Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1898-12-24
NOTES.

No school until January 3, 1899.
The first semester closes Friday, Jan.
uary 10.
Prof. MOntoya will start a beginners
class In Spanish after the holidays.
This Is a good opportunity for all who
wish 10 study this important language.
G. o Zingg, who entered school last
week from Iowa, Is expecting his wife
some time In January.
The OrthOepy class had a nnal exam
inatiOn on Wednesday, preparatory TO
taking up other work after the holidays.
The class has done good work throughout
the term.
THE Mirage has at last appeared and
We really have q college paper. The
cover bears a neat design, and the paper
IN every respect IL a credit TO Vol. |,
No. /. Douglas W. Johnson, editor, and
Hereford q. Fitch, businrs ~ manager,
will spare NJ pains 70 make an excellent
paper which will be OF great service 10
the University.
In the absence Of President Herrick on
Tuesday morning at assembly. Prot.
Chiids introduced the Reverend Mi.
Craig, superintendent OF mis ion work
tor tue Presbyterian church OF the terri
tory, who gave the s'ulents a helpful
talk on the wonderfully important topic,
"Habite." After a few Introductory re-
marks expressive Il his interest In the
university aud In college life he spoke OF
the Importance OF proper habits being
formed In youth, and tho sadness OF the
thought OF being a slave 10 a bad h. bit.
The speaker suggested 10 the ladies' that
II they were allowed 10 have but one
dress to wear for the TemstndeT OF their
lives they would be very choice 10 their
selection OF the quality and color OF that
dress. so we should be far more par.
ticular In the choice of habits which
make up character. Among the good
hahits the following were especially
emphasized: Untiring industry, punctu-
ality. learning something from Every body
met, choosing companions whose In.
Huence will De good, c~ultiyating sweet
dispositions, and showing respect for
everything that Ia good. All seemed 10
enjoy Mr.. CrsiR's talk, and he LETT
thoughts with u that are worthy Of our
meditation,
The meeting Of the Estrella society on
Tuesday evening was a decided success,
both a. 10 the program aud the audience.
Miss GillmOre's large music room at the
high school building was crowded. The
decorations were beautiful and apprOpr'
ate. The word "Estrella" was worked In
evergreen with u beautiful star sOs-
pended over the stage and the SOCIETY
cOl0rs. gold and blue. were prominent
After a pretty piano solo by Miss Julia
Collier, a very Interesting essay vas read
by Miss signs skOOg on Pictures That
Hang on MemOry's Wall" This paper
Was descriptive OF Miss SkOOg's home in
Sweden, and was not only Interesting In
the subject matter, but was OF real liter
AIRY merit The Estrella Oetette made its
Dirt appearance before the public, and
rendered a choice Christ mas selection
which was we'll received, and In response
10 an encore they sang THE Alma Mater
closing with a verse especially written
for the Egtrella society, Miss Hughes
read the history OF the EstTella society
which was much enjoyed, The pro.
gram was again enliyened by a piano
solo by Miss Eyeritt, after which the inter
est Of the audience was directed 10 thu
reading OF the society organ, "fhl
ScOrCher,' bY Miss Mata TwRy. The
paper was full OF spicy articles and wa
we'll read. The most attractive prOduc
ton, perhaps, WAS the poem by Harr!
HerTick, In the meter OF "HtAwatha.
!, This was descriptive Of the famOuI
: hunting expedition 10 Bear eanyOI
/, a few weeks ago, and Il brought thl
house down. The exercises closed witt
a trio by Misses Anderson, GehTing an
Kilburn, The song was beautiful anC
the singing excellent, When shall "
hear from the Ben HuTst