Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-06-09
ESQ GET DEGREES
AT j. OF MARYLAND
Gov. Richie Delivers Address
to Seni0rS-AWardS
Are Announced.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

to receive degrees and diplomas from
the University of Maryland today at
commencement exercises at which Gov.
Albert c. Richie delivered the address
to the graduates.
A great majority of the other grad
yates were from within the State, a
large number of them being from Prince
Georges and Montgomery Counties.
Henry James Whiting of Washing
ton, and Elgar Sherman Jones of Olney,
Md, gained the outstanding student
honorS. They were awarded the citi-
zenship prizes for the man and woman
students who during their collegiate
career have nearest typifled the model
citizen and have done the most for the
general advancement Of the interests
Of the university. The mans award
was given by H. c. Byrd of the class
of 1908, while the woman's prize was
offered by Mrs. Albert F. Woods, wife
of the former president of the uni
VerSity
L. w. Berger Wins Medal.
The Sylvester medal for excellence In
athletics. offered by the class Of 1908
to the man who typifies the best in COL
lege athletics, went to Louis w. Berger
of Washington, while the Maryland
ring, offered by Charles L. Linhart to
the man outstanding for the year in
athletics, was awarded to Joseph H.
Deckman of Belair, Md.
Whiting was president of the Student
Government Association and lieutenant
colonel of the R. o. T. c. unit, the
ranking Office, and was active in other
affairs. Miss Jones was conspicuous
both enthusiastically and in campus life.
Berger, three-letter athlete, in foot
ball, basket ball and base ball. was
named on the all-America basket ball
team, while Deckman is recognized as
one of the premier lacrosse players of
the country and also was on the foot
ball squad.
Other Awards Made.
Other leading awards were:
Woman'S Senior Honor Society cup,
offered to the woman member of the
senior class who has been in attendance
at least thre years and who has highest
scholastic average-Felisa F. Jenkins.
James Douglas Goddard memorial
medal, offered to student from Prince
Georges County for excellence in
scholarship and moral character-Mark
Winton Woods.
Sigma Phi Sigma medal offered by
the Delta Chapter to freshman with
highest average for first semester -
John Reder Shipman.
Alpha Epsilon Chi Sorority medal.
offered sophomore girl with highest
average for first semester-Ruth Olive
Ericsson.
Dinah Berman memorial medal, Of
fered sophomore who attains the high
est average of his class in the College
of Engineering T. Mothersead
Diamond back Medals.
Diamond-back medals for efficient
and faithful service on student weekly
paper-Gibbs Myers, William NJ. Krick-
err, Elizabeth Minis and Chester Ward
Reveille medals for efficient and
faithful service on the student year
book-Irvin o. Wolf, Minna r. Cannon
and H. Wilmer Geary.
Old-line medals for efficient and
faithful service on the student quar-
terly magazine-James E. Andrews, IT.;
Arley r. Unger and Ruth L. Miles
Students who received honorable
scholastic mention were:
College of agriculture-First honors,
William H. Anderson, Henry F. Long
and Arthur NJ Ahalt; second honors,
James w. Caddington. Mark w. Woods
and Dorothy J. Braisdell.
College Of arts and sciences-First
honors, Mary E. Rooms, Milton G..
Hendlich. Robert B. Havell, Mary E.
Tompkins, Simon Duckman, Elgar S..
Jones and Elizabeth B. Minis: second
honors. Lillian E. Bunker Marian l..
Caldara, Henry j. Whiting and Ralph
Garreth.
College of education-First honors,
Marie S. Hill, Virginia Smith and Sam
uel P. Caltrider second horrors, Kath-
leen E. Wolfe, Jane E. Hammack: Sgd
ney 7. Lawler and Stella E. Payne
College of engineering-Firs honors.
Edwin M. Cue, John r. M. Burger. jr.;
Gregg H. McClurg and Robert c..
Horne; second honors, John H. Milton,
William E. Roberts, Edgar H. Swick
and James A. Lee.
College of home economics = First
honors, Felisa F. jenkins and Mar
guerite Lea; second honors-Gladys M.
Oberlin and Miriam Lloyd.
Those to receive awards are:
College Of Agriculture.
Bachelor of science-"Arthur M.
Ahalt. Middletown; William H. Ander-
son, College Park; Kenneth w. Baker,
LIE Gore; John P. Bewley, Berwyn;
Dorothy j. Blaisdell, District of Column
bla; Georde c. Byrd, Crisfield; James
w Coddingtcn, Friendsville Herbert S.
Cramer, Walkersville; Charles T. Dean,
Rldgely; Lawrence E. Downey, Will
Transport; Willis T. Frazier, District of
Columbia; David r. Henry. Frederick:
Daniel V. Hotter, MiddletoWn; Donald
L: Kline, District of Columbia: Paul j.
Under, District of Columbia: Henry F.
Long. Hagerstown; ARTHUR F. Martin,
Deposit; w. G. McKeever, Kensington;
George A. Miller, Middletown: sWil-
mer H. Naill, Taneytown; John r.
Parks. Sparks; %Robert L. Pryor. Lantz:
Hugh c. Trouer, District of Columbia;
Harold B. Robinson, Rockville; Samuel
L. Roger jr., LantZ; James r. Ward,
Ga1thersburg; "John H. Ward, Girls
held; Col. C.. Willis, New Market;
Mark w. Woods, Berwyn.
College of Arts and Sciences.
Bachelor Of science-Paul M. Am
brose. Ligonier, Pa; Madeline M. Ber-
nard, District of Columbia; Arthur d.
Bowers HagerstoWn; j. Vincent Colos-
imo, FroStburg Md; Simon Duckman,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Julius Eisenstark,
Brooklyn, N. Y; Frank A. Franklin,
Orange N. j.; Robert P. Fruchtbaum,
Newark, N. j.: Maryvee Glass, Claren-
don, Va; William l.. p. Hartee, Gales
vile; Marcus r. Hatfield, District of
Columbia; Robert B. Havell, District
OF Columbia; Milton G.. Hendlich, Fair
Lawn, N. j.; Charles Kimmel, Newark,
N. j.; Mary E. Koons College Park;
Samuel T. Lemer, Newark. N. j.; Will
liam H. Leyking District of Columbia;
Samuel c. Oglesby, :r.. Girdletree;
old w. Rosenberg, New York. N. Y;
Oscar L. Spencer. District of Columbia;
Mary E. Tompkins, District of Column
bia; Ethel L. Trask. Baltimore; Fletch-
err P. Veitch jr., College Park; Fred r.
Zimmerman, New York, N. Y.
Bachelor of arts-James E. Andrews,
IT., Cambridge: John +. BatSon, Chevy
Chase; Robert w. Beall, Bethesda;
William o. Beck, Havre de Grace; John
L. BiSchoff, District Of Columbia; *Vic-
toria A. Bundick, Stockton; Lillian E.
Bunker, Upper Darby, Pa; william H.
Burhans, jr., Hagerstown; Joseph D.
Gn1dnro Mount Cououa. perru W. Car.