Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-11
c. v. j. STUDENTS
RECEIVE AWARDS
Class of 432 Will Get De-
grees in 109th Commence
ment Tonight.

for leadership in various university
activities were conferred upon mem
bers of the George Washington Uni
versity graduating class in the annual
class night exercises last night in Cor
| coran Hall
| The class of 432 will receive its de-
grees in the 109th annual commence
ment at o'clock tonight in Constitu-
| ton Hall at which time DR.. David
Spence Hill, former president Of the
| University of New Mexico and now
! research associate of the National Ad-
visory Committee on Education, will
| deliver the graduation address.
| Dr. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president of
George Washington University, pre-
sented the awards at the class night
exercises. To Dorothy Ruth of 2940
| BrandyWine street he gave the Pi Beta
Phi prize which is given annually to
the woman member of the senior class
who throughout her college course has
| done the most constructive work in the
/ promotion of student activities. Miss
Ruth did outstanding work in COL
| legiate journalism, being chairman of
the board of editors of the student
annual this year. She also served as
president of the Y. w. c. A., and as
member of the student life committee,
the Woman's Advisory Council and the
graduate endowment fund committee.
Receives Delta Tau Medal.
Herbert E. Angel, 1885 Ames place
northeast. received the Delta Tau Delta
medal awarded annually to the men,
Der of the senior class who throughout
his course has done the most construc-
tive work in student activities Angel
was leader in journalistic activities at
the university. He served for two years
as chairman Of the board of editors of
the University Ratchet, student weekly.
He was president OF the intercollegiate
Newspaper Association of the Middle
Atlantic States and of the District of
Columbia Press Conference He is q
member OF Pi Delta Epsilon, national
collegiate Journalism fraternity, and a
member of the student life committee
of the university.
The John Bell Larner medal, award
ed by the chairman of the board of
trustees of the university to the grad
uate Of the Law School who attains the
highest average grade in the entire
law course, was won by George e.
Monk
The Herrick prize, awarded to the
member of the graduating class in the
Law School who has attained the high
est average in the work Of the third
SCdAP "C4lI ~ GhAObL JdIuCLJC
shall.
Charles B. Widgerson was awarded
the Ordroneaux prize for the highest
scholastic standing in the graduating
class of the School of Medicine.
The Alexander Wilbourne Weddell
prize of $3.50 for the best essay upon
the subject of the promotion of peace
among the nations of the world was
won by Harryman Dorsey.
other Prize Winners.
Other prizes were awarded as follows:
Alpha Delta Pi prize in French,
Fannie Gates; Alpha Delta Theta prize
in chemistry. Marjorie Crittenden; Chi
Omega prize in social sciences, Lucy
Manning; E. K. Cutter prize in Eng
fish, Virginia Shull; D. A. r. prize in
history, Irene Blythe; Davis prizes In
public speaking, James @. Wingo, Vir-
GINA Frye, Lewis Dembitz; Delta Sigma
Rho prizes for intersorority and inter-
fraternity debate, Pi Beta Phi and Phi
Sigma Kappa; Dietzgen prizes in me-
chanical drawing, B. Taylor Simmons,
Charles Littell and Forrest Bitner; Els
worth prize in patent law, Lawrence
Briggs Dodds Fitch prize, Hugh Clark:
Goddard medal in commerce, Paul
Dickens; Goddard medal in French,
Donald w. Gooch; Goddard medal in
pharmacy, Frederick M. Everly; Kappa
Delta scholarship prize, Elizabeth e.
Farrell; military pr:ze awarded by the
surgeon general, Max KATE; Phi Delta
prize in zoology, Cecile L. Fusfeld;
Sigma Kappa prize in English, Fred
erick j. Haskins, jr.; Sigma Kappa
prize in chemistry, Samuel Greenburg;
Staughton prize in Latin literature, VIZ
ginia Mitchell; Sterrett prize in physics,
Malcolm Taylor.
Eleven Law School seniors were elect
ed to the Order of the Golf, honorary
legal society. These were: Frank j. Bal
lev. Elizabeth M. Cox, Laurence B.
Dodds, Solomon Grossbsrg, Elsie B. jan
sen, Elliott De Jarnett Marshall, George
z. Monk, H. L. Mccormick and Lionel
Summers.
Donald Sickler Presides.
Donald Sickler, president Of the senior
class of Columbian College, presided at
the exercises. The program also in
cluded the salutatory address by VIZ
ginia Shull, the class history, by Henry
Herzog; the class grafton, by Charles
Jaouette presentation of the senior
mantle by Donald Sickler to BARLEY
Gordon, representing the junior class;
the class poem by Virginia Frye, and the
valedictory address by George B. Wig
derSon.
Mrs. Joshua Evans, jr., only woman Of
the board of trustees, spoke briefly to
the graduates.
The George Washington University
Mems Glee Club gave q group of songs.
Dancing until am. followed the exer-
cises.
The commencement tonight will be
preceded by the traditional academic
procession which will be led by Prof.
Elmer Louis Kayser, marshal Of the
university. The procession will include
nr Marvin the trustees of the uniVer-
sity, the faculties and the graduates.
Rev. Henry Teller Cooke, pastor OF the
All Saints Church in Chevy Chase,
whose daughter is a member Of the
graduating class, will open the exercises
with the invocation. The graduates Will
be presented for their degrees by the
deans of their respective schools and