The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-01
THE UNIVERSITY OF OREGON.


SHOWING I'm the East.
Eugene, Or. Oct .. lsS6.-Dr. Chapman
returned Thursday from an extended trip
through Eastern Oregon.
New students continue TO arrive almost
daily. and our number is rapidly approach
ing the 40 mark.
Mr.. Clarence Bishop is making quite an
extensive study OF biology. He found a
little animal the other night. whose name
/ will not disclose, and he attempted to
study Its habits. As = result he now has
a suit of clothes. including an oyercoat.
buried In the southeast corner OF the
campus He says that there are some ami
mails that should be studied at distance
TO be appreciated-"and this was one of
them.''
Mr.. II. S. Templeton. the man who won
first prize at the interstate oratorical con-
test at the University Of Washington last
summer. and who won first honors In his
class at graduation. Is now at Williams
college Since going there he has broken
their college record In throwing the six
teen pound hammer. He gave them a
handicap OF twenty feet the other day
and then beat them six feet eight inches
in the throw. Mr.. Templeton is man of
fine physique, and as student there are
few better who have left the halls of the
University OF Oregon.
The orators for the local oratorical con-
test are as follows: Seniors ]. G. Hig-
gins and Fred Fisk; juniors. Clyde ".
Fogie; sophomores, NJ. H. Day: fresh
men. NJ L. Watts. The material is all
good and the contest promises to be one
OF unusual interest.
Probably the most enjoyable social event
OF the season was the reception given to
the faculty and students of the university
by the senior class. October "a Willard
hall was beautifully decorated with au-
tumn leaves and a great variety of beauti-
fui flowers. The Eugene cornet band fur
nished delightful music throughout the
entire evening. The programme was short
but II made up in interest what IL lacked
In length. The first on the programme was
song by Miss Ada Hendricks She was
highly applauded and responded to an en-
core. The next WAS recitation by Prof
Marie l. Baright. entitled 'The Rhyme OF
the Duchess May" She gave as an en-
core "Twickingham's Ferry" The next
was a song by Miss Lolita Johnson. which
was listened TO with a great deal of ap-
probation. The last on the programme
WAS the class annals. by Mr.. j. n. McFad-
Den He made great many very funny
remarks about the classmates and created
great deal Of merrimens for the audi
ence. After the programme the audience
spent the remainder OF the evening !n So
cial conversation.
The interest in football grows with each
succeeding day. The lineup OF the first
team H. ms near as can be ascertained at
present. as follows:
Center. A. l.. Gilioland: right guard. J.
NJ. Edmundson. captain; left guard.
Richard Smith: right tackle, &C. A.
Easfiand or M II. Day: LEFT tackle. Fred
Herboid or stewart; right end Russell
Coleman: quarter back. Ed Clanahan:
haif back. Fred Templeton or Clarence
Bishop or dell kuykendaIl: full back,
Charles Tcmnleton or Davidson.
Those marked by a star are new men:
the others played I'm the tearn last year
The team to be selected from this lis.
VIII be the finest ever put upon tho field
by the University of Oregon. practtc.
game viii be given next Saturday. and 7.
VIII there be decided definitely what ths
lineup viii be
Rev Mr. Walker. who has been a mis-
ssonary 10 China for the past twenty-four
years. addressed the assembly last FRI
cay morning His remarks were very full
OF interest
Tne present senior class numbers twen-
fy-nve- THIS IL TIRE largest graduating
class In the history 81 the institution
The department OF biology received a
fresh consignment os star FISH from the
coast today
The Academy o. Science OF the un,ver-
800 - Vttepn nero US secoD1 meeting OF
the year few evenings ago Tho paper
81 the evening was read hy DR.. Kuyke--
na'I HIS snotect was: lis the Theory OF
the Aaterfalists Sufficiently" The NEXT
meeting VII be October 81 Prof. McAris-
fer WIZ read a paper on the origin OF me-
tecrftcS
FrcH Mcclure has a specimen ~ aurir-
erons ore from the Bohemia mining dis
frict OF this county. The gold IN the rock.
woacs Is ptai1iv visible with the naked
eve, - crystailszsS into n beautiful arba--
escers form II Is a very rare ard sezut,-
fni srecfsnsT. as erystaliixed gold In sell
dom met with