Evening star., 1925-01-25
BROADER OUTLOOK
FOR MARYLAND i.
Usual Round of Activities at
College Park Augmented,
Following Holiday Season.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special Dispatch 70 Ihe StHr.
COLLEGE PARK, Nd, January "a.
University of Maryland's GIee Club,
which made an extended tour during
the Christmas holidays, is making
plans for it's usual series of lectures
in the State and in Washington. AS
a. prelude to q busy campaign d con-
cert was given Thursday night at
1anham, Nd.
The annual home concert will be
given In the auditorium at the uni
versity February II. On that date
the Lieurance Company. headed by
the noted composer of Indian songs,
Thurlow Lieurance, will appear as an
added attraction to the 40 collegians.
by the Waters of the Minnetonka" is
perhaps the best known of Lieurance' s
compositions.
The program rendered by the Glee
Club this season is entirely different
from that given last year, and with
an augmented orchestra Is declared
70 be better than ever before.
The M Club will print a book con-
tanning the best OF the old songs and
those of merit that are submitted in
the song and yell contest that will
end the last of the month. There have
been many good contributions and
more are expected before the contest
CLOSES.
Some novel papers were presented
by the initiates at recent initiation
dinner of the Phi Mu Honorary En-
gineering Fraternity Douglas Burn
development of the early types of
locomotives used on the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad; Barnwell King
treated OF the history OF the Muirkirk
fMd.) Iron Works and showed the
Importance 1t played in the produc-
tion of shot and cannon during the
Revolution; Sam Lebowitz traced the
history of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal from its inception to the pres
ent time, and told of the many vicissi-
Gudes through which the project has
passed The electrification OF the
Baltimore and Ohio tunnels In the
city OF Baltimore, the pioneer work
in railroad electrification, was dis
cussed by Nelson Needs. Others who
attended the affair were Dean A. N.
Johnson, Prof. S. S. Steinberg, H. r.
.Aldridge, c. c. Castella, U. Coronel,
X. r. Matthews and A. c. Prangley.
Prof c. S. Richardson, head OF the
pubnc-speaking department of the
university, in cooperation with the
State department Of education, has
selected the question to be debated
this year by the High School Public
Should the Proposed Child Labor
Amendment to the Constitution of the
United States Be Ratified by the State
OF Maryland
University of Maryland was the
most popular with the teachers who
attended Summer school in the State
last year. according to official figures
recently given out. Two hundred and
thfrty-four attended the sessions at
College Park. Johns Hopkins was
next In line, with 10 less.
Sergt. Walcott H. Simmons, United
States Infantry, now on duty with the
r. o. T. C. unit at the university, has
been informed in orders from the
headquarters OF the Sd Corps Area
of his promotion from the grade of
technical sergeant to master sergeant
This is the highest non-commissioned
grade in the United States Army.
Sergt. Simmons has served for more
than 80 years in the Army and Marine
Corps. He wears four service stripes
for service in France and Germany
and wears two stripes for wounds re-
ceived in the World War.
DIR. L. c. Auchter, head of the de-
partment of horticulture of the uni
Versity. is on q tour of Indiana, Penn
sylvania, Connecticut and New York
in the interest of his work. He will
make many talks before horticultural
groups during his trip.
Parts have been distributed by the
Masque and Baub1e Club for "The
Charm School" which VIII be pre-
Mary Harbaugh and Gordon Bright
man will play the leading roles.
Others of the cast are William Kel-
1erman, Kenneth Stoner, Margaret
Wolfe, Dorothy Young, Helen Con-
nor, Priscilla Pancoast, George
Schmidt, Clark Beach and Helen
Clagett.
Robert Strake, Alexander MuzZy
and Joseph Macko have been chosen
sent the organization in the tryouts
Cor the proposed debating team.
Athletic Director Talks.
n. c. Byrd, athletic director at the
university, talked before the fresh
man engineering class on the value
of athletics, pointing out the neces-
sity Of cooperation between students
and faculty for successful athletic
work. He declared that the winning
of athletic contests is not, in itself, of
value, but rather that the determina-
tion to succeed by using fair means
is the essential thing.
Fourteen new members have been
initiated by the New Mercer Literary
Louise Howard, Ellen Calbreath,
Geneva Reich, Theodore Willis, Re
becca Willis, Joan McGrievy, Maxine
Heiss, Marvin Long, Horace Dikeman,
Harry Paris, Howard Sumner, Herbert
Ward and Miss Edmonds.
Prof. j. A. Gamble, head OF the
dairy and husbandry department. of
the university, Will attend the fourth
annual meeting Of the Southern di-
vision of the American Dairy Science
Association. to be held at Atlanta,
Ga, February 8, 4 and >. He was tho
organizer of the Southern division
and now is its secretary and treas
urer.
Prof. Gamble has announced that
so many men have registered for the
Winter short course on corn growing
S1Et it has been necessary to divide
them in two groups.