CATALOG 1952-1953


wish to pursue studies or investigations in the universities and colleges of the United
States.
 The Fund thus created through his will is known as the Leo S. Rowe Pan Ameri-
can Fund. It is administered through a Permanent Committee, designated by the Coun-
cil of the Organization of American States.
 The benefits of the fund are extended in the form of loans to students in the fol-
lowing categories:
 1. Latin American students who, having completed their technical or professional
studies, wish to come to the United States to pursue advanced studies or engage in
special research or investigations of a technical or scientific nature.
 2. Latin American students who are already pursuing studies or research in the
United States, and who require additional assistance to enable them to complete their
work or to meet an emergency.
 3. Latin American students who are the recipients of scholarships for study in the
universities or colleges of the United States, or have resources of their own to undertake
such studies, but who may require additional assistance to enable them to meet their
needs..
 The Permanent Committee has particularly stressed the importance that these loans
be granted to applicants whose studies have a direct bearing on the economic, social
and cultural development of the Latin American countries. Emphasis has also been
placed on the fact that all applicants must complete their studies, leading to a degree,
within the maximum period of two years. The maximum obtainable for students already
in the United States is $500 per year. The loans bear no interest and must be repaid
within five years after the completion of the purpose for which they were granted.
 All inquiries should be addressed to the Secretariat of the Leo S. Rowe Pan
American Fund, Pan American Union, Washington 6, D. C.
 The John G. and Fannie F. Ruge Memorial Scholarship and Loan Fund.-This
scholarship and loan fund was made available through the will of the late John G. and
Fannie F. Ruge of Panama City who stated in the will that "there is no greater
privilege in this world than to give young men and women the means of intellectual
growth." A limited amount of the fund has been set up for scholarships; the remainder
is operated as a loan fund. "Such loans," he stated, "are to be made on the condition
that the recipient refund the money thus loaned as soon as he or she may reasonably be
able to earn it after providing for their livelihood in an economical manner." These
loans, if not repaid, will not only manifest ingratitude to those individuals who made
them possible, but will work gross injury to the John G. and Fannie F. Ruge Loan
Fund.
 The applicant must be a bona fide full time student of the University of Florida
and must have completed at least thirty hours of college work with a scholastic average
of C or better. The maximum loan granted to any one student during the year is $500,
or a total of $1,000 while in school. Applications for both scholarships and loans should
be made to the Office of the Dean of Men.
 John J. Tigert Student Loan Fund.-At its meeting on April 15, 1946, the Board
of Control accepted $500 from a friend of the University to be used as a revolving
loan fund. This fund was to be used in cases of emergency when, on account of financial
difficulties, worthy students would be kept from graduating unless they could receive
some assistance. Only in special cases are these loans made to members of the junior