Evening star., 1924-03-23
UNIVERSITY AGAIN
TO HAVE AY. N. C. A.
Advantages Pointed Out by Speak
ers at College Park, Nd,
Meeting.
SPEAKING CLUB ACTIVE
Annual Debate Between Literary
Societies Thursday Night.
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The University of Maryland is to
again have a collegiate Y. NJ c. A.
This was decided Thursday night at
a meeting at the university, which
was addressed by DR.. w. c. Tinker
Of New York. secretary Of the mid
die states section Of the ~" who
spoke of Its benefits and urged its
re- establishment at the Old Line in
stitution. E. A. Shawl. secretary of
the collegiate "Y" at Johns Hopkins
University, also spoke.
He extolled the benefits of such an
organization and told of its work
ings at the Baltimore institution.
The University OF Maryland had a
W six or seven years ago, but then
the enrolment was hardly more than
a third of the present size of the
student body and it was not support
ed to the extent to justify its reten-
will meet with the essential backing
now. Glenn Clark. ono of the lead
ers in student activities at the uni
versity, was the moving spirit in the
return of the "Y."
A public speaking club recently be-
gan to function at the university. 1t
plans to send its members TO various
high and prep schools to tell what
is being done by the university and
the benefits derived from college
education. The club also will con-
duct open forums, wherein local and
national issues will be discussed
Officers of the club are: Aubrey
Wardwell, president; q. Garvin
Bowen, vice president: Gordon Bright
man, secretary; Hugh Reading.
treasurer; r. paugherty, sergeant-at-
arms, and Il. +. Juska, critic.
Annual Literary Debate.
The annual debate between the
New Mercer and Poe Literary So
night. Unusual interest lies in the
debate this year, as each has two
legs" on the Patterson trophy,
which will become the permanent
cation. The subject will be whether
or not the United States government
should own the railroads. Carvill
Bowen and John Bragg of the New
MERGERS have the affirmative side.
Robert Straka and Joseph Macko Of
the Poes will offer the opposite arsu-
ment
DR. A. E. Fucker of the language
department of the College of Arts
and Science gave lecture before the
New Mercer Society Wednesday eve
ming on The Chinese Theater." DR..
Fucker was very conversant with his
subject, as he spent several years in
China in sociological study. He has
written a number of books as the
results of his research.
April 25 has been set as the date
of the twenty-fourth annual state
oratorical contest, fostered by the
university, Washington College and
Western Maryland. Preliminaries for
the university students will be held
April 10. Prof. C. 4. Richardson of
the university is suggesting subjects
for the College Park speakers.
Twenty-four senior students at the
university have been elected to mem
bership in the honorary association
lege OF Agriculture-Charle H Geist,
John l. Mccartney, Robert III. Miller,
William B. Penn. B. Hamilton Roche,
Russell G. Rothgeb. Edgar K, Wal
ralh and Harry o. Yates. College of
Virginia w. Brewer, Catherine Lee
Clay, Albert r. Hitchcock and Dean
$. Lesher. College of Education
Ethel A. Dorsey. Lillian Q. Earnest.
Mildred Morris. College of Home
Economics-Anna NJ. Murphy, Mrs.
Anne S. Stewart and Ethel L. Will
liams. College of Engineering
Frank T. Chestnut Marshall Hamil-
ton Howard and Alan B. Newman.
They will receive their keys in June,
when the formal initiation cere-
monies will take place.
Addresses Senior Ensineers.
Leo Paslovsky. writer and lecturer
of the Carnegie Institution of Wash
ington, addressed the senior engi-
neers on the economic conditions in
Europe. particularly as applied to
J1,. n
correspondent at the peace confer
ence at Paris and spent the summer
of 1923 in Europe studying economic
conditions.
us There Normally a Cross Trans
fer Of Foods, Water and Mineral Nu-
triton in Woody Plants?" is the title
of a bulletin by DR.. E.. c. Auchter,
head of the horticultural department
of the university. which has just been
published by the experiment station.
r. Waskes asTiez Of Fo5sst tse
served as judges at Huntington. Md.
at the recent statewide high school
debate on public Ownership OF Rail
lyman D. oberlin of the class OF
1917 is an electrical onls e1pert e at W.sh she
ington. Oberlin captain ed the famous
1915 foot ball team that beat Hopkins
"a to 0.
Members Of the Reserve Orncers
Training Corps unit have gotten or
ders to wear the complete uniform
from 500 to 1920 each day, except
Saturdays and Sundays.
Maryland day exercises Will be neio
in the university auditorium Tues
day morning at 11:20 o'clock.
The freshmen prom was heid IN
the gymnasium Friday night 1t was
a weij attended and highly successful
AFFAIR. The military hall March 70
will wind up the big dances OF the
Eipter season.