entitled to the same. In case any scholarship belonging to any county shall not be claimed by any candidate resident in that county, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may fill the same by appointing some candidate first entitled to a vacancy in some other county, after notice has been served upon the county superintendent of said first mentioned county.

§ 5. The county superintendents shall, within ten days after such examination, make and file in the office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction certificates, in which they shall name all the candidates examined, and specify the order of their excellence; and such candidates shall, in the order of their excellence, become entitled to the scholarships belonging to their respective counties. The examination papers handed in by each candidate shall also be filed with the certificate of examination.

§ 6. Candidates, to be eligible to said scholarship, shall be at least sixteen years of age, and shall have been bona fide residents of their respective counties for at least one year immediately preceding the examination.

§ 7. Any student holding a State scholarship, and who shall make it appear to the satisfaction of the President of the University that he requires leave of absence for the purpose of earning funds to defray his expenses while in attendance, may, in the discretion of the President, be granted such a leave of absence, and may be allowed a period not exceeding six years from commencement thereof for the completion of his course at said University.

§ 8. Notices of the time and place of the examination shall be given in the schools having pupils eligible thereto prior to the first day of January in each year. The Superintendent of Public Instruction shall attend to the giving of the notices herein before provided for. He may, in his discretion, direct hereinbefore that the examination in any county may be held at some other time and place than that hereinbefore specified. He shall keep full records in his department of the reports of the different examiners, showing the age, post-office address and standing of each candidate, and shall notify candidates of their rights under this act. He is hereby charged with the general supervision and direction of all matters in connection with the filling of such scholarships. He shall determine any controversy which may arise under this act.

§ 9. Students enjoying the privileges of State scholarships shall, in common with other students of said University, be subject to all the examinations, rules and requirements of the board of trustees and faculty, except as herein provided.

§ 10. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent the board of trustees of said University from granting such other free scholarships as in their discretion may be deemed best