Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-26
VIRGINIA BARRETT
WINS SCHOLARSHIP
Eastern High School Grad
uate Receives Coveted Co.
lumbar Women Award.

At the commencement exercises al
the Eastern High School last Wednes
day night. Miss Virginia Barrett was
awarded the Columbian Women S
Scholarship of George Washington
University. The award was made by
the scholarship committee of the or
ganization consisting Of Mrs. Joshua
Evans. ir. harman: Mrs. ID. *.
Shute. Miss Ella Given. Miss Mary
Kerr, Miss Dorothy Lewis and Mrs
William c. Ruediger.
One of the objects of Columbian
Women is the advancement of WON
en- by the founding Of scholarships in
the various departments of the uni
~srzitv.' At the present there are
six scholarships under the admins
tration of Columbian Women. The
first of these. known as the Nellie
Maynard KNAPP Scholarship, was es-
tablished in 1915 i'm memory of Mrs.
Martin Knapp. a former president of
the organization. Another, known as
The Founders of Columbian Women.
is in honor of the coterie of early
woman graduates of George Washing
ton University who felt the need of
such an organization and secured the
first funds for carrying out their be-
lief
Still another scholarship was con.
tributed bv the friends and admirers
OF the late Elizabeth V. Brown. super.
visor of primary instruction education
in the public schools of the District
Of Columbia. 1t is awarded only in
the teachers college. rs it's purpose
is to advance the academic standing
of primary teachers.
Controlled by Women.
Another scholarship fund has been
contributed by the College Women s
Club. now amalSamated with the
American Association Of University
Women.
All these scholarships controlled by
Columbian Women are gift scholar
ships. The only return that the or
ganization insists upon is eXcelling
work of high academic character and
outstanding qualities of leadership
and executive ability. They are re-
newed from year to year upon this
basis only.
The Columbian Women is an orcani-
cation made up of graduates of the
university, wives of the trustees and
of faculties. 1t is large and CON
stantly growing organization which is
one of the chief feminine adjuncts of
the university. 1t has recently sub
scribed $4,000 for room to be espe-
cially set aside for women's activities
I'm the third building of the university.
List of Members Given.
Among the members of Columbian
Women are Julia Marlowe Southern,
Frances Parkinson keyes, Mary Rob
erts Rinehart. Helen Nicolay, Mrs.
Anthony Wayne Cook, Miss Elizabeth
Peet. prominent woman educator of
the deaf; Mrs. William IL. Heron.
Mrs. Howard l.. Hodgkins, Mrs.
Charles j. Richardson, Mrs. Archibald
Hopkins and many other women not.
able in their particular fields of en-
deaVor. Mrs. Harvey Wiley is the
present president of the organization,
having been elected to Office this
month.
Miss Barrett. who received the
award last Wednesday, has had an ex.
csllent scholastic record and has been
prominent in school activities through.
out her four years at Eastern. She
was valedictorian of her class and in
her junior year was awarded the Rad.
elite alumni prize as the outstanding
girl In her class. She is Is wears of
age. She is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. B. B. Barrett of 1888 A street
southeast.