Evening star., 1950-09-10

An estimated 10000 students,
including about 5000 undergrad
yates, will begin classes at the
University of Maryland September
I25.
Registration for the first semes-
ter will be held for five days, start
ing September 18.
The estimate is for College Park
only and is slightly below last
years enrolment. University Of
ficials believe uncertainty due to
the Korean situation plus a de-
cline in the number of World War
II veterans still eligible to attend
will be responsible for the drop.
3,100 in Professional Schools.
About 3.100 students, capacity
for the various schools. are ex-
pected to enroll in the university's
five professional schools in Balti-
more. These include the schools
of medicine. dentistry. pharmacy.
law and nursing. The university's
hospital also is in Baltimore.
The university also will continue
to maintain instruction centers
throughout military installations
in Europe and in the Baltimore
and Washington areas as part of
its College of Special and Contin-
uation Studies. Graduate level
classes also are being provided
abroad at the Universities of Basel,
Zurich and Paris.
Tripoli Unit Planned.
The off-campus undergraduate
program at military bases will be
extended to Tripoli some time in
October when classes for men of
the Military Air Transport Service
Atlantic Division base at WheeluS
Field. Libya. are slated to begin.
Schools at College Park, the
main campus of the university, are
the Colleges of Agriculture, Arts
and Sciences, Education, Home
Economics. Business and Public
Administration. Special and Con-
tinuation Studies, Military
Science. Physical Education and
Recreation and Health. and. the
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For those taking advance
courses in the institute. a school
partly endowed by the Baltimore
airplane manufacturer, the uni
versity plans to bring expert in
Estructors- for .sixSfiopth periods.
Experts Provided. rs
Two of the Visiting experts will
be DR.. j. Kampe de Ferret of Sor-
bonne, Paris. France, and DR.. John
Synge. of Dublin, Ireland. Both
are among the worlds leading
mathematicians and will conduct
lectures and seminars as well as
help the university establish a re-
search program in its Institute of
Fluid Dynamics. a part of the
Martin Institute.
In all, the university has signed
Ct new instructors for the coming
year, according to George w.
Fogg. personnel manager.
The university's Reserve Officer
Training Corps, unlike the past,
will devote its activities to only
one branch of the service-the Air
Force.
New Stadium.
The biggest new attraction for
the coming year will be $4,000
seat stadium expected to be put
into use September 80 when
Maryland meets Navy in the open
ing of the home football season
at College Park. Built at a cost
Of about 81 million, the stadium
capacity can be increased to 50,-
900 with temporary bleachers.
The only new building ready for
use on opening day will be a $780,
900 swine barn for the College of
Agriculture A $135.000 green
house range will be completed
within the next few months,
while an addition to the wom-
ems field house. including
swimming pool, should be ready
for the second semester. The lat
ter structure is costing $225 900.
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