The Wilmington morning star. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1909-1990, 1945-11-25
Pennington Scholarship
Offered In Son s Memory


rem Stewart, p bennington. scholar
ship for New Hanover High school
Seniors, the. first ever presented
exclusively to the, school, was an
nounced yesterday by T. 7. Hamil-
ton, Jr., principal Of the institu-
ton.
The scholarship, for 5000 year,
has been given as a memorial to
Private First Glass Warren
Stewart Pennington, son of Mr..
and Mrs. w. K. Pennington, of
Penn-Air, Wilmington, who was
killed in action in Luxembourg on
Jan. 4, Of this year.
Pfc. Pennington was a student
in New Hanover High school, be-
ing graduated with the class of
1910. While in school he was out
standing in scholarship as well as
in extra-curricular activities, and
was elected to the National Honor
Society in his Junior year.
His other activities included
marshall, senior year; president Of
the Junior class; Student council,
sophomore year; delegate to State
Student Council congress; junior
year; circulation manager of The
Wildcat, senior. year; visual educa-
ton staff, junior and senior years;
chairman of a committee for fin
ancing student activities, junior
year; school store clerk, sopho-
more. junior and senior years; Hi
Y club and Hi-Y Minstrels, junior
and senior years; the Nature club,
Chemistry club, Debating club,
|Scribblers club and Boosters club.
During his High school years, he
had the respect Of students and IA
Guilty for his courtesy, self-reliance,
honesty and loyalty. Hamilton
stated that students and faculty
feel proud that scholarship has
been established at the school
honoring a young man whose life
exemplified such ideals as War
ren's did,
Pfc. Pennington entered Tri-State
College Of Engineering, in Indiana
where he was member Of the
student council, president of the
Aero club, a member of Tau Sigma
Eta fraternity and member OF
Alpha Lambda Tau, social frater-
nifty.
Enlisting in the Reserve corps,
he reported to Fort Bragg MAJ
20, 1913, where he was indicted
into the Air Corps. He received his
basic training in Gulfport, Miss,
and was subsequently recommend
ed for ASTP being sent to the Uni.
versity of Alabama.
He entered the Harvard unit Of
Engineers in September. 1913, and
remained with this Unit until it
was discontinued in April, 1914.
His unit was then transferred to
the Yankee division Of the 26th
Infantry.
Within three weeks after arriving
in France, the 18th was in action
with General Patton's Third army
at Metz.
During the next offensive, Pfc.
Pennington was wounded on the
second day, receiving leg in
juries from mortar shrapnel. Six
weeks later he returned to duty on
December 26, meeting his death
nine days later.
His philosophy as soldier was
expressed in letter written Nov.
| Z, the day before he went into
battle: II shan't then heedlessly
dash into foolish positions. but al
ways as a good soldier, I shall 60
where I can do the most to bring
this war to a speedy end"
The qualifications necessary to
acquire the Warren Stewart Pen
nington Scholarship shall be:
The student shall be among
the upper third of the senior
4 class.
The student must have shown
interest in science and must
plan to pursue his studies In
\ that field.
The student must possess
some qualities of leadership.
The student must have been
outstanding in such character