Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-30
COMPETE FOR
EDISON PRIZE


AUSTIN. May 29.-Nearly 100
potential successors Of Thomas A.
Edison. nominated by schools TO
compete for Edison's scholarship Ut
Menlo park. will come to Austin
for the state elimination contest.
under a revised plan approved by
Gov. Dan Moody. and announced
BY the state department OF educa-
ton.
Previously 1t had been planned to
have district eiiminations. and send
only one man here from each OF
the IS congressional districts. The
new plan permits all high school
students who qualify under condi-
tons OF the Edison contest, 70
share alike in the award Of state
honors. The winner win 90 at
Edison's expense to East Orange.
N. j.. to compete with one boy
from each other state for the
scholarship.
A committee. composed OF Pres.
II. Y. Benedict Of the University q
Texas: II. o. Walton of "A and M
college. and heads of several other
state and UNCONVENTIONAL UNIVERSE
ties and colleges will meet here 70
make the Texas selection. Date
for the board meeting has not been
fixd.
A sixteen-year-old boy who has
made and flown his own airplane
will be anon those competing Tor
the privilege OF stepping into
Wizard Edison's shoes. He Is VIII
liam Lee Campbell. student In Al
len Academy. Bryan.
Approximately 30 boys already
have been eliminated from the
eligible list. They are students.
former students or others who did
not meet the requirements OF hav-
Ing been 1929 high school gradu-
ates and OF having taken science
courses. Others so far nominated
include:
Louis BIenderman. Jr.. Austin:
Louis Griffith. Bolton: Charles
civ Blankford. Cisco; Tom Barnes
Abilene: Paul Kruse. Pharr-san
Juan-Alamo Ariand King. Wes-
iaco.
Bernard Calm. Taylor; Nicely
Vincent. Beaumont: Fred Putte-
man. Port Arthur: Jack O. ROOF.
Cleburne.
Cecil Covington. Texarkan: Allen
Cunningham and William Lee
Campbell. Allen academy. Bryan
Gilbert Insell, school not given: y.
I'd Parsons. Lcckney: Howard
EiehinEer. Harrington: Glenn COM
mons. Mercedes.
Austin Hill. Wolfe City; Wilmer
Smith. Olton: Byron Gerrett.
Wharton: r. ID. Owens. Bonham;
Willard Smith. Jourdanton.
Joe Miller. Mckinney: z. 9.
Griffith. Alvaredo: Jim Eares
Reese. Comanche: ROY Hargrave,
Dallas: Earl Pruitt. Munday-
Maurice Mailman. Wills Point.
Paul Crone. Fort Stockton: Cloyce
Hervey. CocDer: Monroe Buchanan,
Snearman: Fischue Edward. VIII
lis: Alton Miller. Hereford: y. d..
Hughes. Olney. Thurman Evans.
Corsicana: Shelton Lee. Thurber;
clifford White. Fredericksburg.
John Finster. Port Lavaca: Gill;
Tn Monroe. Gainesville: Harry Nay
Tor. Center: Mitchell Massey. Val
nut Springs: Joe Dennis. Sherman:
Martin Ludeman. Denton: John Q.
MayhuFh. Fort Worth: r. y Cole
and Lester Patterson. Merkel; NIL
ton Williams. school not given: q
II. Galloway. Franklin; Eugene
Buie. Grandview.
Frank Bussev. Timuson: Gilmore
Gwin. San Antonio; James L. Cox.
Schreiner Institute. Kerrville; W
=. steele. Jr.. Alvin: Bernard Bal
finger. Hearne: Robert Chiffon
Fairvieu: Odell Mckenzie. GraDe-
land. Frank Hurley. Houston: Ed
die Handlett. Lancaster: Milton
.Iackkon. Sour Lake: HAYNES Har-
will. Dallas: James Penney. santa
Anna: II. c. Weed. Frankston: joe
Noies. calvert: Kenneth Mockhar1,
siIsbee. Carl white. Eastland.
.Tohn Stssfcrd. Robstown: Eldridge
Mann. Greenyille: Ivey phelps
Nacocdoches: Milton Williams
Dallas.