Evening star., 1927-10-30
UNIVERSITY NAMES
GRANGE DELEGATES
Frank Witter and Ruth VIII
Iiams to Represent Mary
land in Cleveland.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, October 90.
Frank Witter and Ruth Williams of
the senior class have been chosen to
represent the University of Maryland
Grange at the National Student
Grange Conference to be held in Cleve-
land next month. Maryland has one
of the largest and most active stu
dent oranges in the country.
An interesting talk was given before
the student assembly on Wednesday
by John T. AXton. chief chaplain of
the United States Army, retired. Aft
er hearing him it was readily under
stood why he is one of the most
sought-after speakers in the country.
DR.. Bernard Bang of Denmark
prominent veterinary doctor both in
this country and abroad, spent a day
this week with DIR. Raymond Allen
Pearson, president of the university
DR.. Bang is touring various institu-
tons in this country studying their
systems and work in bacteriology, ami
NAL husbandry, etc.
DIR. Bang is best known for his dis
covery of the system of determining
tuberculosis in cattle and for the iSo.
lation of the bacillus abortus, a causa.
tive disease among milch cows, a
malady which probably is costing the
Gairymen of the country more than
tuberculosis at this time.
Gordon kessler, president of the
junior class, has appointed the follow
ing as members of the Junior prom
committee: Fred Bradstreet, James
Mcmahon, Ross Smith, Walker Hale,
Francis Porter, William Fletcher and
Hazel Tenney. 1t was decided that
junior class dues should be SIS.
Honor students for 192627 have
just been announced by Miss Alma
Preinkert, assistant register, as fol-
lows:
College of Agriculture-Burwell B.
Powell, j. Franklin Witter, seniors;
Ralph B. Nestler and William c.
Cooper, juniors; Ernest S. Hemming
and Charles q. Grey sophomores.
College of Arts and Sciences-Her-
bert K. Ward and Frederick II. Evans
seniors; John c. Dumler and Joseph
g. Diamond, juniors; Ruth c. Lawless
and Barbara Shilling. sophomores.
College of Education-Virginia Price
and Mary E. Kuhnle, seniors: Frances
J. Maisch and Harry w. Beggs, jun
iors; Wilhelmina d. Kroll and Mar
garet karr. sophomores.
College of Engineering-Leste =.
Baird and Arthur w. Greenwood, SEN
iors; Rudolph w. Dauber and Charles
V. koons. juniors; Charles II. Dodson
and Eugene j. Roberts, sophomores.
College of Home Economics-Mary
. N@,ly,, I'll,
Margaret c. McMinimy and Aline +.
Herzog, juniors; Maude f. Lewis and
Margaret Creeger. sophomores.
Lieut.. Robert Young. who was grad
uated from Maryland in the class of
%, is serving in the military depart
ment In the place of Lieut.. f. II.
Bowes. who is on the injured list.
Lieut.. Young will come to Maryland at
the beginning of the next semester as
a regular instructor. He is at present
on leave of absence.
w. A. Dynes, in sophomore descrip.
tive geometry; +. G. Paige, in fresh
man engineering drawing, and +. r.
Rehberger, in sophomore surveying
all seniors in the College of Engineer
ing. have been appointed assistant
teachers.
Frances Gunby of the senior class
has been elected student manager OF
girls bowling. Each dormitory and
each sorority house will have a team.
Station WRC of Washington has re
sumed broadcasting the farm flash pro.
grams which proved so popular last
year. These programs cover va
riety Of agricultural subjects and are
broadcast by the University Exten-
sion Service, in cooperation with the
United States Department of Agri
culture. each week day at noon.
E. Fl. Bennett of the United States
Department of Agriculture has ac
cepted position as assistant profess
sor in agricultural economics at the
university. He received his NJ. S.
from Maryland in 1926.
At recent meeting of the Grad
uate Council the following were ac
cepted for candidacy for the PHI. ID.
degree: Edward w. Whitehouse and
William H. Upshall, horticulture
Charles l.. Smith and Merritt n. Pope
plant physiology; Russell c. Rothgeb
crop breeding; John c. krantz, physi.
cal chemistry, and Geoffrey V. c..
Houghland, soil fertility.