The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-01
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Real boys, typical of tbs
American youth in this genera
ton, ambitious, studiOuS with .
desire to learn, and of good
stock"
! That is the impression you get
when you meet the three boys
selected to make the European
trip offered to Times carriers by
William Randolph Hearst, and
the examination judges agree that
they are just that.
Feelings experienced by the
winners were still at high pitch
today, and their parents share
them.
Studied Hard for Exams
John Alfred Nuhn's father, AL.
fred L. Nuhn, a compositor at the
Government Printing office, said
he had been trying to make a trip
abroad for 40 years and that he
was sorry the trip did not include
parents. John, he said, studied
hard for the examination since
the announcement was made last
winter that such a trip was to be
offered. His son is quiet boy
and a Shrewd observer, he said;
the trip will be an education in
itself. Johns mother, Mrs. Esther
Nuhn, said:
"When he came home after
the examination was over and
the winners had been announced
he walked calmly in the house
and told us that a Northeast
boy was one o. the winners.
Where does he live and what il
his name we askedR He lives
at 648 Sixth st. N. E., John said,
and with that his younger
brother jumped and shouted
with glee. suppose we did
too"
ACTIVE ON DEBATE TEAMS
John is a graduate Of Eastern
High School, where he served as
a captain in the cadet corps. AS
a writer for the schools student
newspaper, he took an active part
in interhigil debate teams. The
death of his sister few months
ago was a shock to him but he
continued school and plans to
study aeronauticS at Catholic Uni
versity next year.
He has delivered The Times in
the Northeast section for more
than four years. His father says
that in doing so he has learned
to handle money and keep &C.
counts, adding:
"It's good training for a boy.
I did it myself when I was .
boy"
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE"
Fifteen-year-old Otis Buck"
johnson, another winner, of lit
Willow Ave-, Takoma Park, Md,
where he lives with his widowed
mother, Mrs. Don C. johnson,
has been serving The Times
equally as long. He broke the
news to his mother in as cagy
a manner as john MUM. He
said:
81 told Nom that / came out
tenth. She was sitting on the
porch with my cousin when
got home from the exam, and
my cousin said, Buck, 1 thought
sure you would win When
told them that I did win, they
wouldn't believe me and called
The Times to make sure"
Mrs. johnson was unable to
get any definite information when
she phone1 The Times after
o'clock. and was still in doubt
until it was announced officially
yesterday. Today she still said it
was too good to be true.
Buck" is entering Mont
gomery Blair High School In the
fall after he returns from
Europe. Like many other boys
today, he is interested in golf.
He said:
THE other day 1 made q
81 on the nine-hoIe course at
Rock Creek"
Crock Creek is the toughest
golf course in the
District.)
This Mother Surprised. Too
To Mrs. Mildred Banks, Of
1884 New Jersey Ave. N. W., the
mother of Herbert Banks, IT.
year-old colored boy named as q
the announcement of her
sons success also came as a sur
prise. Mrs. Banks is 81 years
Did. Her husband died, she said,
when Herbert was a small child
and she was left to care for four
children.
At the Shoreham Hotel, where
she is employed, her fellow en-
oloyes have taken as much in
tereSt in Herbert'S forthcoming
trip as she has, she said. Al
ways student with good
marks, Herbert is in his junior
year at Dunbar High School.
His desire to attend Howard
University, after his high school
also is the wish OF
MS mother.