Evening star., 1927-05-15
FRESHMAN COED
WINS ESSAY Prize
Catherine BarnsIey of Univer-
sity of Maryland Is
Awarded ST 900.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, May IA
Catherine Barnsley of Sandy Springs,
member of the freshman class of the
University of Maryland. has just been
awarded a 81 900 prize in the Amer
ican Chemical Society national essay
contest. Her subject was THE Rela-
ton of Chemistry to the Home"
Six prizes of $1,000 each were Of
fered by Mr.. and Mrs. Francis 2. Gar
ran of New York to Freshman college
and university students for the best
essays on six subjects.
The others were: THE Relation OF
Chemistry to Health and Disease.
THE Relation of Chemistry to the En-.
richment of Life 1.-The Relation of
Chemistry to National Defense" !" 1.-THE
Relation of Chemistry to Agriculture
and Forestry" and THE Relation OF
Chemistry to the Development Of In
dustry and Resource of the United
States"
One Prize Offered.
Only one prize was offered for each
subject, and several thousand papers
were entered for the various awards.
Miss Bernsley was graduated from
Sherwood High of Sandy Springs,
where she was an excellent student.
She has continued her fine work since
entering Maryland and never has fail
ed of q 100 on any of her chemistry
papers. Besides maintaining her high
scholastic standing at Maryland she
has been active in rifle shooting and
tennis and captained the freshman
girls basket ball team that won the
interclass title
She is IS years old.
President Aids Scout Work.
President Raymond Allen Pearson
Of the university was active in the
National Boy Scout convention that
was held in New York this week. He
was particularly concerned with rural
scouting affairs, as he was one of the
pioneers in this phase of Scout work
while in Iowa. DR.. Pearson, as we'll
as Samuel Shoemaker, president of
the board Of regents of the university,
also will take prominent part of the
sessions, of the American Association
of Medical Milk Producers and the
Certified Milk Producers Association.
which will be held in Washington
Monday and Tuesday.
Members of the District of Column
bia and Maryland Home Economics
Association met at a dinner at the
Home Management House at the uni
versity on Tuesday. There were sew
eral interesting talks, one of which
was by President Pearson.
In order to relieve congestion which
occurs when all students must reg.
lister in two days in September, the
old students at Maryland will be called
upon to register this month. Regis.
tration days for them will start Mon
day and last until May 2S, inclusive.
Board Of Regents Meet
A meeting of the board of regents to
discuss general matters regarding the
university. was held Friday, With Sam.
uel nj. Shoemaker. the chairman, pre-.
siding, and he and President Pearson
leading in the discussion. Other MEM
bers of the board are: Robert Grain,
John NJ. Dennis, DIR. J. Frank Good
now. John K. Raine. Charles Gelder,
DIR. w. w. Skinner, L. Brooke Lee
and Henry Holzapfel..
What was declared to be the best
festival of music ever given at the
university was held Wednesday and
Thursday with concerts in the after
noon and evening of both days. The
University Glee Club gave a highly
pleasing concert on Wednesday aft.
ernoon, while that evening The Holy
City, was presented, at which time
Rollin Pease, barytone, of Chicago,
gave special group of songs.
A joint recital with Mr.. Pease, Miss
Marvel Mahaussen. soprano; Miss
Leila Courtright, alto; and Irvington
Nelson, tenor, taking part, was given
Thursday afternoon. A cantata. 1.-The
Swan and the Skylark." in which the
University Chorus and the visiting SO.
lolsts shared honor, was given Thurs.
day night.
DR.. Homer House. who Is director
or the Glee Club. also was director of
the festival Of music. He was assisted
by Mrs. Jessie Blaisdell, piano accom-
panist. Otis RAIDER was piano ac-
companist for the Glee Club.
Debate Tomorrow Night.
Poe and New Mercer Literary So
cieties will meet Monday night in their
annual debate for the DR.. Fl. J. Patter-
son trophy. The score now Is / all,
and the debate must be won three
times TO gain the cup. The subject of
the debate will be, Resolved, that the
so-called emancipation of women has
been loss rather than a gain to her
sex" Poe has the affirmative and
New Mercer the negative. Drs. A. Il.
all Of the university faculty, will serve
as judges
Grace Laleger, Jack Savage and
William Press win represent New
Mercer. with Edith Burnside and Nor
wood Eaton as alternates. Poe will
have as its speakers Duncan Clark,
Elden Conrey and Frank Terhune,
with Barbara Schilling and Robert
Healy as alternates.
THE Mummy and the Mumps," a
comedy. will be presented by the Foot
light Club in the auditorium next
Tuesday evening. An exclusive girls
school in New England supplies the
setting The Footlight Club recently
was orga anized to take the place of
the defunct Masque and Bauble Club.
The new club hopes to become the
center Of dramatic activities at the
university. Charter members are
Helen Beyerle, Eleanor Seal, Catherine
Dawson, Louise Townsend. Hazel Wat
son, Isabel Bewick. Robert Wilson,
Thomas Stephens Ellwood Nicholas.
Robert Simmons, Ira Romberger and
William Lamar.
Washington Boy. .HOnored.
Paul Doerr Of Washington has been
elected president of next years senior
class, with Dan Fashey as vice presi-
dent: William Press, treasurer; Fran
ces Freeny. secretary; Roger Shouffer,
representative to the executive coun-
Gil; Ruth Williams, historian. and
Theodore Olds, ergeant-atarns.
Sonhomnrna for the 1928 term have
chosen William Chaffinch for presi-
dent. Robert Healy, vice president;
Harry Jarvis, treasurer: Margaret
Wisner, secretary; Kathryn Dawson,
and Lawrence Smallwood. representa-
tives to the student council, and Fred
Ribnitzki. sergeant-at-arms.
Wilfred Hearn. Maryland's repre-
sentative to the State oratorical con-
test held recentlX at Western Mary-