Evening star., 1923-10-28
COLLEGE TO HELP
STATE ROADS WORK
Maryland University Engineers
Preparing Extensive Better
ment Program.
BY a STAFF Correspondent.

COLLEGE PARK. Nd. October 27.
University of Maryland. through
its engineering college. working in
conjunction with the Maryland state
roaus' commission and the United
States bureau of public roads. is
playing big part in the betterment
of highways and the Improvement in
road building
Highway research problems are be-
ing studied and worked out on a
practical basis. the solution of which
will prove of the utmost value.
Maurice Bien of the United States
reclamation service spoke at a meet
ing of the engineering society of the
university Thursday night. Talks
were also given by Frank Chestnut.
NJ. Brothers and E. Latham, repre-
senting the electrical, mechanical
and civil departments of engineering.
Although sponsored by the faculty
the society is strictly student or
ganiZation.
Worcester county has taken the
lead. by holding the first committee
meeting in the statewide movement
to form alumni associations in each
county. E. |. Oswald has reported
that the committee has drawn up
definite plans to locate every Uni
versity of Maryland man in the
county and to make their association
100 per cent. Ways ami means of
assisting the university were dis
cussed, and it is intended to show the
people of the county the dement's
obtained from a state university.
A seminary course in botany for
the professors and graduate students
has been. added to the curriculum
of the college of agriculture.
Dean johnson of the college of
engineering attended the recent meet
ing of the American Society of Civil
Engineers in Richmond, Va The
session was given over principally
to the discussion of highway mat
ters. Dean Johnson is chairman of
the advisory board of highway re-
search.
Recommendation has been made by
the military department for an ali
university band. and the matter is
now being considered by President
Woods. New instruments have been
supplied by the United States gov
eminent.
sented the night of November 9. at
the opening of the dramatic season
at the university. The plays include
The Maker of Dreams" with Victor
Kern kerney: Ed Juska :,l; And Miss Wolf;
roles, and "The Wind of Allah"
Coed elections have been held with
the following results: Vera Mullen,
president of Gerneaux hall. the girls
'dormitory: Elizabeth Duvall, head of
the, practice house; Jeanne Besley,
leader Of the '.Y'' hut, and Sarah
Morris, ruler of. the day dodgers.
AS the students who do not live on
the campus are called: These girls,
under the constitution of the Wom-
ems Executive Council which re-
Gently was adopted, will have aqvoice
in the council meetings.
Miss M. Marie Mount. dean of home
economics, entertained all the girls
of her department recently.
Prof. j. A. Gamble has been elected
secretary of the American Dairy
Science Association.
K. A. McRae, secretary of the
Southern Maryland immigration Com
mission, is preparing an exhibit of
Maryland products to be shown at
the International hay and grain show
i'm November.
Delta Mu Fraternity has formally
opened It's new Nuse in College Park.
Plans for thI big "home-coming"
celebration on November "a are being
made. The stadium will be dedicated
and the new gymnasium formally
opened that day. The foot ball game
with Catholic University will be one
Of the features.