The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-03

viding place to which admission can be
asked if desired.
About twenty men may be seen daily on
the running track, practicing in the differ
ent events. Most of these, however, are
members of the freshman and sophomore
classes. The older athletes have not as
yet commenced to turn out to any great
extent.
1t was intended some time ago to send a
number of University athletes to Sacra-
mento on the 10th inst. to contest in the
athletic events which will be held there on
that date, but the plan has been aban-
doned.
Professor Royce's Lecture.
An adjourned session of the fifty-second
regular meeting of the Philosophical Union
OF the University was held at Stiles Hall
last evening. Professor Josiah Royce led
the proceedings with an interesting but
highly technical lecture, entitled, 1.-The
Conception of Will as Applied to the Abso-
and at its conclusion remarks on the SUBJ
ject-matter were made by Professors Howl
son, Mezes and Bates and by several
others.
Professor Royce's lecture bore directly
upon the points established in his book,
"The Religious Aspect of Philosophy"
The audience was composed of mem bers
of the Philosophical Union and a few
others who gained admission by special
invitation.
Wednesday and Friday evenings Pro-
fessor Royce will again deliver addresses.
The first will be upon the Empirical
Psychology of Self-consciousness, and
the Friday evening lecture will be concern
ing "The Metaphysics of the Individual
Self-consciousness," with few hints as to
the possibility of Immortality.
Freshmen Elect officers.
The class of '99 held class-meeting this
afternoon and elected officers for the ensu-
ing term. G. Curtis de Garmo of Los An
geles was chosen president, Miss Lawrence
first vice-president, Miss Brookman second
vice-president and Miss Henderson secre-
tary.
The "rush' which is to take place on
next Wednesday evening with the sophie
mores formed topic for discussion. This
is to be the customary annual rush be-
tween the two classes, and it is expected
that at least 600 men will take part, in
Guiding the Juniors and seniors, who will
see that no injustice or unfairness is
practieed by either of the contending
classes.
Streetcar Accident.
Last night at about 7:45 o'clock two cars
of the Oakland Consolidated Street Rail-
near Fulton street, smashing the wood
work and breaking several panes of glass.
Miss Rose German was on one of the cars,
and when they collided she jumped, but
not before she had received several cuts
and scratches from the flying glass. The
motorman was also slightly injured by
broken glass.
Sewer Pipes Smashed.
Last evening crowd of ruffians passed
along San Pablo avenue, near Golden Gate.
and demolished about seventy-five pieces
of ten-inch sewer-pipes which were to be
laid along the avenue. The lanterns
which hung along the trench as a warning
against vehicles were also smashed.
Lecture by President Jordan.
President David Starr Jordan of STAN
ford will lecture next Friday evening at
Trinity Methodist Church on the topic,
"Altruria and Altruism."
New appointment.
Professor Richard Weller, Ph.D., has
been appointed professor of German at the
State University.