Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-07
BR|TON IS HONORED
Announcement
Sir John Russell Receives
D. Sc. Degree as IT'S Get
Maryland U. Diplomas.
Spacial Dispatch TO The Star.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, June t.
Sir John Russell Of England, one Of
the best known of British agricultural
scientists, was houored with the de
gree Of doctor Of science. and Rev. 5.
Tagart steele IT,, of Baltimore re
Ceived the honorary degree Of doctor
of divinity at the commencement eX-
ercises at the University of Maryland
today.
Representative Frederick \. Zihl-
man of the sixth Maryland congress
sional district, delivered the address
to the graduates and the presentation
of the more than IT'S diplomas to the
winners of degrees in the school year
just closed, as well as the certificates,
medals and prizes, was made by Dr.
RAYMOND Allen Pearson, president Of
the university.
Sir John Russell, who now is direc-
tor Of the ROthamsted Experimental
Station, the Oldest in the world, is the
author of several important agricul-
tural books, and was knighted in 1922
for his great service to agriculture.
ID. c. Students Honored.
A number of Westinghouse We're
among those to receive medals and
prizes. both the mems and women's
going to students from the Capital
City, Myron Stevens and Maxine
Heiss. A majority of the awards for
scholarship and for work in the Re
serve officers Training Corps also
went to Washingtonians.
The awards follow:
II. c. Byrd mems citizenship medal,
Kenneth Spence. Hancock, Md.
Mrs. Albert F. Woods girls citizen
ship medal, Helen G.. Beyerle, Balti-
more.
Sylvester medal for excellence in
athletics. Myron b. Stevens, Chevy
Chase, Md.
DR.. Albert F. Woods athletic trophy
for women, Maxine Heiss, Washing
ton. d. C.
James Douglas Goddard memorial
medal to student from Prince Georges
County for excellence in scholarship
and moral character-W. S. Hill, jr.,
Upper Marlboro Md.
Sigma Phi Sigma medal to freshman
who makes highest scholastic average
during first SemeSter--Ruth Charlotte
Lawless, Washington, D. c.
Dinah Berman memorial medal to
sophomore who attains highest scho-
lastic average in College Of Engineer
ing-Rudolph Wachter Dauber, Wash
ington, d. c.
w. D. Porter prizes to students who
show greatest advancement in public
speaking-Hazel j. Tenney and Ray
mond l.. Stevens.
Women's Senior Honor Society Cup
to woman student in the three upper
classes having the highest scholastic
average during the two semesterS pre-
ceding the award-Virginia Spence
Price. Washington, d. c.
National Oratorical Association
award of $400 to the winner of re-
gional contest-C. Clarke Beach,
Washington, D. c.
Medal for Debate.
Alumni medal for excellence in
debate-Grace Laleger, Washington,
d. c.
Diamondback medals for efficient
and faithful service on the student
weekly paper-Milford Harsh SPEECH
er, Amos Bowlus Beachley, Cecil L.
Propst, Frank Hewey Terhune and
Egbert F. Tingley.
Reveille medals for efficient and
faithful service on the student year
book-Reese L. Sewell, Ruth Tefft
Williams and Daniel Cox Fahey, jr.
DR.. II. J. Patterson Cup for excel
lence in debate-New Mercer Literary
Society.
Gov. Richie Cup to best drilled
r. o. T. c. company-Company A,
commanded by Wade H. Elgin, jr., OF
Washington, D. G.
DIR. Albert F. Woods prize to stu
dent who has done most for Reserve
Officers Training Corps-Cadet Lieut..
Col Leroy w. Sheriff, Landover, Md.
Military medal offered by class Of
,7,,;lf Fad la
Francis John Porter, Takoma Park,
Md.
Washington Chapter Alumni Cup to
best drilled platoon-1st Platoon, Com
pany A, commanded by Lieut. Harry
f. CARRIER, Washington, D. c.
Rife cup-Freshman team, captain
ed by Alfred f Hultquist, Warren, Pa.
University of Maryland sword to
best company commander-Cadet Capt.
Wade II. Elgin, jr., Washington, d. G.
War Department commissions as
second lieutenants in the Infantry Re
serve Corps went to the following:
Amos B. Beachley, William G. Bew-
ley, Norwood A. Eaton, Wade H.
Elgin, jr.; Harry f. CARRIER, James G.
Gray. jr.; Paul B. Gunby, Howard Il.
Hassler, William S. Hill, jr.; E. s.
Lanier, w. NJ. Leaf, Robert B. Luckey,
son, Kenneth Peatrie, w. L. Peverill,
c. L. Propst, f. E. Rothgeb, L. w.
Sheriff, K. F. Spence, NJ. B. Stevens,
w. r. Trimble, Roger S. Whiteford
and Mallery o. Wooster.
Phi Kappa Phi certificates went to
c. c. Beach, Julia L. Behring, Helen
G. Beyerle, George E. Bishoff, j. II.
F. Bittner c. 9. Brinsfield, jr.; Rich
ard Z. Coffman, Marian II. McConnor,
w A Fisher. w. S. Hin, jr.; Ellen
]. Keiser, William F. Korff, Mary w.
McMinimy, Ruth H. McRae, Gladys
NJ. Miller, Jessie F. Muncaster, Alton
+. Mock, Marguerite Childress Rein
muth, Helen G. Ryon. Engelbert
Schmidt, J. /. P. Shipley, K F.
Spence, Elizabeth ]. Taylor, Norwood
c. Thornton, William H. Upshan, Z.
@. Vanden Bosche and Helen r.
White.