TRENTHAM SCHOLARSHIPS

Taranaki Daily News, 29 December 1920, Page 6

TRENTHAM SCHOLARSHIPS

60 AWARDED TO SOLDIERS' CHILDREN. f The first awards under the Trentham scholarship War Fund scheme were an"£oo™ d laat week - The fund amounts to £38,000, and' was established for the purpose of assisting in the educational advancement of the children of soldiers, of the t Xew Zealand Expeditionary Forces. The executive dealt with applications in the following order, (1) Children of deceased soldiers first preference, (2) children of disabled soldiers, in accordance with the degree of disability suflered by the soldier after taking into consideration the financial position of the applicants and the purpose for which assistance had been sought! It wag decided to make the awards for twelve months only, and subject to satisfactory arrangements being made by the recipients to ensure that the educational advantages offered will be availed of. It is the aim of the executive to apply the funds at its disposal to the children of deceased and disabled soldiers. both as regards capital and interest, so as to exhaust the fund within a period of 20 years. A total of 60 awards have been made, meeting all demands on the fund where the applicants have been eligible under the constitution. Of the awards, three are fj? '£so each, 10 for £4O each, 23 for £3O, 18 for £2O, and three for £lO each, involving a total outlay of £1990. No names of Taranaki children appear jn the list.