Evening star., 1927-09-22
HONORS AWARDED
JUNIOR BANKERS
$3.50 in Gold Prizes Given.
1903 Get Graduation Certifi-
Gates From Institute.
by EDWARD c. STONE.

| ington Chapter. American Institute of
| Banking, and kept secret since last
June, were announced at the Fall
rally last night at the Willard, when
| $3.50 in gold was awarded in prizes
| and graduation certificates rendered
| to 10S junior bankers. The small ball
room was crowded to the doors as the
| rewards were given the winners. The
certificates were delivered to each
studen~by Commissioner Sidney +.
| Taliaferro, who extended hearty con-
| gratulationS to all. Chapter Presi-
| dent. l. J. Roberts. presided.
President W. w. Spaid of the Dis
trict Bankers Association spoke briefly.
stressing the great value of the last
| ing friendships formed at the inSti-
| tnte, putting this phase of student
| life on a plane with the knowledge
obtained. Lasting friendships are not
made on the street or in business. but
| in the classrooms. where the students
are working night after night on the
same problems,' he said. After Mr..
Spaid's remarks Victor b. Deyber,
president of the Second National Bank,
| brought greetings from the Washing
ton Clearing House Association. speak
| ing especially of the wide educational
and substantial financial interest
| recent years.
Dr. Samuel w. Graflin of New York
gave a brilliant, inspirational address
on the elements underlying success.
| His wit, humor. common sense and
educational enthusiasm made a lasting
| impression upon the young bankers.
Scholarship Prizes Awarded
| The Charles J. Bell prize offered to
| students in standard banking was
awarded to William A. Buckley, Guar
| antv Co., $25; Robert G. Whitton
First National Alexa ndria, SIS. and
| Raymond ID. Lewis, American Secur-
| ity & Trust, $40.
The Clearing House prize offered
| the class in banking fundamentals
was given Miss Virginia NJ. Harrison,
| TaXoma Park Bank, $25; Samuel r.
Huey, American Security & Trust,
| SIS, and Miss Florence L. Gardner
National Metropolitan, $40.
The Harry V. Haynes prize in com
mercial law was awarded to John H.
Wild, Washington Loan & Trust, $25;
Martha NJ. Ashford. Liberty National,
| SIS, while a tie for third place brought
SIS each to Leona r. Rider. Prince
Georges Bank. and S. II. Field, First
National. Alexandria.
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the negotiable instruments class was
given to S. II. Field, Alexandria, S25;
| whose rank in the course was 100;
while tie for second position brought
$3.50 to Helen MacGillivray, National
Savings & Trust, and the same return
to Fred l.. Strasser, United States
Savings.
The George w. White prize in
standard economics went to William
A. Buckley, Guaranty Co.. $25; John
r. keener, Riggs National, SIS.
Another tie gave S. to j. II. Beall.
Security Savings & Commercial, and
to Robert G. Whitton. First National,
Alexandria.
The John Poole prize of SIS to the
best student in accounting was award
ed to Eugene r. Marks, Merchants
Bank & Trust Co., and the Poole
$25 prize in credits went to Eleanor l..
Dankmeyer.
The Victor B. Deyber $25 prize in
investments was won by Earl G..
Johnscher, American Security & Trust,
and the same bankers S25 prize in
trust functions caused Il tie and
was divided between Alma r. Part
ridge, Washington oan & Trust, and
Miss Mary A. Ribble, employed in the
same bank. both these students re-
Certificates Awarded 1O8 Graduates.
Certificates of graduation were
awarded to the following:
Elementary course-Miss Helen F..
Bailey, Security Savings Com
mercial; William L. Ball, Hyattsville
Building Associations; George r. Bar
ker and l.. c. Brubaker. National Saw
ings & Trust; Norman +. Budeshein,
pOrtpr
Shreve, Federal-American Dwight Bur
ton, Washington-Mecha Charles
d. Carroll, American Security
Trust; Herman o. Corder, Paul w.
Eckert, A. C. Harris, l.. B. Rousche,
Commercial National: Charles c.
Crawford, Liberty National Lawrence
w. Engleman, Riggs National; Miss
Olive X. Grebe, Treasury Department;
Miss Virginia NJ. Harrison, Takoma
Park Bank; oliver George Medler. F.
Austin Swartout and William A.
Thornton, National Metropolitan; Ivan
3. Munich, McLachlen Banking Corp;
Eugene w. Norman, Townsend, Scott
& Co.; Jack j. Pearson, Second Ma
tional; B. Winters Richwine. B. F.
Saul & Co.; O. l.. Spencer, Columbia
National; Lewis S. Springer, Arlington
Trust Co., and Miss Blanche Wise.
Standard course-J. Hanson Beal,
Vincent f. Boudron, F. Rust Bishop
and Oswald Lehman, Security Saw
ings & Commercial; Miss Helen p.
Broom and Miss Tracy Ellen Will
liams, District National; William A.
Buckley, Guaranty Co.. Miss Ellen
Clarke Crawford, Arthur Ross Dem
ing, Miss Ruth r. Gochenour, Miss
Mae Zetha Gordon, Raymond d.
Lewis, George F. Lingeback, Mrs.
Marjory Plumpton, Linnaeus T. Saw
age. Vincent A. Sheehy, jr.; Carl w.
ican Security & Trust; Aubrey o.
Dooley and G. Elton Walker, Com
mercial National; oliver Durant. 2d;
Miss Lenora M. Sponseller, John r.
Keener, Miss Esther Lau and Dick
son F. Sroufe, Riggs National; c.
Bertram Gelston, Franklin National:
Richmond II. Gibson, j. & w. Selig
man & Co; II. r. Glasco, Union
Trust; Paul F. Griggin, B. F. Saul &
Co.; Kenneth 0. Hulse, Federal Amer
lean; George Mcclellan, Lincoln; John
Howell Mclean and Miss Rose J..
Royce, Washington Loan & Trust
Stuart S. Ogilvie, Second National;
Arthur M. Schiller. unattached;
Charles ]. Sincell, Bank of Bright
wood; Miss Freda Steffen, Franklin;
Miss Eleanor III. Watkins and Robert
G. Whtton, First National, Alex
andria.
Graduates in Other Courses.
Credits course-Eustace Alsop,
Francis J. Creamer, John DeMarco
and Elmer O'Hara, Seventh Street
Savings Bank; F. Rust Bishop, Miss
Eleanor l.. Dankmeyer, George F.
Heider, J. William Roberts and w. j.
Shipman, Security Savings & Com
mercial; John Borba, Karl Emmerich,
Walton l.. Sanderson and Edwin c.
Static, F'ederal-American; Hopewell II.
Darneille, National Metropolitan; Clar
enCe Il. GaSch and f. c. Little First