, after the first startling glance we have ample opportunity to view her, for she comes and sits down next to us. Immediately we look at each other and mutely our eyes say “carna- tion ,M—she simply reeks of it. There is no faint hint that this fair lady has used perfume. One knows it! Again the scene shifts and we are having tea at the apartment of the languid lady who appears at our knock in a gorgeous gold and black tea gown. Her apartment is very evotic and from all s;des rise thin pale streams of smoke from her oriental incense. Every time she moves her heavily jeweled hand, and rustles the folds of her tea gown, we are conscious of sandalwood and other rare oriental perfumes. The whole effect is gorgeous, resplendent, ex- otic, but as we drink our tea it seems as though that too had been made under the magic oriental spell. G