Evening star., 1946-11-10
Maryland U. Board
Approves '& Budget
OF S4,047,749


Board of Regents yesterday ap-
proved a s4,047,749 budget for l94S.
an increase of s2,323,076 over the
State appropriation for l947. as more
than 1000 graduates participated in
the institutions 23d annual Home
coming Day exercises at College,
Park,
The board said the increases re-
quested for 1948 would be "a minor
part of the expenditures necessary
for educational purposes, since it is
almost certain to be an institution,
In another year, trebled in size"
1t added: "It is believed that, i'll
the entire increase be granted, the
State of Maryland still will be ap-l
prcpriating much smaller per-
centage in proportion to the total
expenditures than any other State. y
Board Lists Items.
The board listed the following
items among requested increases:
For University Hospital and the
medical school in Baltimore, an in
crease of 100000 "in order that
these important institutions can
meet the requirements of modern
medical education
For all other teaching depart
ments, S432,000. "a large part OF
which is necessary in order toI
handle the large influx of students. "
For all departments, $458,610 ito
meet the increase in classified en-
ployes salaries. already directed by
the Standard Salary Board and now
in effect"
A total of $22S,046 to absorb a
deficit at the medical and dental
schools as we'll as university hos
pitals, due to increased costs OF
food, drugs, medical supplies.
$1,000 For Dental School.
For necessary improvements to
the university dental school"
$1,000.
For the Glenn L. Martin College
of Engineering and Aeronautics,
$4,000 Ito cover additional teach
ing and research personnel"
Fer expansion of services in the
field of agriculture, $247, 900.
For Princess Anne. Academy, |
$4,000 Sin order to place the COL
lege on an accredited basis"
Highlighting the Homecoming |
Day program was the crowning of
Miss Sally Dunnington, 19-year r-old |
sophomore in the College of Edu-
cation, as Homecoming Queen.
1a1I i,, p1,rl /
Stadium just before the Maryland
University of South Carolina foot-
ball game.
Members of Court Listed.
Miss Dunnington, who lives at |
1926 Twenty-sixth street NE, rep
resented Kappa Kappa Gamma
Sorority and had previously been
selected as pledge queen of the uni
versity in 1914 She is graduate
of Mckinley High School. 4
Members of her court included: |
Lucille Andrews, Chevy Chase;
Shirley Andrews, Breathedsville,
Nd: Barbara Buhr, Arlington, Va; |
Joanne Dawson, Baltimore; Mary |
Dow, Chevy Chase; Pat Downey,
Chevy Chase: Betty Faupel, Balti-
more; Hulga Frankwich, Baltimore:
Marianne Karlowa, Frostburg; Har-
riet Krakow, 1928 Second street |
NV; Edith Lewis, Frederick; Betsy
Lipp, 3159 Tennyson street NV;
Rhoda Gutenberg, 1415 Holly street
NV: Leah Regan, Baltimore; Jane
Roche, Baltimore; Phyllis Schubert,
Baltimore; Janet Turner, College
Park, and Honora Whalen. Balti-
more.
The traditional tug-of-war be-
tween the freshmen and sophomores
was won by the first-year students
On the first try. Four sophomores,
all that could be rounded up for the
event, were quickly submerged into
the cold waters of Paint Branch |
creek by 20 freshmen while a crowd
of nearly 300 students and alumni
watched.
Other events included an alumni
rifle shoot in the indoor arn1ery
range, a tea in the student lounge
after the football game and a meet
ing of the University of Maryland
Alumni Association. The Univer-
sity Footlight Club also presented
"Squaring the Circle" last night in
the Agricultural Auditorium, while
a dance was held in the university's
new gym-armory.