Oregon State University - Beaver Yearbook (Corvallis, OR)

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Announcements of i ' djolaralitija anb prises The Failing Price The Failing prize of one hundred and fifty dollars is the income from a gift made to the University by Hon. Henry Failing, of Portland. It is awarded to that member of the senior class who shall pronounce the best oration at the time of his or her graduation. The trinner of this prize will be an- nounced at the Commence nent Exercises. The Beekman Prise The Beekman prize of one hundred dol- lars is the income from a gift made to the University by Hon. C. C. Beekman, of Jacksonville. It is awarded under the same conditions as the Failing prize, for the second best oration. The winner of thU ! rize will be an- nounced at the Commencement Exercises. The Warner Prises These prizes were awarded by Mrs. Mur- ray Warner, curator of the Museum of Oriental Art. for the best essays on sub- jects connected with Oriental and Ameri- can relations. First prise, one hundred dolUirs. HAROLD A. KIRK Second prise, sixty-five dollars. MILDRED V. HAYDEN Third prise, thirty-five dollars. AUGUSTIN P. CARMISIS The Koyl Cup ROBERT T. MAUTZ The Koyl cup, presented by Charles W. Koyl. ' 11, is awarded each year by a com- mittee of the faculty to that man of the junior class who is, in their judgment, the best all ' round man. The Gerlinger Cup ELOISE BUCK The Gerlinger cup, presented by Mrs. George Gerlinger, regent of the Univer- sity, is awarded by a committee of Uni- versity and town women to the best all- round woman of the junior class. The Albert Cup MARY JANE HATHAWAY The Albert cup, presented by Mr, Joseph Albert of Salem, is awarded each year to the senior showing the greatest proKress toward all-round development in charac- ter, service, and wholesome influence. The Edison Marshall Prize DORIS PARKER A prize of fifty dollars for the best short story is priven each year by Edison Marshall, ' 17. Contestants are limited to undergraduates regularly enrolled and in good standing. The Architecture Medal ARNOLD RALPH SOUTHWELL This medal is awarded annually by the American Institute of Architects to the student graduating with the best record in architecture during his college course. The Phi Chi Theta Scholarship Women 8 Honorary Coin merce Fraternity MARY JANE HATHAWAY The Phi Chi Theta scholarship of fifty dollars is awarded annually on the basis of high scholastic standing and general student activities to a woman in the junior or senior class of the School of Business Administration. The Beta Gamma Sigma Award FRED G. NIEMI To honor outstanding scholastic attain- ment, the name of the freshman major student in the School of Business Admin- istration receiving the highest average for the year, is engraved on a permanent rec- ord plate placed in the corridor of the Commerce building by Beta Gamma Sig- ma, honorary commerce fraternity. The John Bernard Jakzvay Memorial Scholarship In Chemistry PAUL SHEPARD BILUNGTON This scholarship which is awarded an- nually to the most outstanding junior in the department of chemistry, consists of the interest on SI, 000 given by Mr. and Mrs. Bernard C. Jakway in memory of their son, John Bernard Jakway. Condon Club Prize EUGENE CALLAGHAN The Condon Club prize is offered by the staff in Geology to the best junior student in the department. It is awarded on the basis of scholarship and scientific fitneaa and ability.

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R. W. Tavenner, B.S., California. Major. Education. Minor, Psychology. Thesis : Student activities in high schools with special reference to Oregon. Frank H. Vender Ahe, B.A., Oregon. Major, Chemistry. Minor, Physics. Thesis : An investigation of the nature of bios particularly with reference to the crystalline substance isolated by Eddy, Kerr and Williams. MASTER OF SCIENCE Edwin K. Harkness, B.S., Oregon. Major, Education. Minor, Fine Arts. Thesis: Some inequalities in educational opportunity in the public schools of Oregon. Thomas Daniel Wyatt, B.S., Oregon. Major, Physiology. Minor, Pharmacology. Thesis : Salmon poisoning in dogs. MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ARCHITECTURE Lau Fook Tai, B.S. in Arch., Oregon. Thesis: Notes on the geography, history, social, economic, government and aesthetic factors involved in the planning of the city Bou Onn, China. loctar of IGettera The University of Oregon confers the degree of Doctor of Letters, Honoris Causa, upon JOHN HENRY NASH Printer, scholar and artist, maker of noble books, worthy successor of Jenson, Aldus and Morris, combining in a western land, love of learning, devotion to beauty and fervor of honest craftsmanship.

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The Jezvett Prises These prizes were awarded from a sum of money given by Mrs. Wilson F. Jewett for students who excel in public speak- inE. Extempore Speaking Contest First liTize, twenty doHam, DONALD C. BEELER Second prize, ten dollars. ALAN W. CHRISTENSEN Third prize, five dollars. MARK M. TAYLOR Phe-Lecal Oratorical Contest First prize, fifteen dollars. CLIFFORD W. POWERS S€C md prize, ten dollars. HUGH L. BIGGS Third prize, five dollars. RONALD H. BEATTIE Argumentation First prize, ten dollars. MAX J. ROBINSON The Lecture Prize First prize, fifteen dollars. EDWARD P. KOEN Second prize, ten dollars. ARLEY R. MARSH The Advertising Club of Portland Scholarship FRANK H. LOGGAN WAYNE R. LELAND This scholarship of S150 is awarded an- nually to the man or men in the School of Journalism considered best qualified to profit by the training offered for entrance into the field of advertisinir. The Hilton Prize RUPERT R. BULLIVANT A prize of fifty dollars offered by Frank H. Hilton of the Portland Bar an d awarded to the law student who makes the best oral argument on a legal subject. School of Medicine Scholarships CAMILLA ANDERSON EMIL FURRER MORTON GOODMAN SAM PAGE These are scholarships offei ed by the School of Medicine of the University of Oregon to students of the University of Oregon who have completed at lea- t three years of the combined medical curriculum, but preferably to those who have the bachelor ' s decree or have completed the first four years of the combined medical curriculum. School of Medicine Department of Surgery LESLIE TRUSTEN PEERY This prize, a vei-y valuable book on Sur- gery, is presented for the best thesis writ- ten on a subject in Surg:ery. Mil Phi Epsilon Scholarships Woman s Honorary Music Fraternity BARBARA A. EDMUNDS, piano WANDA K. EASTWOOD, violin The Mu Phi Epsilon Scholarships are awardtd to women students in the School of Music on the basis of talent, person- ality, and penera! scholarship. Phi Beta Kappa The following; seniors were elected to Phi Beta Knppa FaU Election Rupert BuUivant, Law Florence Buck. English Mrs. Bessie Christensen. Education Harry F. Hulac, Business Administration Pat Morrissette. Zoology John B. Rogers. Business Administration Martha Shull, English Spring Election Abby Adams, Romance Languages Helen Andrews, Sociology Marian Baker, Romance Languages Elsie K. Bolt, Education Melba Byrom, Physical Education Mrs. Kathleen Clark, English Mary Clerin, Journalism Clifford Constance, Physics Elsie Dennis. History Mildred Hayden, History Marian Hayes, Zoology Harold Hoflich, Economics Thomas Humphreys, Mathematics Charlotte LaTourrette, Physical Education Floyd Ruch, Medicine Margaret Skavlan. Journalism Norma Wilson, Journalism