Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-19
MARYLAND U. PLANS
CLOSING EXERCISES
Commencement Activities to Run
From June 8 to 11-Speakers
Named.

COLLEGE PARK, Md, May 10
Plans have been completed for the
closing exercises and commencement At
the University of Maryland, in which
the activities and ceremonies will ex-
tend through June 9. 10 and IL.
Rev. Charles E. McAllister, B. D.,
M. A. rector of the Church Of st.
Michael and All Angels. OF Baltimore,
will give the address at the baccalau-
reate exercises, to be held. in the uni
versity auditorium on Sunday, June 9.
Monday, June 10. will be given over
to alumni and class day, with the fol-
lowing program:
10 a.m-Annual meeting of the
Alumni Association in Chemical Build
ing, with an address by Daniel L.
Grant. Phi. D., Of the University of
North Carolina.
1890 pm.-Specia1 luncheon for
alumni and senior class in university
dining hall. Il
2:30 p.m.-Tree planting ceremony
by senior class. "a
pm-Senior play in auditorium;
award Of honors and prizes: transfer of
class traditions to incoming senior
class.
p.m.-Class reunions and meetings.
Glasses designated TO return this year
are '29, %, ~, 81. 20, 1Q4, 90, 'O2,
OF. '85, "a, '83, 80.
$50 pm.-ClaSS reunion dinner In
university dining hall.
pm. to am.-Commencement ball
In Richie Gymnasium.
Commencement exercises proper will
be held in Richie Gymnasium Tues
day, June II, beginning at IL am, with
Renick w. Dunlap, Assistant Secretary
Of Agriculture. delivering sthe address
to the graduating class.
Polly of the Past" comedy, will be
presented by the Footlight Club OF the
university Monday night at S:l5 in the
auditorium. The club gives two pro-
auctions each year, one in the Fall and
the other In the Spring and all its
previous efforts have met with favor.
Kappa Phi Kappa, education fraterni-
ty, has just initiated IL members,
from the alumni and 8 from the stu
cent body. Frank r. Davis Gervis G.
Shugart. Kenneth G. Stiner and Will
liam c. Diehl are the new faculty mem
oerS, while the undergraduates initiated
We're: George Aleiro William Burhans,
James kefauver. GelSton Mcneil, LLOYD
Grishon, James McWilliams, Morris
RamSburg and Henry Whiteford.
Charles Dodson, Carroll Jones and
James wallace have been initiated into
Pni Mu, honorary engineering fraterni-
~. All were required to present theses
on given subjects as part of their initia-
ton
Alpha M Gamma, honorary French
fraternity, mas elected the following off,
GERS: Barbar Schilling, president; Mary
Rooms, vice president; Evelyn Rideout
secretary, and Evangeline Gruver, treas
urer.
Doses Of Life" written by Thomas
10y. which was selected by the Foot
light Club as the prize play among
those submitted in a student contest
Will be presented at the students as
sembly next Wednesday, The leading
role will be taken by William Lamar,
with William Clifford, Henry Whiting,
Elizabeth Minis and Florence Mcleod
as the supporting cast. 1t is a one-act
treatise on what life would be like II
all necessities were reduced to a mat
ter OF scientific pills.
Members of the stats of the student
publications of the university, the
Diamondback, the weekly paper, and the
Reveille, the year book, will hold their
annual banquet at the Press Club In
Washington next Thursday evening.
William Kinnanom, editor Of the
Reveille, and Donald Kieffer, business
manager of the Diamondback, are han
ding the affair
Maryland's Reserve Officers' Training
! Corps unit has received the rating Of
excellent" as the result of the annual
Government inspection which was held
recently. Maj. A. M. Patch and Capt.
w. C. Louisell, both from the 18th u. S.
Infantry of Fort Washington, made the
inspection.