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Show | MERIT. WINNER ... Susan Thrasher, a senior at ‘Sie Luis | Obispo high school, was today named winner of a National| | Merit scholarship. She plans to attend UCLA and ee in | applied mathematics. (Telegram-Tribune Saeed Susan Thrasher First ical Merit Scholarship Winner Susan Thrasher, a senior at San Luis Obispo high school, today was named winner of a National eri scholarship in nationwide school competition. She is the daughter of Major and Mrs. Leonard R. Thrasher. National Merit scholarships ‘National Merit. Scholarship cor- are awarded by the Y poration through funds pro- ship, although the school has: vided in its founding grants. had several finalists. Some 400 such awards are beShe came to San Luis Bbispo| ing made across the nation to- high school. three, years - a g-0) day to deserving high school had her father was. named seniors. commander of Camp San Luis. In addition, some 110 corpor- Obispo. ations, foundations, professionMiss Thrasher is a life memal societies and other organiza- ber of the California Scholar-| tions sponsor some 500 Merit ship federation and is ranked! scholarships, _ at the top of her class scholasMiss Thrasher will major in tically. applied mathematics at the UniThe scholarships awarded by versity of California in Los An- the Merit foundation are given) as a on a four year basis, based on! com- need, and worth from $100 to 51,500 a year. been The National Merit Scholaractive in the Girls’ Athletic ship -corporation,: in suburban association, the Future Teach- Evanston, I ll., said that nearly ers club, and has been active one third of the nation’s high in music, science and sports school seniors entered the com-| programs, | petition for scholarships. They She has also assisted in took: three hour tests in: 14,500 teaching adult night school for schools. foreign adults learning’ English. The program is based. on Miss. Thrasher is the first grants, from the Ford foundai\San Luis Obispo high school tion and from the Carnegie |student to win a Merit: scholar- Cerporation of New York. geles, She plans a career programmer for electronic puters. In high school she has |
