Evening star., 1927-11-06
DEBATES FEATURE
At MARYLAND j.
Team Being Formed for In
tercolIegiate Contests-0th.
er Student Activities.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. November
o.-Cniversity of Maryland plans to
have debating team this year that
will be busy with intercollegiate events
and tryouts have been arranged by
the Council of OratOry and Debate
Candidates have been called upon to
prepare a minute talk on Re.
solved, That the United States should
officially recognize the Soviet Gov
ernment of Russia"
"Pinafore" has been decided upon as
the main production of the Opera Club
of the university this year. The cast
will be selected shortly and rehearsals
then will begin. Some of the new tai.
ant gives much promise. Among those
to be accepted by the club this year
are Martha Ross Temple. Julia Arnold,
Anne Wolfe, Leonore Blount, Lorraine
Magruder, Helen Mead, Virginia
Blount. William Bradley, Vernon Pow
ers. James Harrison and Thomas
Stephens.
Band Shows Progress.
Maryland's now student band is
making great progress and is expected
to be well developed by the time it
wflt have to vie with the Virginia
musicians at the Old Line Cavalier foot
ball game at Charlottesville next Sat.
urday. Prof. Harry B. Hoshall of the
Engineering College has accepted the
position of instructor and faculty ad-
wiser. Dick Wagner has been made
captain and manager, and Charles
Grey is director and drum major,
Members enrolled in the band are c.
f. Grohs. f. Hanes, ID. Snyder. J.
f'nVUOil1
l.. Haines. S. Hotter. l.. Wales, Earl
Sangston, G. Briggs. II. Hess, r. Cow
gill. G.. A. Miller. -. Gomborou, W.
Bennett r. Hatfield, A. Heath, A.
kaldewey. J. Foits, s. F'ishkin, r.
Patchett. T.. p. Baird. !. Hammel, H.
Healy. G.. Mcneil, s. Pryor, S. Pollock
F.. Hudson. William Paulsgrove, w
Pagona. j. w. Savage, ]. Ladson. A.
Hotter, NJ. Wooster, D. Paeder, B. Mil.
Ter. p Fisher, f.. Howell. d. Lowe, w.
Sanders NJ. Woods, NJ. Glvnn. H.
Rhind, r. Wagner, c. Brey and Orin
Eadia.
number of new members have
been taken in by the New Mercer Lit.
erary Society. including E. CARRIER. F.
Jones. a. Leitheiser, l.. Gail, G.. Chas-
ser. G. Bull, NJ. McEntee. J. Holland
A, Barnes, J. LIE Roy. w. Hill. F. Har-
Ian. w! Chew. |. Wales. J. Logan, w.
CogsWell, G, Miller. d. Parks and Fl
Hess.
Phi Mu, honorary engineering fra
ternity. has elected the following mem
bers: r. W. Dauber. D. B. Lowe, ]. A.
Mathews. F. f. Norris. E. c. Paige
and r. F. Palmer.
"M" Club Officers Reelected.
All Of the officers of the IN" Club
have been reelected as follows: w
Gilbert Dent, sr.. president; George F.
Pollock, vice president; Rdgely w.
Axt, secretary Charles W.
Sylvester, historian, with the follow
ing as representa- Of the various
sports: ii. C. Byrd, foot ball; d. F..
Brown, base ball. n. Burton Shipley,
basket bail; Kenneth Grace, track: r.
V. Truitt, lacrosse; Burton A. Ford,
tennis.
j. Stitt Wilson, nationally known
speaker and lecturer, spoke before the
Students Assembly Wednesday, Mr..
Wilson had spoken at Maryland before
and the auditorium was filled Wednes.
dav to hear him.
Prof. o. F. Reinmuth has been elect
ed president of the Authorship Club,
with Elwood Nichols as vice president.
A secretary will be chosen at the next
meeting. Two committees were named
as follows: Program, DIR. G. r. Hale,
J. T. Pyles and Grace Kemp; member
ship, DIR. Fl. G. House, DR.. S. Harmon
and NJ. Brewer.
An increase in all departments of
the university here, except the Grad
uate School, has been shown this year.
Students registered so far total 1,137
as against 1904 in 1926 The largest
increase is in the College of Arts and
Sciences. 536 taking the liberal arts
course as compared with 494 last year
The registration in other colleges
follows: College of Agriculture. 121, an
increase Of 1. College of Education,
1873, an increase of s. College of Engi.
neering, 231, an increase of 2. Col
lege Of Home Economics, 54 an in
crease of s. Graduate School, &C., a
decrease Of 16
Girls Rifle Team Growing.
Fifty seven girls have answered the
call for the fair sex rifle team. From
last years team there are Frances
Gruver, manager; Mary Jane Nc
Curdy, captain: Alma Essex. Anita
Peters. Mildred Hislop, Hazel Kreider,
Clemencia Guase, Elizabeth CARRIER.
Elizabeth Corkins, Margaret Meigs.
Catherine Barnsley. Alice Orton and
Virginia Fooks.
Newcomers include C. Chaser, r.
Jenkins. Isobei Dynes, Ruth Lawless,
p. Oberlin, r. Willard, Margaret Tenn
pie, II. Bishop, n. Norris. s. Payne,
NJ Boyd, F. Spicknall. V. Smith, NJ.
Mitchell, G. Wright, V. Ashby, NJ.
Lloyd, NJ. Robertson. f. Drummer, G.
Perry. NJ. Kettler. A.. Wolf NJ. Muir
ray, II. Neely. Dorothy Blaisdell. G.
Oberlin, w. kroll. I. Hoffa. f. Hoffa.
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NJ. Price, X. NJ. V. Cullen. NJ Trutt.
NJ. Koons. r. Miles. G. Bull. Margaret
Cruknleton. NJ. Eisner, NJ. McGarvey,
r. Ensor and NJ. Palmisena.