SHELDON FUND FURNISHES EUROPEAN SCHOLARSHIPS

As a result of the apportionment of the Frederick Sheldon Fund 12 students in the University will be enabled to travel for a whole year and three for the summer of 1929, according to an announcement made by the administrators of the Fund. Four of the winners of the travelling fellowships are instructors in the University while the other 11 are students in the various graduate schools.

The fund was established in 1909 from the residuary bequest of Mrs. Amey Richmond Sheldon in memory of her husband Frederick Sheldon of the class of 1842, the income of which was to be used for the purpose of granting travelling fellowships.

J. M. Carpenter A.M. '14, Instructor in English, Benjamin Kropp '23, Instructor in Zoology and tutor in the Division of Biology, and A. B. Brown '25, Instructor in Mathematics, are the three members of the teaching staff who are enabled to travel in Europe during the year 1929-30. S. S. Stratton A.M. '28. Instructor in Economics and Tutor in the Division of History, Government and Economics, will spend the summer of 1929 abroad.

Nine men, representing eight different departments of the University, all students in one of the graduate schools, will travel next year on Sheldon Fellowships. They are: J. H. Bartlett, Jr., '26, concentrating in Physics; R. G. Gulley, University of Virginia '27, Architecture; F. S. Hogg, A.M. '28, Astronomy; A. J. Holden '23, Education; R. A. McKennan, Dartmouth '28, Anthropology; C. B. Millican, '27, English; E. J. Nelson '28, Philosophy; N. J. Padelford '28, Government C. M. Zener, Stanford '26, Physics.

Two students, both concentrating in Botany will spend next summer abroad. They are: W. N. Bangham, Ohio State University '26, and F. M. Salvoza, Syracuse '28.