Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-03-27
JUDGES DENOUNCE ;
WOMAN SMOKER
Maryland UniverSity's Poe
Literary Society Hears
Spirited Debate.
Special Dispatch to The star.

COLLEGE PARK. Md. March %
Women have no moral or social right
tn smoke was the gist of decision
given by the judges at the Poe Liter
airy Society debate at the University
of Maryland the other evening when
the question was debated pro and con.
Frank Terhunc and Duncan Clark.
upholding the negative side, gained the
honors in the opinion OF the judges.
Frances Freeney. Edythye Eckenrodc
and Curry Norris.
Reese SewelI and Eden conrey gave
. fine argument for the affirmative,
and the judges were out long time
before reaching a decision. Ii was
iehate in which the humorous was we'll
! mixed with serious argument OF the
| question. but a real effort was made
! to present the matter in an earnest
| manner.
| Pirates Of Penzance." which was So
successfully presented by the Opera
Club of the university a couple OF
weeks ago. was repeated Thursday
night before another large and appre
/ ciative crowd. II is doubtful whether
this delightful opera has been as ably
presented by some professional com
| panies.
Omicron Delta Kappa honorary fra
| ternity gave a model dance" Friday
evening as the concluding event Of
| Maryland day exercises. As Omicrop
| Delta Kappa stands for leadership and
! the maintenance of ideals. the COM
| mittee tried 20 give a demonstration
| of both. Novel features were intro
duced in the caring for the Chaperons.
decorations and otherwise, and the
| affair was voted just what 1t was in
! tended to be. Myron Il. Stevens, l.e
roy Sheriff and Oscar 3. Coblentz ir
| comprised the committee in charge.
Phi Mu honorary engineering fra
ternity has elected to membership l..
p. Baird, w, A, Dynes and A. ".
| Greenwood They will he initiated
after the Easter holidays.
/ Maryland's Glee Club sang before
it's home folks for the first time
this term. when the organization de
lighted a crowd that filled the audi
forum at the weekly students as-
sembly. 1t was freely declared that
the glee club is the best i'm the history
of the organization. DR.. Homer &.
House is the director.
| SODnOllloTt CLASS VIII lOIu It's
annual prom in Richie gymnasium
next Friday night. f. T. Loane is
chairman of the dance committee.
Sigma Nh won the championship Of
the Interfraternity Basket Ball League
by defeating Kappa Alpha in the third
and final game of series for the
title. % to u. Sigma NJ had won
the first half and Kappa Alpha had
scored in the second half of the regu-
lar schedule.
The annual rural ministers short
course will be held at the university
this year. beginning June IS and last
ing 10 days. DIR. :. III. De Vault will
be in charge. Providing instruction in
various phases of agriculture and rural
sociology. the course is open to all
rural ministers, irrespective of demon
nation.
r. NJ. (BunU Watkins of the public
speaking department. who some years
back was manager of the varsity nine,
Is coaching the freshmen base ball
squad. 1t was said that he doubtless
would be able to teach public speaking
and base ball at the same time in
handling the yearling diamond as
pirants.
Miss Adele Stamp, dean of women
at the university. will give a radio
talk from station WMAI..of Washing
ton next Tuesday night.