William Penn Students Win Awards

Twenty-one students in the graduating class at William Penn High School have received scholarships and awards for use in their college educations. The students will use the scholarships and awards to attend such colleges as Howard University, Lincoln University, Shaw University, A&T College, Bennett College and other schools. Many of the awards were made available by local civic and community groups. 0ther scholarships were provided by the colleges. Here is a list of the prize-winning students and the awards each received. 

LANE BAKER, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Baker, is winner of the Esquire Scholarship of $150. The requirement for the award is that the recipient display qualities of a good citizen, sound character, show scholastic and athletic ability and a willingness to work to help himself. Young Baker plans to study at A&T College in Greensboro. 

BERNIE BATES, grandson of Mr. and Mrs. J.P. Tussey, won scholarships to both Virginia Union and Hampton Institute, but plans to enroll at Howard University to study physics and chemistry. He is president of the student body at William Penn and is a member of the band and tennis team. 

BETTY CARTER, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Talmage Carter, is the recipient of a grant from Bennett College in Greensboro. She plans to major in sociology and become a social worker. While at William Penn, she played the cello in the school orchestra. 

BARBARA GAYE has received a $100 scholarship to Shaw University. She plans to register in the Department of Home Economics to study dietetics. 

PATRICIA HALL is a recipient of a $lOO scholarship offered by the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority. The sorority sponsors the Jabberwock, a variety talent show, each year to raise funds for its scholarship programs. 

GEORGE HARRIS has received an athletic scholarship to Shaw University in Raleigh. Harris was a member of the William Penn football team which last fall won the state championship. 

PETER MASON, son of Rev. and Mrs. D. D. Mason, is winner of the Griffin Citizenship Award and of an athletic scholarship to Delaware State College in Dover, Del. The Griffin award is sponsored by the Society of Friends in honor of Alfred J. Griffin. At William Penn Mason has been a member of the football team, the choir and the band. 

DUELLA MOSER, daughter of. Mrs. Christine Chavis, is winner of the Curtright Gift and of a scholarship to Knoxville College, Knoxville, Tenn. The Curtright Gift of $100 is awarded each year by Mrs. Lola Brooks Curtright in memory of her husband, the late Edward E. Curtright. Miss Moser plans to major in social science at Knoxville College. 

ANDREW MCBRIDE, son Of Mrs. Ruth McBride and the late Andrew McBride Sr.. is winner of a four-year scholarship at Lincoln University. President of the Senior Class, McBride is a member of the Crown and Scepter Club, the National Honor Society, the Service Club and has served as mentor of the Read and Discuss Club. He also won scholarships at Morehead College, Warren Wilson College and A&T College. At Lincoln University, he plans to major in physics. 

CAROLE MCCONNELL, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alphonso McConnell, has accepted a grant to Bennett College in Greensboro. She is a member of the school choir and is active in the Girl Scouts. She is vice president of the Student Council. 

GEORGE MCNEIL, a member of William Perm’s championship football team, has been awarded an athletic scholarship to Delaware State College, Dover, Del. 

REGINA PATTERSON, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. J. Patterson, is winner of awards offered by Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, the Ministers Wives’ Alliance of High Point and the Elks’ Prize for Oratory. Miss Patterson plans to enroll at Johnson C. Smith University at Charlotte, where she will major in elementary education. 

CAROLYN ROBERTSON is a winner of a $100 prize offered by the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority. She plans to study nursing. 

ROOSEVELT ROBINSON, star athlete in both football and basketball at William Penn, has been awarded an athletic scholarship to the University of Indiana at Bloomington, Ind.