D.O.B. Proudly Announces

BLANCHE M. BAKER

MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND

YOU READ IN THE JANUARY LADDER OF THE PASSING OF "DOC" BAKER AND THE LOSS WE SO KEENLY FEEL OF BOTH A FRIEND AND A MOVING FORCE IN EDUCATING THE PUBLIC AND THE HOMOSEXUAL TOWARDS A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND ACCEPTANCE OF OUR FLACE IN SOCIETY. THE GREAT NEED FOR THE TYPE OF WORK SHE GAVE SO MUCH TIME TO IS SOMETHING OF WHICH WE ARE ALL ACUTELY AWARE. REPLACE HER WE CAN NEVER DO. BUT WE FEEL THERE IS A MEANS BY WHICH WE CAN PAY TANGIBLE TRIBUTE TO HER MEMORY AND AID IN CARRYING ON OF HER WORK.

THE BLANCHE M. BAKER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP FUND HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED BY THE DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS. SOME CONTRIBUTIONS HAVE ALREADY BEEN MADE, PROVIDING A TANGIBLE BASE RATHER THAN JUST A "NICE-THOUGHTBUT-NEVER-GOT-REALIZED" PROJECT.

THE IDEA FOR A SCHOLARSHIP FUND WAS FIRST BROUGHT UP AT DOB'S FIRST CONVENTION IN WAY OF 1960 BY A MEMBER OF THE NEW YORK CHAPTER, AND OKAYED BY THE MEMBERSHIP. THE IDEA OF A FUND HONORING DR. Baker HAS GIVEN IMPETUS TO THE IDEA.

THE DETAILS HAVE YET TO BE WORKED OUT. AT PRESENT PLANS ARE THAT IT WILL BE AWARDED TO WOMEN OVER 21. THE SUGGESTION HAS BEEN MADE THAT THE SCHOLARSHIP BE LIMITED TO PERSONS STUDYING IN LAW, PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY OR A RELATED FIELD. IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS ON DEFINING OR NOT DEFINING THE AREA OF STUDY, ON WHAT LEVEL OF EDUCATION (GRADUATE OR UNDERGRADUATE) IT SHOULD BE AWARDED, WHETHER IT SHOULD BE A LOAN FUND (REPAYABLE) OR A STRAIGHT GRANT, OR ANY OTHERS WHICH WOULD BE PERTINENT, SEND THEM WITH YOUR CONTRIBUTION SO THAT YOUR VOICE CAN PLAY A PART IN DETERMINING THE REQUIREMENTS.

THE FIRST BLANCHE M. BKAER MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP WILL PROBABLY BE AWARDED AT THE SECOND NATIONAL CONVENTION OF DOB IN 1962.

P.S. MAKE YOUR CHECK PAYABLE TO THE DAUGHTERS OF BILITIS, AND INDICATE ON THE CHECK, "SCHOLARSHIP FUND".

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