New-York tribune., 1918-06-04
Newspapers and Individ-
uals Among Winners of
Pulitzer. Honors
$1,000 for Best Story
M'nna Lewinson and Harold
"A. Llttledale Share in An
nual Cash Distribution

winners of the prizes established NV
The late Joseph Pulitzer to be awarded
annually for the best work in tho fields
u journalism, art and letters were an
nounced yesterday by the trustees Of
Columbia University
Prizes in journalism totallng $4,000
are awarded to "The New York
lines; jointly to Miss Minna levin
son and Henry Beetle Housh TO "The
louisville Courier-Journal" ard to
llaro'd a. Llttledale. The GOLD medal
% Ior 1918, valued at $500, was won bv
lhe Times" for its public service IN
publishing in full so MANY official Mt.
'erances of European statesmen con-
cernlng the war.
Inc prize won by Miss Lewinson and
Mr. Hough, seniors in the School Of
Journalism, amounts to $1,000 and is
1or the best history of public services
rendered by the American press during
the preceding year. Mr.. Hough let
the school to become a first class VOC
man. 1.-THE Louisville Courier-J our
nal' won $500 for two editorials. en-
titled "Vae Victis!" and "War Has Its
Compcnsations"
Winner Now in Army
Mr.. Littledale, who won $1,000 for
the best example of reporters work.
now is fighting in Flanders. an exploit
of his in sticking to his tank until the
Germans were within forty yards and
lhcn blowing it up with petrol having
oeeh mentioned in dispatches as an
instance of cool gallantry.
threw IN match and up she
went. he wrote to friend. He won
me Pulitzer prize by his articles in
The Evening Post" OH New JERSEY
prisons, which brought about investi-
cation and reforms.
Inc jury Of award for the prizes in
Journalism was made up of Director
lalcott Williams, Of the School of
journalism, and Professors Walter B..
Pltkln, 4. c. II. Brown, James T. Grady
and Robert MacAlarney.
$4,000 Letters Prizes
A total of $4,000 was awarded as
prizes in letters, as follows: $1,000
Tor the American novel which best de-
pets the wholesome atmosphere of
American life and the highest stand
ard OF American manners and man
hood" to Ernest Poole. who wrote
HIS Family"; $1,000 "for the original
American play, performed in New
York during the year, which shall best
represent the educational value and
power of the stage in raising the
standard of good morals, good taste
and good manners" to Jesse Lynch
Williams, the author of "Why Marry 20;
$1,000 for the best history of the
United States published during the
year, to Professor James Ford Rhodes,
for his History Of the Civil VAR;
$1,000 for the best biography teaching
patriotic and unselfsh service, to
William Cabell Bruce, author of "Ben-
jamn Franklin, elf-Revealed."
Two Annual Scholarships
Samuel Gardner is the winner of
the annual scholarship awarded "to
the student of music in America who
may be deemed the most talented and
deserving" A similar scholarship. in
art goes TO Bushan M. Rusitch, stu
dent at the National Academy of De-
sign.
The prizes will be awarded formally
tomorrow, Commencement Day. Yes
terday was Columbia College class
day. Exercises were held on the
green, between Earl Hall and the
School of Mines. The senior tea was
in Earl Hall at $50 o'clock in the
afternoon At $3.50 o'clock Dean and
Mrs. Russell held reception for
Teachers College.