St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-02-18
WEEK ar THE UNIVERSITY.
The Gopher Election and Other
Events OF Note and Interest.


insthe university. Each fraternity is
especially anxious to be represented.
AS a result of the scheming and plan
ming OF tue last two months. two very
strong tickets vera in the field. One
combination was that of the 'Frats"
amt the other was composed of the
"Barbs." The entire ~" has beer in
a state of intense excitement for the
past fortnight, but after the result was
announced the good feeling was en-
tlrely restored, and victor and van
pushed buried the Ratchet by common
consent, and ate pie at the expense of
the successful candidates. The winners
in Yesterdays. election, who will edit
the Gopher" when the board before
them has retired, are: Robin Sullerton.
L. q. Barton. W. w. Prendergast, Paul
Jones. S. Ii. Burch, May Shirk. Fred
Remnant. Paul Keys, Charles Gustin.
Galloway and Fred Bartholomew.
Manager Martin, of the base ball
team, has secured a large space ON the
third floor Of the new central market.
and 1t has been fitted up as a practice
cage for the team. The candidates for
positions commenced active training
yesterday, and henceforth will work
two hours a day in the cage until the
weather will permit out door practice.
A new departure in the literary line
Will be attempted ON the evening of
Feb. 10, when the regular meetings of
the literary societies will be omitted
and the United States senate will hold
an open meeting in the university
chapel. The question under cOnsidera.
lion will be the trial of Judge John
Stewart, of the United States supreme
court. on certain accusations set forth
III articles Of impeachment preferred by
the United States house of representa-
tives. All the proceedings will be car
ried on with strict regard to the rulings
OF Our" constitution and OUR
national laws, and there IS every pros
pect that the proceedings will be of the
liveliest order.
Saturday night last the Shakopean
society had a very pleasant aud spirited
debate on the question. Resolved,
That Mayor Eustis Has Done Right in
Not Closing the Front Doors of the
Saloons on Sunday" Several interest
ing papers on various current topics of
a general nature were also read.
The freshmen and the sophs engaged
in another friendly ''rnsh" in the main
hall after chapel Saturday. The sophs
finally gave way, and were pushed down
the stairs. Casualties, as in most
amusements of this character, were
slight though numerous. Several shins
Will be touched with care for the next
few days, and purses will be unusually
lame.
Wednesday evening next the Y. w.
and Y. NJ. c. A. will give a reception to
the freshmen class at the Students
Christian association building. The
evening will be especially commemora-
tive of Washington's birthday.
The senior laws are having a rough
time. Forty-tWo out of a class number
ing ninety-nine were "plucked" in their
last subject, Equity of Pleading"
The successful candidates for the
Glee club, resulting from last Satur.
days competition, are: f.. C. Esterly,
NJ. Z. Coleman, of St. Paul; Crew,
Hughes, keyes, Parry, Hannay, Joslin
and q. A. johnson.
The juniors have postponed their con-
templated sleighing party until they
shall have paid off the gopher debt.
Several members of the junior rhetoric
class are preparing to deliver speeches
on WashingtoD's birthday in some of
hes smaller town throughout the state.
The Mandolin and Guitar club re-
organized Feb. Is with l.. r. Frankel as
business manager, and Ernest Gregory
as leader. Both OF these gantlemen are
graduates of the ST. Paul High school
and Mr.. Frankel is the president of the
present freshmen class of the univers-
lty. The club now has ten members.
The second competition for places. on
the Banjo club was held Saturday after
noon and several new members were ad-
mitted.
AT the Philosophical society meeting
on Feb. II Prof. W. A. Jones. Nj. D.,
gave a most interesting address on De
fectlve and Abnormal Personality"
The choral union will spend the after
noon OF W~ashington'S birthday rehears-
ing for their cohcert.
The senior class were entertained BY
Carl Pattee Friday night. The evening
was principally taken up with special
business of a secret AZURE
The Philador Chess club met SATURDAY.
evening at $40 Fourth street southeast.
President w. G. Muir is arranging for a
0hA SASoo IOdLI dlL0lG
The FIorentlue Mandolin ouartette
and the Temple quartette, two new ~"
ORGANIZATIONS, will give a concert Feb.
20 at the Oliyet Baptist church.
The senior young ladies have decided
to wear street dresses at the commence
ment exercises in place of the accus-
toned ball gowns.
A fine collection of rare plants from
Natal, South Africa, has recently been
added to the botanical department.
Prof. Kieble is attending the v
ton OF the National superintendent
association at Richmond, va.
Valentines day was celebrated with
great felicity at the ~" Even college
students have not outgrown the ems
tom.
The German club held their regular
conversation" at the university Friday
evening.
The next military jolification will
a k place Feb. 81 at the state farm.
The most noticeable thing about fra
ternity life during The week past is the
quietness with which the Greeks"
have been conducting themselves.
very little has been going on. Whether
this state of things is due to the
amount OF electioneering done for the
Gopher" board or not, the fact re-
mains tue same, THIS has been one Of
the dullest weeks, fraternallY speaking,
OF the year.
Delta Tau Delta gave a Valentine
party at the residence of Thomas
Brown, on BIaisdell avenue, Feb. ID.
The decorations, in the Frat" colors.
purple, white and gold, were beautiful,
and their arrangement was very taste
full. Misses Brown, Davis, Mathes and
Wright received.
The Alpha Phi toboggan party, Feb.
IL. was a much enjoyed affair. The
company met at Miss Longs, and then
vent to Lowry's hill, where thew
slid tor a couple of hours. At the ex-
piration of that lenAth of time, the en-
tire company repaired to Miss Coles
home,, where an oyster supper was
served.
Psi Epsilon will celebrate Washing