Evening star., 1924-05-11
STUDENTS TO HEAR
GALA MUSICAL FETE
Four Concerts Planned Next Week
at University of
Maryland.
By a Staff Correspondent.

BY STAFF Correspondent.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, May 10
Four concerts, one each in afternoon
and night of next Wednesday and
Thursday, will be outstanding feat
ures of the activities of the year at
the University of Maryland.
The series will be opened Wednes-
day at 2:30 witt" concert by the
Glee Club. assisted by Raymond
Simonds, tenor, of Boston. That
evening at Sis the Choral Society
will render Governs Rose Maiden"
with Gretchen Hood, soprano, and
Charles Trowbridge Tittman, basso,
both of Washington: Aimee Olson,
contralto, of New York and Raymond
Simonds carrying the solo parts.
On Thursday the afternoon concert
will be given by Margery Maxwell,
prima donna soprano of the Chicago
Civic Opera. The evening program
will consist OF Rossinfs oratorio.
"Staoat Mater" sung in English by
the chorus, assisted by the same SOLO
lists as mentioned above. except that
Miss Maxwell will take the soprano
parts.
String Quartet to Play.
The Accomplishments will be played
by Mrs. Jesse Blaisden Of Riverdale,
and a string quartet of talented mu-
sicans will take part in both part of
the choral concerts.
Light opera will be added to the
activities of the campus life of the
university, a club for that purpose
having been organized. The club
was started by group of students
studying under Prof. b. l.. Goodyear,
head of the music department. Betty
Swenk of Washington. prime mover
in the project, is president, with Ellen
Keyser, also of the Capital City, as
secretary treasurer. There will not
be enough time to put on an extern
sive production this term, but the
club is planning to give "Carmelita,"
a short gypsy opera, and to do big
things during 1924-25.
There will be no farmers day,
which has been an annual affair on
or about May 80. for some years at
the university. this spring. a crowd
ed schedule falling due in June, July
has thrown the farmers of the state
several weeks behind in their sea-
sonal operations are the reasons as
signed.
1T is probable" says DR.; Albert
in explaining the action of the au-
thorities, that farmers will be ex-
ceptionally busy during the latter
part of May this year, owing to"tne
delay in blowing and planting ns;es neees,
Likewise we find that the various
crops in the experimental plots at
the institution, which farmers ike
to inspect, are backward in their de-
velopment and will not be in the best
stage for examination at the usual
time
"A change in date was discussed,
but because custom has established
the day as an institution no change
was deemed advisable.
Crowding of Events.
THE crowding of events also made
calling off the event advisable.
With Farmers day scheduled there
before commencement, which lin turn
will be followed by the rural woman
short course, June 16 to Fl. The FOL
lowing Monday will mark the open. .
continue through July into August,
and this will be followed by week
for the boy and girl club members OF
the state.
I'm the place of Farmers day one
day auto tours of farmers from sew
eral counties will be arranged. The
tours will be listed to suit the con-
venience of the farmers in the various
localities"
Members of the department of hor-
ticulture recently completed 2o'oOO
controlled apple blossom crosses on
the polienation project.
Stewart Whaley of Washington mas
been elected president OF the junior
| class for the 1924-25 term He is
| president of the present s@Spn.om,ore SOP .,ort
class. and his choice to lead the juniors
was the equivalent to reelection.
C. C. Hamilton, associate state en-
tomologist, has returned to his duties
after spending a month in Speclal
work at the Kansas Agricultural COL
DR.. E. c. Auchter. A. L. SchradeI
and w. E. whitehouse have been al
Hancock, Md, all week in the inter
est Of the. fruit industry.
One of the biggest hops. OF Ine
| held in Ritchie gymnasium last night
It not only brought out large crowd
but was a very attractive and en-
| joyable affair.
Members of the r. o. T. c. unit are
anxiously awaiting the report of the
| inspection which was made last Mon
day by officers from the general staff
| in Washington. Maryland was among
| the distinguished colleges" in 1872:
and 1928 and is hopeful of again be-
| ing so honored.
Lieut.. Col. walter c. Short and Maj
sRobrt c. Goetz made the inspection
Their report is not expected befors
the middle of the month at the earli'
est.
DR.. N. E. Gordon, head Of the chem
istry department at the university
has been honored by the American
Chemical Society. At its recent meet
ing in Washington. DR.. Gordon wa:
elected president of the division o.
chemical education and was reap
pointed chairman of the nationa
committee on chemical education
The American Chemical Society ha:
more than $4,000 members and is re
| garded as the most influential body
Of chemists in the world.