Daily capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1896-1899, 1896-04-04
FROM OLD WILLAMETTE.
Happenings Of the Past Week as. Noted
by Our Correspondent.

1t Is u noticeable fact of late that
the nose bleed Is contagious among
some of our students. However IL Il
hoped the afllictlon will not prove
fatal.
Chapel rhetoricals the past week
were as follows: Monday, rec itation
Miss Myrtle Marsh; Thursday, reclta
tion, w. p. Matthew's; Friday, reita-
tfOn, Phil Metschan.
|. II. Van Wrinkle was absent from
school this week, being In Linn
county on important business-poli'
tics. During his absence j. Rex
Byars held the responsible position OF
bell ringer
1t appears TO the writer that a pupil
who has not honor enough to prepare
his lessons outside of study hours will
not have honor enough to prepare
them during study hours. Pupils
should be relied upon their honor to
do justice to themselves.
The membership contest closes next
Friday and the society securing the
largest number Of new members will
be entertained on the following Fri
day evening by the other society.
Both societies are working very hard
and as a result many new member are
being initiated into each society.
At a recent meeting of the faculty a
petition was presented that body
signed by a great many students, re-
questing that the school be granted a
half holiday on the afternoon of Fri
day, April 10, at which time the state
EpwOrth League convention will be In
session at Salem. The faculty acted
favorably upon the petition.
Miss Bessie Shepard had the mis-
fortune last Wednesday, while in
search Of flowers with which to as
sist her In the study of botany, fell
through a. trestle which caused the
young lady a painful sprained ankle.
Since the accident happened on
April /, a mum ber of the pupils
thought Miss Shepard was endeavor-
ing to "fool" them, but they soon
learned that IL was more serious;
However, we hope Miss Shepard may
return to school again Monday after
her unpleasant experience.
Among the many chapel visitors
the past week were Mrs. j. IL.
Stricken, Mrs. j. b. Sharpe, Mrs. w.
Il. Calklns Miss Stella Robinson, Of
Eugene, Misses Mary Cundifr, of AL
bany, Edith Green, Edith Frlzzell,
Geneyieve Hughes, Charlotte Bennett,
Julia Metschan, Rev. &. w. Grannis,
Messrs. Davidson, Fred BOwersoX,
Vim. Skinner, Mark Savage, Lloyd
Reynolds, Antone Metschan, Vim.
Hodgkln and Clarence Bishop, of
the State University Of Eugene.
Ii is not often the seniors perpetrate
any joke on the faculty but Mr.. w.
p. Matthews and Miss Myrtle Marsh,
of the senior class, and who lead the
march in chapel, could not let April
/, pass this year without at least,
planning n joke on the faculy, which
proved In every way successful. After
chapel exercises Wednesday morning
Prof. Wlnkler seated himself at the
piano and beganthe march, but to
the utter astonishment of the faculty
seated upon the platform, the pupils
executed the march just exactly the
reverse from the usual order and
passed out the front door In a body.
The pupils enjoyed hearty laugh at
the expense of the faculty.
At the meeting OF the Philodorian
society last evening an excellent pro-
gram was rendered Our electrician,
p. l.. Brown, gave an interesting
lecture on the cathode ray. Not
having the necessary apparatus, Mr.
Brown could not perform any expert
ments but he gave some interesting
facts concerning this greatest inven-
tion Of the nineteenth century. The
subject for debate was "ReSolved that
United States senators should be
apportioned among the states accord.
ing TO the population" Ernest Will
son and G, X. Brandenburg spoke for
the Affirmative and /. p. Callison
pointed out the objections to such
law. The debate was decided in favor
OF the negative. Hon. c. b. Moores
was present and delighted the audi
enee with personal "reminiscences of
old Willamette, Mr.. Moores gradu-
ated from the Willamette university
In 1870 and is an old Philodorian. His
remarks were greatly appreciated
Few people know that all plants
contain digestive principles. They
cannot absorb their food until N Is
algeSted any more than auimals can.
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