The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-02

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA.
Death of DR.. Decentralization of
the Football Team.

Berkeley. Nov. &-lt Is hardly fitting
on the eve of Thanksgiving day. with all
Its JOY and pleasure, 10 begin letter as
must begin this. Last week l had 10 re-
count the injury. fatal as il was thought.
TO DR.. Payne. examining physician 10 ths
university: DIR. Payne Is. however. inn
proving. with the chances for MS recov-
cry very fair. This week. this Wednes-
day morning, the telegraph announced the
sudden death at Sacramento of J. Ii. &.
Bonte, A. NJ. d. D., secretary and land
agent OF the university, ard professor OF
legal ethics in the Hastings law college OF
the University or California Dr. Bonte
had been connected with the university
for the past sixteen years. having previ-
GUS 10 1880 been chaplain in the civil war
or regiment OF Ohio volunteers, then
chaplain in the national house OF repre-
esntatives, and finally rector Of st. Paul :
(EpiscopaD church at Sacramento. lie
graduated from Kenyon college. Ohio, IN
1851. He was . man OF fine mind and high
ateainments. Devoted 10 the university
he did more for her than her children
realize. for. In truth. DR.. Bontc was NOT
popular with the majority OF the student
body-he was too conscientious and un-
yielding in the discharge OF his Official du-
ties. These duties were. of course. unique
he being responsible not only for all the
outside landed interests of the university.
E4S also lRE TIC site HI 6EThGtt&. he WIS
largely Instrumental In the passage of the
bill allowing tax on al taxable property
IN this state of mil on the dollar for the
maintenance OF the university. AT his
own expense be spent weeks lobbying for
this bill at the state legislature. aud IN
many other ways ne showed that ne cared
far more for the University OF California
than merely 20 Ill bis Office IN the uni
versity. California could spare no one less
easily.
Before this reaches print the readers OF
the Post-InfeIlsg encer VIII know the re-
suit OF the sixth annual football contest
between STANFORD and the University OF
California. Never was there so much un-
certainty over the result OF game: new
er before has there been so little said by
players and supporters as 20 the chances
OF victory or defeat OF course We think
we are going to wins so does Stanford
think she Is. but TO tell the truth. nowhere
IN the country are there two colleges so
evenly matched fooibali-wise. In despair
OF any other available criterion, the
weather has been appealed to. II is the
Impression that wet weather would Ia
yer Stanford, on account Of her superior
line. while, on the other hand. that clear
day and fairy dry gridsron would be
70 our advantage. because Of our stronger
quartette behind the line. SO you may i'm
aglne CALIFORNIA; apprehension az the
DAYS OF rain for the past week or more
the hardest storm OK the season And
then with what feelings vas today greet
al. when & dawned upon Us clear and
crisp. II II far too cold and stormy to-
night for further rain al present. 50 that
st viii doubtless Do an even more than
usually exuberant crowd which gathers
At O'Clock this evening bssore the train
inE quarters 70. give lie team sheir an
nu&l ssnd-oH.
tYour correspondent goes CT between
paragraphs to take part IN above sena-
or1 IL was a re6-lesSer event. you may
be sure The big white training house.
huge bonfire. hundreds Of excited students
with hzlr-tTfEgsr throats: vel. * WAS al
enough 10 entnuse the proysroaai uni
versity police" Coaches Busterw0rth and
Mott OF coarse. made speeches thea Capt.
Ranson~. tAen the rest OF ire unwilling
tam: for football men on the evs OF bat
lie are not prone 70 talk. being xentiemen.
ard being tssemzsivss the only available
sDrsc for a speeoh. as that their speeches
generally amount % wen do the best
ws can"
The men leave Cor san FRANCISCO IN tie