Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-17
PRIZES PRESENTED
JUNIOR BANKERS
Institute Certificates Also
Awarded for Fine Work in
Banking Studies.

Rewards for hard study in Washing
ton Chapter, American Institute Of
Banking, during the last naif OF last
year were presented to the citys junior
bankers at an open meeting held last
night at the Willard, some 900 people
being present.
About 80 certificates for work in the
regular courses and many more awards
were made for especially good scholar
ships. The Robert V. Fleming prize for
students receiving the three highest
averages in the credits course was
awarded to Harold F. Gates, Takoma
Park Bank, first: Francis Hildebrand,
National Metropolitan, second, and
George w. Hurst, COMMERCIAL Ma
tional, third.
McLachlen Prize.
The Lanier P. McLachlen prize for
excellence in the analysis of financial
statements went to j. Earle McGeary,
w. B. Hibbs g. Co. and Vera w. Rhine,
Morris Plan Bank. who tied for first
place; John M Castell jr., Columbia
National, and Charles B. HageIs, Ma
tional Metropolitan, who tied for sec
ond place.
The w. w Spaid prize for work in
investments was awarded TO William p.
Keith, American Security 81 Trust Co,
first; Charles B. Hagen, National
Metropolitan. second, and Frederick A.
Darne, Union Trust Co., third.
The Charles A. Bell trust fund prize
for students in standard banking went
to Mary l.. Chadwick, first; William l..
Wilson, National Metropolitan, and
Emory M. Girdner. who tied for second.
The William j. Father prize in
standard economics went to Emory M.
Girdner, Riggs, first; C. Edward Fore
man, Riggs National, and Valentine w.
R. Smith, Citizens National, Alexandria,
tied for second.
The Washington Clearing House As
ISOLATION special prize was presented
to Dorothea Ehlis, Commercial Ma
tional, first; Robert S. Hines, District
National, second, and Edward N. Will
lisms, American Security & Trust,
third
The George w White prize for work
in commercial law was awarded to
Charles Jacob Mcdowell, United States
Savings Bank. and Rixey Stearns, Com :
mercial National, tied for first; William
B. Thrift, American Security, and F.
H. Weaver, Washington Mechanics, tied
for second.
The John Poole prize for work in
negotiable instruments was given to
Charles A. Strahorn, Riggs National,
first for rank of 100 per cent; William
L. Wilson, National Metropolitan. sec
ond, and Mary M. Pfeiffer, third.
other Awards.
The joint prize offered by I. j Rob-
erts. James A. Soper and T. Hunton
Leith in the business forecasting course
was awarded to J. r. True jr first;
Valentine w. r. Smith Citizens Ma
tional, Alexandria, second and E. Wall
lace Schreiner of the same bank, third
Miss Blanche Wise, from the office OF
the Controller of the Currency in the
| Treasury Department, was awarded the
| prize offered by the Bank Women's
! Club for the highest average maintain
I ed throughout the standard course.
Her average rank was "a.
Golf prizes were also awarded to
Thomas J. Davidson, Stein Bros. g.
Boyce: T. Edwin Norris, Mount Vernon
Savings, and w. B. Robinson, Bank of
Brightwood Albert Bryan, jr., was re-
warded for selling the most tickets 70
the Institute Prom last year.
| The certificates for work in all the
/ regular courses were awarded amid
| great applause. President Frank M.
| Perley presided and Paul B. Wetwiler,
former national president of the Amer
| lean Institute of Banking, of Philadel-
| phia, made a stirring address on the
! value of the courses offered by the in
stitute to young bankers.
The program concluded with dancing.