Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-04
VARSITY H0N0RS
GIVEN STUDENTS
AT HONOR DAY
IN. NJ" Insignia Awarded;
Three Make Phi Kappa
Phi; "Mortarboard' So
Ciety Is Launched.

Honor day" at the state uni
versity made it's initial appearance
yesterday morning, before the
commencement ceremonies W tn
/ the enthusiastic applause of a
large audience greeting the recip-
tents Of certificates of excellence
IN various branches of student en-
doaNor President II. T.. Hill, in
opening the exercises, expressed
the nope that Honor day would be-
come an annual custom, and grad
ually take form as one of the
university traditions.
Miss Grace Stortz, formerly
student at the university, who has
been studying in the Chicago Uni
versity OF Music, appeared first on
the program, rendering a delight
full solo, accompanied by Mrs. d.
W. FaW. DR.. Hill then spoke on
the meaning of Honor day its aims,
and its results. It is the custom
Of presenting students who have
excelled in some particular branch
of activity with a tangible form of
recognizance, such as varsity in
sigma, scholarship medals, and
certificates.
John Scruggs, the retiring pres-
dent of the student body, awarded
in the name of the student coun-
Gil, IN. NJ insignia to the follow
ing undergraduates
Journalism-Ge George Bryan.
Debating-Charles caldwell
Tenn.s--Vernon whitley, Ed
ward Horgan, Jr.
Tracb-Louis Gerpheide, Law
renee Dow, George White, Thomas
Calkins, william Heacock, Ralph
Miller, William Hale, Arthur
Brown, Cullen Pearce and John
Fcrnstrom, Manager.
Football-Grant Mann, Louis
Gerpheide, Ben Gerpheide, O. b.
Witten, Dwight Mcclure, Vernon
Whitley, A. S. Macarthur Frank
Greenleaf, cullen Pearce, Chester
DUNCAN, Walter Hernandez, Ralph
Hernandez, Floyd Miller Louis
Hesselden Harold Booker, Thomas
Calkins, William Sganzini Regi-
nald Craig and George Bryan,
manager.
Girls BasketballrDorothy stew
enson, Blanche Guley, Helen Nell
son, Dorothy Crawford, Emma
Gerhardt, Leona Sherwood
President Hill, in the name of
the faculty, then awarded certif
Gates of eXcelleney in academic
work, picking the leaders of the
four classes in the different de-
partments. Samuel ROsenbach
who graduates this year, and who
was elected to phi Kappa Phi, the
honorary society was presented
the first G. r. French scholarship
medal as having the highest aver
age Of work done in his four years
at the university
Following are the leaders in
their classes:
Freshman Arts-Fred Wagner
Sophomore Arts-Irene Wick
mnd.
Sophomore Engineer - Vernon
Whitley.
Junior Arts-Franll Ogg.
Senior Arts-Helen Goetz.
Senior Eng,neer-Samuel RIOS
enbach.
were given honorable mention.
Perhaps the most significant
event Of the morning was the
awarding Of the memberships IN
the honorary Senior society Phi
Kappa Phi, which was made by
Dr.. Hill, Samuel Rosenbach, Hell
en- Goet2 and Clair A. F'etzcr re-
ceived the coveted honor. The or
ganization was founded in 1897 in
the University Of Maine, and has
chapters in many universities and
colleges throughout the United
States. 1t has for its purpose the
acknowledgment of talent in any
line Of learning. and members are
chosen from the senior class and
the faculty. Honorary members
have been selected from outside
the university circle among d.s-|
persons
With the view of shortly Affiliate
ing with the "Mortarboard,' a.
womans honorary society, the
"Mortarboard, Junior" was or
ganized at the university, and the
following co-eds were elected
Glass Of '21; Helen Goetz Weno-
nah Dixon, Grace Petersen, Anita
Osuna; class of '22, Wilma Snyder
Estelle Weisenbach, Eleanor Cam
eron, Irene Wicklund. Blanch Gu
ley and Beulah Breeder.
After all the awards had been
made, President Hill accepted the
senior class memorial for the uni
and thanked the outgoing
class for their interest and loyalty.
The gift was in the form of con-
crete bench placed along The road
in front of the main hall, and is
done in the prevailing type of ar !
chitecture. The student body rose,
and sang Alma Mater, and dis
persed to congratulate the fortu-
mates. Honor day was well re-
nnI..nA and tarntniana To heC0me q