Milford chronicle., 1955-11-04
University News

Ten members Of the University
of Delaware ROTC cadet regiment
were selected as distinguished mill
tary students, Colonel e. w. Hid
dlestOn, professor Of military sci
ence and tactics, announced recent
ly. The select group will be offered
regular army commissions upon
graduation.
The college seniors, eight Of
whom are engineering majors,
we're selected for receiving high
scholastic standings, attaining out
standing military grades and per-
fOrmances and possessing top
leadership qualities.
The group was issued orders and
congratulated by DR.. John A. Perk-
ins, president Of the University Of
Delaware, in the first regimental
review Of the year this week on
Frazer Field.
All graduates Of advanced ROTC
are presented with reserve second
lieutenants. However, those cited
as distinguished military students
may, If they wish, obtain regular
army commissions after complet-
ing their college work.
The honored Delaware students
include: Richard p. Garrett, 433
BeechWOOd avenue, Haddonfield, N.
J.; Irwin K Richter, Viola; John
r. Eagle, 513 Monroe Road, Merton
Station, Pa; Joseph +. Camp, 608
s. ClaymOnt street, Wilmington /;
Donald r. Romano, 225 Bayard av-
enue, Wilmington; Marshall H.
Baker, 308 North Bedford street,
Georgetown; Henry c. Carbaugh,
Magruder avenue, CatOnsville, Md. /;
Frank S. PettyjOhn, 401 South Wal
nut street, Milford; Earl ]. Car
penter, 115 Cirtis avenue, Wood
crest, Wilmington, and Donald A.
GoOdridge, 71O3 FOTty-fOurth street,
Chevy Chase, Md.
Garrett and Carbaugh are two
Of the top officers of the regiment,
both holding the cadet grade of
lieutenant colonel. Presently with
the rank of major are Eagle, Camp,
Romano and Carpenter, while Rich
ter, Baker, PettyjOhn and Good
ridge are listed as cadet captains.
All are members of Scabbard and
Blade, military society.
The Annual Awards Committee
Of the American Association for
State and Local History has an
nOunced that DR.. John A. MunrOe,
chairman Of the department of his
tory at the University of Delaware,
has been selected to receive an
award for his recently published
book, "Federalist Delaware, 1775-
1915"
Fifty-fOur awards have beer pre-
sented to individuals, historical So
cieties, books, newspapers, and
other organizations in Canada and
the United States for distinguished
service in the cause Of making
Americans better aware of their
local history.
The awards fall into seven cate
gories which include State or Pro-
vincial Historical Societies; Reg
ional, County, Local and Junior
Historical Societies; scholarly and
POPULAR histories and biographies
newspapers which have paid unus-
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dividuals and organizations of var.
ious kinds which have aroused in
telligent interest in the heritage o
the American people.
The awards were made aftel
careful selection, at state, regiOna
and national levels, by a commit.
tee Of eleven distinguished EistOri.
cal leaders, representing every sec
tion Of Canada and the United
States. The winners will receive
shortly certificates in recognition
of their various achievements.
DR.. MunrOe is a native Delawar-
can who was born and raised in
Wilmington, and attended Whining
ton High School and the University
of Delaware. In 1951-52, he was
awarded a Ford Fellowship and
spent a year in the western part
of the United States for research
and study purposes. He is the
author Of a number of publications
and a member Of several historical
societies, the Phi Kappa Phi HoDcl