Evening star., 1923-11-11
PLANS BIG EXHIBIT
IN AGRICULTURE
Annual Show at Maryland
University, College Park,
to Be Elaborate.
By a staf Correspondent.

By stat Correspondent.
COLLEGE PARK. Nd, November
1o.-The annual horticulture show,
which will be held at the University
of Maryland November II and Is. IS
expected to be much more pretentious
this year than 1t has been in previous
years. The show. as usual. Will be
held under the auspices of the HOT
t!cuIture Club. 4 large display OF
fruit. vegetables and flowers is PLAN
ned and student committee is busiiy
engaged as to the exhibits. Ii is eA-
pected that the show will be well
attended by persons from nearby
points and from Baltimore and WASH
ington.
Those in charge of the show are: }.
I. Mccartney, genera, chairman; ID. r.
FndsIow, fruit superintendent: w. y.
Penn vegetable superintendent; II.
.. Yates, flower superintenoent' j. Il.
Mills, chairman to get fruit oispiaFs'
l.. e. Worthington. chairman TO get
Vegetable displays: c. a. Lowman.
chairman to arrange vegetab,e eA-
hibits; W. II. Webb and l. L. Marty.
in charge OF getting and arranging
Tiower exhibits.
Lectures and Headings.
John &. Neihardt. acclaimed by
many critics as Americas greatest
epic poet, gave two lectures ana reau
ings at the university last week
Neihardt has the honor of being the
only official poet laureate IN America
the title having been conferred oy inc
state legislature of Nebraska In 1919.
DR.. L. l.. Ball, director OF scientiuc
work of the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture. addressed the
Graduate Club at its meeting Wed
nesday.
An impression seems to have gone
the rounds that November "a, the gate
Of the dedication of the new stadium,
and on which day Catholic University
will be met in football. is spec'al
occasion only for men who have won
their letter in athletics. This ts NOT
the case. II is to be a homecoming
day for-all Maryland men.
p Brunstteider Of Dickinson COL
lege a member Of the Iraouatc
School, has started work on the prob
lem of extracting insulin, the recently
discovered drug, from plants.
"AlI-University Hand" in View.
IT has been.definitely decided BY the
military department that an ail.uni-
yersity band will be organized. The
following inducements are offered TO
prospective members; Two trips with
the foot ball tearl.f's exclusive OF
a leader of note from one OF the
WASHINGTON bands; a distinctive uni.
form of white flannel trousers ana
Maryland sweaters and caps; an issue
uniform for wear when playing at
military ceremonies: new band IN :
etruments; free admission to all atn-.
letic contests, and collegiate credits.
Dean p w. Zimmerman, Prof: II. r:
Cottermsn and Or. a. G; Mccall VII ~
at the meeting of the Association OF
Land Grant Colleges in Chicago.
which starts Wednesday and con-,
tinues for three days
Library Statistics.
Reading by the students has shown
rapid increase. statistics compileo
by Miss Barnes. the university IL
brarian show that in the past two
years the number of books drawn
from the library for home reading
has increased 250 per cent. In the
same time the number OF stuoents tp
library science has more than dou-
bled.:
a "Skeeter" club. composed OF the
New Jersey students at the uni
yersity, has been organized. There
are more than fifteen in the organire
the varsity foot ball team, is presl-
dent.
: An active chapter of Sigma Delta
Pi. an honorary society. now is IN
known as Delta Chapter and gave
it's first entertainment during the
week.
The Home Economics Club has de-
cided to hold meetings on the hrst
Tuesday in each month. Only girls
faving high scholastic standing are ad-
,nitted. The organization now Is petit
tioning the National Honorary Home
Economics Sorority. Ouieron NJ. ON
GERS of the club are: Anna Murphy,
dent and Betty Amos, secretary-treas-
urer.
The Student Grange has planned an
extensive program. In addition to rem
Gering assistance to nCighbortnS sub
ordinate and county oranges. work
has been started on local problems. A
committee has obtained the permission
of President Wood to install lights on
the path leading to the trolley sta.
fiop.. All members of the organiZa.
ton have agreed to. use their best
efforts to prevent the formation of
unsightly paths across the campus. A
large. attendance is expected at a
meeting of the grange Monday night
Interest in Foot Ball GaGmc.
Choice seats have been obtained for
the ,Maryland-Hopkins foot ball game
in Baltimore on Thanksgiving day for
Seats are So and the first como will be
first served.
At a recent meeting of the Phi Mu
the. honorary engineering fraternity,
the: following were elected to MEM
bership. NJ. r. Brothers, c. c. Stolland
and A. B. Newman. seniors and C. +.
Castella, junior. Members OF the Phi
Mu are selected from the first eighth
of the Junior class highest in schol-
astic standing at the end of the first
semester. The ranking man at the
end of the second term also Is elig-
ibln.