The herald., 1893-02-26
UNIVERSITY.
Tho Result of the Athletic Field-Dsy
Contests.

Contests.
UNvERsTTY, Feb. 25.-An athletic
field-day, in which the contestants were
College VS.. Academy, took place yester-
day here. The events were opened at
10 a. m. and were continued throughout
the day. The winner was credited with
62s points on any event. the second 31s
points. The Academy won with 30
points, the College 40 points. Profs.
Boynton and Arnold acted as judges.
The details of the days sport are as
follows:
Pole vault-Elmer Elliott, academy
first; Austin Martin, academy second.
Run high jump-E. E. Hall, (college)
first; Arthur Oliver, academy second.
Standing broad jump-Ben Whitlock,
academy and r. G. Van Cleve (college)
tied.
Hop, step and jump-Elmer Elliott,
academy first; Elmer Hall, College,
second.
One hundred yard dash-E. E.
Elliott, academy first; E. E. Hall,
second; Ben Smith, third.
One mile run-Roy Crist, academy
first; Tommy Mansfield, (college)
second.
One mile waikiki. s. Magee, (college)
first; Percy Thomson, academy second.
Four hundred and forty-eight yard
dash--Robert Hall, (college.)
Running broad jump--E. E. Elliott,
academy first; Robert Hall, (college)
second.
Throwing baseball--C Charles Carver,
academy first; D. Arnold, (college)
second.
Throwing the 12-pound hammer and
the game of baseball are yet to be de-
cided.
Several weeks ago the Athletic asso-
citation OF the university petitioned the
board of regents for the use of the north
west corner of the college campus as an
athletic grounds, and q portion of the
southwest corner as tennis grounds.
The regents have granted the students
request, and the work of clearing is be-
ing pushed. Here will be located foot
ball and baseball ground and a
one eighth-mile track.
The college of music will give its semi
annual concert in the university chapel
on next Tuesday evening at O'Clock.
A good programme has been carefully
prepared for the edifcation of the
friends and patrons, who are all COR
daily invited to attend.
Alexander Gray, who has been en-
ployed as mechanic on the Stanford uni
versity buildings for great many
months past, returned home a few days
ago, having suffered the loss of three
fingers Of bis left hand In the machinery
with which he was working.
Prof. s. s. Hsmill, an elocutionist of
national reputation, and his daughter,
gave an intesssting entertainment in the
college chapel Friday evening. Among
the pieces rendered were Poe's Raven,
Shylock's Revenge, Tennyson's Bugle
song, etc. The proceeds 60 to the Ora
torical association.
The Aristotelian and Athena liter
sry societies remembered Washington's
birthday by joint programme, which
was given on Friday afternoon. The pro-
gramme:
washington's Farewell Address-G. w. Coul-
tas.
Recitation-Miss Bristor.
Inveotive, Aaron Burr-A. D. Embree
Eulogy, Alexander Hamilton-Mias Marsh,
The Times Of washington-S. 8. Webster.
cisSe and Hail IF and Missss soyn
Debate Did Washington do more for his
country than Linco +. N. lap
ham and Miss Frances Whitlock; negative, M.
s. Magee and Miss Mary Boynton.
Rev. D. Reed will give lecture. with
stereopticon views, in University chapel
next Friday evening. His subject will
be Wonders of the Sun. Proceeds for
the library fund.
Mr.. Montgomery. son of the famous
Boston Historian, who is visiting in this
city, has made several visits to our place
lately.
The mother of Mrs. T. E. Brown has
arrived from the east and will take up
her abode here.
The Young Ladies' Missionary society
held their monthly meeting at the M.
E. Parsonage last evening. A practical
illustration Of the effectiveness of the
missionary work in Africa was present
in Little Diana of the Ugandas, q 4-year-
old native of Africa who had accom-
panied Bishop Taylor to America last
year. She sang Come to Jesus in both
the African and English tongue. Miss
McNeill, missionary from Africa, re-
lated some interesting anecdotes of