Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-26
-FOUR MARYLAND
GOODS GET HONORS
Washington Girl Is One of
Group Getting Perfect
Grades at University.
Special Dispatch 10 The star.

Special Dispatch TO The star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md. February Is.
-Four University Of Maryland co-eds
made perfect averages during the first
semester Of the 1929 term. figures
Just released by Miss Alma Preinkert.
assistant registrar. show.
Those who turned In all AS were:
Mary Jane McCurdy Of Washington, a
senior In the College of Home Eco
Monies; Mary Evelyn Kuhnle Of West
ernport, Md. senior in the College Of
Education; Mary Murray Of Mount Saw
age, Md. a junior in the College OF
Education, and Barbara Schilling Of
Cumberland. Md, a sophomore in the
College of Arts and Sciences
Miss Schilling really gained first hon.
ors. getting perfect averages in nine
subjects.
! All the girls are active in campus af-
fairs also Miss McCurdy, who Ia the
most active. is girls editor Of the Dia-
mondback. the student paper: captain
Of the rife team and a member Of
the Student Grange. Literary Society.
Y. w. C. A. and Women's Student
Honor Society.
Eleven others received all A MARKS.
except for one 3 each, and nine Of them
were girls. the list including Isabel
Dynes, Frances Gruver. Emily Herzog..
Felisa Jenkins. Norma Kahney, Jane
Kirk, Ruth Lawless. Virginia Price.
Ruth Williams, Howard Hire and Ray
mond Romary
Maryland Us Graduate School has
been signally honored by being granted
chapter Sigma Xi. the national honor
airy society for the promotion Of re-
search. It also Is one OF the oldest ma
rrfe i,
the country. the first chapter being CT
gained at Cornell in 1885. Officers OF
| the local club are DR.. c. o. Applenan.
dean Of the Graduate School. and Dr..
E. C. Auchter. head Of the department,
| of horticulture. secretary and treasurer.
Marylands student band, assisted b.
| outside vaudeville talent. viii give
concert in the auditorium next Friday
night. Proceeds from the concert will
go toward buying uniforms and new
| instruments. The band has played al
many of the basket ball games this
season and will perform at the lacrosse
contests this Spring.
Members Of the University Student
Grange viii give a program at High
land. in Hartford County. Tuesday
night. and on Thursday will entertain
at Forest Hill. In the same county.
| Frank Witter and Robert Simmons
represented the y. NJ c. A. at TIE Md
winter conference held recently 3.
! Gettysburg. Pa. Maryland, the DIS
/ trict of Columbia. Delaware. New Jer-
| sey ana eastern Pennsylvania were
! represented.
| Maryland's glee club viii give a con-
cert at Kensicgtor. Nd. nsxt wedles-
day evening. and on March : VII
display its talent q. the Calvary Bap-
fist Church II Washington. TIE club
has been in great demand this year
! and doubtless IS one Of the best. IL not
| the best, 70 represent the institution
! I. has been definitely decided that
| the annual competitive d-in az RE
r. o. T. c. Unit viii Be held on May
! IS. Farmers day. A free luncheon VIII
be served TO al visitors. ana the band
will play during this period.
/ Dr.. T. B. SymonS. director o: the
extension service: E. l. Oswald. district
agent: S. B. Shaw. chief inspector o.
I the State department OF markets. and
Miss V. NJ Ke.iar. State home demon
| strat.on azsn. attended The extension
| service conference just ended AZ Cornell
| University
! Many week end parties are being az
ranged By the trsterr;ttes in conIunc-
| ton with the Junior prom. which will
/ be held az the New Willard Hotel II
| Washington or March Is,