Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-03-24
WASHINGTON MEN
GET FELLOWSH|PS
Dr.. Ezekiel and Dr.. Wesley
Are Among IS Given Gug-
genheim Awards.

DR.. Mordecai j. B. Ezekiel economist
Of the Department of Agriculture, and
DR.. Charles H. Wesley, professor of his
! tory of Howard University, are included
| among IS scholars, novelists, scuIptors,
composers and other creative workers
to receive fellowships to be awarded by
the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial
Foundation to enable them to continue
their research and creative ENTERPRISES
The awards in fellowships amount to
more than 5000, 900, which will make it
possible for the recipients TO carry on
their studies on four different CONT
nents.
In addition to the two Washington
men the list Of awards included two
sMarylanders, DR.. Ford K. Brown, asso-
ciate professor Of English ut st. Johns
College of Annapolis, who will study So
cial aspects and influence of the Eng
lish Evangelicals from 1798-183O, and
DR.. Arthur Grollman, associate pro-
lessor of physiology at Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore, who will study
physical chemistry in Copenhagen, Lon
don and Berlin.
Will Study European Methods.
DR.. Ezekiel, who has been a member
| of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics
| since 1922, will study methods used by
governmental agencies in leading Euro
pean countries in regulating, directing
and controlling economic activities.
DR.. Wesley will make study of Negro
slavery apprenticeship in the British
West Indies in the years 1907 to 1888
The 85 fellowships named by the
foundation were selected from among
more than 700 applicants Their NUM-
Der includes the following:
Jonathan Worth Daniels, son of
Josephus Daniels and author of novel,
lnCIa nR I~ faIn a. T. -
lished soon. Mr.. Daniels, formerly a
newspaper man in Raleigh, N. c., will
do creative writing abroad.
DR.. Joseph Wood Krutch, dramatic
critic and associate editor of the Nation,
who was awarded a fellowship under
| which he will write an extended essay
on estheticS.
Sister Mary Aquinas Devlin, head of
the department Of English, Rosary Col
lege, River Forest. III.
Mark Ernest Vessel, composer, Of
Bronson, Mich.
DR.. John Webster Spargo, assistant
professor of English, Northwestern Uni
| versity, Evanston, Ill.
DR.. Paul Howard Douglas, professor
of economics, and DR.. Frank H. Knight,
also professor Of economies, University
Of Chicago.
Three From Illinois University.
DR.. Abram Cornelius Benjamin, as
siStant professor of philosophy; DIR. Ben
Edwin Perry, associate professor of
classics, and DR.. Thomas Edwin Phipps,
associate professor of chemistry, Uni
verSity of Illinois.
Otto Clarence Luening, composer, OF
New York City, SON of Prof. Eugene
| Luening of Oconomowoc, Wise.
DR.. Eugene Hugh Byrne, professor OF
history; DR.. Helen G. White, assistant
professor of English, and DR.. LYMAN
Chomon BerkowitZ, assistant professor
of Spanish, University of wisconsin.
Prof. w. S. Campbell, University Of
Oklahoma.
Bruce Moore, assistant professor Of
sculpture, University of Wichita, Kans.
| Ellsworth Prouty Conkle, dramatiSt
and assistant professor of English, Uni
versity of Delaware.
| Miss Viola F. Barnes, associate pro-
fessor of history, Mount Holyoke College
(MaSsachusetts).
Stained Glass Artist HOnOred.
Francis r. White of New York, artist
DIR. Brynjolf Jakob Hovde, associate
professor Of history, University OF
Miss Helen Rose Hull, assistant pro-
fessor of English, Columbia University,
| New York.
Robert M. Delaney, composer, Of
Santa Barbara, Calf.
Miss Katherine Snodgrass, research
associate, Food Research Institute, STAN
ford University, California.
Paul Schuster Taylor, associate pro-
lessor OF economies; Thomas Harper
Goodspeed, professor of botany and
curator of the Botanical Garden, and
Simon Freed, research associate in
chemistry, University of California.
Theodore L. Althausen, assistant pro-
fessor of medicine, University OF Cali
fornia Medical School.
Josiah Cox Russell, professor of his
tory and social science, New Mexico
Normal University.