Evening star., 1924-12-14
MARYLANDU.G GLEE
CLUB PLANS TOUR
Christmas Holidays to Be
Featured by Longest Trip
Group Ever Made.
By a Stan Correspondent.


COLLEGE PARK, December 13.-
University of Maryland's Glee Club
will take the most extended tour dur
ing the Christmas holiday season
that the organiza ton ever has un-
dertaken. The singers will appear
In seven towns in the western part
of Maryland and one place in Penn
sylvania.
The schedule for the trip follows:
berland, Md; 5, Hancock, Md; s,
Hagerstown. Nd; 7, Frederick. Nd; /;
s. Waynesboro, Pa; 9. Boonesboro,
Md; 10, Williamsport, Md
At Cumberland it Is probable that
there Will be a matinee performance
IN addition to the usual program, and
on Sunday, January 4, the gleemen
are expecting to sing at church serv-
ices in either Cumberland or Hancock.
A group of 40, including a nine
piece orchestra, will make the trip.
Mrs. Jesse Blaisdell of Riverdale and
Miss Aileen Gleason will be members
OF the party.
Dean A. \. Johnson of the College
OF Engineering was reelected chair
man OF the Highway Research Board
at the recent annual meeting of the
National Research Council
DIR. Woods Honored.
DR.. Albert F. Woods, president of
The university, has been elected head
OF the Association of Land Grant Col
leses. He succeeds DR.. R. A. Pier
son, president of Iowa State College.
or. woods for a number Of years
was member of the executive COM
mittee of the association.
A chapter Of Phi Chi Alpha, a pro-
fessional fraternity. has been or
ganized by the graduate students of
1he school of Chemistry. Students
classes, who have sufficiently high
ratings will be invited to become
members
An order from the War Department
10 Maj. George Everett, in charge
OF military tactics at the university.
announces that Thomas Jackson Nc
Suade. cadet major of the MARYLAND
n. y. L. c. Battalion last year was
.ne honor graduate of the unit in
Is14' Ihis entitled him to commits
SION In the United States Army. How
ever, McQuade became a Ueutenan+
III the Marine Corps during the Sum
lner and was one of the stars of the
DeVildogs' foot ball team during Tho
season just closed
Prof. H F. Cotternan and Fran,s D
LAY OF the College of Education a..
tended the meeting of the National So
Gie'y LOT Vocational Education at In
pois thls week. Prof. Cotterman
was chairman Of the agricultural edu-
cation section.
Letters Awarded.
Letters will be awarded to the varsity
anu freshman foot ball players, who
eai Heu theTn during the past season, at
the Rosebourg Club dance, to be held
next Friday evening in Richie Gym-
nasium. The players to receive the in
sigma have not yet been DESIGNATED.
Initial steps in the organization of the
ne" honor court at the university have
Deen taken. Edward F. Justka of the
college OF Arts and Sciences has been
erected chairman, and Mary Riley has
peen made clerk. The court will try
cases OF infringement of the honor sys-
tenn relative to quizzes and examina-
tions.
Kenneth F. Spence of Hancock. Md.
has been elected assistant manager of
rne varsity foot ball team for next Fall
John Ennis or Pocomoke, Md, who was
assistant manager this year, auto
matically acquired the managerial lob
Tor 1925. Emile Zalesak of Washington
Is the retiring manager. Spence won
out over two rivals in the voting of the
student body at the weekly assembly.
OF the university has gone into busi-
ness. Milk, cream, chocolate milk and
ice cream now are on sale at the new
building on the Washington and Bal
timore boulevard. The students, there
fore, are getting practical experience in
salesmanship as well as In dairying.
Prizes Awarded.
Miss Henson of Washington and
George Shoemaker received the prizes
for the most striking costumes at a
dance given recently by
Delta Chapter of the Sigma Phi Sigma.
In recent lecture to the freshman
engineers, Dean w. S. Small of the Col
lege of Education, explained the differ
ent types of psychological or intelligence
tests now being given in educational
and industrial Establishments through
out the country.
The zoology department has added to
its equipment a model Of the restoration
of the horse of the Eocene period. Th3
model is fine piece Of work made in
plaster. The horse is about IS inches
high and has three toes on each foot.
Prof. j. e. MetZger, acting dean of
the College of Agriculture, recently re-
turned from Chicago, where he served
as one of the judges at the international
hay and grain show.
The contest, inaugurated shortly be-
fore the recent foot ball game with
Johns Hopkins, to obtain new yells and
songs for Maryland has been extended
until January 81, so that the best pos
sible work may be obtained. A number
of new yells and songs already have
been submitted, and 1t is expected
that there will be wealth of both for
the judges to pass upon when the con-
test Is ended.