Evening star., 1947-05-28
|G. ". 10 Graduate 900
In Ceremony To'nighi, '
Setting School Record

Commencement exercises at
George Washington University will
be held at 8 o'clock tonight at Con-
|stitution Hall with more than 900
students receiving diplomas, the
largest graduating class in the his
tory of the school.
Last night. ~ students received
awards from DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin
university president, during class
night ceremonies held on the ter
race behind Lisner Library, 2033 G
street NV.
Among those getting awards were
James Moffat Pugh, president of
the senior class, who received the
Joshua Evans III Memorial Award
for signal ability in the social and
political sciences and promise
of the Interpretation of that ability
in good citizenship among his fell
lows" Lawrence G. Strickland,
president of the student council, re-
ceived the Omicron Delta Kappa
prize for "the most constructive
work in the futherance and up
building of the university student
activities"
Other Awards Listed.
Other awards were:
Alphi Chi Sigma freshman awards
IN chemistry, Joseph Edwin Rawl-
ings, Jacob M. Sacks, Legrand G,
Van Uitert; Alpha Chi Sigma award
in chemistry, II. M. Mcconnell; Al
|pha Kappa Psi award in commerce,
Ralph j. Mcclure; Alpha Delta Pi
award in French, Sally Chew Des-
seq; American Institute of Chemists
award in chemistry, George 7. Poos;
Byrne Thurtell Burns Memorial
award in organic chemistry, Allen
C. Weise; Chi Omega award In
social sciences, Marjorie Ida Clark
Colonial Danes Award for essay,
Jessica Church. John Henry Awards
in government, Albert P. Brodell,
1r., and India Clark Dewitt Clinton
Croissant Award for drama essay
Neil v. Mcneil E. K. Cutter Award
in English, Alexander Chervitz.
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton Award for history essay, Betty
Lee Williams. Delta Gamma Award
for scholarship, Dorothy Jean Eg-
geling. Delta Zeta Award in botany,
Patricia Ann Ludwig. Ellsworth
Award in patent law, John T.
Symes, jr. Willie e. Fitch Award
In Chemistry, Clarke Dawson. Alice
no11C1oc CoISo ord A x1yorJ {o Ax.n~
lean literature, Grace Guerra.
Award for French.
Edward Darlington Goddard
Award in French, Charles Francis
Gilman, James Douglas Goddard
Award in pharmacy, Elliott Marvin
Raum. Morgan Richardson God
dard Award in commerce, Elizabeth
Lorraine Fanon. Gardiner G.. Hub
bard Memorial Award in United
States history, Howard H. Borth-
wick. Kappa Kappa Gamma Award
in botany, John S. Finlay, III John
Bell Larner Award for scholastic
standing in law school, Alfred L
Scanlan.
INOI ts11 oOdko dWdIo, MdIy olSd
Longley; John Ordronaux award
for scholastic standing In medical
school, Walter C. Beck; Phi Eta
Sigma awards for freshman scho-
lastic standing, Sidney Futterman
and Robert L. Liken; Phi Sigma
Kappa award for freshman oratory
Margaret M. Reynolds; Phi Sigma
Sigma Nileen Cooper award in psy-
chology, Miss Eggeling; Pi Beta Phi
award for student activities, Lois
ICarolyn Lord; ri Lambda Theta
award for masters thesis in educa-
ton, Virginia Dowden Andrus.
| Sigma Kappa awards in chem
Iistry, Mr.. Van Uitert and James
Mcbride Sterrett, jr.; award in
| physics, Donald D. Blanchard; ;
Charles Clinton Swisher Historical
Club award. William Kluback;
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy award for essay, Howard NJ
Borthwick; Thomas F. Walsh award
for essay, Robert O. Mead; Alex
ander Wilbourne Weddell award for
essay, Stuart D. Nelson.