Evening star., 1924-01-20
M u. STUDENTS BUSY
i IN MIDYEAR PERIOD
maryland Institution at College
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Park to Hold Examinations
Coming Week.
oFF.HoUR SPORTS TABOO
$25 Gold Prize Offered for Progress
in 0ratory.
From. ! staY Correspondent.

From STAN Correspondent.
COLLEGE PARK, January 19.-
Plenty of midnight oil'' is being
burned at sthe University of Mary
land nowadays. With only a week
remaining until the mid-year exami-
nations will be held. the students
who have any doubt as to their abil-
ity to meet the tests are laboring
early and late to make sure of being
prepafed. 1t is estimated that the
college light bill will be doubly
heavy this month.
Most OF the off-hour pastimes' are
taboo, being replaced by 'cramming"
and there is not enough conversation
at night to arouse the lightest sleep
er. Say it with books. is the slogan.
=. student Delegates Return.
ALaryland's delegates TO the Stu
dents Volunteer Convention In In
dianapolis, all of whom recently re-
turned to the university. except
Elizabeth Flenner, who was forced
to leave the returning delegation at
her home, In Altoona, Pa. were de-
lighted with their trip and the pleas
ant experiences of their mission.
Misa F1enner contracted a heavyacold
on the trip and now Is seriously III
from pneumonia.M Maryland delegates
were Elizabeth Flenper, Betty Amos
and Theima Winkjer. representing
the Y. ". C.. A; Fred Bull. repre-
senting the, Dean Lee, Bible Glass;
Glenn Clarke. Henry Walters and
Hou Loui. representing the Episcopal
Club: Dorothy Young and Lillian
Ernest. representing the students
Volunteer Branch. and Marie Massi-
colt, representing Presbyterian
churches in the vicinity. Dean Fred
eric Lee and Rev. Ronalds Taylor. at
tended as faculty representatives:
Lillian Ernest served as president OF
the Tri-State delegation and Glenn
Mary land delegates.
Prize for Progress In OratOry.
W. d. Porter OF Hyattsville has Of
xered S25. In gold as prize to the
student. of the university who shows
the greatest advancement in pubic
speaking work this year. President
Woods has approved the offer, which
was made for the purpose of slim
ulating greater interest in the public
speaking course through the medium
of friendly rivalry among the stu
dents. ., .r,
Charles Gcist, past master Of the
Student Grange, will officiate at the
Installation of officers of the Eureka
Grange, at Chillum, and at the Belts
Vile Grange early next month the
Chillum Grange has invited twenty
five members of the university or
ganization to a banquet which VIII
precede the installation ceremonies.
Intensive work has been begun by
tho members of the Reserve Officers
Training Corps for the coming inspec-
tion for distin guished work. The boys
are anxious to retain the gold star
insignia for another year. Shiny but
tons now adorn the uniforms and caps
and the apparel is in the neatest of
trim. While the military band Is pro-
crossing raridly a few more mem
bers are still needed to. round out the
organization" Warrant officer Sim
monds is in charge of the musicians.
r. v. Truitt, professor in zoology,
told OF the necessity of conservation
and reha bilitation of Maryland S
aquatic resources at a recent session
of the Progress Club. -.
Miss Jessie Campbell. formerly OF
Massachusetts General Hospital, has
taken up the position as nutrition
specialist. and district agent for. the
extension service. Miss Campbell is
g. graduate of Iowa State Coilege
and for a number Of years did ex.
tension work In the Hawkeye state.
Graduate Holds Post in China.
Chunjen C: Chen. an aiumnus OF
Maryland. now is head Of the biol
ogy department of the Using Hua
College and lecturer in agriculture
in Peking University. Chen recent.
1y requested an academic hood with
Maryland colors be sent him to be
used at the commencement al Using
Hua- -s--- -- &
Pete Chichester. 1919 graduate
who has been assistant boys clut
agept in the state for several years