Evening star., 1924-05-25
MARYLAND U. GIRLS
WILL HOLD FESTIVAL
Juniors to Stage May Day Program
for Seniors Tomorrow
Night.
DELTA MU TO GIVE BANQUET
Summer School Session Will Open
June 25.
From a stafr Correspondent.

From Staff Correspondent.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, May ga
May day festival will be given to-
morrow night by the junior girls of
the University of Maryland in honor
of the senior goods. About sixty girls
will take part in the festivities, which
will include the crowning of the
Queen of May. At the conclusion of
the festival, the freshman goods will
serve supper to those who partici-
pated.
At a recent meeting of the sopho
mores officers to complete the list for
the junior class were elected. NJ. S.
Whaley of Washington had been
chosen president at an earlier ses-
sion. Those more recently named are:
Russell Allen, vice president: Louise
Richardson, secretary; Charles Bar
ber, treasurer; w. II. Whiteford, stu
dent representative, and J. w. Wa
ters. sergeant-at-arms.
Masque and Bauble Club, the lead
ing dramatic organization of the uni
versity, held a dance in the gymna-
sium last night. 1t was well at
tended and pleasing affair. This
wound up the activities Of the organ
ization for the school year. 1t also
ended busy week, as "kempy, the
modern comedy, was successfully
presented Monday night.
Engineers Hear Mackall.
John n. Mackall, chairman and chief
engineer of the Maryland state roads
commission, recently gave a talk to
the students in the freshman class of
the Engineering College. He is an
alumnus of the university, and had
the honorary degree of doctor or en-
gineering conferred upon him In ls22.
He said that the present highway
system of Maryland is one of the
most adequate in the country, and
that such results had been made pos
sible only by a well balanced program
of construction, sound nnancial POI,
icy and a continuity of purpose anu
effort.
Delta Mu fraternity will hold a
banquet at the Raleigh Hotel, IN
Washington. Thursday night. J. =.
Longridge is in charge OF the ar
rangements.
Sigma Delta Pi honorary Spanish fra
ternity has elected the following ofti-
GERS: d. K. Staley, president; w. r.
kellerman. vice president; A Parsons
secretary, and ]. Z. Mills. treasurer.
Reservations for the dormltorleS
for the 1924-25 term are being made.
After May 81 applications will have
to be made by mail.
Frog Is Sole Occupant.
"Amoeba Lagoon" meaning "a lake
for the lowest form of animal life" is
the latest at the university. At pres
ent the pond boasts of one lonesome
frog, but plans are under way to have
the water swarming with fish before
long The lagoon is the result OF the
combined efforts Of the zoology. f1ori-
culture and landscape gardening de-
partments, the idea originating with
the last mentioned. All of the ferns
and shrubbery that are being used are
native to the State of Maryland.
The tenth session of the summer
school at the university will open
Wednesday, June 25, and continue six
weeks, ending August 5.
Teachers and special students not
seeking a degree are admitted with
out examination to the courses of the
summer session for which they are
qualified All such selection of
courses, however. must be approved
by the director of the summer school.
Same Entry Requirements.
Admission requirements for those
who desire to become candidates for
degrees are the same as for any other
session of the university. Before reg
istering such candidates will be re-
quired to consult the dean of the
school In which he wishes to obtain
the degree.
The work of the summer school was
designed originally for rural teachers.
Many persons, however, It has been
found, desire to attend the university
in the summer to pursue courses in
other lines of work. For this reason
additions, both academic and profess
sional in character, have been made
gradually. until the present program
of studies includes courses for the
teachers of the several classes of
school work - elementary, secondary
and vocational. for special students, such
as farmers, breeders, dairymen. home
makers, chemists, public speakers,
graduate students, and persons who
are candidates for degrees in agri-
culture, arts and sciences. education,
engineering and home economics.
Willard S. Small, dean Of the Col
lege of Education, is director of the
summer school. J. E. Palmer is ex-
ecutfve secretary. Booklets or other
information may be had by making
request to either Of them at College
Park.