Evening star., 1928-04-29
LINTON IS ELECTED
AS STUDENT CHIEF
Maryland Assembly BestoWs
Highest Honor on Takoma
Park Youth.

COLLEGE PARK, Nd, April "a
Fred Linton of Takoma Park, Md. has
been elected president of the Students
Assembly for the ls2s-2o term at the
University Of Maryland This is the
highest office it Is possible for the
students 10 bestow upon fellow men,
ber Besides being active in various
student affairs. Linton Is member OF
the varsity lacrosse squad.
Other officers chosen were; Albert
Guertler. vice president: Philip Insley.
treasurer, and Jack keenan,, sergeant
alarms.
A secretary has not yet been chosen.
as another vote will have TO be taken
to decide between Hazel Tenney and
Rose Alice Laughlin. There we're
| three candidates and 1t was necessary
TO eliminate one on the regular ballot
| ing.
William Lamar has been elected presi-
dent of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation, with the other leaders as
| follows. w q. Mcneil. vice president,
Henry Wfiteford. secretary. and Melvin
Beachley, treasurer.
Lamar has selected the following
cabinet. Gelston Mcneil. william Lucas.
Melvin Beachley. Henry Whiteford.
Thomas Hughes. Ralph Nestler, Lloyd
Groshon, John Schueler, Robert Sim
mons and Lawrence Downey.
Nominations have been made for the
! i928-29 leaders Of the Diamondhack
the weekly paper. and the Reveille. the
| year book, as follows.
| Diamondback, news editor. Vernon
| Powers. and Lloyd Groshon business
4 nnaalA Kfaffar
/ Reyeille, editor. William Klnnamon,
business manager. Madison Lloyd and
! VILLAIN Chafiinch; girls editor, Gene
We've Wright and Margaret Meigs.
John Schucier. news editor OF the
| Diamondback this year, automatically
/ will become editor OF the paper for
next year. while the girls editor is ap-
| pointed
Elections for the other Offices will
| take place at the meeting Of the
Students Assembly at the first meeting
| next month.
/ Debating teams have been named by
I the New Mercer and Poe literary So
cieties for their annual debate for the
II. J, Patterson Cup, which win take
| place shortly.
New Mercer has selected Jack Savage.
| Nicholas JanetZke and James Benner
/ with Edith Burnside as alternate.
| Poe has chosen Barbara 6chiiling,
| Duncan Clarke and Raymond Gable.
with Carl Eyerstine and Chalmer
Hughes as alternates.
rwenty-eighf we're initiated into the
Student Grange et the last meeting OF
the organization, with Lloyd Grosfon
acting as degree master, Those initiat-
| ed we're: Gladys Bull, Reba Ensor,
| Margaret Hermann, Isabel Eymons. Van
Gruver. Louise Gall, Catherine Barsley.
Ruth Miles, Geraldine Parry, Nellie
Price. Evelyn Ballou, Winnifred 0ahn.
Helen Nealy, 6enevieve Wright ElRat
Homes, Engle Gilbert, Irwin Gilbert,
Roland Ward, Mark Woods. Lawrence
Downey, Raymond Romary, Robert
tin, Clarence MeFadden. Austin Bickle,
Arthur Ahalt and Samuel Roger.
Alpha Zeta. honorary engineering
fraternity, has pledged the following
Raymony Romary, William Cooper
Charles Cary and Stanley 6tabler.
Harry cashell, Robert Evans. Charles
| Rooms, Robert Leach and Ralph Van
Allen have been elected 10 PIN Mu, hon
orary engineering fraternity. limitations
will be held next month after each one
has read a prescribed thesis. one Of the
requirements 10 qualify for membership
Raymond R0mafy has been elected
president 0f the Horticultural Cllb,
with Joe Long vice president and Sam"
uel Hsmming. secretary treasurer
May Day Festivities
Girls at the university are busiiy en-
gagged In preparing for their May day
festivities which takes place next Wed
nesday at O'Clock They VIII be fea-
Lured by GROWING 0f the Queen Of the
May. choosing her court. mad eelebrAt*
! ing with dances and songs.
Each year the junior class presents
! May day program In honor of the senior
class. A queen, whose identity Is kept 9
secret until the last moment, is crowned
md four others of the seniors afeseh0sen
. as maids of honor.
This years date was chosen 50 that II
would be a part Df the program OF The
Womens Federation of Clubs, which u
meeting at the university on Tuesday
! Wednesday and Thursday.
The theme around which the dances
! arc grouped always varies and u, too, Il
j kept q secret from the seniors Ths
story Is told IN music and song
Flfty~six JnniorR aild s0plonl0leR, as
j sisted by several Of the Marjorie Web.
etef Ech0al girls will present this
years fJToRTann