The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-21
NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY
Interesting News Items From
the Seat of Learning
A RECENT GENEROUS ACT
Ten thousand Dollars for the Library
Is Received
Many New Books Have Been Purchased -
the Laboratories Repienished win
Expensive Apparatus
i RECENT GENEROUS ACT

Something new at the University u
Southern California is always on hand.
Students and professors alike are doing
active and progressive work. With the
Rev. George W. White A. M, as its presi.
dent the University OF Southern Califor-
MIA is making great strides toward sue.
cess. Recently generous gift Of so. 0Oo
for the library has been received from 3
staunch friend, Mr.. Peck of Compton,
Cal. One thousand dollars worth Of new
books for department work mas already
been ordered and in addition to the above
the board has purchased the large library
of DR.. Bowers. In the library extensive
remodeling has been zone, preparatory
to placing The books which have bsen
purchased ir the best college library IL
this end of the state.
The laboratories have been replenishs
ed with new and extensive apparatus.
During the coming vacation DR.. Bow
ers large archaeological. meteorological
and geological cabinet will be placed In
the university.
A short time ago largo specimen Of
petrifed tree from the Arizona petrified
forest was received. 1t is about i've fsst
high and two feet in diameter.
In the museum great number of Jars
have been added for specimens which
generous friends are contem plating sende
ing in.
The matrioulation roll Is still on the
increase. Last week eight new students
were received in the college of liberal arts.
The literary enthusiasm Just now is
great. At present there are tour socie-
ties, Philophronean, Aristotelan and the
Athenasian, a ministerial society OF the
Maclay college of theology. These socie-
ties are composed of young men only Of
the college.
The young ladies have an ideal literary
society named the Athena. Each society
has Its own hall where visitors are always
m ade welcome.
The young men of the college have
taken considerable interest in the school
of elocution, which is nnder the able
management of Miss Willis. They are
taking time to prepare for the great in
tercollegiate oratorical contest. The Uni
versity of Southern California carried
away the laurels of the last intercollegiate
meeting and expects to do the same this
time.
large orchestra has been formed in
the College OF Liberal Arts, under the
leadership of Professor Bacon of the Col
lege of Music. Daily the members are
growing IN excellence, and IN short time
expect to give a musicale. An excellent
glee club has also been formed. For a
few minutes each day their merry voices
can b. heard. while practicing under
heir talented leader, Professor Bacon.
The growing interest manifested IN ath-
letics amcng the students of the college
is sure index that they mean to hold
the valued trophy for the next year. The
University of Southern California has
the best one-quarter mile athletic track
of any college In this part of the state.
In short time the committee on ath-
letics of the board intend to have the
track graveled and rebanksd.
The college intends to put an excep-
tionally good team In the field for the
coming intercollegiate athletic field day
on February %.
The football team is doing some severe
practicing preparatory to issuing chal-
lenges to the various teams in Southern
Z aifornia.
The college of Medicine is doing solo
work along its line. 1t expects to occupy
its new building on Buena Vista street.
by January 1.
Chaffey college is ever on the alert,
and with an increased mum Der of stu
dents is making an appreciable showing.
II. X. Pitman, '97, and l.. H. Caswell,
e6, of the College of Liberal Arts. paid
visit to Chaffey in the interest of new
literary mag aizne which the students Of
the university have published.
The University of California Record is
literary magazine. The cover is on
heavy antique cover paper. The plate
which is so artisticaliy executed is a
specimen worthy the art department of
the university. The business manage
ment is under the direction of William
Edgar Mckee, president of the inteicol-
legiate Athletic association, and in whose
hands has been placed the management
of the coming field day. He is assisted
by L. Ii. Caswell, 80.
Homer X. Pitman is its able editor-in-
chief. and is fully able 10 direct the ener-
gies of the large STAFF of editors. The U.
s. q. Record is working OH a broader
tasis than any other similar college lite
erary magazine. All the colleges con-
Noted with the University OF Southern
California. the College of Liberal Arts.
College OF Medicine, Chaffey College,
Colleges of Art Music, Elocution and
Oratory Commerce and Maclay College
of Theology college has its own de-
pnrtmrnt The object of the U. s. 9.
Record is to properly represent the Uni
versity OF Southern California and the
students in their Literary capacities. As
soon as practical BILE it is intended to IL.
1t is issued b-monthly, with subscrip-
ton price OF only 10 cents per year, ena-
bling all those who are friendly TO the
institution and its object to know what
S being done by the stduents and unf-
versity. The great number of letters re-
ceiveu attest its successful initiation into
the field of college journalism. The first
issue of the journal IS credit to the
institution as we'll as to the Students
The fulSpage frontispiece is a half-ton0
engraving of the Rev. George W. White,
A. NJ, president of the university, ac-
compunied by interesting Biographical
matter by the Rev. b. G. Cory. The aim
of the magazine is to have only the best
that can be obtained among the students