Show SONS OF UTAH SMELTER WORKERS WIN SCHOLARSHIPS SCHOLARS HYPE United States Smelting RefinIng Ing and MinIng company Inaugurated inaugurated rated a plan In June 1939 of grant grant- granting ing scholarships at the University of Utah to sons of Its Utah em- em employees Purpose of the scholarship pro gram Is to gIve recognition to em employees for long and loyal service to offer a colleg education to sons of such employees who might not otherwise have the opportunity to enter the University and to stimulate stimulate late an Interest among young peo- peo pIe In communities surrounding the company's op operations In engineering as a profession At first two scholarships were offered Tho D Downie Davidson Muir Jr scholarship for study In mining and geology named for the late Vice President In ht Charge of Western Operations The Wale Wal- Walet Walter t ter r Hazen Ear Eardley ley scholarship for nonferrous non metallurgy was naIr named d for the tho late Manager of the Midvale MIdale Pia P it These two sCholarshIps have been ban offered each year since 1939 and have hao been available to sows of wage day work ers ens who h have ve been continuously employed for tor five Uve years or more nt at the operations In Utah or to sons of at such workers whose servIces with the company were continuous for 10 years or more at one or more of its operations In Utah and were terminated by death deth or retirement within the tho 10 year pe period I prior to the tho current award aard u been grad gran- d from an accredited hIgh school or Its equIvalent Their scholastic record In hIgh school be of an acceptable standard and In addition they are required to pass tests as prescrIbed by the University of Utah scholar scholar- scholarship scholarship ship committee All scholarships carry an annual stipend of for tor a year four UnIversity The rhe course courso students are gIven riven-an riven nn fly ity to work at one of the company's plants during summer vacations An additional scholarship noun was an an- n In March lU 1 In y y of the late E. E A. A tor i General me mer rana l Manager cr of MInes of the company This b by the s same scholarship me rules an and Is gov gov- reo re as the others and rles car an equal annual stipend ble ElIgI for or this scholarship of United are arc the sonS sonS' son t States and MIning SmeltIng Refining h al alary salaried em em- employees within a SR tk ry range range- falls of former maximum Sons alati d S with the Ula com company pan continuous tor wore were ten t-en at one of Its Utah years or more ere te lf operations and bY de death th eat ent within th the arrian me es year ten n period 1 J. J prior to the current award and and whose salary range came within the stipulated m a x i m u m are also eligible In 1939 three scholarships were were awarded Melvin l Joseph Belich son of Joseph D. D Delich Belich an em- em employee employee of the Midvale plant for tor 20 years received ed the Walter Hazen Eardley scholarship He was vas a graduate graduato of the Jordan High School In 1938 The D. D D. D Muir Jr scholarship was won by Alvin LeRoy Peterson a graduate of Granite High School In 1938 son of George P. P P Peterson who was mine carpenter nt at the U. U S. S S Mine for or 16 years rear Alvin AhIll left his studies at the University during during- 2 1942 to joIn the Arm Army Air Corps Conway V Nielsen was given a K special metallurgy a ward award for his Jordan o da High School scholastic rae rec- NIels Nielsen had worked 36 years at l Plant in various capacities The 1910 awa award d for the tho D. D D. D Muir Jr scholarship was given to Eugene Willard Pearson also a. a Jordan High S c h o o l graduate whoso father tather Dille 0 Pearson bad been employed en H 14 years In the he Midi vale plant department No applicant fed ed for tho 1940 Walter WaIter flaxen Hazan Eardley scholar seh ship t. t The 19 1941 U D. D D D. Muir Jr scholar scholar- scholarship shIp was awarded to Joe Jr n a Bingham School grad grad- unto In in 1940 if in n fn r 1 hc henn at Lark for over 10 years Joe G. G Jr a Murray HIgh School graduate In ht 1941 whose father had been employed nt at MId MId- Mid Mid-i vale alo Plant for tor 17 years was award eel ed the Walter Haen Eardley In 1941 The Edward Alexander Hamilton scholarship was awarded to Reid E. E Jensen n a Murray High School graduate of 1940 1140 whose father Neils Jensen had worked at tb Midvale 1 smelter smeller for tor 00 G years as 3 a ch rot were awarded I In 1492 i. i The Edward Alexander Hamilton Hammon scholarship was wag awarded to John W. W Anderson Bingham School graduate sr d ate whose father was a shift boss at U U. S. S S Mine lori torl over 9 years The I W alit att o 0 r U Hazen zen Eardley Arnold chol Lad was awarded to C Orge Last a Jot dan S d Ar D DI I 0 George W Wa Lutr 3 U l Midvale mill foreman for I for for- 7 years ears J J t. t 4 Jt Ther Them was was' was no qualified applicant t for r. r rth th D D. D D. D Muir Jr scholarship 4 fn 1942 1912 1 ISZ y it |