The New York herald., 1921-05-30
COLunl bia Awards
Medals and $4,000
Prizes in the Arts
Admiral Sims Among Those
HOnOred-Edith Whart0n's
Novel Is a Winner.

Columbia University announced yes
terday its annual list of prize awards
medals and honors, given in recogni-
ton of distinguished achievement ir
the fields OF literature and Journalism
art and music. science. law and archi.
lecture, and in the work of the various
university departments. The money
awards, either In cash or I'm annual in
come. total about $4,000
To Mrs Edith Wharton was awarded
a $1,000 Pulitzer prize for her novel
"The Age of Innocence" as "the
American novel published during the
year which best presented the whole
some atmosphere OF American life
and the highest standard of American
manners and manhood"
The Pulitzer Prize in journalism. a
gold medal valued at $500. FOR the most
disinterested and meritorious public ser
vice rendered by any American news
paper during the year" was awarded TO
the Boston Post for It's part in the expo
sition of the Ponzi frauds.
For the best example OF reporter s
work during the year, the test being
strict accuracy. terseness. the accom-
plishment Of some public good command
ing public attention and respect Louis
ceived a $1,000 prize for his interview
with President Wilson. published in the
World on Juno 1S, 1920.
Zona Gale, author of Miss Lulu Bett,' =
received the Pulitzer Prize of 81. 900 "for
the American original play, performed
in New York, which shall best represent
the educational value and power Of the
stage in raising the standard Of good
morals. good taste and good manners"
Award for Admiral Sims.
Other Pulitzer prize awards were
$4,000 for the Victory at Sea-" by Adj
miral William Sowden Sims. in collabo-
ration with Burton J. Hendrick, as '.the
best book Of the year upon the history of
the United States.'' and $1,000 to Ed
ward Box. whose autobiography, THE
Americanization Of Edward Box" was
judged "the best American biography
teaching patriotic and unselfsh services
10 the people, illustrated by an eminent
example. excluding, as too obvious, the
names Of George Washington and Abra-
ham Lincoln.
These prizes were awarded in the
School OF Architecture Alumni Asso-
citation Medal offered by the Alumni AS
ISOLATION OF the School of Architecture
for proficiency in advanced design, ia
George Wolcott Trofast-Gillette, 1921, OF
Garden City, n. Y: American Institute
Of Architects Medal oeffred by the
American Institute OF Architects Ia
that student of the School of Architec-
ture who has during his course main
tained the best general standard in all
departments of his work, to Duane
Reginald Everson. 1921. OF New Yor,
city
These awards were made in Columbis
College:
Alumni Prize. given annually to the
Alumni Association of the College to the
most faithful and deserving student OF
the graduating class. value $50. to Archie
Owen Dawson. 1921. of Hartsdale. N Y.
Edward Sutliff Brainard Memorial
Prize. annual income of 1920. Law
renee Robert Condor. 1921. OF New York
city.
Awards OF Annual Incomes.
Charles NJ Roi6er. Jr Prize. annual
income OF 81, 900, Lawrence Robert Con-
don. 1921, OF New York city.
Prof. Van Amringe mathema tioal
Prize. and income of $1,000. Wilfred
Francis skeats. 1923, OF Orange. n. J.
John Dash Van Buren,. Jr- Prize IN
Mathematics annual income of $4,000.
Ralph de Laer Kronig, 1922. Of New
York city.
Ordronaux prize in law, the annual
income OF $4,000. divided between Ed
ward Giuck. 1921. New York city. and
Loring Whiting Post. 1921. Chicago. III.
f. Il. Converse prize, the annual in
ry~l. ,,%, -
ley. 1921. of New York city.
Awards in schools OF mines. engineer
ing and chemistry
Edward A. Darling Prize In Mechanl-
cal Engineering. established by gift
of $1,000, William Spencer Bowen, 1921,
New York city.
tlliR Medals established by 2 bequest
OF $4,000: Thomas Pipes Ciendenin. 1921.
Mount Vernon, n. Y: Edwin Florance,
1921, New Brunswick. y. j.: Lincoln
Thomas Work. 1921. Yonkers. y. Y.
Faculty of political science awards
The james Gordon Bennett Prize. the
annual income OF $1,000. awarded for
the bes. essay on some subject of con-
temporsneous interest in the domestic
or foreign policy OF the United States,
to Arthur Harry Schwartz. 1928. Brook
lyn.
prize OF $3.50, Leonard Acker. 1922.
Poughkeepsie. ". Y.
In the School of Business the Mont
gomery Prize the income of $1,000
founded BY Robert n. Montgomery. was
awarded 10 Leonard Levine. 1921. New
York city.
NOTES OF THE THEATRES.
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