Evening star., 1926-02-14
co
TO TULANE PARLEY
Attend Joint Sessions of Mid
west and Southern Stu
dent Bodies.

COLLEGE PARK. Md. January
13.-Joe McGlone Of Baltimore, presi-
dent of the Students Assembly, and
Fred Herzog Of Washington. head OF
the lnterfraternity Council, will repre-
sent the University of Maryland stu
dent body at the joint session Of the
Midwest Student Conference and the
Southern Federation Of Colleges at Tu-
lane University in New Orleans. Feb
ruary II to 20. inclusive. They left
this evening.
The joint meeting was suggested by
the Midwest Conference
Many problems having to do with
student government. publications, ath-
letics and social functions are dis
cussed at the sessions.
Dates have been set for two annual
social functions at the university.
Lieut.. Edward Lohse. chairman OF the
military ball committee. has an
nounced that the dance will be held on
March ~ in Ritchie Gymnasium and
the freshman ''frolic' will be staged
two weeks later in the auditorium.
The committee in charge OF the fresh
man affair consists of Wilfred Hearn.
chairman; Virginia Sturgis. Eleanor
Lee. George Schmidt is directing the
freshman play.
Students Recommendations.
The Students Assembly and the
student executive council of the uni
versity have made the following rec
concentrations to the deans senate:
FirSt-That there shall be fixed
throughout the university in all the
colleges a standard OF grading with
final grades based upon:
l. Semester examinations only, or
>. Daily averages. plus an average
OF three announced quiZzes.
3. Average OF daily grades, plus
final examinations.
Second-Students having daily
average OF 80 per cent or over shall
be exempt from examinations.
Third-Any senior having a daily
average Of So per cent or over shall be
exempt from final examinations Of his
last semester.
Fourth--That the following grades
be adopted in all colleges: A-9o to
100. B-S5 to 95, C--75 to S5, DIS to
10. E-6O to o.. F'-60 or under.
Miss Constance Stanley, instructor
Of modern languages. has obtained
leave OF absence until July l. Her
place has been taken by Miss Ruth
lLdckIlldf VI
Two valuable gifts have been made
to the university library recently.
Dean w. S. Smith Of the College OF
Education. donated bound volumes of
the Atlantic Monthly covering period
from 1858 to 1870. while DR.. II. j. Pat
terson, head Of the experiment station
and dean of the College OF Agriculture.
contributed his personal sets Of Chemi-
cal Abstracts, Journal Of American
Chemical Society, and Engineering
Chemistry Some years ago he pre-
sented the library with the Journal OF
the Chemical Society OF London. AL
together these volumes number more
than a hundred.
Will Address II. o. 7. {.
Maj. George T. Everett. head Of the
military department. has announced
that the following men have consented
to address the Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps at the university during the
present semester: Maj. Gen Robert
w. Allen chief of Infantry; Brig. Gen.
Milton f. Rockford. adjutant general
Of the State Of Maryland: Maj. Gen.
Douglas Macarthur, commanding the
Sd Corps Area.
BENJAMIN Berman has resigned as
Instructor in civil engineering to ac-
cept a position with a subway con-
struction firm in New York City. Prof.
Berman has been at Maryland for
number Of years and was popular with
the students.
Prof. B. l.. Goodyear. head Of the
music department. has accepted pO-
si,ion Of tenor soioist and director Of
music at the Columbia Heights Chris
tian Church in Washington. This in
no way will interfere with his duties
at the university.
The Womens Senior Honor Society
has voted to award a cup to the coed
Of the three upper classes who re-
ceives the highest scholastic average
for the year. The award will be made
an annual affair with presentation at
commencement time.
DR.. T. s. Symons and DR.. F. b.
Bomberger. director and assistant di-
rector of the extension service. have
lust returned from Atlanta where they
attended a conference Of the extension
service workers Of the Southern states.
Dr. Symons gave an address on
"I,eaderShip.'