Evening star., 1924-04-20
MARYLAND STUDENTS
ARE TAKING VACATION
Thirty -Four Freshmen Graded B or
Better in First Semester-Forty-
Four Leave School.
IN" CLUB PLANS MEETING
Mary Winnifred McMinimy Wins
Gold Medal.
From a stan Correspondent.

From StaT Correspondent
COLLEGE PARK, Md, April ia
The campus of University of Mary
land will be pretty much deserted un-
iii Wednesday, as most of the stu
dents are home for the Easter hol'-
days The exodus took place Wed
nesday night. and only a few, other
+han those connected with the ath-
lctic teams that had games during the
holiday period, remain at College
Park.
Thirty -four members of the fresh
men class completed the first semes-
ter work with a grade of e or better,
according to an announcement by the
registrars Office.
1t was learned through Dean W. S.
Small, in a recent lecture, that forty
four members of the freshman class
that entered the university last fall
have dropped out. For this he sum-
med up the following reasons: One,
lack of adequate preparation; two,
lack of money: three. i'll health; four,
lack of ability: five, lack of purpose.
Miss Marie NJ. Mount, dean of the
College of Home Economics, who is
taking some special work at Colum-
ola University, is at College Park for
short time on her spring vacation.
Dean johnson TO Speak.
Dean 4. y. Johnson of the College
OF Engineering is to deliver a talk on
highway transportation at Yale some
time next month. He recently pre-
sided at q dinner rendered to Arthur
Powell Davis by the District chapter
Of the American Society of Civil En-
giueers at Washing gton.
n recent issue of the Drama a dra-
matte publication of note gave spaca
10 lengthy article about the work Of
the university's budding actors and
actresses, who comprise the Masque
aud Bauble Club. The article related
Ine history Of the university dramatic
organization and gave special credit
10 Prof: Charles S. Richardson, head
OF the department of public speaking.
and Victor Kerney for their earnest
tHortS to make Maryland L. dra-
mates success.
IN" Club Plans Meeting.
-, Plans are being made by the M"
SIuh Tor a general meeting in June
a committee has been appointed to
submit designs and prices on both A
PIN and shingle for the organization
Ihe repre- sentative of each sport will
nraW up a review of his branch for
aarchieVeS of the club. The work or
locating those eligible for member
ship Will be continued
ir r.. {. Auchter and A L. Schrader
recently spent some time on the East
ern Shore. DR.. Auchter insnected
orchards and arranged for orchard
e%perimentlnR work for the coming
year. while Scrader planned orchard
aHa grape fertilization experiments
Mary Winnifred McMininy of the
gold medal offered by the local chap
Ter OF the Sigma Phi Sigma Fra
ternity for the freshman making the
hlshest average during the first
semester.
Aid University Women.
IN answer to the appeal from the
american Association of University
-" omen several faculty members and
students Of the university addressed
gatherings in nearby high schools re-
Gently. II was part of a drive to
nrlns 10 the minds of the high school
sIuaents the Importance of college
ana university training. Prof. Rich
ardson delivered an address "Whv
Go to College?" at Hyattsville and
Brandywine; Dean Lee spoke on the
Importance of higher education at
Rockville and Poolesville: Betty
Amos gave a talk on the University
or Maryland at the Rockville gath
erins, and Mrs. Robey spoke on the
University of Maryland and higher
education before the students at
PooleSville
Miss Katherine Condor, a graduate
OF Mount Holyoke College and ma
uonal secretary of the Y. w. c. A.
recently spent three days at the uni
versity. She told the members of the
Maryland "Y" of the plans Of the
national organization. and explained
70 each Of the cabinet members her
individual duties.
The university girls rifle team.
winch won twelve out of thirteen
matches in the indoor range. has been
ranked third in the United States.
The ten girls who will receive the
M are: Thelma Winkjer Rebecca
Willis. Julia Louise Behring. Anna
Dorsey, Marie Massfeot, Mary Har-
baugh. Margaret Haeseker, Helen
Beyerle, Irene Jacobs and Elise
Dorsey.
The varsity base ball team plays
Georgia Wednesday and Thursday
and West Virginia Friday at College
Park. The lacrosse team goes to
Bethlehem Saturday to battle Lehigh.