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THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON 6, D. C.
23 May 1955

Mrs. Elaine Kilbourne,
Department of Chemistry
Anacostia High School
Washington, D. C.

Dear Mrs. Kilbourne,

I am pleased to inform you that Arthur N. Kales won the Alpha Chi Sigma High School Prize Examination given last Friday. He received 81 out of a possible 100 points. 

Also the Anacostia Team B placed first with a total of 319 points. Team A of Woodrow Wilson was second with a total of 306 points.

A total of 74 contestants took the examination in chemistry with an average score of 46 points. The results of the students from Anacostia High School are tabulated below:

Team A

| Joel A. Tolson | 56 |
| Sylvia Melvzin | 55 |
| Naomi Serot | 54 |
| Elsie Mandis | 37 |
| Sandra Clark | 35 |
|   | 237 |

Team B

| Arthur N. Kales | 81 |
| Larry Klein | 73 |
| Robert Chabon | 59 |
| Edward Levitt | 54 |
| Joel Finler | 52 |
|   | 319 |

Please accept our congratulations for the fine performance of the contestants from Anacostia. Both Mr. Kales and Mr. Klein wrote excellent examinations. We are grateful for the support which you and your students have always given to this examination and are looking forward to making the awards.

Sincerely yours,

[[handwritten signature]] Robert C. Vincent [[/handwritten signature]]
Robert C. Vincent
Associate Professor
of Chemistry


SCIENCE CLUBS OF AMERICA - 1719 N STREET NW - WASHINGTON DC
DEDICATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCIENCE TALENT ADMINISTERED BY SCIENCE SERVICE, the Institution for the Popularization of Science. WATSON DAVIS, DIRECTOR

February 6, 1956

Mrs. Elaine M. Kilbourne,
Chemistry Teacher,
Anacostia High School,
16th and R Streets, S.E.,
Washington 20, D.C.

Dear Mrs. Kilbourne:

It is indeed a pleasure to inform you that 

[[stamp]] NAOMI MAXINE SEROT, 4307 FIRST STREET S E, WASHINGTON 20 D C 3257-HM-56 [[/stamp]] 

has named you as the "one person who has been most influential in the development of my career."

We know how proud you must be of the accomplishments of this young scientist, who has just been named one of the 260 honorable mentions in the Fifteenth Annual Science Talent Search for the Westinghouse Science Scholarship.

Not all of the honorable mentions named individuals for this high honor, but the report on those who did is as follows:

173 named 141 teachers, heads of science departments, counselors, and principals in junior and senior high schools. 
33 named their fathers of whom 29 hold positions in science or engineering fields. 
19 named professional scientists connected with museums, colleges, universities, industries, and research centers. 
10 named relatives, all but two of whom are science trained. 
2 named adults, not related to them, who hold positions in non-science fields. 
2 named their mothers; one is a teacher. 

We salute you for your part in the development of this scientist of tomorrow and hope that many others in the future may have the privilege of your instruction, direction, and enthusiasm. 

Cordially yours, 

[[handwritten signature]] Margaret E. Patterson [[/handwritten signature]]
Margaret E. Patterson
Executive Secretary, SCA

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