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The original documents are located in Box D9, folder "Ford Press Releases - Scholarships,
1965" of the Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R.
Ford Presidential Library.
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Digitized from Box D9 of The Ford Congressional Papers: Press Secretary and Speech File at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
From the office of Rep. Gerald R. Ford (R-Mich)
The Capitol, Washington, D. C.
FOR RELEASE APRIL 28, 1965
A scholarship for a summer educational program in American politics and
government is offered to women college students of the Fifth District of Michigan
by Mount Vernon Junior College in Washington, D. Cc, Rep Gerald R. Ford (R-Mich)
announced today.
Lecture and seminar courses offering up to six hours of credit in American
government, domestic politics, foreign relations, history and culture are included
in the scholarship, which covers tuition, room and board.
Women students, who have legal residence in the Fifth District and attend
accredited two-year or four-year colleges in the United States, are eligible for
the scholarship, Ford said,
The winner, to be chosen by Mount Vernon Junior College, will pay only
transportation to and from Washington, laundry and personal expenses.
The six-week session from June 21 through July 30 will utilize the resources
of the Nation's Capitol, combining academic study in small classes and field work
to introduce students to the Congress, the Executive branch, the Courts, various
governmental agencies, and major private organizations located in Washington.
Ford emphasized that interested students are to immediately write to Otis
L. Graham, Administrative Assistant to the President, Mount Vernon Junior College,
2100 Foxhall Road, Washington, D. C. 20007.
The scholarship is being offered to the Fifth District as the result of Ford
being appointed by the College to the Advisory Committee for the summer educational
program.
Ford described the summer session as a program aimed at "achieving more
understanding of the American political system among college students, creating a
better-informed citizenry, and encouraging those interested in public service
careers,'
Located in the northwest section of Washington, Mount Vernon Junior College
is on a 26-acre wooded campus. Recreational facilities include tennis courts, a
swimming pool, gymnasium, and athletic fields
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From the office of Rep. Gerald R: Ford (R-Mich)
The Capitol, Washington, D. C.
FOR RELEASE APRIL 28, 1965
A scholarship for a summer educational program in American politics and
government is offered to women college students of the Fifth District of Michigan
by Mount Vernon Junior College in Washington, D. Co₂ Repo Gerald R. Ford (R-Mich)
announced today.
Lecture and seminar courses offering up to six hours of credit in American
government, domestic politics, foreign relations, history and culture are included
in the scholarship, which covers tuition, room and board.
Women students, who have Loval residence in the Fifth District and attend
accredited two-year or four-year colleges in the United States, are eligible for
the scholarship, Ford said.
The winner, to be chosen by Mount Vernon Junior College, will pay only
transportation to and from Washington, laundry and personal expenses.
The six-week session from June 21 through July 30 will utilize the resources
of the Nation's Capitol, combining academic study in small classes and field work
to introduce students to the Congress, the Executive branch, the Courts, various
governmental agencies, and major private organizations located in Washington.
Ford emphasized that terested students are to immediately write to Otis
L. Graham, Administrative Assistant to the President, Mount Vernon Junior College,
2100 Foxhall Road, Washing D. C. 20007.
The scholarship is being fiered to the Fifth District as the result of Ford
being appointed by the College to the Advisory Committee for the summer educational
program.
Ford described the summer session as a program aimed at "achieving more
understanding of the American political system among college students, creating a
better-informed citizenry, and encouraging those interested in public service
careers
Located in the northwest section of Washington, Mount Vernon Junior College
is on a 26-acre wooded campus. Recreational facilities include tennis courts, a
swimming pool, gymnasium, and athletic field,
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