Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-05
MEMBERS ELECTED
TO HONORARY FRAT
Twenty-Five Students and
Members of University Fac
uIty Enrolled at U. of M.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
COLLEGE, PARK. Nd, April A.
TwAUEwo students, two members
of the faculty and five alumni have
been elected to membership in the
University. of Maryland Chapter OF
Phi GFtApbe Phi, honorary fraternity
1t was announced today by c. NJ. Con-
rad hd1'rr Who OF 1 have 'Aa gained the
honor are: College of Arts and Sci
ences. H. C, Clapp, o. H. Greagor, j.
L. Riokin, Minnie NJ. Hill, NJ. G. Horn,
Elizabeth F'lenner and G. c. Bowen
College OF Education, Elizabeth
Swenk, Elizabeth Duvall, Mary Wolfe
and q. r Gardner: College of Engi-
neering, C. c. Castella. K. F. Mat
thews, L. Coronel, A. G. Prangley,
j.. F.. Melchoir, H. r. Aldridge and
B. r. King; College of Agriculture
W. NJ. Dawson, L. G. worthington,
Charles Shoemaker and H. D. Buck
man; and D. A. c. Mccall, head OF
the department of soils, and DR.. f. Is.
Bomberger, assistant director of the
extension service, are the faculty
members to receive the honor.
Alumni Included In List.
Alumni Association members elect
Hazen, IS. Washington; J. Enos Ray.
'92. Chillum, Md; Rubin Brigham, 'OS,
Ashton. Md: E. c. Mayor. 'o4. Bridge
mort. Conn, and A. r. Hirst, OF, Madi-
son, wis.
r. w. Powell, A G. Prangley and
H. R Aldridge, senior electricals in
the College of Engineering, have been
chosen to receive the graduate stu
dent training course given by the Gem
eraI Electric Co. at Schenectady, N.
Y. They will report after gett1ns
their degrees in June.
Fifteen men have been selected
from the advanced military classes
for membership in the Scabbard and
Blade Fraternity. They are VIII
liam Merrill. Paul Bauer. Arthur
Bonnet, Joseph Set, Alfred Clark. Ed
ward Melchoir, Hugh Reading, Leland
Cheek, George O'Neill, Lionel Ensor'
Ernest Shipley, Edward Danner, VIII
liam Trimble, Madison McCauley and
Stewart Whaley,
Pageant Scheduled Tomorrow.
"The Challenge of the Cross a
pageant, will be given tomorrow
evening by members of the Y. w
A and the Y. NJ. c. a. on the lawn in
front of Gerneaux Hall. The produc-
ton will start at 7 o'clock.
Inc pageant was pISpdlc Gu ~ a NViAi
mittee representing the Red Cross
and the National Y. W. C. A. and is
considered TO be among the most
beautiful and impressive ever spon-
sored by them. Last year 1t was
given in many of the Middle Western
States and is having its first presen-
tation in the East.
Keys bearing individual fraternity
seals are to be presented to those VINO
served on the prom committee, IT mas
been decided by the junior class. j.
w. Waters, J. H. Brayton, ]. S. Ends
low, George Schmidt and A. M. Parker
will receive the emblems.
"Erminie" will be presented by the
Maryland Opera Club on May 81, and
will be repeated the following eve
ming if the affair proves enough OF
success to justify 1t. Prof. B. L.
Goodyear, director of the club. is en-
couraged by the way in which the
rehearsals are progressing.
Katherine Baker will take the title
role, and others in the cast will be
Anne Stewart, Ethel May Kharasch.
Margaret Haeseker, Marie Massicott,
Harry Stewart, George Schmidt, Ed
ward Barron, Douglas Burnside, Ed
ward Evans, Jack Bowie and Stewart
Whaley.
Series of Lectures Announced.
DIR. E. C. Auchter. professor of hor-
ticulture, is to give a series of lee
lures at Massachusetts, Agricultural
College. The course will deal with
various phases of orchard develop
ment.
Miss Aadele Stamp, dean OF women,
is planning to attend the annual
Easter conference of physical educa
ton directors at Smith College, April
II and Is. Miss Stamp is director of
physical education for the goods at
Maryland, and has charge of all
women's athletics.
S. H. Harvey, assistant prof ssor in
dairy husbandry, has been elected
commander of the University of
Maryland Post, No. 90, of the Amer
lean Legion. H. G.. Trower is vice
commander, H. G. Linquist adjutant,
M. D. Bowers finance officer, and K.
A. Murie, historian. The post is plan
ming several luncheons and smokers
before the end of the school year.
Change in Chemistry Department.
DR.. Robert Calvert has been chosen
to succeed DR.. j. H. Gardner in the in
dustrial chemistry department at the
university. DR.. Gardiner has resigned,
to take effect at the end of the school
year, in order to continue research
work. DR.. Calvert did his under
graduate work at the University of
Oklahoma and his graduate work at
the University of Chicago and Column
bia, recently receiving the Phi. d.
from the latter. For the past seven
years he has been research director
at laboratories at big Industrial
plants.
DR.. Calvert is the author of many
papers and has taken out patents in
connection with the manufacture of
potash. ivory, Photographic films,
heat installation and filtration processes
He is now under contract with the
American Chemical Co. to write book
on diatomaceous earth.
Members of the Interfraternity
Council have changed the date of the
annual dance of the Greek letter or
CARNATIONS from April "a, as origi-
nally scheduled, to next Wednesday.
Each organization represented in the
council has been allotted as many