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Three Girl StudentsHere Given Prizes inUrban Essay ContestThree young women college •tudents here were awarded prizes yesterday as winners in the annual essay contest sponsored by the National Urban League as a part of its annual Vocation Opportunity Campaign.Victors over students from 600 colleges and high schools scattered throughout the country, the winners were handed checks by Miss Ann Tanneyhill of New York City, director of vocational guidance of the league, at brief ceremonies at Howard University.Miss Elizabeth A. Crawford, 20, Howard University sophomore, of Jacksonville, Fla., received the first prize of $150. She wrote ofher ambition to be a writer. She is a reporter on “The Hilltop,” the university paper, and a member of Kappa Sigma Debating Society.Second Prixe Winner.Miss Doris G. Gladden, 18, of 528 Forty-sixth street S.E., Washington, a sopfiomore at Miner Teachers’ College, won second prize of $100. She is specializing in foreign languages and hopes to be a teacher of languages. She wrote her winning essay on her ambition to be a language teacher in high school or college.Miss Renee E. Merritt, Clinton, N. C.. a sophomore at Howard University, took third place, with a prize of $75, writing of her in^CAFRITZ BUILTOVER 160 SOLDBETTER BUILT. FASTESTWIN AWARDS FOR DESCRIBING AMBITIONS—Winners of the essay contest sponsored by the National Urban League are shown receiving their awards at Howard University. Left to right: Miss Eliza P. Shippen, chairman of English at Miner Teachers’ College; Miss Ann Tanneyhill, vocational guidance director of the league; Dr. Mordecai Johnson, president of Howard University Miss Elizabeth A. Crawford, flrst-prize winner; Dr. Vincent J. Browne, Washington Urban League president; Miss Doris G. Gladden, second-prize winner, and Miss Renee E. Merritt, third-prize winner.__-Star Staff Photo.terest in home economics, which is her major subject at the school. She is on the staff of “The Hilltop,” and is a commissioner in the House Government of Frazier Hall, women’s dormitory.Present at Ceremony.The presentation ceremony was attended by Dr. Mordecai Johnson, president of Howard University; Dr. Vincent J. Browne, president of the Washington Urban League, a Community Chest Agency, which sponsored the essay campaign; Dr. Paul F. Lawrence, assistant director of Counseling Services, Howard University, and Miss Eliza P. Shippen, chairman of the Division of English at Miner Teachers’ College.The annual awards were the result of a gift from Dr. Ross Thalheimer, of New York, growing out of his interest in the Urban League and in young people.King George's Physician Assails Health Servicety Associated Pro*sLONDON, Nov. 19.—Lord Hord-er, physician to the King, declared yesterday that Britain’s national health plan has lowered medical standards and appears “likely to crash on the rock of economics.” Nationalization of medicine was bound to lead, tind, indeed, has already led, to a deterioration of the standards of doctoring.” Dr. Horder wrote in the conservative London weekly, the Recorder.Joan Crawford SickHOLLYWOOD, Nov. 19 (/P).— Joan Crawford is iU in bed today; her physician says she is suffering from heat exhaustion and a severe cold. The doctor added that the actre5 was sticken after 11 daysron the desert working on a motion picture. He prescribed several days' rest in bed.SflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIThis compact little home has been red occupancy. First floor hos large livin kitchen, 2 nice bedrooms and bath, knotty pine, and shower both on ffcond wooded lot partly fenced.To Reach: Wisconsin Ave. to Bank of B I blocks past Suburban Hospital to OreJ. NOBLE BC7424 Wi«. Ay#.iiiiiiiiiiiiiimimniiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiffliSPECIAL OF
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Evening Star
Washington, Washington-DC, US
Sat, Nov 19, 1949
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