Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-12-12

in a college aptitude examinati
on October %. now face a
rigorous 3-hour college board
examination to be given in
testing centers throughout the
country.
At least 1000 are expected to
survive and make a bid for the
500 merit scholarships, worth
a total Of 81 million.
Certificates 10 Finalists
The last phase Of the compe-
tition is an evaluation of the
pupils high school grades.
extra-curricular attachments
and leadership and character.
Those finalistS who do not win
scholarships viii receive GER
tificateS of merit. and colleges
all over the United States will
be notified Of their achieve
ment.
Scholarship selections viii be
made about May l.
Merit scholars choose their
own college and course Of
study. The value of each of
the 4-year scholarships varies
with the financial need of the
individual winner. ranging
from 500 to $4,000 a year or
even more.
Colleges Aided
The programs chosen by the
scholars will receive grants-in-
aid averaging $4,000 per scholar
to help defray the actual cost
Of educating the students.
The competition was estab-
liShed in 1855 through grants
Of $2O.5 million from the Ford
Foundation and the Carnegie
Corp. Of New York. More than
600 business and industrial
firms. as well as professional
societies. foundations and in
dividuals. sponsor the scholar
ships.
Semi-finalists from schools in
the District are:
John r. Haeuser Of 1918 North
Frederick street. Arlington, Archbishop
Carroll Hsgh school; Carolyn :. Lowery
e l5Ss 2sr s gS0G street s6,N Nv Gavin
Of S04O Thirty-ntth rosa.. North AR
beth A. Ineham Of 14i4 North Ohio
school; MsrS G quincy Of - Badger
road Medford. Mass. National cathe-
dral school for uiris. Thomas O, Bald
srslon, atii woodland drive silver
Homer place sE both q Prlory.
Windsor ? Booth. iF Of IS West Kirke
street, Chevy Chase. Ronald A cordero
sr. nst Nash M.i1s n SIS I;s cdSI sns Soa q
BE hesda all OF ST Adams school:
Lawrence N Breed Of 500l Thirteenth
street North Arlington. Lois y Clar-
John D Curtis Of 5ais GaTneid street
NV and Ward B. Watt Of 1908 Par
kef avenue. HyAttsville, all Of Sidwei
Trends , School; judith ~ Eeksrson Of
Roosevelt Hish school. Devin G Bent
% S3Os Ridge drive. susan d Dem
bitH O 34it GARFIELD street NV and
Arthur bpuisyard NV. al Il western
reh School Donna W Dudley of
90. Mseom6 stree, NV Alexander
Es sTFHss 81 II scb svs yun 5osd ., w
snd Robert W Lynn o. sass North
Hamilton street NV. al Of Wood
rev wilson H'eh School
Those from MONTGOMERY
County schools are:
In Hethesda--MarSare T Hickman
Of 1870 Forty-fourth street NV
Stone Ridge Convent Of the Sacred
Heart. Harold Blaiwas Of esO4 Thirty
sixth street NV Theodore {. Gold
nth nth Of sia' vwSTsals rc.S Chevy Chevy
Cphf. Clarence Jacobson OF ASH
Twrntv-eighth street NV Gerais w
Luedemsn Of S7is ogden ROAD. Wood
Party-ninth street NV. end Robert G
Oliver Of 1874 Fortv-fourth street
NV: all Of Landon School; Michael
y Alexander Of tiso Stanford street;
sl0e Hampton lane Bethesda. John
L. Campbell % n2ta Shelter street
Be.hesda. Georgisnna c Cozzens Of
t3il Center street Chevy Chase. Ann
cheTy I chSss hOn nss" H Gpc sFes ~
43sBs East-west hishvay. Bethesda
Cecil p Holland IL Of IA West
Lenuox street. Chevy Chase: Barbara
J. Johnston OF s70a Easf-west hiEh-
way Chew Chase. Ellen NJ Kamarck
OF 1913 MEADOW lane. Chevy Chase
Charles L. Keithlev OF 55a6 Grove
street. Chew Chase: Stephen Lane
OF 4a.5 River road stanton J Levin
son OF .20o washington avenue Sill
Yer Spring. Charlotte A Mattson Of
6nOf Marbury road. Bethesda; RAY n
Mumford OF 1910 Exeter road. Bethes-
dss Richard Roistaeher Of uppinsham
avenue, Chevy Chase Charles r.
GchWar1 Of aN03 Clifford avenue
CHEVY Chase; Jonathan Shear OF 5.u3
Battery lane. Bethesda. and Judith A
Trumbuil Of 47OS North Chelsea lane
Bethesca. AL OF Bethesda-chevv Chase
HiRh School
N Rockyiile-Ann Z. Baldwin Of
$500 Littledaie road kenSington.
Eueene c benson OF 53n5 MArlyn
drive. David 8 French OF SSH Chalon
drive. Bethesda. Michael Z HOODS OF
17i5 Old Chester road. Bethesda.
Donald c Olivier Of a3l. Elm hiYst
drive Bethesda and David NJ Swift
OF 4.0a Franklin street Kensington.
all Of Walter johnson High School.
In Silver Spring--Judith A. Prank
Of es05 ouinton road. Silver Spring.
Philip X Jason Of Ssi4 Gienviil
road. Thomas P Johnston. ir. Of "a