The Greenwich Masonic Lodge, Acacia No. 85 is now accepting applications from seniors enrolled at Greenwich High School for its annual David Theis Scholarship. The senior must be interested in majoring in political science, international relations, government affairs, public policy or anything relative to leadership and public service.
Applicants must write a three-page essay on an historical event in the Town of Greenwich that had a lasting legacy or effect on the town’s people and overall community. Essays crafted from original ideas and well informed material will be given primary consideration in this scholarship, however, below are three possible topics for the essay any contestant may choose to write upon:
- Who was Gen. Putnam and for what event in town is he famous?
- Who owned Putnam Cottage during the Revolution? What did Timothy Knapp do as tavern keeper that caused great alarm?
- Who was Major-General Ebenezer Mead and where did his house move after the town purchased land to build the high school?
A $2,000 prize will be awarded to the winner. Applicants send their essays postmarked no later than June 10 to: Acacia Lodge, P.O. 4663, Greenwich, CT 06830. For more information, call 203-273-2599.
