Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-06-13
Honol,rs Are Awarded
AT Savings and Loan
institute Graduation

| Institute OrddudfI0n
At the close Of another rec
ord-hreaking year, the WASH
ington Chapter of the American
Savings. and Loan Institute held
its .2fsts annual graduation ex-
ercises at the Shoreham Hotel
last night.
The. chapter membership has
reached q new high Of more than
800, compared with around 200
q year ago, reported John Stad-
tier Of the National Permanent
Building Association, outgoing
chapter president.
Donald A. Squire of Pasadena,
Calf, national president, out
lined the educational program
of the institute and its purposes.
He presented 10 achievement
awards, 10 three-year diplomas.
10 standard diplomas and seven
graduate diplomas.
Edward K. Jones, president Of
the District Building and Loan
League, which gives strong sup
port to the chapter here, pre-
sented cash prizes for outstand-
ing scholarship in vari'o u S
courses.
224 Get Certificates.
Four students tied for top
honorS in the management
course. They were Gordon Davis,
Richard Sinclair, Irma Rossom
and Mary Ogilvie. Tied for cash
awards in savings and loan prin-
ciples We're Waynda B. Frey
nick=and Phyllis E. Gill. Other
cash winners were: Lazzlo Tehel
in savings and loan principles II;
William r. Fenton in account
ing: Margaret A. DIVA in insur-
ance; William T. Blumenauer.
jr., in mortgage lending, and
Janice B. Bodor in customer
relations.
The program also listed re-
cipientS of 244 chapter certif1-
Gates, which were turned over to
individual associations for later
presentation.
4 Mr.. Squire. who became ma
tional president of the institute
in March, told his audience of
some 800 executives and en-
ployes of 80 savings and loan,
associations that training counts
more than ever before in savings
and loan institutions, which have
continued their rapid growth in
the last year.
\ L0wery Wins Speech Test.
Hugh Lowery of the American
Building Association won the
chapters speech contest and will,
go to the national finals in Los
Angeles next November. The
other contestants were Henry
johnson, Jefferson Federal and
|, Richard Chappelle of Metropolis
Building.
Mr.. Stadtler presented a long
list Of guests, including j. v.
Brittle of Kingston, N. c., dis
trict trustee for the South At
lantic area of the institute, and
Verne Benesteel, chief examiner
of the Home Loan Bank System.
William E. Grimm, jr., of the
First Federal Savings and Loan
j Association here, chapter presi-
dent for. the coming year, was
introduced along with other new
ioficers. faculty members and the
chairman for the graduation
program. John H. Thompson of
washington Permanent Building
Association.
4 Recipients of achievement
awards and diplomas follow:
Achievement Awards.
Nick r. Abel. jr, Mutual Federal:
Marshall Grinder. First Federal Of wash
ington: Charles W. Handy, IT.. Perpetual
dred Millet, Anacostia Federal; Robert L.
S efiI .t end Edward j. VaTlsy Per,
PeJudI'- MarlOIle y. WnlUe, northwestern
Federal; Janice Wright Bodor. Perpetual.
"A Three-Year Diplomas.
Robert M. Blame, First Federal of
Washington; Virginia s. Grindstaff. East
fern Building; Henry E. Johnson, Jeffer-
son Federal; Grace V: Jones, Columbia
FEDERAL; Woodrow W. Long. District
Building; Vincent T. Mohler, National
Permanent: joyce Elsie Panzer, North
east Building; Wilbur B. Perine, IT., JEFF
ferson Federal; Glen Troop, United States
Savings and Loan League; William S.
Wren. Liberty Building.
Standard Diplomas.
Robert NJ. Blame and Clara c. Bristow,
First Federal Of Washington; Taylor
Fussell. Washington Permanent; Rich
mond H. Gibson. Northwestern Federal;
Henry z. johnson, Jefferson Federal;
Mary Jane Ogilvie, Perpetual: Irma B.
Rosson and Richard E. Smith, First
Federal of Washington: Glen Troop
United States Savings and Loan League;
Edward B. Wright, Arlington Realty Co.
Graduate Diplomas.
" T. William Blumenauer, ir, Columbia
Federal; II. Carlton Brockman. William
E. Grimm,-ir.. and Vivian D. Loving. all
National Permanent; John q. Raymond,
Home Federal; and Richard H. Sinclair,
American Building Association.
RlInaI~u11nw Inn DAT.