A scholarship for “flight-minded Jews”
An article on ABC News on weird college scholarships (ABC News: Think Like Letterman, Win College Tuition) had this little Berkeley factoid:
Some scholarships are ridiculously specific. For decades, the University of California at Berkeley offered a $3,000 annual award to any Jewish orphan interested in a career in aeronautical sciences. The school had to appeal to the courts to broaden the academic prize because there were no takers.
Finally, the courts said the money could go to any flight-minded Jew — but a Jewish orphan would still be given preference.
Anybody know what the name of this scholarship was?
(via Fark.com)
*Update*: Kudos to the reader who pointed me to the Malcom Stacey Scholarship, “established in 1977 by a provision in the Will of Harriette Stormes in memory of her son”.
I think this stuff is ok, since it usually is the case of a private donor giving money to the school, only with a stipulation as to who gets the money. If this is government money, than of course its wrong, but when the school is merely acting as an intermediary between a private donor and his intended recipient, I don’t see a problem.
Comment by Morbo — September 1, 2005 @ 3:30 pm
Private citizens should have the right to give their money to any (legal) individual they feel like as long as no government money is involved. Similarly, I think private schools have a right to discriminate against some people of color with affirmative action as long as they get no state or federal money. If they do (like Stanford gets research grants from the government), they are bound by state and federal laws; Prop 209 and the 14th amendment equal protection clause.
Comment by RepBast1984 — September 1, 2005 @ 3:39 pm
Jews…. In…. SPACE!!!!!!!!
excellent
Comment by Josh — September 1, 2005 @ 4:00 pm
I agree with you guys that private citizens should be able to decide where their donations go and how, but the scholarship I point out was just so oddly specific, it sounds silly. Granted, the article did say the article was old, so perhaps it was a Cold War incentive and it made sense at the time.
Comment by Allen L. — September 1, 2005 @ 4:02 pm
Yea, it was a Cold War incentive. Good one, Allen.
Comment by Josh — September 1, 2005 @ 4:55 pm
Who is this girl in the DC article about KALX?
http://www.dailycal.org/article.php?id=19295
Comment by anon — September 2, 2005 @ 3:41 pm
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Comment by DTI — September 2, 2005 @ 5:10 pm
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Who is this girl in the DC article about KALX?
http://www.dailycal.org/article.php?id=19295
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Don’t know the DJ, but the album she’s pulling off the shelf is definitely Etta James. Not sure what album, but probably Etta James, At Last! if I had to guess.
Comment by jonp — September 4, 2005 @ 6:25 pm