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ON THE COVERMr. F. Murray Benson, '17. Baltimore lawyerand college trustee since 1936, has beenBoard of Trustees ofelected Chairman of theWestern Mar-yland College. Mr. Benson is theson of Rev. Pr-ank T. Benson, former editor ofthe "Methodist Protestant" and Board member.Mr. Benson succeeds Bishop James H.Straughn, 'flO, as Chairman.his gr-aduation Following from WesternMaryland 1917 Mr. Benson studied law atinthe University of Maryland rrcm which hereceived the degree of LL.B., being admittedto the State Bar in 1922.In 1930 he became a member of the MarylandLegislature, serving in that capacityuntil 1933, at which time he became Presidentthe Commissioners tov Opening Streets inofBaltimore.In 1924 he was elected City Solicitor, andserved ior one year' in that office.Since 1943 Mr. Benson has been U memberofthe Law Firm of Tydings, Sauerwein, Bensonand Boyd. In 1944 he became Parole Directorfor the State of Marylund, and wasnamed President of the Middle Atlantic StatesParole Association in 1948.Mr. Benson a Vice-president of the Mar-ylandGeneral Hospital, and a member of theBoar-d of Trustees of the Westminster TheologicalSeminary, besides a member ofMethodistthe Board of PublicationsChurch.He was married in 1926 to Miss MeriamSeipel. They have four children, two boys andtwo girls, the oldest of whom, Janice, is ajunior at westernThe Bensons reside 3501 Copley Road,Baltimore, and attend Methodist Church.StanHis brother, Arthur Emory Benson, residentof Los Angeles, California, a graduate ofthe dass of 1924 at Western Maryland, is theVice-President of the West America JnsuranceCompany.NEW COLLEGE TRUSTEEThe appointment of Mr. D. Carlysle Mac-Lea as a member the Board of Trustees ofofthe College was also announced at the Boardmeeting in October. Mr. MaeLea, a memberof the class of 1922, is the son of DanielMacLea, a board member and owner of theMacLea Lumbar Company of Baltimore.COMING EVENTSFriday, February 24-the New York Alumniwill hold their annual dinner at the SheltonHotel Oakroom, Lexington avenue and 48thstreet. The assembly will be at 6 :15 in theSouth Lounge Mezzanine, followed by dinnerat seven. One hundred are expected. Send reservationspromptly on receipt of notice.The Philadelphia Alumni have selected FI'iday,April 14th, for their annual dinnerwhich will be at Kugler's, ill one of their privatedining rooms. Notices will be mailed you.A limit of 80 makes it advisable that your reservationsbe mailed as soon as you receiveyour notice.Saturday, March ll-the Washington Alumniwill hold their annual dinner at LewisMemorial Church. Notices containing furtherinformation are being sent out.The .1950 Class ReunionsAs we go to press, letters are in the mail toClass Officers, named below, to call their classesto hold their reunions at the college 011 Saturday,May 27, 1950. Will members, as soon asthey get their letters, write to others of theirclass in an effort to have the largest reunionon record. The Spring bulletin will' carry detailedinformation about Alumni Day.Addresses of Reunion Class Officers are:1000 S. A. Harker, Pi-es., 417 Broadway, W.Cape May, N. J.S. W. Tuylor, Sect., 1905 Route 2, Asheboro,N. C.1910 C. C. Day, Sect., 5000"42nd Ave., Hvatts,ville, Md.1915 J. C. Numbers, Pres., 2211 RosewoodAve., Winston Salem, N. C.W.• J. Kindley, Pres., 604% 1920 Park Ave.,Salisbur-y, Md.1925 Charles Bish, Pi-es., 14 Duvall nc.,Westmoreland Hills, Washington, D. C.Harry O. Smith, Pres., Frederick High1930School, Frederick, Md.1935 John W. Stallings, Pres., 2J7 W. 6thsi., Laurel, Del.1940 S. C. Galbreath, Prea., 1912 S. ArlingtonRidge Rd., Arlington, va.Robert W. Harrison, r-e., 1945 N. J. StateHospital, Trenton, N. J.Vol. XXXI No.3 January, 1950Western Mar-yland monthly during theCollege Bulletin, Westminster, Maryland, publishedschool year from October to May and July-August except November and April by the college.&.A~:~,~~dc~~~, ,::'n~li~~u"n~~"~fl;act:b~rOI3.A~~~~~ Z~. IU 12E"Ulrod~[t"ip;~i'Bll~!~~ :ft ~~~~':,"~r~~d~dMf,,~'ci~"~~~,i;~~' ~:~ij,