Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-06-20
PRIZES AWARDED
At UNIVERSITY
IN ATHENS
Honorary Degrees Conferred by
State Institution on Five
Prominent Men.

ATHENS. GA, June 1s.-At the
graduating exercises Of the University
Of Georgia FIVE honorary degrees were
conferred by the trustees as follows.
Dean Sylvanus Morris, Of the Uni
yersity Law School LII. D.. Or. :.
: Wallace. Of Tech. D. Lit. Dr. w. y.
AinswOrth,s Macon, DID: Hon. Peter
W. Meldrim, Savannah. LII. D., and
Professor J. s. Stewart. University Of
Georgia, doctor Of pedagogy.
Prizes for Students.
The following prizes were awarded
10 students.
Hamilton McWhorter prize for gen
eral excellence In the freshman class,
70 r. L. Galloway, Jr
Ready writer's prize for the best
essay upon subject announced after
admission to the examination room,
gold medal by the trustees. TO d. a.
Russell
Cadet prize for the best drilled ca
det, gold medal by the trustees, to
John Nicholson.
Wilcox prize for the best French
scholar in the senior class. $50 in
gold, by the sons Of the late Profess
sor G. p. Wilcox, to NJ. X. johnson.
Wilcox prize for the best German
scholar in the senior class. $50 In gold,
by the sons OF Professor Wilcox, to
r L. Jackson.
Chinese Boy Gets Award.
Horace Russell prize for the best
essay upon psychological subject
$50 in gold. by Judge Horace Russell
Of New York, to T. r. Lew, Of China.
Walter B. Hin prize FOR the best es-
say upon an ethical subject $50 in
gold, by Judge Russell to b r. Sc
gall.
Bert Michael scholarship of $50 for
member Of the junior class selected
by the faculty, to +. A. Bailey.
WI. Bryan prize for the best es-
say on our Form OF Government
$40 In gold, by Secretary Of state
Bryan. o. T. Tolnas.
l.. II. Charbonnier prize for the hes,
senior student i'm physics, set OF
drawing instruments offered by Mrs.
j. +. MCGOWAN, Of Augusta, to B. r
Segall
Two prizes consisting OF the Ameri-
can and English Encyclopedia Of Law
and the students edition of the en-
cyclopedia. for the best essays on a
legal subject 10 o. J. Tolnas
Agricultural Contests.
Trustees prize IN agriculture for
the best essay on The Influence Of
Agricultural Extension Work In the
Development Of the State" S2B In
gold, by the board Of trustees. 10 r.
l.. Ballard
Junior scholarship, $50 In gold. nv
the Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany for the student showing the
greatest proficiency IN agricultural
subjects, to Paul Tabor and f. B.
O'Kelly
Sophomore scholarship. $40 IN gold.
by Virginia Carolina Chemical Com
pany. for the student showing the
greatest proficiency in agricultural
subjects, 10 George Burch.
Freshmen scholarship, 1926 in gold.
by Virginia Carolina Chemical COM
pany, for the student showing the
greatest proficiency in agricultural
subjects, to II. L. Brown.
One-year agricultural course 92b|
in gold by Virginia Carolina Chem
ical Company, for the student show
ing he greatest proficiency In all
agricultural subjects, to J. Z. Lums-
den.
Farm Essay Awards.
Silver cup. by r. W. Wood & Sons.
Richmond, va. for the student in the
one-year course writing the best as-
say on The Need of Larger Cereal
Production In Georgia" to J. @. Du-
scnbury.
Ten dollars in gold, given by H. q.
hastings * Co, Atlanta for the stu
dent writing the best essay on The
Most Economical Means OF Increas-
ms the Fertility Of Georgia Soils" 20
p. Tabor.
Ten dollars in gold, given by II. q.
Hastings q 60. for the student writ
ing Inc best essay on THE Influence
OF Seed Selection on Georgia's Corn
Yields 10 Lloyd WORTH.
IN snty -five dollars in gold in two
prizes of SIS and $40, by the Ameri-
can Coal Products Company. for he
best essay on "SGlphate Of Ammonia
al an Economic Source OF Nitrogen.
Its Use in Agriculture" to p Tabor
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