Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-08

By Boyle, RosenthaI,
Jersey and Harvey
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 8.-Two Asso-
ciated Press staff members on wal
assignments have been awarded 1914
Pulitzer Prize awards.
Harold v. (HaD Boyle, APP wal
correspondent, won the distin-
guished correspondence award Of
$500 for his day-by-day story dur
ing 1914 Of the American foot SOL
dier in the battle for Europe.
Joe Rosenthal, AP photographer
native of Washington, was honored
for his inspiring picture of Marines
raising the Stars and Stripes on Two
Jima. The historic picture, taken
for the wartime still picture pool
was made in 1945-technically too
late for a 1914 prize-but exception
was made for this distinguished
example," the announcement said
The prize for the most distin-
guished novel of 1914 went to John
Hersey for "A Bell for Adano," and
Mary Chase's Harvey was cited
as the best original American play
Potter Gets Editorial Prize.
George w. Potter, chief editorial
writer for the Providence Journal
Bulletin, received prize for his
editorials published during 1914
especially those dealing with free
dom of the press.
In awarding the $500 prize to Mr..
Potter the announcement said his
editorials expressed accurately and
pertinently the American view of
freedom of the press"
Established under the will of
Joseph Pulitzer, the awards have
been made annually since 1917 by
Columbia University trustees on the
recommendations of the Graduate
School of Journalism's Advisory
Board.
Mr.. Boyle's award was based on
"clearness and terseness of style,
preference being given to fair.
judicious, well-balanced and we'll
informed interpretative writing,
which shall make clear the signifi-
canoe of the subject covered in the
correspondence or which shall pro-
mote international understanding
and appreciation"
Joined A. p. as Office Boy.
The 34-year-old Missourian, who
Joined the Associated Press as office
boy, went ashore with the invasion
force at North Africa and followed
through at Sicily and Italy and
Normandy, into the heart of Ger
many.
Frequently he has turned out five
to a dozen spot stories daily, in ad-
dition to his column. Leaves From
a War Correspondents Notebook"
Mr.. Rosenthal, whose picture was
made the official emblem of the Sew
enth War Loan, had been rejected
by the Army, Navy and as Marine
Corps photographer because of bad
eyes-but went through the bloody
fighting of Two Jima as an Asso-
ciated Press cameraman.
No picture that has come out of
the war has stirred the American
public as much as his dramatic shot
of the flag raising on Mount Surf
bachi.
Other journalism prizes:
Detroit Free Press for "the most
disinterested and meritorious public
service rendered by an American
newspaper" a $500 gold medal. The
award was based on the newspaper
investigation of Legislative graft
and corruption at Lansing, Mich"
Sergt. Mauldin Honored.
Sergt. Bill Mauldin, United Fea-
ture Syndicate cartoonist, for "a
distinguished example of cartoon
lists work" $780, Sergt. Mauldin
caricatures the battle-worn CT in
up Front With Mauldin."
James B. Reston of the New York
Times for "a distinguished example
of the Geographic reporting on ma
tional affairs" $500. The award was
for his articles on the Dumbarton
Oaks Security Conference.
Mark S. Watson, military CORE
spondent of the Baltimore Sun, for
his stories on international affairs
from Washington, London and the
fronts in Sicily, Italy and France.
Jack S. Mcdowell of the San
Francisco Bulletin, for "a dis
tinguished example of a reporters
work." $500, based on his campaign
to encourage blood donations. In
the course of the campaign he gave
a blood donation, flew to the South
west Pacific to see it used and re-
turned to write a series of articles.
In a special citation. the Advisory
Board commended the work Of
American newspaper mapmakers.
Bonsal Receives Award.
Stephen Bonsal, author of "Un-
finished Business" in the United
States history division.
Russell Blaine Nye, author OF
George Bancroft, Brahmin Rebel,
for American biography.
Karl Shapiro, author of "V-Letter
and Other Poems"
The Pulitzer Prize in music was
awarded to Aaron COPELAND for his
ballet Appalachian Spring"
The music and literary awards
each were $500.
Vincent De Gregorio of New York
City won 81 500 scholarship award
ed annually to promising art STU