The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-14
LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS.
A Traditional College Custom
Brought Into Play Once
More.
The Great Demand for Lockers at
the Unlversity-SixtyM More Stu
dents Registered.

Some of the sophomores, and. indeed,
a number of the upper classmen, have
been leading several of the most ''verdant"
freshmen q merry race within the last few
days. 1t is traditional college custom
for the second-year men to make all man.
ner of sport of the newly Unlisted, and
the experience at the university this year
proved to be no exception to the rule.
About the first question the prospective
freshman asks is. "Where's the recorders
Officer" If there is soph anywhere in
the peighborhood the earnest inquirer will
be surely directed either to the basement
of North Hall or to the Chemistry build
ing. Signs may be seen posted here and
there over the various buildings, reading.
ssApply to the recorders Office for meal
tickets; mo freshmen allowed In the
library" or apply at once to the armorer
for guns"
1t is customary, at the beginning of the
college year, to make physical examin-
alton of each new student before being ad-
mitted to the courses in gymnasium work.
Yesterday, several sophs pick out freshie
who looked rather green and directed
him to the gymnasium for physical exam
nation. There he was greeted by several
coad tutors in the work, and ordered to
prepare himself for measurement, by re-
moving his clothing. He soon appeared,
and was ordered by the leader of the ex-
aminers to take shower bath. Returning
from his bath, he was directed to stand on
cracker-box and be measured. which he
did cheerfully, though the men with the
tape and testing-machines were chuckling
and radiantly grinning in the subject s
very face The co-eds have also been tax
ing hand in this line of sport, and yester-
day afternoon two SO girls appeared at the
door of the boys physical examinations
| g. ,ar,t
rected there by their '98 lady friends.
Demand for More Lockers.
1t has been suggested as means OF par
tally meeting the great demand for lockers
in Harmon gymnasium that those now
held by upper classmen, from whom physi-
cal culture is not required, be declared
vacant, and then turned over, as far as
they will go, to the sophomores and
freshmen classes.
AS stated in yesterdays CALL there are
only COB lockers for 1900 students under the
existing conditions, but if the new sugges-
ton offered by member of the faculty be
carried out there will be about 800 who
will have to make use of the 603 lockers.
Director Magee said yesterday that the
ladies would be put to greater incOnven-
fence on account of the lack of accommoda-
ton thar the men, as they were more than
overcrowded last term.
There are absolutely no lockers In North
Hall which the new classmen can use for
their military suits.
University News Notes.
The Agricultural Department is in re-
ceipt of a large number of applications
for competent men to take charge OF
agricultural schools and United States
the country. One application is now on
file from Honolulu and another from.
Arizona. Professor Wickson said yester-
day that it was difficult matter to do
aything toward getting men to fill these
positions, since SO few possess the neces-
sary qualifications.
Sixty more prospective freshmen regis