Evening star., 1924-02-10
MARYLAND u. SHOWS
RECORD ACTIVITIES
Sarah Morris of Hyattsville Elect
ed Secretary of Student
Assembly.
COED RIFLE SHOTS AT TOP
Glee Club Announces Entertain
ment February 19.

From q Staff Correspondent.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. February 8.
Sarah Norris of Hyattsville, Md.
has been elected secretary of the
student assembly. the governing Or
ganiZation of the students at the
University Of Maryland. She sue
ceeds Anna Murphy, who completed
her studies at the university with
the close of the first semester of the
192S-24 term. which, ended February
1. Miss Morris is a senior in the
College of Home Economics, and is
one of the most active workers in
the student body.
r. F. Juska has been elected presi-
dent of the New Mercer Society. one
of the two literary organizations of
the university. Thomas Kelly is vice
president; Helen Byerle, secretary: |:
Robert Miller, treasurer, and Ruth
Alderman, critic.
Named for West Point.
Duncan Summerville, a sophomore
in the College of Arts and Sciences,
has received an appointment to the
United States Military Academy. He
has accepted. and will enter the plebe
class next June.
Coed rifle shots of the university
remain unbeaten SO far this season.
the expense of Ripon College of Wis
consin, 1876 to AS. Louise Gehring
had perfect score of 100. and the
four other Maryland girls. Mary Har-
baugh. Thelma Winkjer, Anna Dor
sey and Margaret Haeseker, each
scored 80.
Christopher Atwater. one of the
most noted agriculturists of the coun-
try, spoke twice at the university
Wednesday. He gave. an address at
ftSv, fyn l1x favs
noon on THE Manufacture of Nitro
genous Fertilizer Materials" and
talked before the Graduate Students
Club at night on Oriental Colleges
and Experiment Stations" Both of
his lectures were highly Interesting
as we'll as instructive.
Informal Dances In View.
An informal dance was given Fri
day night by the Rossbourg Club. in
Ritchie Gymnasium. 1t was joyful
occasion for the students, for 1t Serv-
ed to celebrate the passing of the
midyear examinations; Plans now
are being made for the sophomore,
junior and military promS, which Will
take place February 20 and Maj ch Z
and 2s, respectively.
Students at the university will get
tteir first chance of the 1923-2t term
10 see and hear the Glee Club as a
unit in action, in the auditorium, on
February 19. The Glee Club has
given "A number of concerts. having
made a tour of the eastern shore
during the Christmas holidays. and
appeared in Washington and several
other places.
Prof. S. S. Richardson, head of the
public speaking department of the
university, is chairman of a commit
tee which is directing the activities
Of the State High School Public Dis
cussion League, in which eighty-two
institutions are enrolled. S. NJ. North
and E. G. Fontaine of the state de-
partment of education are the other
members of the committee.
Plan to Improve in Teaching.
The College of Agriculture of the
university has started "A movement
to make self-examination of its
faculty members with the idea of i'm
proving the teaching. Plans call for
a series of meetings, with Dean Small
Of the College of Education taking a
leading part as lecturer and witness
The complete report of the commit
tee on agricultural program, appoint
ed by Gov. Ritchie a year ago, has
been put in bulletin form by the eX-
tension service.
DIR. S. III. De Vault. assistant spe-
cialist in mark citing of the extension
service, after making a survey OF
W heat marketing in Maryland, has
published a bulletin on the subject.