The San Francisco call., 1898-04-16
No Student Commencement Speakers.

BERKELEY, April 15.-The academic council of the university this morning de- cded to do away with the old custom of having a number of student speakers on commencement day. The exercises will begin at 10:30 a. m. on Wednesday, May IS, and the address by Professor E. J. James of Chicago, together with the awarding of diplomas and commissions will constitute the programme. Presi- dent Kellogg has appointed a special committee, consisting of Professors Soule, Edwards and Magee, to cooperate with Professor Howison of the faculty committee and Professor O'Neill of the alumni committee, to make arrange ments for the graduating exercises.
 The Reservoir Completed.
 BERKELEY. April 15.-Regent J. F. Houghton, chairman of the committee on reservoir to-day visited the new SOOOO0 which has just been completed
 On Sunday the water from Strawberry Creek will be turned into the reservoir by means of the new dam higher I'D the voir will be filled in about a week.
 Mains have been laid to the various parts of the university grounds, and En- gineer Boardman believes that in addi- tion to furnishing an adequate supply in case of fire, the new reservoir will make 1t possible to sprinkle the roadways and irr1gate the gardens of the college grounds throughout the summer.
 Second Intercollegiate Game.
 BERKELEY. April 15.-To-morrow at D. m. the second of the series of inter- collegiate baseball games between Berke- ley and Stanford will be played at Rec reation Park, San Francisco. The Cali fornia nine has .paid. particular attention to batting practice during the week, and the game will probably be a close one A big crowd of rooters" will go oyer from Berkeley to make plenty of noise for the encouragement of the team The men will line up for California as fol- lows:
 Catcher. Mein; pitcher, Kaarsberg: first base, Bride; second base, McLaren: third base, Baer; shortstop, McCabe; left field Cheseborough; center field, Hoag (cap- tain) right field. Collins.
 Athletes Must Be Studious.
 BERKELEY, -April 15.-The faculty of the university has decided to exact a higher standard of scholarship from stu dent athletes in the future. At the meet ing of the academic council this morning the following rule was adopted, to go into effect next August:
 No student shall be permitted to take part in any intercollegiate athletic con- test (a) who has conditions covering more than seven hours of his college work or (b) who has been reported defi- cient by more than one instructor. or as grossly deficient by one instructor in the work of the current year."
 Would Like to Rush.
 BERKELEY, April 15.-At the meeting of the Associated Students to-day a reso- lution was introduced limiting the appli- cation of the student .body's prohibition of rushing so as to allow rushing to be ca rried on on the hills in the rear of the college grounds so long as campus rushes and rushes in the dark are not resorted to. The question, will be voted on next Tuesday, the members present at to-day's S meeting requesting that the woman stu dents refrain from voting on the matter.
 Berkeley News Notes.
 BERKELEY, April 15.-Mrs. Edward C.. Bodman, member of the advisory board of the school of pedagogy of the Uni sity at Berkeley this morning.
 The '99 Blue and Gold was placed on sale to-day. Considerable disannoint- ment was expressed among the students at the extreme tameness of the book as compared with the annuals of previous years.
 The sophomore class held most suc- cessful and enjoyable social this evening was followed by the singing C of fe college s1i,eg songs and the serving of refreshments
 The college Y. M C. A. will give a honor of the senior members of the as sociation. The supper will follow a reg ular meeting of the association. which ice. conducted by Miss Bessie M Gris- wold '9S
 To-morrow morning at 1o:sO o'clock Professor John Fryer will deliver a uni Buddhism al the Mark Hopkins Insti- tute of Art, San Francisco.
 The Associated Students of the Berke- ley High School met this afternoon and passed resolutions of regret at the death of Mrs. s. D. Waterman wife of Profes- sor Watermanl;, principal of the school p. m. from Trinity Methodist Church All the public schools of Berkeley will be closed on the dav of the funeral out of respect to the deceased.