Evening star., 1952-04-21
Ten Persons in. Area
Receive Guggenheim
Fellowship Awards

Ten persons from Washington.
Maryland and Virginia are among
the 191 recipients Of Guggenheim
Memorial Foundation fellowships,
it was announced today.
The grants totaled $3.50, 900.
They are awarded to persons of
demonstrated capacity for <origi-
nal research and artistic crea-
tion."
Winners from this area are:
Herbert G. Deignan, associate
curator Of birds, United States Ma
tional Museum, for studies of
avifaunal distribution and varia-
ton of certain areas of Southeast
Asia.
Historical Bible Studies.
DR.. Leon E. Wright, associate
professor Of New Testament Ian
guage and literature at Howard
University. for historical studies
of the healing miracles of the New
Testament.
DR.. Theodore H. Berlin, asso-
ciate professor of physics at Johns
Hopkins University, for studies of
the theory of the mechanism of
condensation Of gases based on q
statistical model.
DR.. Herbert p. Broida. research
physicist at the National Bureau
|of Standards. for studies Of the
mechanism Of gaseous combustion.
DR.. Chieh Chen Chang, con-
sultant, Department Of Aeronau-
tics at Johns Hopkins University
and consultant to the Air Re-
search and Development Com
mand Of the Air Force, for studies
of the application of mathematics
to aeronautical problems.
General Is Subject Of Study.
DR.. Terrell L. Hill, chemist,
Naval Medical Research Institute,
for studies in the field Of thermo-
dynamic functions of the liquid
state.
Marvin c. Ross, curator, Wal
ters Art Gallery. Baltimore. for a
study of the American soldier and
painter, Gen. Seth Eastman.
DR.. Bruce w. Wardropper. as
sistant professor of Spanish at
Johns Hopkins University. for a
study Of religious parodies Of
Spanish secular literature.
DR.. Douglas Southall Freeman,
retired editor Of the Richmond
CVa.) News-Leader. for studies of
the life and times Of George
Washington.
DR.. Francis B. Simkins, associate
professor of social sciences. Long
wood College, Farmville, Va, for
studies Of the life and times Of
Jefferson Davis.
4 Research Centers Granted
SAC, 300 in Rockefeller Funds
Grants totalirg $40. 800 in fields
of education and science to four
research centers in Washington
were announced today by the
Rockefeller Foundation Of New
York.
The top local grant Of $25. 900
went to Gordon Research Con-
ferences of the American Asso-
citation for the Advancement Of
Science. The grant will be used
for expenses involved in the at
tendance Of foreign scientists at
conferences on biochemistry. The
conferences, scheduled over q
three-year period, started in jan
uary Of this year.
Nationally, the foundation
grants totaled $2,0o1 .098.24. Made
for the first quarter Of this year,
the appropriations went out to
colleges. hospitals and other in
stitutions. Grants made in the
United States and many foreign
countries ranged from $780, 900 to
several hundred dollars.
In the District, q grant OF $10,.
900 was made to the Library Of
Congress to select. purchase and
ship scholarly" collection Of
books and periodicals on the So
Wet Union to Japan. The books
will be sent to the National Diet
Library in Tokyo and the library
at Hokkaido University.
Two other local grants include
one Of $1,000 to the American
Council on Education "for the
preparation and publication Of q
Guide to Action Approaches in
International Cultural Relations. -
DR.. Harold e. Snyder viii direct
the preparation.
The National Academy Of
Sciences will receive $1,000 to han
die expenses Of q group Of Amer
ican delegates to conferences on
biochemistry to be held in Utrecht,
Holland and Stockholm. Sweden,
in 1852.