Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-03-14
MARYLAND NAMES
DEbAT|NG TEAM
Arizona to Be Met March %.
Sponsors for R. O. &c.
Are Chosen.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. NJ

COLLEGE PARK, Nd. March 49,
Frank Witter. Clark Beach, Tom
Browne and Stewart Whaley, follow
ing trials, have been selected to repre-
sent the University of Maryland in in
tercollegiate debates. George O'Neill
and Daniel O'Brien are alternate men,
berS of the team.
University of Arizona will be met in
the first debate on March 20. George
Washington also is on the schedule.
and another Eastern institution or two
probably will be added to the list.
Sponsors for the Reserve Officers
Training Corps have been elected.
They are: Alberta Woodward. for the
battalion which is commanded by
Lieut.. Col Joseph Seth: Iris White, for
Company A. Capt. Eric G. MetZeroth:
Helen Beyerle. for Company p, Capt.
r.. Russell Allen: Katherine Stevenson,
for Company G. Capt. George T..
O'Neill: Thelma Winkjer. for Company
ID. Capt. Alfred H. Clark. and Julia
Louise Behring, for the band, Capt.
Edward Barron.
Revives Old Custom
According to the custom, the spon-
SorS were chosen from the Junior and
senior classes. Last year there was
no battalion sponsor, the election this
year revivIng an old custom. The bat
TALON sponsor was chosen by the lieu
tenant colonel and his staff officers.
The company sponsors were elected by
the commanders and other officers of
the respective companies.
A number of the cadet officers have
expressed their desire to have the Il.
O. Il. c. unit hold a parade and re-
view for their sponsors in the near
future.
w. j. Hart has been appointed as
sistant agricultural economist at the
university to fill the position vacated
by T.. l.. Brown. who resigned to go
into business in Washington. Hart
received his r. :. A. from the Uni
versity of Georgia in 1923. and his
NJ. :. from Iowa State College i'll
1924. At present his work at Mary
land will be in studying the cost of
manufacturing and distributing OF
canned crops
Maryia nds Glee Club. which sang
in Frederick last Wednesday evening
will give a concert III Clarendon. Va,
next Thursday.
WhaIey HOnOred.
Stewart Whaley. president Of the
senior class at Maryland. has become
president of the Southern Federation
of Colleges He was elected to the
vice presidency during the sessions at
The University of Florida, and be
came the head of the organization
when T.. s. Jones, the man elected,
resigned.
W. Il. korff, w. A. Street and w.
II. Wigin have been elected to Phi
Mu honorary engineering fraternity.
They will be initiated at a banquet to
be held shortly.
Kenneth Spence, president of the
Junior class. has announced that all
plans have been completed for the
Junior prom that will be held in
Richie gymnasium next Friday eve
ming. II will be the greatest Junior
prom ever held al Maryland. the COM
mittee in charge believes, in regard
TO decorations, other features and
favors.
Mr.. Thomas Sterling. former, Sena-
tor from South Dakota and recently
appointed by Congress as field secre-
tary of the United States commission
for the celebration of the 200th an
niversary of the birth of George
Washington. addressed the faculty
and students at the weekly assembly
on Wednesday.
1AlleE HIS dtluIt-SS lilo IL. I. DSTu
and Emile Zalesak cups were present
cd TO Delta Sigma Phi Fraternity.
winner of the Inter Fraternity Basket
Fall League championship.
At a recent meeting of the council
on oratory and debate Joe McClone
was chosen president. with Parks
Shipley. vice president, and Tom
Browne. secretary.
Dean w. S. Small of the College of
Education addressed the freshmen
engineers on the advantages gained
by students budgeting their time He
pointed out that if such practice is
followed not only can more be accom-
plished. but the regularity of habits
SO inculcated will become a great
asset.