The Daily Echo, 1964-12-02

              SHORTRIDGE
DAILY ECHO
SHORTRIDOE HIGH SCHOOL
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46207
SENIOR JUDY FERRIS CHOSEN
4TH RUNNER-UP IN CONTEST
FOR JR. MISS INDIANAPOLIS
Vol. 67, No. 53
Wednesday, December 2, 1964
IU Announces Language Grants
The Indiana University Language program has announced
scholarships in various foreign
languages. They are ln French,
Spanish, German, Russian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic,
and Hebrew.
The scholarships in French,
German, Spanish, and Russian
may be used at any Indiana university or college which offers
training to the level required for
state certification as a high
school  teacher of  foreign lan-
Colby Junior College
Department of Music
To Give Scholarships
Two Adelaide B. Nichols Music
scholarships have been announced by the Colby Junior
College Department of Music.
These scholarships are for violinists, pianists, vocalists, and
organists.
Each recipient receives a grant
of $1,000. They are supposed to
participate in solo and ensemble
performances, and other musical activities.
The winners will be chosen in
competitive auditions judged by
the faculty. The auditions wlll
be held at Colby Junior College
during April, 1965. For those living extreme distances, tape recordings may be submitted. Winners will be announced May I,
1965.
Applications should be in by
March 15, 1965.
For further information interested students may write to Miss
Helen Eberle, chairman, Department of Music, Colby Junior College for Women, New London,
New Hampshire, or talk with
Miss Elizabeth Evans.
Projects To Be Topic
Of Dads' Club Board
Finances and coming projects
will highlight the Dads' Club
board meeting Thursday evening,
December 3.
The 7:30 meeting will be held
in Principal Robert J. Shultz's
office. It is hoped that all the
board members will attend.
guage. The scholarships will be
of $500 a year, granted on a basis
of $250 a semester.
Up to five scholarships will
be awarded in the common Asian
languages to freshmen and sophomores who Rlan to study at any
any Indiana coUege or university that offers three or more
years of continuous instruction
in the appropriate language.
To be eligible, a student must
have completed at least two
years of successful study in one
foreign language ln high school.
Seniors at any Indiana high
school and freshmeen ln college
may apply. The scholarships wlll
be awarded on the basis of individual merit, language aptitude,
and career goal.
A recipient must maintain a
B average over all and ln the
scholarship language to remain
eligible for the scholarship support.
No examination is required for
the scholarships in Chinese,
Japanese, Korean, Arabic, and
Hebrew.
For the French, German,
Spanish and Russian scholarships, semifinalists will be asked
to appear at Indiana University
for a written and oral examination in the foreign language.
Bob Nipper Announces
Freshman Net Schedule
Robert Nipper, athletic director, has announced the freshman basketball schedule for the
year.
Dec. 10, Broad Ripple, here
Dec. 12, "World   Championship"
at Pike
Dec. 1.5, Attucks, here
Dec. 17, Arlington, here
Jan. 12. Howe, here
Jan. 22-23, City Tourney
Jan. 26, Washington, here
Jan. 28, Tech, here
Feb.   1, Ben Davis, there
Feb.   2, Brebeuf, there
Feb.   8, Scecina, there
Feb.   9, Chatard, there
Feb. 11, Cathedral, there
Feb. 18, Wood, there
Feb. 19, Broad Ripple, there
Judy Ferris was recently chosen fourth runner-up in the Junior Miss Indianapolis contest.
She and 47 other girls took pari,
in thlsi contest.
Each girl was anonymously selected by the Junior Chamber
of Commerce. The qualifications
for this contest were that the
girls chosen must have a high
scholastic standing and high
morals and that they must be
good citizens.
The judging took place last
weekend. On Friday each contestant met the judges at a reception. The judges included an
associate member of the Junior
Chamber of Commerce, a professor, and a fashion coordinator from Ayres'. Saturday afternoon the girls were interviewed.
Sunday afternoon each girl
modeled a sportswear outfit and
Sunday night there was a talent
show and the modeling of ball
gowns. To demonstrate her talent, Judy sang and danced to
"Fly Me to the Moon," a bosa
nova number.
The four runners-up and Jun-
MRS. OTTO
LISTS AIDS
FOR SENIORS
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology (M.I.T.) is offering
four-year scholarships up to
$2,500 per year depending on
need, available for undergraduate students in the earth
sciences from the Eugene and
Margaret McDermott Scholarship
Fund at M.I.T. For further information write to the Director
of Student Aid, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Cambridge 39, Massachusetts.
About 150 Alfred P. Sloan National Scholarships will be
awarded in 1965 to outstanding
male high school graduates.
There are many colleges who are
participating in this program.
All awards will be renewed at
the end of each year during the
regular undergraduate covivse to
those students who maintain
high records of achievement.
The financial status of the applicant is not a controlling factor
in his selection as an Alfred P.
Sloan National Scholar.
The awards range from a minimum of $200 for the student
without need to a maximum allowance for room, board and
tuition of $2400. Any male student is eligible to apply if he
is a resident of the United States
and can meet the admission requirements of the colleges and
universities offering Sloan Scholarships.
Write to the Director of Admissions at one or more of the
colleges or universities partici-
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lor Miss Indianapolis will proceed to the Junior Miss Indiana
contest where the runners-up
will lend Miss Indianapolis moral support. The five girls wiU
also speak at luncheons and be
in parades, including having
their own float in the 500 Festival parade.
Loretta Orton was another
Shortridge student selected to
participate in this contest. Both
Loretta and Judy had the same
comment: "I was surprised!!!"
DAILY ECHO
PLANS ENTRY
IN TB PROJECT
The SHORTRIDGE DAILY
ECHO is entering the 28th annual School Press Project co-
sponsored by the Columbia
Scholastic Press Association and
the National Tuberculosis Association. Coverage of tuberculosis,
respiratory diseases including
smoking, and health careers ls
included in the material to be
judged.
An entry may contain news
and feature stories, editorials,
cartoons, or photographs. All
material to be used in the contest must appear in the ECHO
in the month of December.
A trophy will be awarded to
the three local papers with the
best over-all coverage. They will
be forwarded to the state association for entry in the national
honor project. A cup will also
be given to each of the four
students responsible for the best
individual contributions in each
category.
Judges will rate exceUent, good,
fair, or poor on the following
points: understanding of subject matter, evidence of research,
readability, journalistic approach
and quality of art work.
An entry should be good or
excellent in all the points to
receive an award.
Music Groups To Give
PTA Christmas Program
Thomas Preble, head of the
Shortridge music department,
recently announced that the annual Christmas program will be
held on December 18. The program will be sponsored by the
Shortridge Parent-Teacher Association.
Each music department singing group has a part in this
program. The groups are as follows: Girls* Glee Club. Boys'
Glee Club. Choral Club, Concert
Choir, A Cappella Choir. Music.
Men, Girls' Ensemble, and Madrigal.
The Christmas program will
be held in Caleb Mills Hall at
8:00 p.m. Admission Is free.