1938 Conant Scholars Have All Grants Renewal for Year

All ten of the Conant Prize Fellows of last year did so well in their academic work and distinguished themselves to such an extent in athletics and other extra-curricular activities that their grants have been renewed in every case.

Four of them took part in Freshman Athletics. Two of them were on the swimming team, with one swimming in three record breaking relay teams and winning the University championship in the individual medley and placing second in the fifty yard dash. A third was captain and guard on the basketball team, while the fourth was second by two-fifths of a second in the half mile in the Yale track meet.

Other activities were: librarian of the Glee Club, member of the Pierian Sodality, alternate on the Freshman Debating Team, memberships in the Mathematics Club, Union Debating Society, Union Committee which is the steering committee for the Freshman Class, Freshman Dance Committee, and Crimson Freshman Guide Committee. Only two men took practically no part in outside activities.

The seventeen other Fellowship applicants who received regular scholarships or Harvard Club awards also distinguished themselves in outside activities as well as academically. The literary, musical, political, and sports interests of the College all have representatives. Only five took no official part in activities.

This record is even more remarkable in view of the fact that eight of these men were student waiters and all of them needed to do well in their studies to get their scholarship grants renewed.