The San Francisco call., 1896-11-14
NOTES FROM P4LO ALTO
DR.. David Starr Jordan Is Ex-
pected Home Early in
December.
Nine. Fannie B oomf ld.Z .isler's Suc.
cessful Piano Recital-Football
Practice Daily.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, Nov.
13.-Dr. David Starr Jordan will return
fro om his trip to Washington on December
5. Such is his intention, according to
recent word from Sianford's president.
On Tuesday last he delivered an address
before the University of Minnesota and on
Saturday will deliver a lecture at the
Ind ana State University, of whic he was
president before he accepted like posi-.
ton at Stanford. President Swain OF the
Indiana State University was at one time
pupil OF DIR. Jordan, and before his en-
gagement as president oi that university
was head professor at Stanford. 1t is
probable that Standford's president will
spend several days at the scene of his fl rst
labors as college president among many
OF his old friends.
Nine. Fannie Observation-Disclosures. the
great pianiste whose recent recltaI-in San
Francisco made such decided impression,
gave recital this evening in the chapel to
falr sized audience of students and
faculty memb mbers with their families The
performance was in every way a remark
able success. The audience was most en-
thusiastic, and the wonderful artist very
kindly responded to numerou, encore s.
Many who heard the performance are of
the opinion that the rendition of some of
the numbers was even more enjoyable
than that OF Paderewski OF the same crea-
tions.
The women students of the university.
who do not reside on the campus, are con-
graduating themselves on the fact that
to-morrow there will be formally opened
for their use a room especially fitted up
for them. Their chief com plant has been
that when they had afternoon work and
~ 4hAfr l,,. .I
and places of residence they had no place
provided as an eating and waiting room.
This has been secured through the assist
ance of the wives of some of the profess
sors and is coZily fixed up for rainy wea-
ther.
The football men are busily engaged
each afternoon, under the supervision OF
Cross and his assistants, in perfecting
their play. Misfortune has seemed to
camp here at Stanford during the whole
of this season. More men have been
forced to lay off on account OF injuries,
more or less serious, tan in any previous
season. Notwithstanding the bright pros
poets for Stanford al the beginning of the
season, and the large number OF players
out these continued accidents have badly
handicapped the work OF the team, and
at the present time not a single one OF
the most prominent Varsity halfbacks is
able to play. Two of them will pro ba bl V
be out again in few days, but another
is not expected TO be able to play again
before the game. The result is that there
is feeling OF i'll concealed uneasInes and
anxiety as the Thanksgiving game ap-
proaches.
The men seem to be playing with a will
and are training continuously. so Captain
Fickert and the enthusiasts still exl ect to
give Berkeley hard tussle. But there is
many q student who is wondering lust
what the outcome will be in most uncer-
tain manner-whether the cardinal will
again triumph over the blue and gold or
whether the unbroken list OF football VIC
tories is to give way at last.