Evening star., 1925-05-31
u. OF M. STUDENTS
IN MIDST OF EXAMS
Many Burning Midnight Oil in
Preparation for Final
Ordeal of Term.
Special Dispatch TO Tho Star.

Special Dispatch TO Tho Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. May 30
Examinations are occupying the
minds of the students of the Uni
versity of Maryland. While a great
majority feel satisfied that they are
on Easy Street" quite a number are
burning the midnight oil.
Fred c. Herzog of Washington. of
the Sigma NJ fraternity, has been
elected to succeed Walter Bromley
as president of the Inter-fraternity
Council. He will serve during the
192526 school term. Edward Mel
chior of Marriottsville. Md, of Delta,
is the new vice president, with Kath-
ryn Stevenson of Mount Lake Park.
Md, of Alpha Omicron Pi, secretary
treasurer.
Jack Faber and Paul Bauer of
Washington. and Lionel Newcomer
of Harper's Ferry, w. Va, have been
made pledges of Alpha Zeta. national
honorary fraternity.
Heads Diplomatic Glass.
Donald Adams of Chevy Chase, Md.
has been elected president of the
sophomore class for the l925-26 term
Adams headed the freshmen during
the present term. Jack Savage and
Grace Lalegar, both of Washington.
were chosen vice president and secre-
tary, respectively, with William
Chapman of Chestertown. Md, repre-
sentative TO the student executive
council and Harold Bafford of Char
lotte Hall, Md. sergeant-at- arms.
Prof. Il. n. Cory has been extended
a special invitation TO attend the
seventh annual conference of the
Western Plant Quarantine Board at
Z 1lL
Parke Shlpley of Hyattsville, Nd.
has been elected president of the
New Mercer Literary Society for the
next school year. Other officers
chosen are Edward Evans of Cum
berland, Md, vice president: Eileen
Gleeson, secretary; Lionel Newcomer
treasurer, and George Schmidt. critic
The third annual Rural Women s
Short Course at the University will
be held during the week beginning
June 10. More than 800 women at
tended the sessions last year. The
course. as heretofore. will be in foods,
nutrition. clothing, household man
agement. house furnish ing
poultry, landscape gardening and
parliamentary law.
Sixteen special instructors have
been obtained for the annual Sum
mer School of the University that
will begin June "a and continue six
weeks until August 4. Nearly 500
were enrolled for the Summer ses-
sions last year.
Stanleigh Jenkins of College Park
has been chosen to head the Mary
land Opera Club for the next term
with Ellen Jane Kesier. of Washing
ton, vice president, Julia Louise
Behring, also of Washington, secre,
tary- treasurer. and Maxine Heiss
another Capitalize. assistant secre-
arytreasurer.
Maryland's Y. w. c. a. will be well
represented at the regional confer
ence at Eagles Mere. Pa. June 19 10
%. Among those who will go are
Katherine Baker, president of the
local branch; Mary Stuart York
undergra aduate representative: Betty
Amos, president of the Tri State Y.
NJ. and Y. W. c. A. council; Olive
Elise Dorsey, Priscilla Pancsast and
Dorothy Young, cabinet members.
Highway Research, an article
written by Prof. S. S. Steinberg, head
of the department of civil engineer =
ing. has been accepted by Scientific
Monthly and will appear in an early
issue.
Carries Of "Top Honors."
Bill Supplee. of Washington, Mary
lands leading all-around athlete and
also a student of the first rank,
carried off top honors in recent com
petition In the dairy husbandry de-
partment. He won the silver cup
given by Prof. J. A. Gamble when the
Ayrshire heifer groomed by him took
first place in the annual cattle show
and Judging contest. Other prizes
went to p, B. Gunby, G. w. England
r. H. Chevaria and G.. z. Bishotf.
Tom Browne, of Wisconsin will
head the Poe Literary Society during
the 1925-26 term. His associates will
be Kenneth Petrie of Winchester. Va
vice president; Franklin Witter OF
Hagerstown, Nd, secretary; AleXan-
der Muzzey of Homestead, Pa. treas
urer: Myron Shear of Rosslyn, Va
critic and Roscoe Molesworth,, serg-
can't t-arms.
The isue of the yearbook, the
Reveille. Is due to be delivered to Tom
Kelly, the editor, and Joe McGlone
the business manager, Monday.