The San Francisco call., 1896-02-22
Complete Success With the Cath.
ode Ray Obtained by
Professor Cory.
INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION
Meeting of the Student Body in Favor
of That Method of Settling
Difficulties.

BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 21.-A party
composed OF Professor Cory, Messrs. Drew,
LIE Conte Jr., Cottrell and S. B. Christv
succeeded with cathode-ray photographs
to-day The experimentalists used twenty
SIX plates at an exposure of twenty-five
minutes, when the tube failed. The mega
tive was underexposed but it shows clear
shadows OF an iron and platinum spatula,
a copper coil and a coin and faint shadow
OF the wooden base of the tube.
As to Arbitration.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 21-President
Kellogg of the University of California, at
the request of President Harrington of the
Washington State University called
meeting of the student body this afternoon
for the purpose of discussing the advls-
ability of lending support as university,
to the movement for arbitration of inter-
national questions, chiefly those arising
| between the United States and Great Brit
| ain. a set of resolutions presented by
Professor Jones, bodying the sentiment
| OF the meeting in favor of the aTbitrament
OF questions arising between nations, was
unanimously passed. The period of fifty
minutes, or the usual time set aside for
recitation, was given to the students by
the faculty for the discussion.
Stiles Hall was filled to its uttermost
with college men and women when Presi-
dent Kellogg announced the purpose of
the meeting.
Professor William Carey Jones, head. of
the department of Jurisprudence, stated
that one weak point in international law
was the fact that there is no established
higher court for the settlement OF disputes
Various expedients, he continued, have
been resorteG to for the settlement of
these disputes, such as mediation on the
part OF principalities, friendly to both
sides concerned, and arbitration in it's true
sense, but there has been no set.and estab-
lished tribunal.
During the last 100 years about thirty
cases have been submitted to arbitration.
Out OF these the United States has been
concerned in more than one-half Dudley
Field, in his code of international law, has
recommended board OF arbitrators for the
settlement of disputes. From the outcome
| OF the Geneva and Bering Sea disputes, it
would seem that the measure is most ex-
cellent one-a measure which appeals to
civilization in the highest and most per-
feet form.
Professor Thomas R. Bacon stated that
1t is beyond question that there are many
useless wars-wars which involve no prin-
| clple. War for wars sake should be depre-
Gated on every hand
| "The purpose of this m ee ting" said he,
rs to do what we can to prevent wars
where arbitration IS possible
/ Professor &. NJ. Gayley denounced the
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| discussion OF matters of this kind. He
! thought that to take an hour from recita-
tions to attend to such questions was a
kindergarten trick and should not be
countenanced. "Why not take" said he,
IAN evening or a period after recitation
hours for looking after these things? They
| are worthy OF greater importance. 1t must
be small question that has to be dis
cussed at time suited to all the students
William n. Friend 96, president of the
Associated Students, Harry Hirst 96 and
L. II. Dam '96 spoke for the students on
the question, all fayoring the set Of resolu-
tions as presented by Professor Jones. At
the close of the discussion the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted
WHEREAS, 1t is desirable in the cause of CIV
! 1iization and the interests of humanity that
! the percentage of International differences.
| that lead to war should be reduced to a mini
| mum through the application OF the principle
OF arbitration; and whereas, the common in
| and the common character and purpose of
their political organizations suggest the emil
nent desirability as well as the feasibility of
the adopton OF some permanent method for
the amlcahle settlement of many disputes in
which their Governments may be directly or
indirectly concerned therefore
ReSotued, That the faculties and students of
the University of California in q joint meeting
held this 21st day of February, 1896, gladly
add their voice in favor of the movement for
the arbitration OF international questions,
especially as between the United States and
Great Britain; and
ReSOlUed, That copies of this action be sent to
the President of the United States the Secre-
tary of State, the President of the Senate and
the Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
also to the Senators and Representatives OF this
State in Congress, with the request that they
take such steps as may promote the cause Of
this reform.
Co-eds With Mortar-Boards.
BERKELEY. CAL, Feb. 21.-The goods
of the class of '9S in the State University
have begun the revival of the custom of
wearing mortar boards during their sopho-
more year. To-day large number ap-
peared in the time-honored headdress for
second year college women. The custom
at Berkeley has been gradually dying ont
for the past four or five years, but the '98
girls propose bringing it again in vogue.
DR.. Jordan Lectures.
BERKELEY, CAL, Feb. 21-Dr. David
Starr Jordan, president of Stanford Uni
versity, lectured in Stiles Hall this even
ing on 'The Disappearance of Great Men
From Public Life.' The lecture was un-
der the auspices of the Unitarian Society.