The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-29
WRITES TO THE STUDENTS
Regent Reinstein Lays His
Plans Before the Berkeley
Collegians.
EXPRESSES FAITH IN THEM.
Important Meeting of the Town Board.
To Determine Who Are Cham.
pionS-News Notes.

VIC LudHy ln Improvements neeueu on Ine
grounds and those which are possible to be
made by the Student labor" The let
ter was intended to furnish the students
with a complete and succinct outline of
| just what they will be expected to do when
they don the blue jeans and line up as a
pick-and-shovel brigade.
| There has been much anxiety on the part
| of the students to know at what date the
work Will be commenced and how they
| will be organized to carry it on.
| In his letter the regent said:
| Time when work will begin depends on the
| rapidity with which Professor HilgaId can
| safely remove the valuable plants and growths
on the lines OF the new entrance after this line
| is surveyed and staked out. This should not
take longer than ten days from this date.
The proposed programme ofstudent lG Dor is to
use the military organization-simply to have
| students fall in in their respective companies
under the leadership of Mr.. McLaren at A. NJ.
Inc entire male student body Will then be di-
| vided in to two squads-frst to work from TO o
o'clock, second from 10 to II. The first squad
will then work from to O'Clock, second
| each squad, two hours at time with three
| hours rest. This plan was suggested by one
OF the students and seemed in every way de-
The work will consist solely of picking,
] shoveling and wheelbarrowing, the cutting OF
any pines or bodybuilding being done pre-
There viii be an experienced workman with
| each squad.
A complete cessation of university work is
| contemplated for the two, three or four days
| the work is going on. This, however, has not
been finally decided.
In relation to the willingness and pur-
pose on the part of the students to live up
to their word when they shouted with one
voice, eve will, )" and to allay any misap-
| preheusion on the part of those who do
of hpi hot ho or nT1f bod .
what they said, he stated:
THERE'S just tinge of doubt in the minds of
some OF the regents who are not gradu ates OF
the university as to the ability-possibly even
the wllllngness-of the students to do the work
anticipated of them.
know and heartily assure the student-body
that the doubt is not intended a reflection
on them, but believe it gives desirable OPP
portunity 70 convince all concerned of the
"powers ano purposes" OF the students of Cali
fornia University.
Trustees Meeting
At the meeting of the Board of Town
Trustees last night, A. D. Wilder of the
Southern Pacific Company appeared to
| protest against the ordinance limiting the
speed of trains in Berkeley to ten miles an
hour.
Mr.. Wilder stated that if such regula-
tions were enforced, it would be necessary
for his company to reduce the number oil
trains, as, with a maximum speed of ten
miles, the trains could not complete the
trip from the mole to Berryman and re-
turn in the time allotted TO them. the
matter was referred to a special com nit
tee, to be reported upon at the next board
meeting.
Attorney W. H. Waste addressed the
board in behalf of the protestants against
the new license ordinance relating to the
taxation of vehicles. A petition signed by
forty-four names was presented asking for
the repeal of the section touching on yehi-
cIes.
A letter was read from Attorneys Fitz-
gerald and Abbott of Oakland addressed to
the Town Attorney with reference to John
Casey's application for a liquor license,
which the board had refused to grant.
The attorneys stated that Casey had
placed the matter in their hands, and that
If nothing was done toward granting his
application they would be compelled to
take the matter into court and have it de-
termined whether board of trustees has
the power to deny without any reason
therefor the application of any one to sell
liquor when there are no protests or any
| thing to show that the applicant is no. en-
| titled to the permission.
Bills to the amount of S11S1 A were al
lowed from the general fund and $1SS Sc
from the road fund.
The board will meet next Saturday even
ing as committee of the whole to con-
slider the question of water rates.
Who Are the Champions?
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 2S.-Arthur w.
| North, when elected president of the West
| ern intercollegiate Amateur Athletic As
ISOLATION, said that he had a scheme to
benefit athletics.
This scheme took form at the meeting
of the association held in Chicago January
II, from which word has just been re-
| ceived. PreSid ent North had called the
meeting to organize the executive COM
mittee and to consider his promised plan.
| The committee organized as follows
President, A w. North, University of
California; vce-president p. L. Blodgett,
| Grinnell College, Iowa; secretary, G. A.
| Bliss, University of Chicago; treasurer, G,
NJ. Lewis, University of Illinois; and w.
B. Allison. State University of Iowa; w
B. Kay, Northwestern University; III. +.
Cochems, University of Wisconsin.
North S proposition was that the w. I.
A. A. A. take steps toward forming an
alliance with the |. A. A. A. A. to hold an
annual championship contest between the
individual winners of the two associations
which was adopted.
This has been North's pet plan since his
return from the East with the U. Z. track
team, and he has correspondent with Caspai
Whitney, John Y. Crum, Captain Sheldon
and other noted athletes in regard to it.
1.-THE |. a. A. A. A. adopts this PROPOSE
ton it will become possible 70 say who are
the real collegiate champions of the
United States, whereas at the present time
it is quite impossible.
Crushed by Dray.
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. ga w
From. drayman, is lying at his home OF
Eighth street seriously injured as the re.
suit of an accident which occurred yester
day. He was driving down University
avenue when one of the front wheels O.
his dray ran into hole, throwing him
beneath the wheels. He was found lyins
in the road in an unconscious condition
Upon being removed to his home it wa:
discovered that his face was badly bruised
and his head cut, while there was huge
cash on his left leg where one of the
arteries was severed. The physician states
that it will be considerable length O
time before the injured man will be able
to go about his work again.
Crescents' Ladies' Night.
BERKELEY, CAL, Jan. 28.-The Ores
cent Athletic Club has decided not TO Civ,
gentlelnen's night, but instead a ladies'
night will be given on February 6. Thu
programme will be made up of an athletic
exhibition and vocal and instrumental
r,usic followed bV dancing marty