Kablegram and Shrapnel Take SIP a Honor Awards SMA Units March In
pHttWATlQHAO Wht KaMe<jram Vol. 47 Staunton Military Academy, Kable Station, Staunton, Virginia, Friday, May 8, 1964 No. 9 Kablegram And Shrapnel 180 Juniors Take SIP A Honor Awards Take MMSQT Nearly 180 juniors at Staunton Four SMA cadets and three faculty advisors joined 1023 Military Academy took the 1964 other students and teachers last weekend for the 35th annual National Merit Scholarship Quali- Southern Inlerscholastic Press Association Convention. The fying Test recently. meeting was held May 1, 2, 3, on the campus of Washington The qualifying test is a three- and Lee University at Lexington, Virginia. hour examination of educational Newspapers, magazines, and yearbooks from 183 schools development. The test is the first step in the tenth annual competi- in eight states were judged. tion for four-year Merit Scholar- SMA's Kablegram and Shrapnel won Honor Awards. A ships provided by the National first place award is the highest category: honor is the inter- Merit Scholarship Corporation and mediate one. Achievement award is a lower one. by sponsoring corporations, foun- The Scimitar, SMA's general interest magazine, was eval- dations, colleges, associations, un- ions, trusts, and individuals. uated, but no ratings were given. The number of scholarships The Southern Interscholastic Press Association Conven- awarded in any year depends upon tion offers classes and workshops for the delegates, followed the extent of sponsor participa- by critiques of t'he publications. tion. In 1963, 1528 Merit Scholar- They led ns at Winchester — SMA's Color Guard: Poole, ships were awarded; 951 were pro- CHILDS, FEATURED SPEAKER Weeks, Dalton, and Weston.
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