Evening star., 1949-03-11
Schools in D. {. Area
Among Winners Of
journalism Awards

Virginia were among those chosen
for honors in the annual contest of
the Columbia University Scholastic
Press Association in New York.
A total of 1,O66 winners were
announced yesterday as the asso-
cations 25th annual meeting
opened on the Columbia campus,
the Associated Press reported.
| More than 1000 publications
from schools in As States, Canada,
the District, Puerto Rico, Hawaii,
Alaska, Egypt and OkinaWa COM
peted for the awards, Joseph M.
Murphy, association director, an
nounced.
Fourteen District of Columbia
schools won recognition for their
publications.
Eastern High Schools printed
paper, The fastener. topped the
list with a medalist rating in COM
petition of schools of 1,O01 to 800
enrolment.
Other Winners Listed.
First places in their enrolment
classes were won by Tech Life.
Mckinley High School; Western
Breeze, Western High School, and
| the Sabre ST. Johns College
High School.
The St. Adams News, st. Adams
School for Boys. took first place
in private school competition for
printed papers.
The Dunbar News. Reel. Dunbar
High School, won second place in
printed papers for public schools
with enrollments between 1901
and $500.
Duplicated magazines Of two
elementary schools were rated first
in their class. They are the Lam
tern of Henry Smothers School
and the Morgan Sentinel. Morgan
School.
Other District Awards.
Other District winners:
Junior high printed papers-The
Banneker News, Banneker Junior
High School, third place; the Ter
rel Broadcast, Terrell Junior High
School, and the Garnet Patterson
Journal, Garnet Patterson Junior
High School. both fourth.
Teachers college printed papers
The Varsity Miner, Miner
Teachers College, second.
Elementary printed papers
The Colonel. Young Platoon
School, second.
Elementary duplicated papers
The Grimke Lantern, A. J. Grimke
School, third.
Recognition of Virginia entries
in the competition included:
For senior high school printed
newspapers in 1,501-2,500 pupil
classification, the Surveyor of
George Washington High School
Alexandria, received medaliSt
rating. For the 751-1,000 pupil
classification, second-place rating
was given the Jaguar Journal of
the Falls Church High School.
Harrisonburg School Wins.
For senior high school print
ed magazine competition among
schools of 300 or less classiflca-
ton, second-place rating went to
the Tai of Harrisonburg High
School.
The Sabre of Randolph Macon
Academy, Front Royal. won first
place rating for Autographed
newspapers of private secondary
schools.
In the elementary division, the
Henry Clay TWitter of Henry Clay
School, Arlington, received med
alist award for duplicated news
papers.
Maryland entries in the compe-
tition and their ratings included:
Senior high school printed
newspapers 1.001 to 1900 pupils)
First place, Hoo Wair N Wat,
HagerstoWn Senior High; second
place, Kay Hi. Catonsville High,
and the Glen Burnian, Glen
Burnie High.
(751 to 1000 pupils) First place,
The Tattler, Bethesda Chevy
Chase High, and Silver Chips,
Montgomery Blair High; third
place, the Student Scribe, Hyatts-
vile High.
(301 to $50 pupils) Third place,
the Pioneer, Greenbelt High.
600 pupils or less) Medalist-
Santa Maria, St. Mary's High of
HagerstoWn.
Senior high duplicated news
papers 600 pupils or less)-Third
place, Richard Montgomery High,
Rockville.
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