Evening star., 1927-04-24
STUDENTS
LEAD At MARYLAND
Garry OFF Most of HonorS at
University-Four Attain
100 Per Cent.
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Special Dispatch TO The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. April 2S.-
Students from Washington carried off
most of the honors for proficiency in
studies at the University Of Maryland
during the first semester, statistics
just compiled by Miss Alma Preinkert,
assistant registrar, show.
Only four in the entire student body
attained 100 per cent, and all are
Washingtonians. They are Ellen Jane
Kaiser, a senior in the College of
Home Economics; Virginia s. Price,
a junior in the College of Educatton
Rachel B. Atkinson. sophomore in
the College of Arts and Sciences, and
Ruth c. Lawless, a freshman in the
College of Arts and Sciences.
Herbert K. Ward of Rockville, Nd,
a junior in the College of Arts and
Sciences, had the best average among
the male students, he being Just s
points shy of the perfect score. Cath
crime Dawson. also of Rockville, a
freshman in the same college, tied
Wards average.
Just half Of the AZ students who
placed first or second on the list are
from Washington.
I<SduEIS III lHE WI tOho OOAAI6GE anu
classes are;
College of Agriculture ~ Seniors,
Engelbert H. Schmidt, Washington;
Rafael A. Chayarria. San Jose, Costa
Rica Juniors, Mendes II. Sachs, Bal.
timore; John f. Witter, Frederick.
Sophomores, Ralph b. Nestler, Wash
ington; Joseph e. Long, Ridgely, Md.
and Raymond j. Romary. Ridgewood,
n. J., tied. Freshmen. Ernest Hem
ming, Easton, Md; Herbert s. Hopes,
Bel Air, Nd.
College Of Arts and Sciences
Seniors, William A. Fisher, Washing
ton; Winnifred M. McMinimy, Wash
ington, Juniors, Herbert K. Ward,
Rockville, Md; Frederick H. Evans.
Washington. Sophomores, Eva A..
Atkinson, Washington; Benjamin r.
Lafsl<y. Washington. Freshmen. Ruth
c. Lawless, Washington; Catherine
il. Dawson, Rockville.
College of Education --~ Seniors,
Gladys M. Miller, Westernport, Nd. !,
Mrs. c. f. White, College Park. Md.
Juniors, Virginia s. P@ee Washing
ton: Mary f. Kuhnle, Westernport
Md Sophomores, Elizabeth NJ. Gar
ber, Washington; Harry w. Beggs,
Westminster, Nd, and Frances j,
Maisch, Hagerstown, Md, tied. Fresh
men, Margaret Karr, Bethesda, Md;
Wilhelmina d. Kroll. Washington.
College of Engineering - Seniors
Melcolm Hickox, Washingtons John
H. Bittner, Berwyn, Nd Juniors,
Lester p. Baird, Washington; Arthur
Greenwood, Washington Sophomores,
Charles f. Whitlock, Baltimore; Ru-
dolph w Dauber, Washington. FRESH
men, Eugene j. Roberts, Washington;
Charles R.sDodson, Washington.
College of Home Economics-Sen.
iors, Ellen j. Keiser, Washington;
Ruth Fl, McRae, Riverdale, Md. Soph-
omores, Mary Stewart York, College
Park, Nd; Mena r. Edmonds, Hyatts-
Vile, Nd Juniors. Margaret McMin.
imy. Washington; Aline +. Herzog
Washington. Freshmen, NJ. Grace
Lighter Middletown, Md; Maude r.
Lewis, Washington.
Miss Edna McNaughton, professor
of home economics at the University
of Maryland, has been awarded a fel
lowship under the Laura Spellaman
Rockefeller Memorial Foundation, she
has been notified by the National Re
search Council. Her selection was
made by the committee on child de-
velopment for the purpose of training
leaders in child study. The Laura
Spellaman Foundation was endowed
by John ID. Rockefeller in memory Of
his wife.
Miss McNaughton has been granted
leave Of absence from her duties at
the university for the next term. She
plans TO study one semester at the
MerrillPalmer School at Detroit, one
semester at Columbia University and
during the Summer ofs 1928 at the
University of Minnesota.