The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-10-26

INTO . very ugly reality. f'cx tents 70 not
seem 10 hArnsoEixc With oar architecture
and orr landscape here. In fact. they are
hs1eous. But what are yea going 10 do
waen college halls are aas DlR eaomgn. and.
Itks rouv small boy = trousers. are steadily
Growing less big. she faster as there 3
less and less Fsauey On aani 20 buy new
trousers and new hai.ss Such IS our
eaandary. and If the ecsaalng legislature Is
nor more generous than late ones. We must
look 10 see our usefulness carfatied when
increasing classes knock ~ car doors.
This IS the significance of the tents. and
We cannot dwell always in tents.
II is pleasanter 20 turn from such things
TO those ike the football game Saturday
last. when we beat the 0lymplcs 10 tho
tune Of a 10 s II was by far the best
game of the season IN many respects and
gives us an impetus that will so a long
way toward victory on Thanksgiving day.
Caiifornia's game was epen and snappy.
while olympies' was slow and close. But
terworth's hand was very apparent. and
Capt Ransome was a whole team IN HIM
self. The training table has been started.
about twenty men living at il. A new
man has come out for center In Moiera.
who weighs 80 pounds HE is remarkably
active for SO ponderous fellow. and a
more conscientious player could not be
found II he can train OF his superfiuoas
flesh he will be stone wall In the line.
1t Is very laughable 10 see some one try
TO push him over.
Among other athletic happenings must
mention the A. A. l.. field day of October
10 on our track. This Is the meet of the
prep" schools. and gives college men =
chance to see wha, stun Is likely TO come
into their own athletic circle. The most
notable event was the mile walk. won by
little Walsh. II years old. OF the Lowell
high school. San Francisco. IN rs AS.
This Is within two seconds OF the uniyer-
sity record. and IL wonderful time for such
youngster. The other events were very
cnsditahie. Oakland High won the cham
pionship. with Berkeley High second.
I must also mention che Coast record
made b. Saasres, 1900. in the annual ten
mile handicap race of the California Asss-
cation cycling clubs. held October i2.
time a4a0: and the football game of 0cio-
Der II between the freshmen and ST. Mat
thew's school. This resulted In 60 score.
the team play of the schoolboys quite
making up for the poorly organized weight
OF the freshmen.
Before / leave athletics your readers
may be interested in device OF Prof.
Magee. who pves.des over the gymnasium.
All freshmen and sophonores are re-
Qu!red TO take regular gym work." and
careful record IS kept OF each students
physical gain In order 10 do this as thor
ulsAiy as pcS4.pte, MI AaSre ksaS ts&l ult
the plan OF pnotographing the student as
he stands stripped. The picture Is taken
on a Plate prepared with coordinate hors-
xontai and vertical lines, SO that any phys
Zeal irregGiarity or deficiency can be de-
tected at once and suitable corrective
work assigned. The system promises 10
be Of great value.
A communication has been received from
the military department OF the University
OF Illinois. asking US 20 tosn IN bringing
about an annual rife-shoet.ng contest
among those colleges having military In
structson. The plan will doubtless sue
coed. Last May the University OF Caiifor-
MA had a contest with Illinois and also
one with Cornell. each shooting ON It's own
grounds, California winning In both con-
tests.
A Latin poem, Alma Mater" away
above the average o. such productions.
was published yesterday in the Berkeieyan
by Martin Centner. student. II has been
proposed 10 adopt IL as our university
song. IL would hardly 40. though, for
football song, the average or which would
sound to the gentle ears Of centner's mas
ter. Horace. Ike echoes from The bsrba-
rsans. However the Associated Students
OFFER a prize Of s. for the best football song
written this season.
The Associated Students had lively
meeting last week over the mssrepresenta-
lions OF the university By student report
ers OF a prominent san Francisco daily.
This sort OF work had gone a little too far.
and everybody was angry. Ii had been
falsely rumored that the College Republic
can Club wanted the Bryan Club men ex-
PEELED from tns A. s. l.. G. for certain res
oiutsons denouncIng the recent disturb
ance by Yale students: and this, OF course,
was made much of by the said Bryanite
daily A hot set OF resolutions was passed.
and the feeling has not cooled down Yet.
These two clubs have run against a
stump In the shape OF a fuli-he8ged. ac-
tive socialist. This IL Ediin, 1850. who
speaks on socialism In San Francisco In
the evenings and takes college work mere
during the day. He has challenged the
Bryan men to q debate on the silver anss-
ton. and the Mckinley men 70 ono on the
tariff issue: but the young socialist. who
would take the negative In both discus
sSons IS known TO be 50 well posted In his
own views OF economies that sbere seems
to be no small hesltancy IN taking him
up Last Monday in Prof Plehn's class In
political economy he defended very warm
ly his position against private ownership.
the room being packed 20 hear him. Some
Of the class ventured 10 oppose him, but
the professor was the only one who could
really take up the Issue against him. HIS
presence is undoubtedly good for the class
for he Is constantly eniivening the hour
with tbs hard economical nuts he wants
them to crack. suppose he wtli join a
club for discussing economic questions
that is to be formed this week under Prof
PIehn's direction.
meeting Of the A. s. Il. G. will proba-
bly, b called soon 10 take action on a
proposition from san Francisco that stu
dents be employed on election night 70
watch the counting OF the ballots. II 10
very gratifying 10 sea people looking to
us for such purposes. The students OF
Columbia college New York. were 30 en-
ployed TWO years TO rreat advantage.
Tne graduate students we're given very
cieassn. reception last week by President
and Mrs. Kellogg.
press club is being formed among stu-
dents interested In Journalism. Editors
wnsppls. Of the Berksieyan. Well % thu
occident. and Elston. OF ths Magazine.
are the movers The object = 20 stirEulafe
and direct journalistic work among STU
dents. and so far as possible 70 control
the good and had reports concerning the
university In the outside press.
Ons o. tho most valuable pttsraness 50
far on the present political crisss came a
few days ago from G. H. Tf5wls3r. sfiis'
professor OF philosophy. Prof Hovgis0n
- also a welI-knowa authority On eeonc1n-
fcs. ard his ougsooken stand for mono
nsfal;lsn In the Oakland Enquirer usnst
be a. least respected ~ h!s ogsponeslgs.
Ths words OF man ia hts position oagiat
20 Do received as authority. especially
when he Is 50 noted for his faEr-sninlled-
ness and his solldsEv VI reaaoaifE- II IS
proposed that TIE college Republican club
print IL as campaign literature
Stanford laiversfty.