Milford chronicle., 1924-07-11
PRIZES AWARDED
FOR BEST ESSAYS
ON CONSTITUTION
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citation gave the $50 Kent county
prize and the Sussex County Bar As
sociatiOn gave the $50 Sussex county
prize. The prizes to the high school
grades in public and private schools
were given by members of the State
Bar Association and two law stu
dents.
John Biggs, president of the New
Castle County Bar Association, pre-
sented the Wilmington and rural
New Castle County prizes to Miss
Walker and Miss McGOrdy. James F.
Alice, Jr., of Dover, in behalf of H
r. Johnson, president of the Kent
County Bar Association. presented
the Kent county prize to Miss Betson
and George n Davis, of Wilmington,
in behalf of Charles W. Cullen, pres
ident of the Sussex County Bar AS
sOciation, presented the Sussex
county prize to Miss Francis.
The essay contest was conducted
under the auspices of the American
citizenship committee of the State
Bar Association of which Judge
Hugh NJ. Morris is chairman and
George N. Davis is secretary.
Professor Ryden selected the four
county winners from the list of win
ming essays of the various schools,
and submitted the four winning es-
says to the Judges of the State Su-
preme Court, who selected from
them the essay of Miss McGordy to
receive the State prize. The essays
were submitted to Professor Ryden
and by him to the judges without
any names attached, and designated
by number. The judges did not
know the name of the winners des-
ignated by the numbers. It was stat
ed that the judges of the Supreme |
Court were unanimous in selecting !
Miss McGordy's essay.
School Prize Winners
The winners of the SIS, $40 and
SIS prize for essays in the various
schools were announced as follows,
the name of the donors of the prizes
being given in parenthesis:
Wilmington High School (Willard
Salisbury - First, Sara Walker;
second, Robert Bell; third, Mildred
Fisher.
Tower Hill School (James 1.
!
ond, George Williams; third, Martha
Vandever.
Salesianum School (Charles F.
Curley) First, James William Ker-
rigan; second, Joseph NJ. Lowell;
third, Leonard J. Quinn.
Smyrna High School (Ayres J.
Stockley)-First, Leslie w. Moore;
second. David c. Lloyd; third, Theo-
dore E. Hynson.
Georgetown High School (Josiah
MarveD First, Minnie Short; sec
ond, Elsie Warren; third, Mary {
Jones. I
Newark High School George L.
Townsend, Jr)-First, Martin Door c
dan; second, Erica Grothen; third,
Agnes Fraser.
Dover High School (Chief Justice I
James PennewilD First, Josephine U
Roscoe; second, Elizabeth Mayer; I
third, Helen Barnett. Il
Delmar High School( George w. y
Lilly)-First, Julia E. Francis; sec II II
ond' Everett R. Hutchison; third, =
Anne E. Elliott. i i
Ursuline Academy (Thomas R. U
Hanley)-First, Anne K. duRoss; =
second, Carmen Thomaschewski; .
third, Hedwig Bukowsko. q q
Millsboro High School John P. u u
Nields) First, Myer Ableman; Sec 81
ond, Preston Timmons; third, Eliza ~
beth Ellis. p
Misses Hebb's School (Charles B. u
Evans)-First, Julia Lee Higgins; ~
second, Margaret Reinhardt; third, y.
Martha Jewett Fem. ". 4"
Milford High School Judge D. T. %
MarveD D-First, William R. Hitch
ems; second, Harry L. Lack; third,
William S. Chism. be
Caesar Rodney High School (Cal- ia
sb E. BurchenaD D-First, Helen Ma til
son; second, Charles Naugebauer; Bt
bird, Elizabeth Knies H
Lewes High School (Caleb S. Lay il,
on)-Ffrst, Frances Ingram; sec
md, Martha Maull; third Hilda Brit en-
ingham. su
Alexis l. DUPONT High School TO,
Judge George Cray First, Emily or
1cGordy; second, Dorothy Hall; eff
bird, Kathryn Kerr. of
Greenwood High School Judge H.
I. Norris sJ-First, Edwin Unger; by
econd, Reta Tatman; 3rd, Doris me
,alhoun. cia
Delaware City High School (Judge wi
.ichard S. Rodney First, Mildred
Tetsch; second, Nellie Carrow; third in
Dorothy Yearsley. of
Frankford High School (Elwood SCI
!. MelsOn) 1st, Edna Reynolds; End, ors
Isle Evans; 3rd, Bertha Taylor. ing
Bridgeville High School (H. H. ed
Tard) 1st, Lawrence C. Elliott; End.
dward W. Cannon; 3rd, Mildred y
ukes. vid
Friends School William G. Ma low
affy) 1st, G. Peyton Wertenbaker.
Lord Baltimore High School MARY vel
upert) 1st, Helen Johnson; End, etc
ellen Hudson; 3rd, Raymond Can but
On. ella
Frederick High School (Lester P. i
udsOn) 1st, Mary E. Garbutt; End, per
harles A. Downes; 3rd, Helen J. baC
artin. +
New Castle High School (Francis flos
H. Janvier) 1st, Richard E. Watts, bic
=; End, Oakley C. Eskridge; 3rd, 6
mes E. Wilson. gar
Selbyville High School aaron by
nger) 1st, William Derrickson; Z
d, William Daye; 9rd, Abisha War res
lgton. cou
High School Judge be
. W. harrington 1st, Helen Bet poi
n; End, Ruth Workman; 9rd, Her
an Ryan. e
Seaford High School chancellor CIa
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