Evening star., 1942-05-03
Georgetown u. Gives
Eight Scholarships
On Competitive Basis
Four Awarded to Local
High School Students.
Rest in Other Cities

NSSt III StUSI SitISS
Awarding Of eight full time schol-
arships in the College of Arts and
Sciences of GEORGETOWN University
-four to high school seniors in the
Washington area and four to stu
dents In other cities--was an
nounced yesterday by the Rev. John
E. Grattan, S. j., dean Of the college.
Each scholarship, awarded on a
competitive basis, is valued at 81 800
and provides full tuition for the
years OF work leading to the degree
of bachelor of arts, science or social
science. The holders may enter
the college on July 6, the start Of the
1942-43 academic year.
At the same time the university
announced the awarding of ten fell
lowships in the Graduate School for
the coming academic year.
The winners in the local scholar
ship contest conducted by the COL
lege are: George r. Edelen of Be-
thesda-Chevy Chase Senior High
School; Karl F. Ockert of Central
High School; Jerome J. Stenger. jr.,
of Western High School and Ber-
nard L. Rosenberg of Central High
School, They were named in the
order of their standing.
Alternates Chosen.
An alternate was chosen for each
scholarship in case of vacancy
In the order of eligibility they are
George A. Ledwith of Mckinley,
Robert F. Kibler of Western, John
j. Raedy of Gonzaga and Robert
r. Bronaugh of Roosevelt High
School.
This is the second year George
ton College has offered scholarships
to local high school seniors and the
first year of the national scholar
ships. The awards were based on
the results of the scholarship exam
nations conducted April II by the
College Entrance Examination
Board as well as on the individual
secondary school records OF the
candidates
The Rev. John E. Wise, S. j.,
dean Of freshmen. said the four
Washington students who are COM
pleting their first scholarship year
have made outstanding scholastic
records. One of them, Osler
Schwartz, who entered from Wood
row Wilson High School, ranked
first in a class of 302 freshmen on
the basis of the first semester
marks. Another, James A. Schreer
formerly of Mckinley High, was tied
for third place and Daniel j. Sulli-
van. formerly of Gonzaga High. was
tied for sixth place. The fourth
scholarship winner, Werner w.
Moore of Western High was said
to be better than average student
in the first third of the present
class.
Entries From Pacific Coast.
Twenty-seven students from nine
high schools in the Washington
area were approved as candidates
for the local scholarships. OF that
number % took the college entrance
board examinations, the results of
which had just been made available
to the deans Office.
Winners in the national scholar
ship contests, conducted on the
same basis, were announced by the
dean as follows: John B. Wood
ward OF the Bel Air Md High
School, Christopher NJ. Wilson,
Iona Preparatory School, New
Rochelle, N. Y; Francis J. Sweeney,
st. Peters High School, Reading,
Pa, and Anthony j. Davey, Mount
st. Michael High School, New York
City Candidates from as far as
the Pacific Coast entered the con-
test.
The Rev Edward C. Phillips. S. j.,
dean of the graduate school, an
nounced the awarding of fellowships
In graduate studies. The holders
and the universities from which
they will enter on graduate work at
Georgetown are:
Biochemistry fellowships-Paul B.
Bender, ST. Francis College, Lorette,
Pa; Louis A. Baisden of Duke Uni
versity, John Ladine of Loyola Uni
versity. New Orleans, La, and Leon
ard MacDonnell of San Francisco
(Calif) University.
Economics-Edward J. Walsh, St.
Mary's College. Winona, MINI.
History-Charles F. Bruderle, New
York University.
Mathematics Fred c. Leone,
Manhattan College, New York
Physics The Rev. Charles E
Coony, S. j., Gonzaga University;
Alan w. Mcdonald, Loyola Univer-
sity. New Orleans. and Paul B.
Pickar OF the Institutum Divi
Thomas, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mothers Day Services.
The Very Rev. Arthur A. OLeary
S. j., president of the university,
will celebrate mass at 8 am. on
Sunday, May 10, which is Mother S
Day, for the Washington Assembly
Fourth Degree. knights of Colum-
bus. This is an annual custom at
Georgetown After the mass, the
visiting Fourth Degree Knights Will
be the guests of the college at break
fast
The seventh annual musical fes-
tival of the Georgetown University
Band will also be given on May 10
at pm in the campus quadrangle
The audience will be composed OF
students, alumni and their families
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