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Marshalls Awarded To Three Seniors

Amy Mims '57, of Briggs Hall and Chicago, Virgil E. Barnes '57, of Adams House and Austin, Texas, and Robert P. Cumming '57, of Eliot House and Davidson, N.C. have won Marshall scholarships for study in the United Kingdom.

Miss Mims will study history ot Oxford. Barnes will go to Cambridge for physics, and Cumming will study English at Oxford.

The Marshall Scholarships were established in 1954 by Britain in appreciation for Marshall Plan aid. Twelve students from four districts of the United States, including Hawaii, Alaska, and Puerto Rico receive grants for two years of study. Selection is on the basis of intellect and character, and candidates must hold a degree received for at least three years of college.

Sir Harold Caccia, the British Ambassador in Washington announced the winners of the grant on March 20.

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