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Show Utah National Guard Now Providing Scholarship Program The Utah National Guard has created one of the most generous scholarship programs available to Utah High School seniors, ac-carding ac-carding to Maj. Gen. Maxwell E. Rich, Utah adjutant general. Four $500 scholarships will be awarded each year at high school commencement exercises. Three will be academic scholarships and one literary. One academic scholarship will go to Brigham Young University, one to Utah State University, and one to the University of Utah. The literary scholarship will be awarded to the winner of an essay contest and can be used at any university in the state of Utah at the choice of the winner. win-ner. The subject of each year's essay es-say will be chosen by General Rich. This year's subject will be, "The National Guard as a Constitutional Consti-tutional Guardian of Freedom." Entrants in the academic scholarship scho-larship contest must be members of the Utah National Guard in good standing, and high school seniors. Points will be awarded on a semester basis for the last , three years of high school work, participation in extra-curricular activities in the fields of school leadership, athletics, clubs and organizations, and other appointments appoint-ments recognized by the school. School principals will be required re-quired to comment on citizenship ratings of their nominees. The literary scholarship contest con-test is open to both boys and girls who are high school seniors scheduled to graduate in 1959. Essays are limited to 2,500 words or less. Judging will be accomplished by a committee appointed by General Rich. Winners will be announced at commencement exercises of high schools concerned. Scholarship funds will be deposited de-posited with the university concerned con-cerned and may be withdrawn by the student at a rate not to exceed $250 per year for at least two years. Scholarship winners must continue con-tinue their Guard membership in good standing until all funds have been exhausted and must maintain high academic standards stand-ards at the university. Should a student drop out of the National Guard or fall below the prescribed school academic standards his unused scholarship funds will revert back to the Utah National Guard. Complete details on these contests con-tests are available at all Utah National Guard units throughout the state and at all Utah public, parochial and private high schools. 4 |