The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-14
Apprehension Lest Professor
Greene's School of Botany
Be Changed.
THROWN FROM A sTREETCAR.
Death of a PIoneer-St. Marks New
Rector Arrives--A San Pablo
Avenue Wedding.

dents.
The foundation of their comment is
based upon the possibility that the school
of botany which Professor Edward L.
Greene spent so many years in developing
may be changed from the systematic
school which it now is to the physiologic
or rather biologic. Professor Setchell, who
succeeds Professor Greene as head of the
department, and who will soon arrive from
the East, was for number of years con-
nected with the Sheffield Scientific School
at Yale. where he made a speciality of IN
vestigating the physiological structure of
subjects from the botanical kingdom, and
hence be has grown to be what is COM
monty termed a physiological botanist.
His method of studying plant life accord
ingly is directly at variance with that OF
Professor Green, whose prominence in the
list of great American botanists was due
to his skill as systematist. Roughly
speaking, the school of DR.. Greene may be
termed the idealistic, while that of DR..
Setchell is the realistic. No instructions
have been as yet received from the newly
appointed professor as to the general
government and policy he will pursue, but
since there seems to be such wide differ
ence in the general methods of the two
men, his arrival is awaited both by the in
structors and students with great deal OF
interest and some apprehension.
Another Pioneer Passes Away.
J. B. Phelps, pioneer of AS, died at his
late residence on Bancroft way, yesterday
afternoon. at the age of IS. Mr.. Phelps
was born at Hartford in 1910, and after
thirty-eight gears residence there started
for California in 1S48, crossing the plains
with mule team. Upon arriving in Cali
fornia he at once headed for Amador
n -Ior
the gold fields. He also mined in various
other parts of the State at different times.
About twenty-five years ago Mr.. Phelps
took up his residence in San Francisco,
and for the past twenty years has been an
inspector in the Custom house. Six
months ago he moved to Berkeley for the
benefit of his health, and during the past
few weeks has been unwell, finally dying
from sheer old age. Deceased leaves
wife and daughter, Mrs. Flora f. Farley.
Mr.. Phelps was one of the first members
of the Society of California Pioneers.
The remains will be taken to his old
home in Amador County tomorrow,
where they will be inferred in the ceme-
terry at Jackson.
Reception to the Glass of '99.
a grand reception was rendered the
freshman class of the university this even
ing at Stiles Hall, under the auspices OF
ISOLATION and the Young Mems Christian
Association. About 500 guests were pres
ent, most of whom were members of the
faculty and students. After an hour of
social intercourse short programme was
rendered, consisting of an address of wei
come by Professor Thomas r. Bacon; re-
marks in behalf of the Y. M. G. A. by
Galen Fisher, &c. barytone solo, '9S, Otto
Wedemeyer; soprano solo, Miss Labaraque;
bass solo, c. Ii. HARDWOOD, ,,96; cello solo,
TIL. Hus, '98. At the conclusion OF the
exercises refreshments were served. This
was the first general reception of the year
to the incoming class, several other re-
ceptions having been held by the various
town churches.
Athletic Executive Committee Meets.
At meeting of the University of Cali
fornia's athletic executive committee it
was decided to give theater party on the
evening of the Thanksgiving football
game with Stanford, the entire proceeds of
which will be devoted to the paying off of
the debt standing against the track team,
which went East last spring.
Professor Clapp and Captain Koch were
appointed as committee to look into the
matter of securing suitable standard
emblem for the university athletes. 1t is
expected that they will consider present
ing to the executive board an emblem
based on the idea of the big Y of Yale.
st. Marks New Rector.
The rector-elect of ST. Marks Episcopal
Church, George Z. Swan, arrived tonight
or the late overland from Indianapolis,
Ind. and will otficate for the first time in his
new field of labor next Sunday morning.
Mr.. Swan is an Englishman by birth, but
received his clerical education in America,
having graduated from the Bishop Sea-
bury Theological Seminary in Minnesota.
Cor ha ra Rizhn IF no
cathedral in Indianapolis, after which he
was given charge of the Episcopal school
for girls in Indianapolis, which position
he leaves to accept the rectorship of st.
Mark S in Berkeley. Mrs. Swan and child
will join him within few weeks.
Thrown From Streetcar.
middle-ag lady from San Francisco,
whose name could not be learned was
thrown violently to the ground from an
electrician as it was crossing Shattuck
avenue this afternoon. The injured lazy
was taken to a drugstore, where her bruises
were dressed and the mud scraped from
her clothing. After short rest she took
the train for her home.
Religious Fraud Entrapped.
A faker attired in clerical garb, who has
been selling job lot of cheap chromos inl
East Berkeley for the past few days, was
arrested yesterday as an lmpostor. His
stock in trade consisted of a quantity of
the cheapest grade of chromos, worth
about 10 cents apiece, which he sold to the
credulous for So each.
Wedding in West Berkeley.
Albert Phillips and Miss Anna Under
wood were married last evening at the resi-
dence of the brides father, on San Pablo
avenue, Rev. DR.. Tanner of San Francisco
officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Phillips will
make their home in Oakland. The groom
is at present foreman of the tack factory at
Emeryville.
Tribute to the Whiting Family.
The academic council of the university
has passed mum Der of resolutions prais-
ing tie worthy names of Professor and
Mrs. Whiting and family, who were lost
in the Colima disaster. The highest pos
sible tribute was extended to their men,
DRY.