Show Elks Lodge Announces Scholarship Openings Exalted Ruler Bill Buchanan today announced that Moab No 2021 Elks lodge Is receiving scholarship applications In the theE E Elks Elk I k s National Foundations Foundation's Annual Most Valuable Student Competition Mr Buchanan said the Foundation Foundation Foundation Foun Foun- dation national charitable trust of ot the Benevolent and Protective Protective Protective tive Order of f Elks Is offering schol scholarships valued at for the 1961 college year The scholarships range from to 1400 and are valid In any recognized college or university chosen by the winners winners winners win win- ners to Mr Bucha- Bucha ners e cordIng according to Mr Bucha Bucha- nan Following are the awards separate competitions First 1400 second 1300 third 1200 fourth 1100 fifth 1000 five awards of ot each ten awards of each and 45 awards of ot each Announcement of winners willbe will willbe willbe be made at the Elks grand lodge convention in Miami Beach In July 1961 Open to high school seniors and college studentS below the grade of ot senior who are United United Uni Uni- United ted States citizens the Most Valuable Student Competition is intended to assist the nations nation's best students In furthering their education Exalted Ruler Buchanan 1 said that the competition emphasizes emphasizes sizes scholastic achievement In order to qualify for the national nation al finals applicants must have havea a scholarship average of ot 90 or better and be In the upper five per f cent ent of their class he said sold All AU area students Interested in entering the competition must file applications with the lodge by Feb 10 1961 accordIng accord accord- Ing to Exalted Ruler Buchan Bu han an He said that this would allow allow allow al al- al- al low time for tor judging of the entries entries entries en en- tries by the lodges lodge's scholarship committee and forwarding to the secretary of ot the Utah State Elks Association before March 1 1961 Mr Buchanan said sald that Most Valuable Student Competition applicants and further details may be obtained from Val Maughn chair chairman nan of the lodge scholarship committee |