Evening star., 1934-04-03
TEN PRIZES
ARE AWARDED
TO CHILDREN
Medals and Books
Presented by Ma
tional Symphony.

Winners in the contest for children
given by the National Symphony Or
chestra, which will present its final
concert of the year next Thursday
at 4:45 pm, were announced today
by Conductor Hans Kinder. The con-
test was held in connection with the
recently completed childrens series of
concerts.
First prize, a gold medal, is awarded
to Theodore Stoddard, 7. of 1918 N
street northwest, a pupil in the third
grade in Jackson School. Second
prize. a silver medal. is awarded to
Esther Magruder, 8. of 1922 wyoming
avenue, pupil of Holton Arms School.
Three children tied for third prize
Kenneth Meyer, II, Of 1922 Forty
fourth street northwest, Gordon Junior
High School: Tristan Howard. II, OF
1927 Ontario place northwest, of
Powell Junior High, and Joanna Hunt
ington. 1906 Twenty-third street
northwest. of Potomac School. They
will receive books autographed by DR..
Kinder.
Ten special prizes will be given to
Paul MAYNARD, 10. of 3214 Wisconsin
avenue, St. Anne's School: Florence
Greaney, 4424 New Hampshire avenue,
st. Gabriel's School; Betty Jeans. IL,
of 1912 Rodman street northwest,
Alice Deal School; E. Eileen Kendrlck,
IL, of 302 Braddock street, ALEXANDRIA,
Va: Velma Eichelberger. IL. of 70l
c street southwest, of Jefferson Junior
High; Fritz Esch, II, of 630l Brook
vile road, Chevy Chase, Md; Antonia
De Luca, 10, of 5619 Georgia avenue
northwest, Brightwood School; Robert
Featherstone. jr., 10. 2917 Twenty
eighth street northwest. of Oyster
School: Gertrude jacobsen, 13. 3l01
Albemarle street northwest and Dor
othy Frisby, II, of st. Paul street,
Kensington, Md.
There also will be special mention
for four students who. although at
tending high school and above the age
of the children who took part in the
contest, nevertheless turned in per-
feet cards. They are Philip c. Wright.
IA. of 215 Rock Creek Church road;
Bennie Levenson. Is, of SGT Decatur
street: Walter Swank. Is, of 14OO
Fairmont street northwest, and Morris
Spawn, 10, of 3911 Northampton
street.
The prizes will be awarded at the
final students concert at Central
High School Saturday at II am. All
children taking part in the contest
will be mailed a souvenir from E. F..
Droop g. Sons Co., Homer l.. Kilt Co.
and the Arthur Jordan Piano Co.
In the contest the various instru-
ments used in the orchestra were
played and explained during the sea-
son and, at the final concert on March
10. were played behind a screen. The
children were asked to write on cards
the correct name of the instruments
The correct sequence was trombone,
English horn. piccolo. viola, cello,
trumpet, bass viol, clarinet. violin,
Fren horn, bassoon and oboe.
The following committee assisted
DR.. Kinder in examining the cards
of the contestants: DR.. E. N. G..
Barnes, director of music in the pub
lie schools; Lucille Saugstad, head OF
music in Sidwell's Friends Schools;
Mrs. Charles Brooks Smith, State
councillor for Junior Federated Music
Clubs; Nation Boyce, organist at St.
Matthews Church, and Mrs. Royal T.
McKenna, Mary L. McQuade and
Mrs. Walter Hilton, members Of the
Women's Committee of the National
Symphony Orchestra.