Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-01-06
UNIVERSITY WOMEN
GATHER TOMORROW
Four Former Holders of Fell
IoWships to Address
>,
Banquet.

Four former holders of fellowships Of
the American Association of University
Women will be speakers at the dinner
which the Washington branch OF the
examination is giving tomorrow night
ct club headquarters, 1884 street.
Mrs. Samuel Herrick, chairman of the
local committee of the $1,000,000 Fell
lowship Fund drive, will preside at the
dinner and the speakers will be Or.
Moiiie Ray Carroll and DR.. Mary w:
Williams. both of Goucher College. and
holders of the Guggenheim and Latin
American fellowships; DR.. Esther
Caukin and DR.. Charlotte Elliott Mrs.
Glenn Levin Swigett will speak on be-
half Of the national club and DR..
Neioise Brainerd, chief of the division
of education of the Pan American
Union, will speak of her experiences IN
Latin America last Summer.
Now in U. s. Service.
Ar. Elliott was the holder of the Bos-
tAn alumnae fellowship while she was
Q graduate student at the University OF
Wisconsin from 1915 to 1918. For her
research work in the study of plant dis
eases she received her Phi. d. degree
in 1918 and came directly to Wash
ington to work In the Bureau OF Plaat
Industry, United States Department OF
Agriculture. She is at present working
in the same laboratory on bacteria dis
eases of plants.
DR. Caukin, who is the secretary OF
Che international relations committee or
the American Association of University
Women, did graduate work at Stanford
University as the holder of the Marga-
ret E. Maltby fellowship. She received
her Phi. D. degree here for thesis on
the peace proposals of Germany and
Austria Hungary, which was based
largely on research work in the famous
Hoover war library.
The Boston aluInnae fellowship is
given annually by the Boston branch OF
the A. A. u. w, aided by the Radcliffe
Alumnae Association, the Boston alum
nae clubs of Smith College, Bryn Mawr
College, VasSar College, Wellesley Col
Aege, Boston University, Mount Holyoke
College, Wheaton College, Simmons Col
iege, Massachusetts, Institute of Tech
nOlogy and Tufts College, and must be
used in Europe or America for one year
of constructive work. The Maitby fell
iowship is the most recent addition to
the list of fellowships m honor of Woni-
en- making distinguished contributions
TO the higher education of women.
Was First Chairman.
ETOI. MalCpy WIS Tie fISI CIiduIAd
q the committee on fellowships of the
a. A. U. w, and served for IS years in
Shat capacity. During her chairman
ship important policies in the making
Of awards were formulated and tested,
This is one of the fellowships supported
3rom the membership dues of the asso-
Eiation; one-eighth. of all membership
dues, IS cents out of each SO national
membership, is devoted to the purpose
of feliowships.
Although the number of fellowships
awarded by the A. A. y. W. varies from
rear to year, inasmuch as several are
biennial and one a triennial award, a
summary of all the fellowship admins
tered shows feilowShips for foreign
students, for ap American to study
abroad, L science fellowship. / for adj
yanced wrk in public health, 2 for adj
vanced work IN public health, for ad-
TO make teaching their profession, 8
Tor advanced work in the field of the
social sciences and for advanced work
In any field. It Is hoped that at least
so new fellewships viii be added to
these when the 100000 fund is cem-
Heted.