The Wilmington morning star., 1946-05-15
SENIORS, JUNIORS
RECEIVE AWARDS
Faculty Members Also Re-
ceive Recognition At
MINIS Honor Day

Honor awards recognizing large
numbers of students and faculty
members were made yesterday
during the first day of two Honor
Days" at New Hanover High School
Yesterday morning saw members
Of the junior and senior classes
receiving the awards of merit at
S:45 and the members Of the
sophmore and freshman classes
will receive their awards at cere-
monies today, which start at the
same hour as yesterdays.
Awards for scholastic, athletic
and military excellence were made
at yesterdays services. Those re-
ceiling awards were
Perfect attendance certificates
presented by Hampton Frady to
Nancy Hewett, for II years with
out an absence from school; Gene
Jewell, 10 years of perfect attend
ance; Jerome Evanson, five years
without an absence, and June
Greenlea, six years without an
absence.
Library science award present
ed by Barbara Sternberger to Ed
ma Richardson and Vivian Fisher,
for outstanding work in that field.
First aid certificates presented
by c. H. McAllister, Of the Ameri-
can Red Cross, to Mary Anne
Daughtry, Margaret Glover, May
belle Holland, Sammy Jolly, Oneida
K~ingsbury and Jimmy Singleton.
Science awards-Physics award
for excellence presented by Gene
Jewell to Robert Congleton;
Bausch and Lomb award present
ed by Shirley Berger to Bill
Peters; Carolina Skyways award
for excellence in the a%eronautics
course, presented by John Colucci
to Freddy Cordes.
Athletic Awards
Athletic awards-Special award
Of megaphones to cheerleaders
presented by Miss Dorothy Shear
in to Sarah Marlowe, Jimmy Nc
Carl and Melrose Straughan; Foy-
Roe trophy for the best football
player to Kenneth Rogers, pre-
scented by Elizabeth Roe; Christ
man trophy for the best all-round
football player presented by Dale
Spencer to James M. futile; Trask
trophy for the football player with
the best schola site record present
ed by Nancy Trask to Neal Par
trick; Johnny Emidt Memorial
trophy in memory Of Johnny
Smidt, killed in World War II,
for the most valuable baseball
player presented by Jackie Hew-
EFT to Herman Wick.
Art awards presented by Spur
geon Bailey to best artist, Roy
Bradshaw and Sarah Marlowe who
won second recognition; and Bob
Wynn, Katherine Piner, Ann Jor-
dan and Howard Kester, recog-
nized as best art students for the
past year.
American Legion auxiliary
awards - Student government
awards presented by Mrs. ]. D.
Edwards to Jean Sanders and
Hampton Frady; picked as repre-
sentatives to the auxiliary's Girls
State meeting in Greensboro, Sara
Williams and Sara K. Jordan; first
place in painting posters for Pop
by Day." Winifred Britt.
Orchestra award for individual
excellence presented by Mrs. Lau-
"a H. Norden to Hazel Yopp.
Martha Halligan cup, awarded
in memory Of Martha Halligan to
the outstanding sophomore girl,
presented by Malcolm Crawford
to Rosemary Sweeney.
Band awards, in the form Of let
tiers to band members, presented
by 1t. Eugene Laycock to Pat
Kelly, Katherine Piner, Dewitt
Bird, Franklin Jones, Billy Greasy,
Bill Peters, Ann Jordan, c. F.
Phillips, Conlan Rogers, Harvey
Britt, and Gordon Lumpkins.
O'Henry Literary society award,
made for the best short story writ
ten by a student. presented BY
Ben Mcdonald tc Doris Lunan;
second prize won by Elizabeth
Poplin, third prize won by Sara
Jordan.
Military Excellence
ROTC awards presented by Capt.
R. S. Andrews to Company A for
the best company in the ROTC
unit; Charles P. Smith award for
the best squad in the unit went
to the second squad in the sec
ond platoon of Company A; award
for the best company commander
of the year went to Graham Bare
foot; best lieutenants in the unit
for the year were Pat Howe and
Albert Beal; distinguished cadets,
first year, were Jimmy Spivey,
Allen Lanier, Richard Galphin and
Ed Pitts; most distinguished ca
diets, second year, were T. E. Stel-
ger, Herbert Moskowitz and Fred
Baeson.
Scribblers' award presented by
Emma Kingoff to Winifred Har-
riss, first prize-winner, and Sam
my Jordan, second prize-winner.
Student government awards to
students elected for their work in
the student government by their
fellow students, presented by Pat
Hardwick to Sarah Anne Eaton
and Bill Peters.
Schroeder cup presented by Joe
Gray to the student maintaining
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