RJ STAPLES MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Rj Staples, the Provincial Supervisor of Music was one of the founding members of SMEA in 1957. He acted as the editor of the SMEA News bulletin. He was appointed Honourary President to SMEA. Rj conducted a 1000-voice provincial choir at several SMEA Conventions and was instrumental in the Sask Sings broadcasts and the publication of the Sask Sings songbooks to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of the province. In 1964, Rj, as the Department of Education representative on the Curriculum Committee, encouraged SMEA to outline specific recommendations regarding equipment, teaching aids and trained teaching staff required to provide a full music program in Division III with consideration of a possible Division IV course of studies for a full music program. In 1968, Rj Staples organized the provincial Honour Choir (later referred to as the Provincial Honour Choir). FRANK CONNELL MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP Frank Connell came to Canada from Shotts, Scotland in 1958 as the Music Direclor of the Moose Jaw Lions Junior Bands. He was the founder of the Sask Music Camps in 1962, which later became known as the Sask School of the Arts with its permanent home at Fort San. Frank served as a member of the Executive of the SMEA, member of the Saskalchewan Arts Board, President of the Sask Chapter of the Canadian Bandmasters Association and was awarded the Order of Canada Medal. Our annual Memorial Scholarships are in need of more funds from people like you. The 'Tooney Auctions' of the last few conferences, although a great deal of fun, have not generated as much money as some of the fundraisers of the past. This leaves the scholarship fund at a very low level. SMEA awards two $500.00 scholarships, the R.J. Staples and the Frank Connell to a third or fourth year music student from the University of Saskatchewan and the University of Regina. Awarding these scholarships remains a priority of SMEA, so in order to continue to do so, we would like to challenge all music teachers, former music students, or anyone who believes music education is worthwhile supporting, to make a donation to our Special Scholarship Fund Raising program. All contributors will be issued a charitable tax receipt and will be acknowledged in our Newsletters and Annual Report for that period. Any amount of support is worthwhile. Thank you for your support! Cheques should be payable to: Memorial Scholarship Fund Saskatchewan Music Educators Association Box 519 Cudworth, SK S0K 1B0