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Show KENNECOTT ANNOUNCES SCHOLARSHIPS For the third year, six dependents depend-ents of employees at Kennecott Copper Corporation, Utah Copper Cop-per Division will be selected for scholarships to institutions of higher learning. Nelson W. Aldrich, director of public relations, who made the announcement, said any senior graduating from a Utah high school who is a dependent of an employee at Kennecott's Utah Copper Division or the Garfield Water Co. is eligible to apply for one of the $500 scholarships. In some cases, dependents of -retired employees and survivors of deceased employees will be con- sidered. This year's winners will be named this spring and the a-wards a-wards will be in effect during the 1957-55 school year. Primary qualifications will include academic aca-demic capabilities, leadership potential po-tential and citizenship. A secondary secon-dary consideration will be the student's need for financial assistance, as-sistance, said Mr. Aldrich. Scholarship committees at each high school will select two female fe-male and four male students from among applicants. These will bo reviewed by a Kennecott scholar ship committee for final selection of the. six winning students.. Six alternates will also be selected. Scholarship winners may attend at-tend any accredited Utah institution insti-tution of higher learning offering a baccalaureate degree. They may enroll for any course of study thry desire. - ' Iniormation and ' application blinks are available at all Salt Lake County high schools. Ap-pl.cation Ap-pl.cation . forms rnay be obtained at the principal's office. They must be submitted to the high school Scholarship Committee by April 15. Last year's scholarship winners win-ners were: Gerald B. Abbott of Granite High School; William L. ' I Baker and James M.- Nielsen of (Cyprus Hign School; Elwood Hardman of South Summit High School;' JoAnn Murano and Fllen B. Thomas of . Bingham High School. Five of the winners are attending attend-ing the University of Utah. The sixth, Miss Thomas, is attending Brigham Young University. O |