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NATIONAL MERIT TEST
All 1965 graduates of West Montgomej^y'
who wish to enter the 19614-65 Natiorial
Merit Scholarship competition should
register now at the guidance office.
The National Merit Scholarship Qual
ifying Test will be given in the school
on Tuesday, March 10, 1961;,
Students who will complete secondary
school in 1965 and enter college in the
same calendar year are eligible fpr
scholarship consideration in the I96I4-65
Merit Program*
To receive consideration, the student
must take the test when it is offered in
his school, Participating students pay
a $1 fee. Any interested student should
consult Miss Lewis, Guidance Director*
Awards in the Merit Program are grant
ed on the basis of intellectual merit,
but student financial needs determine
the amount of individual stipends. Tfea
stipends are renewable each year without
futher testing.
A student*s performance on the qual
ifying test also provides him with in
formation that is useful in career plan
ning or in selecting courses in high
school and college, Mr. White stated.
After the test, each participating
sbudent receives a i^andbool:^ for Merit
Program Participants^^prepared by Science
Research Associates, the testing agency.
The Handbook is designed to help stu
dents understand their individual test
results, to make comparisons with scores
of high school students across the coun
try, and to use this information in mak
ing educational and vocational plaBs»
Thus, Mr. White said, students can learn
more about their educational strengthen
and weaknesses, whether or not they plan
to attend college.
In addition to the awards made by the
National Merit Scholarship Corporation,
about 175 business corporations, founda
tions, colleges,professional associations,
unions, trusts, and individuals give
scholarships Agencies utilize the ser
vices of NMSC in awarding; their scholar
ships .
NMSn was established in 19^5 through
grants frmn the Ford Foundation and tiiQ
Carnegie Oorporation of New York. An
additional Ford Foundation grant to ex
tend the Hex-it Prograia throngVi 19Y0
announced in 1962«
PLANS ANNOUNCED FOR 19614
SCHOLASTIC ART AWARDS
For the seventh consecutive year,
WFMY-TV, Channel 2, in Greensboro, Nojbth
Carolina, will be regional sponsor^of
Scholastic Art Awards, making it possi
ble for talented art students in high
schools in hh Piedmont North Carolina
and Vii-ginia counties to win honors for
themselves and their schools.
Scholastic Art AwardSn is sponsored
nationally by Scholastic Magazines, Inc.
VilFMY-TV will receive the entries for
this territory during the week of Jan
uary 26th. The awards program will be
on February l6th, which also marks the
beginning of the two-week regional exhi
bition of winning entries, to be held in
Elliott Hall and Weatherspoon Gallery at
the University of North Carolina at
Greensboro.
■'’oia achievement keys and certificates
of merit will be the honors at the re
gional exhibition. After the regional
show, the best work selected from the
key-winning pieces as "Blue ribbon"
final.ists will go to national head
quarter? in New York City for judging
with finalists from other regions. Na
tional honors are scholarships, gold
medals, special cash awards and the
honor of display at the National High
School Art Exhibition to be held in New
York Git:'.
Rule books giving complste details
are now available" from TMY»»TV.
San had just broken up with his steady,
a school teacher*
"What Happened?" asked a friend*
didn’t show up one night^and she
wanted me to bring a written excuse
signed by my mother".
The Window
rn~tle peHBa \ 7,50CT
students have received Merit Scholarship
awards aud 'thonsandg of pt^er high—scor
ing students have been assibpd in ocfe—
taining financial aid from other sources*