The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-09-25

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and basket ball teams will be organ
lied by the classes and the rivalry will
be even more bitter than that of last
year.
At a meeting of the faculty Monday,
! a large number of petitions were con-
sidered. and other matters relative to
the commencement of the year were at
| tended to.
Agricultural College.
The enrolment for the first week is
24O. an advance upon the enrolment of
last year The students are about even
ly divided between college and prepare
tory classes.
Professor Langton, who has been
studying in the University of Chicago
during the summer quarter, is expected
back early next week.
President Tanner has been absent
most of the summer, first attending the
meeting of the n. e. A. in Washington,
then visiting and canvassing half a
dozen counties in the interests of the
college.
Professor Foster was a delegate to
the irrigation congress in Denver. He
went from there to Omaha to see the
exposition, and at the same time visit
relatives He held few farmers in
stitutes in and about Bear Lake City.
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Professor Hedrick, in addition to Sc
curing and bringing his bride from
Portland, Ore, has gather ed $50 speci-
mems for the college herbarium, carried
on extensive experiments with melons,
and discovered in southern Idaho, an
insect that eats the Goblin moth
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An application has been made to the
war department for a lieutenant, but
word comes that no details will be made
to colleges until the peace commission
reports. Meantime Captain Jensen, a
postgraduate student, will have charge
of drill.
Professor Farris, during vacation,
spent a couple of months visiting rela-
tives in indiana. Since his return he
has held several county teachers in
stitutes in southern Idaho.
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Professor Game and Mae Evans spent
their vacation at home for the most
part. the former working his little farm
the latter writing on an English gram
mar and helping one week in the Cache
county teachers institute.
The new teachers, Professors Thomas
and Snow, and Miss Moench, are quick
~ getting settled to work.
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Mrs. Cotey recently lectured before
Y W M. I societies in Salt Lake City
and Provo. Miss Bowen's vacation was
divided between Utah and Oregon.
Mrs. Goodwin, after attending the
mothers convention IN Salt Lake Guy,
spent a month or two at Rockport on
the Weber. Park City and Granite She
visited the famous Silver King, through
courtesy of Mrs. Keith, at whose resi-
dence she was a guest.
The last month of Professor Lin
fields vacation was spent in his visit
ing, as dairy inspector, all the dairies
in Box Elder, Weber, Davis, Salt Lake,
Utah, Sanpete and Sewer counties On
his tour he addressed a dozen or more
farmers gatherings.
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Mr. Robinson, after visiting a month
and spending another month in the
canyon. lectured several weeks in Mil
lard, Juab and Sanpete counties in the
interest of the college.
There have been several visitors to
college families during the summer.
Among them DR.. Little and family from
Manhattan, Kan, at Professor Mae
Evans and Rev, Mr.. Kimball from
Monticello, Ia, at Professor Fosters.
The experiment station building has
been recently repaired, roof and ALL
The station has made several impor-
tationS of bloOGed stock from the Ag-
ricultural college Of Iowa When AS
sistant Professor L. w Merrill is per-
suing special studies.