Five Prizewinners

FIVE DARTMOUTH MEN will receive a total of $1100 as a result of selections for the Town Prize, the Perkins Prize, and the Haseltine Prize. The awards, which are given annually for exceptional scholarship in particular fields, are made from funds established in each case by an alumnus or friend of the College.

The first award of the Francis L. Town '56 Prize, for $0200, and the second award of $100 are offered annually to "two meritorious and deserving students at the end of their sophomore year, in the scientific course of the College." The two winners are, respectively, Walter S. Rothwell '45, of New Bedford, Mass., and Raphael E. Eban '45, of Tilton, N. H.

The Edward R. Perkins Literature Prize of $350, established by Mrs. Edwin R. Perkins, of Cleveland, Ohio, is awarded for excellence in Greek, or in Latin, or in English Literature. Jeremy Blanchet '43, of Trudeau, N. Y., has been named recipient for the year 1942-43, while John P. Brown '44, of Hanover, N. H., the son of Mathematics Professor Bancroft Brown, is the 1943-44 winner.

The Haseltine Prize of $100, established by bequest of George Haseltine '54 and offered to the student who shows the most promise in either chemistry or physics, has been awarded to Joseph A. Damman '44, of Dayton, Ohio. Mr. Damman, who finished his college course in June, has been serving since that time as a research assistant in the Chemistry Department, where he is working on a special war project.