Evening star., 1932-11-20
TWO PUPILS WIN
FORESTRY PRIZES
Betty Jane Meggers and Nor
man WertIeb ViCtorS in
Notebook Contest.

Betty Jane Meggers, 10year-
pupil of the Ben w. Murch School, and
Norman Wertleb, sixth grade pupil in
the Madison School, were announced
last night as winners in the third
annual contest of forestry and nature
notebooks sponsored by the District
public schools. They will be given
bronze medals of the American Forestry
Association.
Betty is the daughter of William F.
Meggers, 1904 Brandywine street,
physicist at the Bureau of Standards,
and Norman, the son of Meyer Wertleb,
lives at 333 H street northeast.
The winning notebooks were selected
from hundreds submitted by boys and
girls of the fifth and sixth grades
throughout the city and the neighbor-
ing suburbs of Maryland and Virginia.
These books now are on exhibition In
the new National Museum, where the
medals and special honors will be
awarded at $3.50 pm. November %.
First prize for the best classroom
notebook was awarded to grade GA OF
the Bruce School, Miss E. l.. Hinton,
teacher. The prize for the most out
standing exhibit of individual pupils
notebooks was awarded the PetWorth
School. where, out of 164 children en-
rolled. 112 books of merit were sub
mitted.
Contest Judges.
Contest judges were Miss Florence
Ward extension service, Department OF
Agriculture; Colin H. Livingstone, presl-
dent of the Boy Scouts of America, and
DR.. w. B. Bell, Biological Survey.
Special mention was made OF books
submitted by Imogene Golden, Shep-
herd School; Suzanne Morse, Force
School; Tom Stone, Bancroft School,
and Charles Wagner, Brookland
School. A close runner-up on the class
room notebooks was grade 5A, Simmons
School, Miss NJ. P. Knorl, teacher.
The notebooks were prepared during
he past Summer and Fall under
supervision of Miss Esther w. Scott
and P. j. Rayford of the elementary
science departments, and the nature
study teachers of the schools. The art
work was supervised by Miss j. Eliza
beth Over and her staff, in charge OF
visual instruction in the public schools.
All notebooks entered in the contest
will be returned to the pupils bearing
The seal of the association. Books OF
unusual excellence will carry blue RIB
oons: those of merit, red ribbons, ana
some others worthy Of special notice.
yellow ribbons.
Blue Ribbon Winners.
Blue ribbon books were submitted by:
Rosemary Clifford, Harrison School;
Catherine Colbert, Morgan School;
Helen Bingham, Madison School; Doro-
Inv L,aRoe. Ben w. Murch School;
Martha Hoffman, E. V. Brown School;
Marguerite Hayes, Harrison School;
elizabeth A. Boardley, Harrison Schcol;
Dorothy Coleman, Harrison; Eugeh9
Haves, Harrison; John Holman, Brent
school; Betty Wood, Whittier School
Eunice Kal, Oyster School.
Individual ciassrooms receiving pIue
ribbons are:
teacher: Tyler School, A B, MISS
Clendening, teacher; Janney School,
A, Miss Hutchinson, teacher; Janney
School. 5 A E, Mrs. Webb. teacher
Iangdon School, 6 A B, Miss Musson'
;eacher; Syphax School, 5, Miss S. l.
West teacher; Langdon Schco', b.
A. Miss M. L. Truscott, teacher; L!n-
coin school. S B, Miss J. S. Willis,
:eacher: Slater School. B, Miss W.
2 Brown. teacher; Slater School, a.
Miss H. G.. Dixon, teacher.
Red Ribbon winners.
Red ribbons, together with the seal
of the American Forestry Association,
have been awarded the following:
victor Briggs. E. v. Brown School'
Ellen Notz. E V. Brown School; Eliza
beth Taylor, Hearst School; Mary Wii-
kinson. oyster School; Margaret VIII
kinson. oyster School; Alice Quinn,
Bryan School; Catherine Wllkie, Con
gress Heights School; Anna Mae smith,
Wallach School; Audrey Hamilton
Congress Heights School; Marie AT
well. Stanton School; Durwood Carver,
WaIlach School; Donald Montgomery,
Brent School; Tae Stroller, Brent
School: Horace Browning Spence, Brent
School; Joseph Grass, Brent School;
Martha Jane Livesay, Takoma Schooi'
Edward Palyor, Raymond School Dor
othy Gloves, Keene School; Virginia
Spence, Petworth School; Rosie MuZzy.
johnson School: Gladys Brooke, Webb
School; Gloria Warren, Madison School.
Florence Bailey. Madison School;
EVELYN Lewis, Madison School; Samuel
Farren. Madison School; Lily Bonucelll,
Gales School; Estylene Lawson, Car
berry School; Constance Feldman,
Maury School; Alice Tydings, Madison
School; Keith Williams, Peabody
School, ChrlSClne EIlSWdHSeI, WAedC
lev School; Albert Lewis, PetWorth
School: Peggy Snider, Petworth School;
Catherine Mills. Peabody School;
jeanette Levine, Peabody School; Jessie
Muncie, Langdon School: Isadore Shu-
man, Park View School; Richard Bra
love. Powell School; GENEVA Friedman,
Brightwood School; Maurine E. Taylor.
Monroe School; Oliver Terrell, Monroe
School; George Hatton, Monroe School;
EVELYN Morse, Monroe School; Herman
Tardd, Harrison School; Earl Swami,
Harrison School.
oscar Dunmore, Harrison School;
Mildred Chaplin, Harrison School;
RoSalie Williams, Harrison School:
Annie Brooks. Harrison School, Mildred
Madison, Harrison School; Gloria
Mitchell. Harrison School; James
Gyles, Harrison School; Eldora Tobin,
Harrison School: frankie Caldwell
Harrison School; Lawrence Pettis,
Harrison School; Frank Johnson,
Harrison School, Doris Wilson,
Morgan School; Lucille Bryant, Nor
gan School; Marguerite Tyles, Nor
gan School; Matte Mason, Morgan
School, Della Mae Greene, Morgan
School, Eugene Butler, Sumner School;
Lloyd Parker, Sumner School; Valarie
Clark. Sumner School; Hazel Daniels,
Summer School; Nancy Broadrick, Sum-
ner School; Lois Andrews, Sumner
School; Lillian Thomas, Sumner School;
Lois Barnwell, Sumner School; Ray
Ellie Cleveland School. Alton Robin