Evening star., 1927-11-20
MARYLAND U.PLANS
DEDICATION RITES
University to Open New
Chemistry Building With
Elaborate Program.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, November
19.-Universjty of Maryland will dedi
cate its new chemistry building next
Saturday with an elaborate program.
DR.. Edgar +. Smith. provost emeri-
tus of the University Of Pennsylvania
will be the principal speaker. but
there will he a number OF other ad
dresses by men high in their fields.
DR.. Smith, who has been called "the
hest beloved college president Of his
time" was provost Of the University
of PENNSYLVANIA from 1911 to 1920 and
previously. from 1899 to 1911. he was
vice provost He has been prominent
in chemistry for 49 years.
He has been distinguished for his
work in electro chemistry, separations
OF rare earths. atomic weights and
organic acids, and has written a mum
ber of text books. He also has de-
voted much time to the study and
writings of the history of chemistry.
His "Electrochemistry" is univer-
sally recognized as a classic.
A general program for the day fol-
lows:
10 am. m.-Dedicatory exercises, with
DIR. Smith as principal speaker.
1890 p.m.-Luncheon at university
dining hall
> p.m.-American Chemical Society
intersectional meeting, with Maryland
section acting as host to Virginia,
Philadelphia. Delaware and South
Jersey sections. In addition to a
mans program there also will be one
for the women.
p.m.-Dinner at university dining
hall. after which DR.. Raymond a.
Pearson. president of the university,
and DR.. c. H. Herty. chemical al.
visor to the chemical foundation, will
speak
While only $4,000 was appropri-
ated by the State Legislature for the
entire plant it was decided to spend
all of the money on the building and
look to other sources for the equip
ment This was provided for by vari
Gus donations and laboratories have
been furnished and equipped as fol-
lows: Organic, by Dr. II. \. &. Dun
ming of Baltimore; analytical, by DIR.
Samuel w Wiley of Baltimore: gen.
eral and organic by DR.. and Mrs. NJ.
L. Turner of Berwyn, Md; physical.
by DR.. Alfred r. l.. Dohme of Balti-
more: colloidal. by c. G. Campbell
OF New York and industrial, by
Chemical Alumni of the University
OF Maryland.
In addition to these laboratories
and related lecture rooms the new
building will house the biochemical
laboratories. and the State feed fer
tilizer and lime inspection service.
Others who are to take part in the
exercises and speak on various chemi-
cal subjects at the intersectional
meeting include DR.. A. L. Day. DR..
Leonor Michaelis, DR.. P. B. Myers.
Dr. j. C. w. Frazer. Dr. w. NJ.
Clark. Dr. Carl Voegtlin. DIR. Treat
b. Johnson. DR.. L. A. Pinclz.. DR.. r.
r McCrackan, DR.. F. Jensen, Dr.
William Blum, DR.. E. Emmett Reid.
DR.. w. c. Moore. DR.. c. A. Browne.
DR.. II. J. Patterson, DIR. w. H. Ross
DR.. L. w. Mattern, DIR. r. A. Baker,
DR.. c. c. Carpenter. DR.. r. E. Rose
and others.
Maryland's Reserve Officers Train
ing Corps Unit will be inspected Mon
day by Lieut.. Col Clarence. Deems.
ir., officer in charge of the affairs of
such units in the Sd Corps Area.
DR.. H. r. Mcdonnell of the univer.
sity has been elected vice president
of the Association of Agricultural
Chemists, national organization.
DR.. Thomas H. Spence. dean emeri-
tus of the College of Arts and
Sciences. is recovering at home here
from an injury received in a fall.
He broke his leg in two places and
will be confined for two months.
The third annual egg-laying con-
test being conducted under the au
spices of the university experiment
station is under way with 100 hens
competing from the foll%oing places:
Alabama, l; Canada, 2; Connecticut.
4; New York, Z: New Jersey. 8;
Massachusetts, .; Virginia, 13: Michi.
gan, IA: Pennsylvania, IA. and Mary
land. %.
A Washington chapter of the
Maryland Alumni Of the University
is in the process of orga MIA ton, the
first step in banding the Old Liners
in various sections. Reuben Brigham,
now connected with the United States
Department of Agriculture, is leading
the movement in Washington.
Grace I.aleger of Washington, a
senior. has been selected sponsor for
the r. o. r. c. Unit. Other sponsors
chosen were: Mary Stuart York, 7st
battalion: Mena Edmonds, Cd Bat
talon; Margaret Temple, Company
n; Anita Peters, Company B; Olyure
Hammock, Company c; Edna Burn
side, Company D; Adele Siehler, Com
pany +; Mildred Hislop. Company f:
Nova Thompson, band.
A bugie corps has been added to
the unit with the following members.
Amos Hotter. Robert Healy, Gerald
Biggs, Adolphe koldewey and Robert
Heath