A program of scholarships for promising Jewish farm boys and girls, eager for a College education, was announced today by Dr. Theodore Norman, general manager of The Jewish Agricultural Society.
Sons and daughters of active Jewish farmers, in need of financial assistance, who are entered in a college or university in the United States for the 1960-61 academic year, are eligible for these awards, which will be made on the basis of merit and need. The exact amount awarded will depend upon cost of the College course selected and the economic circumstances of the students and their families. Applications must be received by the JAS by September 6.
The Jewish Agricultural Society is an affiliate of the Baron de Hirsch Fund, which was endowed 70 years ago to foster settlement of Jews on the land in the United States and to engage in educational work among immigrants and their children. The Society has had in effect various programs of agricultural education for Jewish farmers all over the country, for the past half century.
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