Evening star., 1923-04-29
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND.

Ine annual Junior pTOIlenaue, tHe
leading social event Of the year at the
University Of Maryland. took place Fri
day evening at the Wardman Park Ho-
tel, Washington. The function proved
a brilliant success in all respects. Fa
vors in the shape Of silver vanity cases
for the ladies and leather pocket files
for the men were distributed. Aubrey
St. Clair Wardwell was chairman Of
the committee on arrangements.
Thursday evening the annual fresh
man class play was presented in the
auditorium at the university. Fol
lowing presentation of a playlet and
other features there was dancing in
the dining hall The committee in
AMOS, AMOS chairman: ] M Miss 'S Margaret aq t
Wolfe and Messrs. Sommerville,
Smith. Armstrong, Bohannan, Meloy,
Lehman and Whaley.
Plans are making for the annual
sophomore prom of the university. to
be held in the dining hall the evening
of May T.
A one-act play, with a few vaUde-
Vile stunts added. probably will
make up the program for the annual
spring production Of the Dramatic
Club of the university, instead of
the three-act performance which has
been the rule.
Aubrey st. Clair Wardwell will
represent the university in the an
nual state intercollegiate declama-
tion contest to be held May at West
ern Maryland College, Westminster.
"All Of Sudden Peggy" the latest
offering of the players of the uni
versity. made such a hit that or
ganizations In several nearby places
have presented propositions TO have
1t presented in their towns.
Arrangements are now under way
to give the play in Takoma Park.
d. c.. under the auspices Of the
American Legion post of that place.
The show may also be carried to
Baltimore.
Arrangements for the second an
nual festival of music at the uni
versity, to be held Wednesday. May
Is, are nearing completion. DR.. Ho-
tival, has again for this year secured
soloists of national fame, who. in
conjunction with the university cho-
rus of one hundred voices and the
Mems Glee Club will present a num-
Der of varied and interesting pro-
grams.
The annual competitive drill be-
panies here will be held the morning
Of Farmers Day. May 26. At this
time the best drilled company. pla-
toon and individual soldier will be
picked and prizes awarded. In the
afternoon a review and parade will
be held. The formation will be un-
der the supervision of the cadet Off
GERS
Dean Frederic Z. Lee of the col
lege of arts and sciences of the uni
versity has been notified of his Sc
lection in London as fellow of the
Royal Economic Society of Great
Britain. The election was based on
financial Investigations in China
while stationed at the American le-
cation at Peking as economist con-
sui for China and adjacent regions.
A general tournament will be
started at the university by May l
for the purpose of selecting next
years tennis team. The games Will
he played on local courts, three be-
ing available in the vicinity at pres
ent. and 1t will probably take the
entire month to run off the tourna-
ment.
The finals and semi-finals are to be
played in Washington: and the win
ner will receive gold metal from
the university. The runner-up will
get a silver medal. The winner of
the finals will be selected as possi-
BILE captain for next years team, and
the four semi-final players are to be
considered the nucleus for the 1928
"a com animation. Six or eight courts
are to be constructed this summer on
the west side of the stone wall along
the pike and are expected to be ready
by the fall.
military field meet. the first of
it's kind at the university. will be
held here during the regular drill
periods on May IS. June ! and .. Al
though new here. this meet has been
an annual activity in the r. O. T. c.
units al other colleges for a number
Of years.
The military department. by intro
oucing the event here. hopes TO bring
To light some promising athletic ma
terial which may have been over
looked by the varsity coaches. as
every man in the unit will be entered
in the meet.
There will be four events-1oo-yard
DASH running high jump. running
broad jump and the bar vault. Con-
testants will wear the service uni
form. and the events will be under
the rules of the National Amateur
Athletic Federation of America
The scoring will be by points, and
medals will be given in the battalion
and in the respective companies to
athletes who gather the highest num-
Der of points.
So that all the men may have an
equal chance. Cadet Maj. Pollock has
been appointed to choose board
which will fix handicaps for the men
who would otherwise be outclassed.