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Applications for Scholarships Due
By NORMAN FOX
Emerald Staff Writer
With application deadlines im
minent, several scholarship and
fellowship opportunities become
potentially important to qualified
students.
Two of these, the Woodrow Wil
son Fellowships ami the Fulbright
grants require application proce
dure by Oct. 31
The Rhodes scholarship, having
a smaller number of grants avail
able but not inferior in prestige
value, extends its application pe
riod to Nov. 2.
Woodrow Wilson Fellowships
are Intended to encourage quali
fled persons to pursue careers in
collegiate education The grants
provide complete tuition and a
living stipend of about $1,500 for
the first year of graduate study.
Autobigraphies Required
Candidates, who must be nomi
nated by an adviser or lecturer,
are required to write an autobio
graphy, stressing intelectual inter
ests and plans for the future.
Regional Selection Committees
read all of these essays, which
usually number about 400 in the
Northwest About 100 of the most
promising applicants are invited
before the committee for personal
interviews From among this
number, about thirty or forty re
ceive awards in this region, which
includes Oregon, Washington,
Montana and part of Canada
Several University instructors
have been associated with t h e
Wilson program, and were able
to provide a clear picture of the
qualities which the committee
looks for in interviewing candi
dates.
Teaching Prospects
Roland Bartel, associate pro
fessor of English, pointed out that
the system is geared primarily to
identify good college teaching
prospects, ‘They waot someone
who plans to stick with it,” he
commented.
‘ They don’t require a pledge."
assured Bernard Crasemann. pro
fessor of physics, who has also
served on the interviewing com
mittee. "But the candidate should
be reasonably serious about a col
lege teaching career.”
The interview, lasting about 20
minutes, is intended to get the
applicant to converse freely on
the areas of his special interests
and fields of study.
Marshall Wattles, professor of
economics, another past commit
tee member, revealed that the
ideal interview begins in a rather
Teochers Publish
Creative Literature
Creative works of three faculty
members of the University de
partment of English have been
published or accepted for publi
cation
‘‘Cactus Land,” a poem by
E. G. Moll, professor, appears in
Australian Poetry 1964, published
by Angus and Robertson of Syd
ney, Australia.
The poem. “Fire," by F. H.
Candelaria, assistant professor,
has been published in the fall
1964 issue of Tri-Quarterly, pub
lication of Northwestern Univer
sity.
An article, "The Writing Spc
cialist in the Law School,” by
Constance Bordwell, instructor,
has been accepted for publication
by the Journal of Legal Educa
tion, quarterly of the Association
of American Law Schools publish
ed at Duke University.
general discussion which narrow*
itself down to the particulars of
the candidate’s interest as soon
as possible.
Make Interests Known
"He should have specific inter
ests and make them known,” urg
ed Wattles
Crasemann emphasized the im- '
portance of the candidate's giving
proper direction to the discussion
| "It is perfectly permissable,” he
stated, “for the applicant to
change the subject. The commit
tee stimulates him to talk on his
subject.”
"The questioners want the ap
i plicants to do well,” Wattles said
| "The interview should not go off
in all directions. It is more desir
able that it eventually be circum
! scribed around one point.”
Grades appear to play a secon- j
dary part in the choices of win-1
ners Depth seems to be the magic ■
word, according to Crasemann
Thought, originality, imagina
tion," he listed "The committee
members ask themselves 'Who
would make a good university
professor?’ They don’t want pho
nographs for instructors.”
Depth was stressed by Wattles
also. “He should show a depth of
knowledge, and evidence of con
centrated work," he elaborated
"There should be a real intel
lectual interest,” Crasemann ad-1
vised. "He should be in love with
his field.”
The interviewing committee is
made up of experts in many fields,
so that any student, no matter
what his interest, can be thor
oughly questioned.
Pretending Is Trouble
"You are in real trouble when
you pretend,” warned Crase
mann.
Effective oral communication,
an obvious requirement in a situ- j
ation of this kind, was accented by
both men.
"Nervousness is always a prob
lem,” admitted Crasemann, “but
the committee takes that into ac
count" Wattles pointed out that
ability to withstand pressure is
essential.
Crasemann expressed confi
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donee in the foundation, is high
ly selective application procedure,
praising it as . probably the
best, most thorough procedure to
be found.” The fact that many
excellent students are turned
down seemed sad to him. “The
Ford Foundation has made a
large sum of money available, but
it can go only so far,” he ob
served.
Women at No Disadvantage
The tendency seems to be less
favorable for science students
than for others because of the nu
merous science scholars applying,
and the other fellowship oppor
tunities for scientists, but Crase
mann discredited the idea that
women applicants are at a dis
advantage.
Twenty-one University students
have been awarded Wilson fellow
ships, five of which were last year.
Robert Ghent, Mary Casebeir
Smith, Floyd Smith, Brian Kenny,
and Roger Peterson were Oregon
winners for 1964
Another prominent scholarship
is the Fulbright grant which fi
nances student exchanges be
tween the United States and for
eign countries Robert Horn, pro
fessor of English, who heads the
committee to endorse applicants
from the University, revealed his 1
views and advice for prospective I
candidates
The More the Merrier
“The more appications the
better,” he encouraged. “If you J
feel you are qualified, try for a
Fulbright. The committee wishes
to endorse as many qualified ap
plicants as possible.”
The campus committee serves
a screening role in the selection
process. If the applicant satisfies
the committee's requirements, he
is considered by a selection board
in Washington, D C.
Kenneth Ghent of the Univer-;
sity Foreign Student Office, un- j
derlined the importance of a Ful
bright scholar’s representative
role. “The government supplies
the money for the Fulbright pro
gram, and the scholars must qual- j
ify as capable representatives of
our country,” he urged. Being
well versed in matters of Ameri
can history and culture is neces
sary, and some knowledge of the
country to be visited is essen
tial Language requirements vary
from nation to nation.
A good academic record and
convincing letters of recommenda
tion are required.
“The form to be filled out,” ex
plained Horn, “asks for a proj
ect, a summary of studies, and
career plans.” Ghent added that
graduate students should have j
“. . a research plan of some:
detail.” The selection committee '
makes decisions largely on the
suitability of the project outlined, i
About one fourth of the appli
cant* reaching the Washington
stage are ultimately accepted. Ac
cording to Ghent, an average of
four or five University students
are selected yearly.
Rhode* StUl Elite
For many years, the Rhodes
Scholarship has carried with it un
surpassed prestige Interest in the
grant seems to have subsided I
somewhat in recent years, but its
worth is still hardly debateable
It is a matter of regret,” la
mented Horn, “that this most de
sirable of scholarships is not
sought after by our students as
actively as it has been in the
past.”
The Rhodes still sends a stu
dent to England’s renown Ox
ford, and labels him as outstand
ing. Ghent named a few possible
factors in the apparent decline
in interest.
“Oxford,” he claimed, “is no
longer in such a superior position
as it once was. Improvement in
American education has made it
practical to study here in a num
ber of fields.
in addition, the British edu
cation system requires much more
intensive specialization in a major
field, and an American student
has to work toward a second bach
elor’s degree.”
Similar to the Rhodes Scholar
ship but on a smaller scale are
the Henry Fellowships, which are
tenable for one year at either Ox
ford or Cambridge. Two grants of
860 pounds each are awarded in
open competition. A clear and
worthwhile study scheme is re
quired here also
Complete information on a
number of grants is available
through the office of A. K Wea
therhead. Associate dean of the
College of Liberal Arts
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