Evening star., 1925-02-01
PLAN LIGHT OPERA
At COLLEGE PARK
"Erminie" to Be Sung al
Maryland UniverSity-So-
roritieS Lead in Scholarship.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, January 81.
Members of the Opera Club at the
University of Maryland have begun
work on "Erminie," which they are
preparing TO present early in the
Spring. The club already has given
one show this Winter, having sue
cessfully repeated "Carmelita," which
was so well received during gradua-
tion week last June.
While the complete cast for
"Erminie" has not been chosen, the
chorus is rehearsing regularly under
the direction of B. l. Goodyear, pro-
fessor of music at the university.
Kathryn Baker, who gave such an
admirable performance in "Carmelita,
probably will be selected for the title
role in "Erminie." Most of the others
who figured in the two performances
of the light opera also are available.
Sororities are leading the fraterni-
ties in scholastic averages at the uni
versity, ii is shown in figures just
released by the registrars office. The
three women's organizations stand
at the top of the list for the two
terms of last year. Alpha Omtcron
Pi is the leader. Sigma Phi Sigma
is at the head of the fraternities.
Two lectures were given yesterday
afternoon In the series being con-
Quoted under the auspices OF the
department of social and political
science in cooperation with the
Prince Georges County League of
Women Voters. Dean Frederic f.
Lee of the College OF Arts and Science
spoke of Tariff Barriers" and Miss
Adele Stamp, dean of women, gave
an address on community recreational
programs.
ReyeilIe Being Pushed.
DR.. L. c. Auchter, head of the De-
partment of Horticulture. spoke to
the horticulturist of Monmouth
them of the many eXperim ents being
conducted by the Maryland Expert
ment Station at College Park
Work on the Reveille, the yearbook
a the university, is progressing rap
idly, with Tom Kelly of Washington.
the editor, and Joe McGlone of Bal
timore. the business manager
Thurlow Lieurance, celebrated COM
poser of American Indian music, and
his company will appear in the audi
torium at the university Friday night
The Glee Club will assist in the con-
cert, but the Lieurance company will
give the bulk of the program.
Venetian Glass Blowers, who are
making tour of the colleges in this
vicinity, gave an exhibition at the
university. The manufacture. his
tory and uses of glass were explained
at an illustrated lecture in the audi
torium, while II. A. Hammond lee
tured on the history of the industry
and showed what it meant to civili-
zation, c. a. Cross demonstrated the
art of glass blowing. n number of
the students also were called upon
TO give demonstrations of their lung
power.
Freshmen Plan Dance.
March 20 has been selected as the
date OF the annual freshman dance.
1t will be held in Ritchie Gymnasium
at College Park. Plans also have
been made for the yearly freshman
entertainment which will be held on
March ).
Dean A. y. Johnson of the College
of Engineering attended the recent
meeting of the American Society of
Civil Engineers which was held In
New York. He presented a paper on
Elements Controlling the Develop
ment of Highway Traffic" Dean
johnson is president of the Washing
ton Chapter of the society
DR.. H. J. Patterson, director of the
experiment station. in an address to
the freshmen engineering class,
stressed the necessity for their be-
coming acquainted with the problems
confronting the farmer so that their
engineering knowledge may be ap-
piled to aid the agriculturists
Representatives of the y. NJ c. A.
at the university will be sent to the
interstate conference that will be
held at the University Of Delaware
from February 13 to Is. Colleges in
Delaware, Maryland and the District
OF Columbia will be represented
G1ee Club to Tour.
Maj. George Everett, professor of
military sciences and tactics at the
university. has been made an honor
airy member of the Scabbard and
Blade Military Fraternity. impress
sive initiation ceremonies were fol-
lowed by a banquet.
The Latin America Club is prepar-
ing a series of entertainments, in
Guiding a play to be given in Span
fsh- AT the last meeting of the club
Paul Norris and Raphael Chevaria
talked very Interestingly on Panama
and Costa Rica, respectively
Members of the Glee Club inaugu-
rated what will be a busy series of
near-home concerts in an appearance
last night at LaPlata, in southern
Maryland. The club. which made an
extended tour during the holidays,
will be kept going, according to Man
ager Ed Barron. He has booked the
following dates, with many others
pending: February IA, Kensington;
Is, Brookland; 20, Riyerdale; March
20, Lanham.
A quartet, composed of Anne Stew
art, soprano; Olive Kelk, mezzo So
prano; B. Louis Goodyear, tenor, and
Edward Barron, bass, now is work.
ing on a program of old familiar
songs, with which 1t hopes soon to
surprise the faculty and the students
of the university. Betty Amos is the
accompanist. This quartet recently
made its debut with the Riverdale
Community Players and broadcast a