Evening star., 1925-11-01
N. j. HOMECOMING
WILL Be FESTIVE
w. and |. Foot Ball Game
and Farmers Day Will
Feature Occasion.
sr.a,l Dispatch to tn. star.

sr.csl Dispatch tn The star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. October
2f-PIans are being made Ia make
homecoming day. November IA, =
Gala occasion at The University "t
Maryland While the foot ball game
between Maryland and Washington
and Lee. the final home Griuiron con
test of the season end the last tor
1925. except that with Johns hopkins
in Baltimore Thanksgiving day, VIII
he the big affair, there will he testlNl-
ties until midnight.
The program Includes three cShlh-
It's during the morning that will take
the place of the annual farmers cay.
Cattle Judging and other events VIII
he held by the animal and hushandry
department: the agronOmy depart =
ment Will stage a corn and small
grain exhibit. while tho horticultural
department. assisted by outside grow
ers. will hold an exhibit Of flowers
and fruits. All of the laboratories of
the university also will be open for in
spection by the visitors that daY.
There will be student competition in
all the exhibits and ribbons will he
awarded for the first three places in
each class of the agronomy show, with
a silver cup going TO the student SCor
ing the greatest number of points
There also will he awards in the other
exhibits.
M Club Meeting.
While the day will he A homecoming
event for all alumni of the university
n will be the occasion of the annual
meeting Of the M" Club. which is
made up of those who have won their
Letter in athletics at the institution
Club at which officers for the year Will
he elected and the letter orga nizatior
will be host at the dinner and the
dance that will he the big affairs OF
the evening. The dance will be helG
in the gymna sium.
The M Club, of WITCH Burtor
Ford is president, will have genera
charge of the events of the day. II
Burton Shipley Will be in charge of the
dance, Leroy Nackert will make tbs
arrangements for the dinner and w
H. Hotel will see that a program is
provided.
Maryland from start TO finish vii
he the order al the first meeting OF
the Faculty Club of the university il
the gymnasium Monday evening
After a reception by President anC
Mrs Woods and the deans and then
wives. MARYLAND. Ny Maryland" will
be sung by Mrs II. \. Stewart Their
4 brief sketch of the State will be
given by Prof. Charles :. Richardson
head OF the department of public
speaking. The company will join ir
singing The Star SpanGled Banner
= Maryland production adopted by the
Nation. After hat there will he re
freshments and dancing.
w T. l.. Talliaferro is president ot
the club and II. NJ. Watkins is secre
tary-trea surer. Mrs. II. {. Ryrd is
chairman of the committee on arrange
ments.
Sheriff Heads Prom Board.
Leslie Sheriff has been appointed
chairman of the Junior Prom com
chairman of the Junior prom com
of the class. While the date of the
event has not been definitely fixed. il
will be the latter part of February OF
the first week in March.
Plans have been made for broa IDEAS
ing several talks on MARYLAND agricul
tural subjects from station WG1
Schenectady. y. Y. by DR.. Thomas f
Symons, director of the extension
service The first talk will be giver
November IS by DIR. Symons or
Reaching the Man on the Land
The second talk will be given Decem
Der by r. G.. Jenkins, State Boys
Club agent, on Who Wants to Be a
Farmer"
"Reveille." Maryla nd s yearbook has
been ranked high among the pub
Iications of its kind in the United
States. Tom Kelley, editor, and Joe
NcGlone, business manager, have beer
informed by the Scholastic Editor, a
rational journal, which annually criti
Cizes the books submitted by the va
rious institutions. Maryland was placed
in the first class among the institu
tions having student enrollments rang
ing from 700 to l.29o, being placed
third in that division. 1t was pre-
ceded by two others that We're rated
Of ali-American caliber.
Betty Amos. r. II. Bennett. Thoma
e. Kelley and L. G. Mckeige have
been elected to membership in Phi
Kappa Phi, national honorary frater
nifty. Only those whose marks place
them in the upper one-ffth of their
class are eligible. but scholastic prof.
cheney alone does not determine theiI
fitness. Personality, moral character
nd leadership also are essential quail
ties
Practically every State in the Union
is represented in the egg LAYING con.
lest that begins at the university Non
day. There are 100 groups of ten
chickens each competing. California
is among the States represented.
Prof S. S. Steinberg. acting dean OF
the College of Engineering, has beer
made a member of the editors com
n1ittee of the American Road Builders
Association.