Evening star., 1925-10-04
COLLEGE INFANTRY.
OFFICERS NAMED
Joseph B. Seth Will Be Lieu
tenant Colonel of R. o. T. c.
.,
Unit at Maryland U.
epsciaI Dispatch to The Star.


COLLEGE PARK. Md. October 3
Joseph 3. Seth Of st. Michaels, Md.
OF the class of '26 in the college o
engineering, has been chosen lieuten
ant colonel of the Reserve Officers
Training Corp infantry unit at thu
University Of Maryland. This is tn,
hiEhest student office of the corps
Seth IL a member of the varsity foo
hall squad and also prominent In Other
activities.
Stewart whaley Of Washington
president Of the class Of '26, has beer
named major and executive officer
He Is In tho College Of Agriculture.
Other Officers Named.
Other appointments announced by
Maj. George T. Everett were:
Captains: Eric c. Metzeroth. Com
pany A; Russell E. Allen, Compan
B: George T. O'Neill. Company c, ane
Edward Barron. commander Of the
hand. Metzeroth and O'Neill are ir
the college Of arts and sciences. Aller
ron in the college of education.
First Lieutents: Edward McKeige
William e. Bishop, w. Gilbert Dent
Hugh D. Reading. Leland II. Cheek
Joseph c. Longridge and Jean IL
Braytor.
Second Lieutenants: Lionel E. New
conner, Ira NJ. Staley, Thomas B.
Crawford, Ernest II. Shipley, George
e. Melchior. Leonard Jones, Theodore
Johnson, Edward NJ. Lohse, Lawrence
L. Lehman, Lionel K. Ensor. William
VI. Waterford. Edward q. Danner
Arthur z. Bonnet.
Will Serve With Board.
Prof. s. s. Steinperg. acting dean
of the college Of engineering. has been
granted permission by the university
to give part Of his time to the Wash
ington office of the highway research
of the National Research Council.
Miss Maude Mclaughlin has been
added TO the staff OF the library as
cataloguer and will also have charge
of some OF the classes in library
science Miss Mclaughlin received
her A. B. at Knox College and her
masters and bachelor of library
science degree at the University OF
Illinois. She has done special library
work at the universities of Iowa and
Wyoming.
A Statewide egg-laying contest in
which 1000 hens are to participate
will be held at the university begin
ming November ]. The contest is
under the supervision Of the poultry
department and will be directed by
Prof. r. II. Waite. The hens will be
housed In 100 coops. ten to each coop.
Dance Club Plans.
Rossburg Club, the ruling dance
organization on the campus, has an
nounced that it will hold only five
events during the 1925-26 term and
that the membership will be limited.
Many improvements have been made
on the campus. AL OF the dormitories
have been painted from head to foot
and an up-to-date clock and bell syS-
tenn installed at quite an expense.
Work also Is underway for the light
ing Of the campus roadway from the
entrance gate to the top of the hill.
The old gas lights have been enlarged
and made suitable for electric illumi-
nation.
DR.. Thomas B. Symons, head OF the
extension service of the university,
who spent his vacation in Europe.
has returned.
Mask and Bauble Club, of which
George Schmidt, is president, plans to
be active this year. A one-act play
will be given shortly before the stu
dent assembly.
Home coming day, which Is given
over to the IN" Club and alumni
once a year when some big event oc,
cuISs Will DO CclcDIdlSu lulS year OH
November IL when Washington and
Lee plays Maryland at foot ball in
Byrd stadium.
Because Of the presence of sinking
smut In so much Maryland wheat, the
agronomy and pathology departments
Of the university have been called
upon to make extensive research to
try to eradicate the disease. About
1000 bushels Of wheat from some 25
farmers was sent to the agronomy de-
partment to be inspected and certified
for seed. However, SO little of il was
free Of smut that more has been dis
carded than certified.
An increase Of 10 per cent is shown
IN the enrolment of students who
are taking the premedical course at
tho university.
Sergt. Earl Hendricks of the mill
faFy department, now is busy super
intending the building of a new rifle
range on the top floor of the agricul-
ture building. 1t will be ready soon.