The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-10-07
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Annual Homecoming
Day On October s
Football Game With Virginia
Poly Will Be Feature OF A
So. Full Program -.


brats its annual Homecoming day at
College Park on October when q
football game between the Old Liners
and Virginia Poly. an cid rival viii
feature the occasion.
However, while the grid battle VIII
be the big event and the one in which
the returning alumni, their wives and
friends. will take great interest, It viii
DO only part Of an all-day program.
Registering Of alumni will begin in
Richie Coliseum, the handsome new
athletic building, at 1880 o'clock, q
buffet luncheon will be available there
at noon, the annual meeting Of the
IN" Club for the election Of officers
and the discussion Of various topics
will be at o'clock, the football game
will be at 2:30, dinner will be served
in q special room at the dining hall,
and the days activities will wind up
with dance in the gymnasium from
. o'clock until midnight.
Various Games Listed
During the forenoon the physical
education department classes will
stage games and there will be Q Soc
Ger contest between the sophomores
and freshmen on the practice field Just
east of Byrd Stadium at 1880.
James M. Burns, II, president Of
the IN" Club, 10 assisting George r.
(Rosey) Pollock, '2S. assistant alumni
secretary, in perfecting the details for
the occasion. It is expected that q. 8.
Senator Willard z. Tydings, 10, presi-
dent Of the Alumni Association, will
be among those present.
Virginia Poly, fellow member Of
the Southern Conference, which will
provide football opposition, is one of
Maryland's Oldest rivals, and they
have met on the gridiron II times
since they first opposed back in 1895.
However, only four Of the games were
played prior to 1919 and beginning
with that year the Old Liners and
Gobblers have met annually.
Maryland is one down on the long
series, having won eight and lost nine
contests, SO that a victory Is needed
on October to square matters. How
ever, Maryland has won the last three
years and Poly, with new coaching
system that Is expected to make the
best of fine material to turn out
powerful eleven, is banking on end
ing the Old Liners streak.
Campus ls Pretty
The Maryland campus, which has
been improved greatly during the
summer, never has been as attractive
as 1t is this fall. Among the recently
completed improvements was the
building of a brick wall along the
west side of the Washington Balti-
more Boulevard, topped of by Q hand
some gateway. The shrubbery that
was planted several years ago also
has grown to q stage where it adds
much to the beauty of the campus.
There also has been general clean.
ing up Of the recreational field, with
a revamped steel fence encircling
Byrd Stadium, for which Richie Coli
scum, praised for its beauty as well
as its unitarian worth, forms an in.
spring background. Twenty tennis
courts, IL for the men and 8 for
the women, also have been added dur
ing the summer and now are being
played upon.
Many Recent Changes
Those old grads who have not been
back for a couple Of years will find
the changes many and pleasing. Dur
ing the 1882 term, In addition to
Richie Coliseum, o women's field
house, a horticultural building and
women's dormitory were dedicated.
and an addition to the engineering
building was made and the structure
revamped generally. The auditorium
was refurnished and new seats In
stalled to make It highly attractive.
A handsome library. which houses the
administrative Offices, post ONCE and
student store, was occupied during
the latter part of the 1930-31 term.
In fact, Alumni who have not been
back in several years will need quite
. bit Of time If they wish to thor
0ughly inspect the campus.