The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-05
LATEST BERKELEY ITEMS,
Last of Professor Barnard's
Interesting Lectures in
California.
Championship Athletic Events to Be
ESTABLISHMENTS on Book
Stealing.

BERKELEY, Oct. 4.-Professor E. E.
Barnard, late of the Lick Observatory, gave
his last lecture before California audience
this evening at Shattuck Hall prior to his
departure next Monday for Chicago, where
he is to take charge of the great Yerkes
Observatory.
He was introduced to the audience by
Professor Andrew G. Lawson, president of
the Science Association, under the auspices
of which organization the lecture was
given as benefit to the Holmes Free
Library.
Professor Barnard's remarks were of an
informal character and pointed chiefly to
the work of photographing the various
heavenly bodies, which work he has very
recently been carrying on. He said that it
had been one of the objects of his ambition
to leave volume of photographs which he
had taken at the Lick Observatory before
leaving for his new field of labor, and he
paid high tribute of praise to those who
had so literally contributed toward that
end, saying that he now had on hand
$2205 to be used for the reproduction of
these photographs.
Preliminary to his remarks concerning
the pictures thrown on the canvas he gave
a few general hints as to the progress of
ment and advancement of the science with
in the last half century.
He spoke of the many theories advanced
as to the conditions under which memb ers
of the heavenly bodies appear to exist. He
said:
1.-The motion of Saturn westward distin-
guishes it decidedly from the rest of the
stars belonging to the family of planets.
Calico discovered four moons about Jupi-
ter and then turned his attention to Sat-
urn and soon made the announcement to
the world that that planet was triple.
"After while the two other parts which
seemed joined to Saturn disappeared, and
he realized that the mistake he had made
was due to his poor instrument. It is said
that after this he never looked at Saturn
again. The ring of Saturn must be 100
miles thick and It's miles across. There
has been much discussion as to what this
ring is. Some have said that it is made up
of numerous small satellites, so very small
that their size and in fact their form can
not be determined by the use of even mod
ern astronomic apparatus.
About 100 slides were reproduced show
ing the condition of the suns surface, the
moons physical outlines and the general
forms of various small planets, stars and
satellites.
He said that tho ugh there were several
telescopes larger than the one on Mount
Hamilton-namely, the Yerkes and the
Paris-yet none will ever exceed in i'm
portance the celebrated Lick instrument.
Photographs were exhibited of the
erkes observatory on Lake Geneva, now
IN process of construction, as it appeared
three weeks ago.
Day for Athletes.
The university lawn will be filled to-
morrow all day long with athletes who
will participate in the several games which
are billed to take place.
In the morning at 10 o'clock there will
be class tennis tournament, all COMPETE
tors being university men.
About twenty-five entries have been re-
corded. Magee and Gage, the U. c. cham
plons, were to play in the first class, but
on account of an injury which Magee re.
celyed this evening in the football game he
will not be able to play.
AT z O'Clock in the afternoon the Pacific
coast championships in field athletics will
be run on. This will be the largest and
most important meet of the year. The
championships were to be held at Sacra
mento on September 8, but on account of
the wet weather they were postponed.
There will also be practice game of foot
ball between the first and second elevens
at O'Clock, the game with the Reliance
men having been postponed until Monday
next.
Associated Students Meet.
The Associated Students of the uni
versity held their first meeting of the term
this afternoon. A motion was adopted in
which it was stated that the student BODY
should hold itself responsible for books
stolen from the library during the coming
year.
Luncheon to Professor Barnard.
The University Club will give luncheon
to Professor E. e. Barnard at its headouar-
tiers to. morrow afternoon.
In the evening he will be banqueted at
the California Hotel by the Beta Theta Pi
fraternity, of which he is member.