The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
Supposed to Browse on the Girl
Graduates Lunch Crumbs
and Mirrors.
A PIED PIPER" WANTED.
Large Class to Be Graduated From
the Berkeley High School.
Flowers for Nevada.

DEhhEIE1 OAL., May Z0.-IAe cO-e EDS
apartments in the basement OF North Hall
at the State University are overrun with
an almost countless number of wood rats
and the ianitors who are now making
their annual cleaning and securing tour
of the building are i'll a deep quandary to
know. how to exterminate these long,
tailed rodents. Rats have made their ap-
pearance in the old wooden structure
upon several occasions hitherto, but never
before to such an extent as to create more
than passing notice.
This time, however, they have come in
droves, In bands and in small armies, and
it looks as though there are more to follow.
How these file-tailed omniyori came to be
so numerous is question of almost as
great concern as the one of how they shall
be put to death or driven hence. Still
another question is why they selected the
deserted rooms of the eo-eds. To be sure
their quarters are much more commodious
and more elegantly fitted up than those of
the boys, for the boys have none at all,
and so this is not the reason.
The fact of the matter is that in the two
large rooms which the young women oc-
cupy, at their leisure moments between
Tecitations, are literally strewn with pieces
of bread, slices of meat, munched apples,
bits of cake, cheese, napkins, towels, rub
bers, umbrellas, spoons, papers, fruit
glasses, hairp ins and pocket-mirrors. The
cheese, bread and meat. and the other
articles of food furnishes fattening pro-
vender for the rats, and the towels, nap
kins, umbrellas and rubbers, ample hid
ing places and Innings for their nests.
The rats are there, and it comes within
the line Of duty of the ianitors to get rid
OF them before the opening of the fall
term, or there might be no co-eds at
Berkeley next college year.
To describe the condition of affairs in
the ladies' room it would take the myriad
minded and mighty Browning himself.
In his "Pied Piper OF Hamelin" might be
found words to describe the situation:
Ratsl they fought the dogs and killed the cats,
And BIZ the babies in the cradles
a nd ate the cheese out OF the yats,
And licked the soup from the cooks own ladies',
Split open the Kegs of salted sprats,
M Nae & nests oas ins;de .,, mems sunday hats
BY drowning their speaking
With shreking and squeaking
In fifty different sharps and fats.
The head ianitor, who was soldier in
the Crimean War and q veteran in the
Civil War, suggests that half a dozen
gopher snakes be turned loose after the
pests or that an invoice of rat-terriers
from some bankrupt dog-show be given q
chance at the little animals so feared by
tImid women.
To use Rough on Rats would be to
have quantity of dead animals beneath
the floor of the young womens' room, and
of course that would not do. No invoice
OF dogs or snakes have yet arrived, and so
the rats 90 on in their joyous revelry
among the half-decayed leavings from the
festive lunch-baskets of the bright-eyed
co-eds.
seventy-Two VIII Graduate.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 2o.-The public
schools of Berkeley will close on Friday,
June Is. The last week will be occupied
with examinations and the closing exer-
cises of the High School. In all grades,
from the fourth to the ninth, inclusive, ali
pupils who are entitled to promotion on
their years work will be dismissed on Fri
day afternoon, June 5. The primary
grades, first TO third, inclusive, will be dis
missed on Thursday noon. The class day
exercises of the High School will take
place in Shattuck Hall Tuesday evening,
June7.
On Thursday evening, June 9, the grad
uating exercises Of the class of '96 will take
place at Shattuck Hall.
A class Of seyenty-two will be graduated
from the various courses as follows:
Classical eight, literary twenty-five sci
entific thirty-six, limited three OF the
entire class over fifty are expected to enter
the university.
simOnds-Thee NuptiaIs.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 29.-Instructor
Il. ID. Slmonds OF the department of min
ing at the State University was married
last evening to Miss Emma Thee of Fruit
vale: The ceremony took place at the
residence of the groom's parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Simonds, on Charming way.
Rev. DR.. Mclean of Oakland officiating.
The wedding was quiet one and brought
almost as much surprise by its suddenness
as the wedding OF Fred I'll. Sears, another
university instructor, and Miss Mabel
Urmy last Tuesday afternoon. E. Car
penter of Berkeley acted as best man and
Miss Agnes Thee officiated as bridesmaid.
After the wedding supper had been served
the young couple left for Portland and
other northern points on their honeymoon.
They will make their future home in
Berkeley.
Personal Mention.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 27.-President
Martin Kellogg of the State University
left for Suisun this morning, where he was
to attend the High School graduation ex-
ercises tonight.
Professor and Mrs. Elmer e. Brown left
for Yosemite this morning On two
months trip.
Professor Setchell and Instructor Jepson
left yesterday for the Yosemite Valley.
Numbers of parties of students have
left for the valley within the last few days.
and still more are now preparing to do so.
Floral Tribute From Berkeley.
BERKELEY. CAL, May pa large
case of flowers from the gardens of Berke-
ley has been sent to Nevada to be used in
the decorating of the soldiers graves. to-
morrow. They were sent to the posts and
corps at Reno by Mrs. McCleaye. Mrs
Hamlin and Mrs. w. e. Noack, having
been contributed by a large number of
donors. The expressage on the huge box.
alone, came to 81 90.
warszawiak Lectures in Berkeley.
BERKELEY, Call, May 27.-Rev. Her
mann Warszawiak, superintendent of the
American Mission 10 the Jews, who is on
preaching tour throughout the West,
lectured to large audience tonight at
the new Presbyterian Church on the story
ofhis life, his conversion and work.
Paul Revere Council Entertains.
BERKELEY, CAL, May 29.-Paul
Revere Council No. %, Junior Order q.
A M gave a musical and variety enter