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PROPOSED JOSEPH HENRY TOWLE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP

The President presented the following proposal for the establishment of a scholarship
by members of the family of the late Joseph Henry Towle:

               

Name:	The Joseph Henry Towle Memorial Scholarship.
Emolument:	$500 per annum. Subject to renewal on a yearly basis at the sole discretion of the donor.
Tenure:	One year. The original recipient shall have preference for renewal, up to a maximum of four years' tenure.
Selection:	Authority for selecting the recipient of the award shall be vested in the President and Board of Visitors of the University of Virginia.
Criteria:	The award shall be open to students in any department of the University, with preference to students in the College of Arts and Sciences and Department of Engineering, in that order. The original recipient shall be a student of academic promise and high moral character. To be eligible for renewal, the original recipient shall maintain satisfactory academic standing and add by participation to the betterment of student life at the University, all within the standards and judgment of the scholarship committee.
	The financial need of the recipient shall be a factor only where two or more candidates are so outstanding in required intellectual and moral qualities that it is difficult otherwise to decide between them.
OBJECTIVES:	It is hoped that this American student will, whatever his ultimate calling, always serve with great devotion the principles of our Constitution of the United States and the individual liberty it protects.
	It is further hoped this student will be reminded that, in his day of full responsibility, other deserving students will need his help in turn.

A resolution was adopted by the Board establishing the Joseph Henry Towle Memorial
Scholarship, and the Secretary was instructed to write a letter of appreciation to the Towle
family for this generous gift to the University.