Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1919-05-24
UNIVERSITY CLUB
ENDS IT'S SEASON
Program Of Talks. Discussions
And Business Lasts Until
Late In Evening
PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR.

With the largest attendance of the
year, the University Club 81 Annapo-
lis held an interesting session Iii Me-
DoweiI Hall. st Johns College. last
might, and planned for an even more
active term for next year The pro-
gram Was curtailed BY the necessary
absence or several who were to take
part, but the two addresses whcih
were made entertained and instruct
ed the members who had gathered
The business session occupid more
time than usual. for 4 number OF
things were considered looking to the
work Of the club next year. while the
healthy condition of the club treasury
made possible somewhat more elabor-
ate refreshments for the closing meet
Ing than had been usual during the
lother sessions The matter Of secur-
ing permanent quarters was intro-
tdnced, and a committee appointed To-
look into the matter, and report al the
Edrst meeting III the fall
1t was tentatively decided that the
meetings OF the club should start IN
October of next yeSF, instead Of Jan-
nary, as was done far the present SER
les. and that the plan of semi mi-monthly
meetings should be continued The
present program committee was enl-
powered to arrange the first two pro-
grams FOR next year Ii was thought
better to defer the arrangement Of.
the years program until Il was known
more definitely just who would be in
Il position To furnish part of II, but
Iit was desired that the club should
start al once IN its usual order.
Mr.. Roland III Teel introduced the
subject of clubhouse. He said that
fhe was confident that furnished
house, III convenient location. could
be secured, and that the larger part OF
the expense of rent and maintenance
could be secured by renting rooms To
members The subject was discIls-
sed, and various views we're express
Aed. and the matter referred 10 com
mittee consisting OF Mr.. Roland M.
sTeel, Rey. Edward y. johnson and
Prof John q. Rippere, for report IN
the fall.
Al committee to submit nominations
of officers for next year, was made up
81 0r. Allen Westcott, Or. John B.
White and Major Hugh r. Riley. The
club, by d unanimous vote, extended
ITS hearty thanks to the refreshment
committee for It's capable services dur
ing the year. It consists Of DR. John
B. White and Messrs T. B. Fox and
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Charles Lewis.
Facts About birds
The first talk Of the evening was
given BY President Horace J. Fenton
of the Club. his subject being, Some
Leaves From The Note Book Of q Bird
Lover. Mr.. Fenton brought out some
generally overlooked points about
birds. and his address produced an in
teresting discussion which covered
wide range, and developed many
questions as to the characteristics Of
birds and animals
Mr. Fenton spoke first on the flight
of birds, which. he said. was by no
means thoroughly explained as vet.
sHe mentioned several different types
or flight. One OF these. he said. was
shown by the hawk or buzzard, and
almost no motion or the wings was
perceptible. He said that there was
stfll much uncertainty as to the meth
od by which this flight was produced.
second type 81 flight, he said, was
that OF the duck and other birds, IN
which the wings were kept in constant
motion. Another was illustrated by the
bird which moves like 3 bullet their
detectives, and the final class con-
sisted Of the finch and other birds
which move IA an undulating line,
called the line of beauty
The speaker then discussed the cur
ious naigrations of birds. He said that
these were always TO the north or.
south. never to the east or west, and
could not always be explained by the
search for food. He said that birds
would often leave q region where food
was plentiful and arrive at~aR section
! where II was still lacking He cited
the instance OF the robin, which often
arrives ID this vicinity before the food
Is ready for Ii
The unerring sense OF direction of
j the birds and the different Qualifca-
tions as homebullders and home keep
ers was mentioned by the speaker He
said that differences existed among
birds, ii the same way they do among
people, "a Sne care which they give TO
constructing their nests. varying all
the way from some seafowY which lay
their eggs on the rocks or ground. the
I humming bird, which constracfs
/ wonderfully complete and satisfactory
nest. He said that the ability 70 build
nests ana to ind their way was In
stinctiye IN birds, els they never nlade
mistakes on their first attempts.
Discussing the economic feature Of
birds. Mr FentOn said that many mis-
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