The morning call., 1894-02-25

Junior Societies in Each Otler," and Miss
May Hull presented ''The Relation of
christian Endravor Societies 10 the Sun
oay-school," both papers being fully dis
cussed. In the evening Z. .. Campbell
gave statistical talk.
harry Hill. State secretary of the college
Dung Mems Christian Association work,
gave an address on Bible study. emDbaslz-
Ing the necessity of daily reading in the
Scriptures.
Petition to Barnard.
The students at the State University
leel even more strongly than the public Id
general that the university, the Lick o.
servatoTy and California are suffering a
great and unnecessary loss in the contin-
ual leaving OF the best astronomers W h0
come to the Lick Observatory to use its
superior advantages, and to express their
opinions, have addressed the following
petition to Professor Barnard, who, it is
reported, has received an offer If posi-
ton in the Chicago Observatory. The
petition is now being signed by the stu
dents. Or course the university officials
can have no official Implication IN it, and
have stated that the petition could not be
brought TO the recorders Gfice-where i.
was at fiIst put-nor placed on the bulle-
tin boards Tor signatures. While recog-
nlzing the justice of the first order The
stand on the second is somewhat Ques-
toned. The bulletin board is used by the
student body for posting all kinds #
notices, and tor the university to assume
official responsibility for all that appears
there seems to be straining point.
The petition now being signed reads:
Professor E. z. Barnard of lick Observatory
University Of CGtifOrniG-SIR: We, the stu
dents OF the University of California, having
learned Inat position in an Eastern
having In mind the fact that others of your
colleagues. eminent like yourself. have found IL
eonsons nj with their inclination TO leave the
large oppOl tunities the Lick Observatory
should have for those al work In it, wish here
with 10 add to the worlds recognition of your
achievements In tile field of astronomy our ex-
preston OF or ttude for the honor you lave so
early won TO the Lick Observatory and the Uni
versity OF California, and TO voice our earnest
desire that you may overlook any POSSIBLE
immediate influences Affecting your decision,
and will continue your work at the Lick OBJ
seryatory.
Those Water Rates.
The Board of Trustees. in committee of
the whole, considered the matter of water
rates again at length on Friday night,
agreeing to report TO the board on Monday
evening that a reduction be made of 10
per cent on houses covering an area up to
1000 feet, and above, 10 per cent; rates
for usual accommodations to be reduced
from 80 cents TO So cents: meter rates. 30
cents per 1000 gallons up to 10000 gallons,
above that. 40 cents; water for town pur-
gallons; for school purposes, 1 cent per
month for each person. No agreement
enuid be reached on the rates for street
sprin king. the trustees refusing to go
above 10 cents per 1000 gallons. and the
Alameda Water Company refusing to 90
below 20 cents. The mstt-r will be ad-
justed after the report of the supernten-
dent OF the wafer company is handed in.
VIII Become a Daily.
Mr.. Nash. who started the Weekly Her.
aid few months ago, has concluded to
make a daily of his paper after March /,
Issuing both weekly and daily. The Berke-
ley Daily Herald formerly competed with
the Daily Advocate for the small patron
age which Berkeley gives to a local paper,
but gave up the competition about year
since. Later. the Weekly Herald was
started.
VIII Present an Opera.
Through the incompetency or inefficiency
of its business manager the class of 'o4
found itself saddled with a debt of some
5000, Notwithstanding the fact of its hav-
ing paid an assessment of 50 a member.
To lift or partially lift this debt several
members of the class have determined to
give Sullivan's Trial by jury" In Shat
tuck Ball on the 30th of March. Bank
SOmers. '92. will act as musical director,
and Miss Jessica Peixotto will have charge
of the artistic setting