New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-06-03
Columbia Awards
Highest Prize to
Football Star
Emanuel Littauer Selected
by Students for Rolker
Fund Income
Earle Most Faithful"
Medals and Money for Prof.
cheney Will Be Presented
on Wednesday
Earle "Most Faithful"

OF all the scholarship prizes to be
awarded at the commencement exer-
cises at Columbia University next
Wednesday, the most coveted will go to
Emmanuel Littauer, former fullback
and idol of the students.
The Rolker prize, which was an
nounced last night as having gone to
the former football player, is for the
member of the graduating class select
ed by his classmates as most worthy Of
special distinction for academic work.
athletic proves and other undergradu-
ate activities. The prize consists of
the income on $1,000 for one year. and
is the gift of Mrs. c. ". Rolker in mem
DRY of her son, Charles NJ Rolker,
ir., 'O7.
Mex. in interest is the prize FOR the
most faithful and deserving" member
of the class, which will go to Edward
VI. Earle. II is $50. Edward Gluck, a
senior. won both the Chanler and Els
berg prizes for proficiency in modern
history.
Original work in American diplomacy
won the 5000 Einstein prize FOR Colley
Eugene Williams. Robert l.. S. Stern,
of the School of Journalism. carried off
the James Gordon Bennett prize of the
income from $1,000 for the year, for the
best essay on the current domestic poll
icy of the United States.
Francis Thorton kimball gets the II.
{. Bunner medal for the best essay on
American literature.
The Butler medal for the graduate Of
Columbia University who has for a
year shown the most competence in
philosophy or education will go TO
Hartley Alexander Burr, professor Of
philosophy at the University Of Ne
braska. Miss Silvia Sara Rosalind
Hecht. a Barnard senior, will get the
Earle Prize i'm Classics of $50.
The winners Of the Curtis medals for
excellence in the delivery OF original
orations are william Shiukle knlcker-
booker, II. and David Maurice Klaus
ner 'l6, Of Jersey City.
An honor Of special distinction viii
be conferred on DR.. Henry Smith Nun
roe, emeritus professor of mining. when
he receives the class Of 1889 medal Tor
distinguishing himself in any sphere
Of human effort" The Faculty OF APP
piled Science selected three men for the
Darling prize for the most faithful ana
deserving student of the graduating
class in mechanical engineering. ne
three candidates were Robert Colstein'
H. Updike Greene and John J.. kretz-
mer. The class chose ColsteIn. The
prize is the annual income on $1,000.
Robert Colstein. Walter II. Sammis and
Howard Wiley captured the llllg
medals for proficiency IN their regular
studies IN the School Of Applied Sci
ence.
Walter Feasel Wilson. II, Of Lin
coin. Neb.. won the American institute,
Of Architects medal for the best record
at the School Of Architecture. Alfred
KEENAN, Mausoloff. II. of Scarsdale'
\. Y. and Alexander Cochrane Robin,
son. 3rd. Of Scwickley, Penn. received
honorable mention.
Tho Toppau Prize in constitutions
law will be divided between Frederlck
Paddock Lee. Of Rutherford, y. j., and
Warren T. Spies, Of Question. Iowa.
Winners OF prizes I'm journalism. liter
ature and drama viii be announced to-
morrow. after the awards have been ap-
nroycd bv the board OF trustees.