The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-19
LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS.
Football Manager Lang Re-
fuses to Name the Coach
for This Season.
Professor HoWison Talks of the
Lectures on Philosophy Soon
to Be Given at Berkeley.

BERKELEY, CAL, Aug. 18.-University
of California Football Manager Herbert
Lang, when seen to-day at mis- home in
Oakland expressed much surprise at the
published report in relation to the securing
of Butterworth of Yale as coach for the
coming season. He absolutely refused to
make any statement for publication regard
ing the truth or falsity of the report, but
said that the coach, whoever he was, would
be made known after meeting of the ath-
letic executive committee.
1t is generally conceded about Berkeley
that Butterworth is the man, but none of
the old PLAYERS seem to be able to speak
with any degree of certainty in relation
to it.
Lectures by Noted Men.
On Friday evening, August 30, what
promises to be two of the most INTEREST," ng
and instructive lectures that have be en-
given at Berkeley for considerable length
of time will be delivered by Professor Jo-
siah Royce, head of the department of
philosophy at Harvard, and Professor Sid
ney Mezes of Texas University. The lee
lures are to be given in the nature of a
discussion, the topic being, Supplements
and Notifications of the Doctrine and the
Augmentation of Royce's Religious
Aspect of Philosophy" Professor Royce
Will open the discussion with an address in
which he will present the supplements and
notifications which he considers proper to
the argument of his work on philosophy.
AT the conclusion of the address by Pro-
lessor Royce, Professor Mezes Will present
his views on the question.
This discussion is to be held in the uni
versity gymnasium and will be open to
the public. "For the past year." said Pro-
fessor Howison of Berkeley Yesterday,
''the Philosophical Union has been study
ing Professor Royce's Religious Aspect of
Philosophy and having finished it, we
have invited him to Berkeley, at our own
expense, to discuss it with US.
Professor Royce" he continued, eis
without doubt one of the most If not the
most, distinguished graduate of the uni
versity, and to have him with US for the
purpose of lecturing on one of his own
publications will be an exceptional privi-
lege. He comes at the request OF the
union and for the sole purpose of lecturing
to u.s."
Professor Royce graduated from the
University of California in 1875, receiving
the degree Phi. B. Three years later Johns
Hopkins University conferred upon him
the degree of doctor of philosophy. For
four years following 1878, he was instructor
in English at Berkeley, going from here to
Harvard IN 1882 to accept an instructor
ship in philosophy. In 1885 he was pro-
NOTED to the position of assistant pro-
lessor and in 1892 was elected to the chair
of philosophy in the same university.
Professor Sidney Menzes is chief of the
philosophical department of the University
of Texas. He graduated from Berkeley in
1884.
On several evenings following the dis
cussion between DR.. Royce and Professor
Menzes, debates will be held in which Dr.
Joseph LIE Conte and Professor Howison
will take active parts. Most of these dis
cussions, however, will be restricted to
members of the Berkeley Philosophical
Union.
Professor Royce left Boston yesterday
for California and will arrive here in about
eight days more, it being his purpose to
make several short visits while on the way.
Freshman Reception Postponed.
DR.. II. A. Ketchum, pastor of the First
Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, an
nounced to-day that the proposed recep-
ton which was to have been rendered to
the freshman class of the university on
next Tuesday evening had been in
definitely postponed.