Evening star., 1928-09-09
B|GENROLLMENT
At MARYLAND i.
Largest Freshman Class in
History Expected This
Year.
specisl Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The star.
COLLEGE PARK. Md. September g.
When the University of Maryland
opens for the 1929 term. the returning
students will find 1.-The old place" some
what changed.
Concrete driveways and walks about
the campus have been completed, and
.;oo scheme of landscaping also mas
been about finished, with the shrub
berry and other ornamentals that were
planted in the Spring beginning TO
reach a stage that demonstrates the
effectiveness of the we'll devised plan.
While the work already has improved
the appearance of the campus, II VIII
be another year or two before the erect
of the plan will be anywhere near fully
realized.
Start on Library.
Work on the new library, for which
an appropriation of $225,0O0 was made
at the last session of the State Legis-
lature. is due to begin this Fall. and
alterations will be made in the fronts
of the administration and engineering
buildings in the near future.
Now that the new chemistry build
ing is in use, it is planned to remodel
the old chemistry structure for the use
Of the Home Economics College. 1t
will include a rest room for the co-eds
While the improvements are going on
at College Park, the professional schools
in Baltimore also will share in the pro-
gram of advancement. A long-needed
dental and pharmaceutical laboratory
will be built on the northwest corner
of Lombard and Greene streets. directly
"a 1lriUoFcifV
hospital. This building will cost close
to half million dollars and will pro-
vide the university with one of the
finest and most complete laboratories in
the country. 1t will be ready for occu-
pancy late next Spring.
Indications are that the largest fresh
man class ever to enroll in the College
Park schoolS-agriculture arts and
sciences, education, engineering, and
home economics-will matriculate this
year. 1t is probable that the class will
be in excess of 400.
Enrollment at the professional schools
In Baltimore also will tax the facilities
More than 600 applicants already have
been refused admission to the medical
school alone.
Summer school at College Park also
had a record enrolment, nearly 500
being in attendance.
September "a and 25 will be given
over to freshman registration. Return
Ing students who did not register be-
fore leaving school last Spring will have
September 26 on which to enroll. with
classes beginning the merning of Sep
tember o.
DIR. BOmberger Returns.
DR.. F. B. Bomberger. assistant di-
rector of the extension service. who
had been on leave for a year, has re-
turned to his duties at the university.
z. /. Oswald, who has been serving in
the place of DR.. Bomberger will be put
on some special work. DR.. Thomas B.
Symons, director of the extension serv-
Ice. has just returned from an extensive
trip abroad.
DR. Fl. j. Patterson, director of the
experiment station and dean of the
college of agriculture. who was taken
III on his vacation, and who has been
confined to hospital in Batville. Me
Is reported as much improved and #
Is hoped that he will be able to return
70 College Park shortly.
Figures recently compiled show that
OF the 249 white students of the State
enrolled in the medical schools of the
United States. 169 are attending the
University of Maryland Medical School
IN Baltimore. Johns Hopkins has 3T
and the others are scattered among %
colleges.
Owing to a protracted illness. W. M
Hlllegeist. registrar of the university
mas been put on special work. and Miss
Alma Preinkert, assistant registrar, is
acting registrar. A. w. Richeson, as
slstant professor of mathematics. will
serve at the Baltimore schools for the
time being, with the title of examiner.
He will do this work in addition to his
teaching.