The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1954-02-22
By LEE LINoER

American citizens, organizations
and schools for Outstanding work
for freedom" during 1858.
At ceremonies in q hag-draped
Revolutionary War barn within
sight Of hallowed Valley Forge, DR..
Milton S. Eisenhower-orother Of
the PreSident-preSented awards
10 the q top winners.
Cited for special mention and
presented with George Washington
honor medal awards were the Boy
Scouts Of America, News Magazine
Of the Screen and the Readers
Digest.
DR.. Eisenhower. president Of the
Pennsylvania State University,
said the special awards were in
recognition "of extraordinary mer-
Ii in the nations interest"
Freedoms Foundation, q non
profit, nonSectarian, nonpoliticA
group incorporated in 1919, esti-
mated the 1853 awards are worth
SIS, 900, about so, 900 Of It N cash.
The organization is dedicated Ito
maintain the American way Of
life" and honor those groups or
individuals who develop new pro-
grams which further a better un-
derstanding OF the American sys-
tenn"
Twelve top awards Of $1,000 each
went to winners IN the following
categorieS: general, cartoons, com.
munity programs. essays, editor
ialS, photographs with captions,
public addresses, sermons, college
campus programs and letters from
armed forces personnel.
A gold George Washington honor
medal went to winners IN adver-
Using campaigns, company en-
ploye publications, magazine art-
cles, 16 nm. motion pictures,
radio programA and televisiou
programs.
Five SchoolS-Elementary 81,
Buffalo, NY; Sunoi Elementary,
San Jose, Calf; Southern High,
Baltimore, Nd; Alamo Heights
Independent School District, San
Antonio, Tex; and Oceanside
(N.J.) Public Schools-were hon
ored in today's ceremonies.
Winners of second place awards.
in most instances carrying cash
awards of 500 or $50, and honor
will receive awards at reg
ional ceremonies to be held in
various sections Of the country IN
April and May.
Among those lauded for osftStand-
ing contributions to American free
dom were Al high school pakolica.
tons and 1873 elementary and sec.
ondary schools. The school awards
10 which provide an ex.
penSe+paid student and teacher
pilgrimage" to Valley Forge and
ITO which viii receive specially
compiled freedom libraries"
The Rev. Theodore NJ. Hesburgh,
president Of the University of Notre
Dame, headed the 34-member
awards jury which screened more
than 1OO, 600 entries.
The Boy Scouts were cited ''for
supreme achievement in teaching
and practicing functions of patriot
ic citizenship dedicated to preSer.
walton Of this Republic"
News Magazine of the Screen
was honored ''for comprehensive
and sparkling patriotic documen-
tary motion pictures of the Amer
ica's Heritage series produced by
athe News, distributed 10
public Schools"
The award to Readers Digest
cited ''itS teachers edition. prof.
ect of vast beneficial influence
and foreign language editions"
Other top award winners:
General category: HoustonI
Tex Chamber of Commerce for
is jury service campaign which
has convinced citizens that jury
service is a privilege and duty;
New Sweden Society, Philadelphia,
or teaching its youthful members
the opportunities and obligations
If their community, state and ma
ion; and Public Schools Week,
sponsored by San Francisco, Calf,
and originated "a years ago which
,oday is a year-long program.
Advertising: (National) - Bonn
Aluminium and Brass Corp, De-
roit: (local)-Gimbd Brothers,
Philadelphia.
Cartoons: Sheldon Starkman, Los
for a drawing in the
JCLA Daily Bruin entitled "torI
All the World 10 See"
College campus programs: Flor
da Southern College, Lakeland,
Fla. which set up a department
If American culture that features
he principles which have made
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