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Official Organ Of I he Slavonic Benevolent Order Of The State. Of
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Texas, Founded 1897
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Postmaster: Please Send Form 3579 to: SUPREME LODGE, SPJST, P. 0. Box 100, Temple, Texas 76503 ISc)N 074588(X) December 11, 1985 VOLUME 73窶年UMBER 49
Scholarship Program For SPJST Members The Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas established a Scholarship Fund in 1982 to encourage young members to further their education and to help them to achieve career goals. Funded by the SPJST and voluntary contributions by SPJST members, the Scholarship Program is administered by the SPJST Supreme Lodge as an investment in youth and in our economic and social progress. TYPE OF SCHOLARSHIP Four - year programs leading to a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution. Each Scholarship is for one year only. Each year a member may apply whether he or she has been a previous recipient or not. WHO IS ELIGIBLE Applicants must be qualified members of the SPJST. Qualified members are those having an active SPJST insurance certificate in force. The certificate must be a permanent plan of insurance in the face amount of $5,000 or more and be in good standing (premium paying for duration of scholarship). Application may be made during the high school senior year. Scholarships will be awarded only to recipients who have graduated from high school, or its equivalent. College undergraduates may apply for a scholarship for the next school year. SELECTION Scholarships are awarded by a committee selected by the Supreme Lodge of the SPJST. The committee consists of persons who have a recognized standing in the field of education and who are not associated in any other way with the SPJST or the SPJST Scholarship Fund. Applicants who are high school seniors may take either the Scholastic Aptitude Test (S.A.T) or the American College Test (A.C.T) given by the College Entrance Examination Board. Arrangements to take the S.A.T. or A.C.T. should be made with their local high school. Criteria for selecting scholarship winners from among high school seniors include: * Results of the S.A.T. and/or A.C.T. * High school records * References and recommendations * The committee's judgment of the applicant's potential * SPJST involvement
Applicants who are college undergraduates must submit official transcripts of past college work with their application. Exact due dates and requirements for both the freshman and undergraduate programs will be furnished the member after they have sent in the initial application prior to April 30. The committee's decisions will be announced before the beginning of the fall semester. SELECTION OF ACCREDITED COLLEGE AND DEGREE Scholarship winners may attend any college in the United States of America accredited by a recognized accrediting body. Negotiations for admission must be conducted entirely by the scholarship applicant. AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS The SPJST will award scholarships in the following amounts: Four - year program -Freshman Year $500.00 $500.00 Sophomore Year Junior Year $500.00 $500.00 - - - - - - Senior Year RESPONSIBILTY OF SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS Winners of an SPJST scholarship must enter an accredited college not later than the fall term following the announcement of the scholarship award. They must attend college on a full - time basis and carry a normal academic load without interruption and in accordance with the college calendar. They must maintain academic and personal standards satisfactory to the college and to the committee. MILITARY SERVICE AND ILLNESS If a scholarship recipient enters military service, the scholarship will be held in reserve for a period of up to six (6) months after the date of his/her release from service. Illness and injury that causes a delay in acceptance or continuance of a scholarship will also be considered good cause for holding an award in reserve. ADMINISTRATION The SPJST Supreme Lodge has full authority to establish the rules and regulations governing the Scholarship Program or to amend them at any time as it deems necessary. Administration and financing of the programs are the exclusive responsibility of the SPJST. The committee has exclusive jurisdiction in selecting scholarship winners. It acts in an advisory capacity to the SPJST Supreme Lodge. The SPJST assumes no responsibility for the conduct, personal affairs, or debts
of scholarship winners or scholarship applicants and will not be liable therefore in any manner. PAYMENT OF AWARDS Funds covering scholarship awards are remitted direct to the college, after proof of enrollment is received by the Supreme Lodge. The scholarship is to
be used for tuition, fees and books. Return application on the back to: SPJST Scholarship Fund P.O. Box 100 Temple, TX 76503 DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: April 30. SPJST-
Active Youth Club Of Snook Lodge
SPJST Lodge 9, Snook Youth Clubbers. This photo was taken by Brother Howard Leshikar while attending our November meeting. (See letter on page 5)
Orsaks Win Family Land Heritage Award
William Orsak and Mrs. Ella Orsak accepted the Texas Family Land Heritage certificate for the Will V. Orsak Farm in Burleson County from Agriculture Commissioner at ceremonies recently at the State Capitol. The program honors properties which have been maintained in continuous agricultural production for 100 years or more by one family. [Both are active members of Lodge 9 in Snook and good supporters of the Snook SPJST Youth Club; Submitted by YL Betty Schoenemann -- Editor] (See story on page 11)