The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20

while large proportion of the class wishes
the ballot system.
Those who have announced themselves
as candidates for the editorship are Steele,
Chickering, Rector and Dickie. The can
didates for business manager are Baker
and Meade. All OF the aspirants. with the
exception Of Rector, who is a ''non-frat'
man, are mem bers of different Greek let
ter societies, and as consequence, the
election will bring forth more or less
animated fraternity fight.
Subject for the intercollegiate.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 19.-The COM
mlttee, consisting of seven professors and
students, appointed by the forensics class.
to prepare question for the coming
annual debate between the University Of
California and Stanford, reached q deci-
sion to-day.
At the recent meeting of the intercolle-
glate executive committee the University
OF California won the choice of subject and
Stanford the choice of sides. Now that
Berkeley has decided upon the subject all
that remains is for Stanford to choose their
side, after which the preliminares in both
colleges will be held. The following will
be the subject:
"Resolyed, That article 1, section 3,
clause l, OF the constitution of the limited
States be amended so as TO read, The
Senate of the United States shall be COM
posed of five Senators from each State.
chosen by the people thereof, and the
electors of each State shall have qualifica-
tlons requisite for electors of the House of
Representatives Each Senator to be
chosen for six years and to have one vote.
And that part of article l, section 3,
clause 2, which refers to the filling of va
cancies iii the Senate, should be amended
so as TO read, And if vacancies harpen, by
resignation or otherwise, they shall be
filled in the same manner as vacancies in
the House OF Representatives
The students congress debated the SUBJ
lect extemporaneouslya at their meeting to-
night.
The intercollegiate Will be held on the
evening of April is, in San Francisco.
Electric Light Building.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 19.-The Berke-
ley Electric Lighting Company is about to
purchase lot and commence the erection
OF brick building. The stockholders
have decided to bond the company for
1900, which will be done at q meeting to
be held on April 20. The money will be
spent in securing the new plant and in the
purchase of new boilers, engines and
dynamos. No location for the new plant
has yet been decided upon. The company
has recently added to its plant on Louisa
street new $4,000 arc dynamo, having a
capacity of eighty-fve arc lamps.
Coming of DR.. Fryer.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 19.-President
Kellogg has been informed that Dr. John
Fryer, the newly elected professor of
oriental languages at the university, will
be able to complete his work at Shanghai
for the Chinese Government by the end of
next June, and in consequence can leave
for Berkeley one month sooner than he at
first anticipated. He Will deliver a course
OF lectures on the history of Oriental lam
guaees next fall, but does not expect to
commence instructions in the Chinese or
japanese languages until next year.
Gent1emen's Night.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 19.-The Cres-
cent Athletic Club will give It's second gem
tlemen's night entertainment tomorrow
evening at its rooms on Addison street.
The programme will consist of boxing, in
which me bers from other clubs will par
tlclpate, wrestling and indoor bicycle rae
ing by means OF a newly invented appa-
Tatus, through the use of which the BIZ
cycles will remain in stationary position,
while each revolution will be registered on
a dial in full view of the audience.
Glee Club Trip.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 19-The Uni
versity OF California Glee Club will leave
for Santa Rosa next Friday afternoon Civ
ing a concert in that city on Friday
evening. On the evening of Washing gton's
birthday they will appear at Ukiah.
Contract for Pews Let.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb 19.-The con-
tract has been let for the pews for the new
First Presbyterian Church, the pews to be
ready for use by April Is, by which time
it is expected that the building will be
ready for occupation. The exterior is al
ready nearing completion. Efforts are
being made by some of the members TO Sc
cure set OF chimes for the church.