The San Francisco call., 1896-03-03

OF good in the matter of improving the
campus, but the principle which they
espoused when they took up their picks
and shovels and went to work will, be of
vastly more benefit to the university,
since 1t will tend to dissipate the idea
from the hitherto unlnformed that the
University of California is made up of rich
mems sons and dudes, who are too proud
to soil their hands with honest toll.
have been accused of having stirred up the
la Dor movement purely from selfish mo-
tive. OF course this is absurd. What
have done for the university, little though
it may be, has been because of my love for
1t, and my desire to see Improvements
made where needed.
The position of regent is the only pub
lie office l ever sought and the only one
ever desire to hold. / would not accept
even the goyernorship of this State If 1t
were offered to me tomorrow. There is
absolutely no political office in the land
to-day that l have any desire whatsoever
to hold. l apprehend that those who
started the rumor that / am seeking no.
toriety for political reasons and ulterior
motives are neither friends of myself nor
OF the university"
"Josh" Is Tranformed.
BERKELEY, CAL, March Josh, the
funny paper at the university, is no longer
under the jurisdiction of the faculty. 1t
has undergone complete reorganization,
and is now classed as a professional period
ical under the management and personal
direction Of some of the Z. c. alumni. 1t
has been incorporated, and is to be the
official carlcature paper of the alumni, the
Affiliated Colleges and the colleges at Berk-
eley, so its promoters say, Now it will be
possible" said one of its most interested
alumni supporters to-day ''to caricature
and write up whomsoever we choose with
out fear of being expelled or suspended
The only thing we will be amenable to is
the law"
This statement was meant as direct
hit on the faculty of the university, who
suspended two mem bers of the Josh staff
last fall for allowing caricatures of certain
of them to appear. 1t was hinted to-day
that the next number of the comic journal
would unmerclfully lampoon certain
member of the faculty at Berkeley who
do not stand in the best of favor with some
of the alumni. De Witt II. Gray a gradu-
ate in the class of '95, will serve as the
new editor. The staff of artists of the old
Josh will be retained, together with num-
ber OF new ones from the Mark Hopkins
Institute
1--WE expect spondence," said
Editor Gray to-day, from members of the
Alumni Association all along the Pacific
Coast from Mexico to Washington. 1t
will be the aim of the paper 10 establish
closer union between the widely scattered
alumni and other former students OF the
university"
Long Term for Reinstein.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 2.-Regent
Reinstein received word to-day from
Governor Budd that he is to be appointed
to long term as regent as soon as
vacancy occurs. The first vacancy in the
board occurs in May, when the term of
Columbus Bartlett expires Mr.. Rein
stein will probably be appointed to sue
ceed Regent Bartlett, and Timothy
Guy Phelps 10 fill the remaining four
Years of Mr.. Reinstein's term. Reinstein
is now serving the unexpired term OF Re-
gent AinsworIh, who died last fall. Fred
W. Koch, U. c., '96, and A. w. North '96
went to Sacramento yesterday with petit
ton to the Governor from 600 Berkeley
students, asking that Regent Reinstein be
appointed to the 16-year term. 1t is be-
lieved that the petition from the students
added much weight TO the arguments in
favor of appointing Reinstein to the long
term.
Snow on the Berkele ey Hills.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 2.-The hills
back of the university grounds presented
beautiful appearance this morning. They
were white with snow on their western
early hour the rain changed to snow for
about thirty minutes as it fell in the low
land but on account of the ground being
wet it melted Immediately. The snow on
the hills, however, remained throughout
the day. The drifts in some places were
| four feet deep.
About forty university students climbed
the summit of Grizzly Peak, built a fort
and spent most of the morning snow
balling.
Preliminary Debate.
BERKELEY, CAL, March 2.-The first
preliminary debate of State University
students 10 select representatives. for the
next intercollegiate debate with Stanford
will be held next Wednesday evening in
Stiles Hall. The subject for discussion is
a resolution "that the direct form of elect
ing representatives to the legislative bodies
in this country is in all respects prefer
able to the indirect" The same question
will be argued in the intercollegiate de-
bate. The debaters in the preliminary
will be ]. D. Hatch, Joseph O'Connor, j.
r. Kelly and John Gardener for the affirm
ative and Theodore de Laguna, A. L. We'll
and w. N. Friend for the negative.