points of fact, while others would 

 involve judgment of less tangible 

 qualities. Each teacher who has had 

 the candidate in class or in extra- 

 curricular activities would indicate 

 his or her answer by initialling the 

 blank. The principal would finally, 

 with an X, indicate the consensus. 

 The second part of the blank would 

 call for statements regarding a few 

 particularly important qualities, such 

 as concrete evidence of originality or 

 creative abilitv in the field of science. 



Part one would yield indications 

 on the same qualities as would be in- 

 dicated by the candidate's inventory 

 of activities and interests, so that the 

 two sets of scores could be considered 

 together and serve as a check on each 

 other. 



The advisory committee charged 

 with the responsibility of preparing 

 the specifications for the inventorv of 

 activities and interests should also 

 prepare the specifications for the rec- 

 ommendation blank. 



///. Schedule and Procedures (Tentative) 



June 1-Oct. 1 Preliminary publicity through newspapers, magazines, and 



radio. 



Oct. 1 Announcement by letter to State departments of education, 



superintendents of schools, and principals, giving the de- 

 tailed plans of the competitions. School principals would 

 be sent a return postal card on which to indicate the num- 

 ber of students in the school who would take the screening 

 test and the names of the teachers who would administer it. 



Oct. 20 Return postal cards due at national office. 



Oct. 20— Nov. 15 Screening tests and directions for administration shipped to 



schools. 



Dec. 1 Screening tests administered. A detachable portion of the an- 

 swer sheet containing the same serial number as the answer 

 sheet would be turned over to the principal after the candi- 

 date has filled in his name and the name of the school so 

 that the principal can enter the candidate's rank-in-class. 

 (Complete directions for the principal will be printed on 

 the form.) 



Dec. 5-Jan. 10 Scoring of tests and calculation of composite index for screen- 

 ing. 



Jan. 10 Notice to candidates of success on screening test. Letter to 



principals of schools having successful candidates with ap- 

 plication and recommendation blanks enclosed. Full direc- 

 tions will be given the principal for the administration of 

 the inventory of activities and interests and for the filling 

 out of the recommendation blank. 



Feb. 10 Application and recommendation blanks due at the national 



office. 



Feb. 10-Mar. 10 Candidates' dossiers put in order and shipped to State commit- 

 tees of selection. 



Mar. 20-Apr. 10 State committees go over applications, gather additional infor- 

 mation (if they wish), and make selections. 



Apr. 10 List of men and women selected for scholarships sent to 



national office. 



Apr. 15 State committees notify candidates of selection for scholar- 

 ships. 



Apr. 16— Public announcement of selection of scholars. 



May 1 Successful candidates must notify State committee of accept- 

 ance, of the university or college they wish to attend and of 

 the science course they wish to pursue. 



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