The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-05-01
STATE UNIVERSITY NOTES.

The seminary work in economics is upon
the Minneapolis charter.
The costumes will be modern. but the prac-
tice has been well taken and everything pos
sible done to give satisfaction TO a large
audience.
In the last debate between the Shakopes
and Kent societies. the kents won; this
places them on final debate with the Forum
next Saturday.
The laboratory OF the chemical department
will reopen June for work in first and Sec
and year chemistry and corresponding credits
will be given.
Saturday evening there was a military
tournament at the armory. An infantry and
saber drill and gymnastic and athletic exhi-
bition were the features.
DR.. J. B. McGaughey of Winona, will de-
liver an address TO the graduating class Of the
medical school on Wednesday, May is, at
1880 a. m, in the large lecture rooms.
DIR. Folwell, vice president of the uni
versity and. professor Of economics, has been
asked to deliver an address at the hfty-year
jubilee Of the Iowa college Grinnell, 10.
Mr.. R. V. Wright is making some tests
on the strength OF conicle engine pistons OK
varying angles and thicknesses. These are
being tested by hydraulic pressure to their
breaking point.
Prof Sanford has greatly helped university
debaters this year by organizing a class in
literary criticism. There are about twenty
five members and all the leading questions
of the day are debated upon.
The test Of the senior engineers of the ten
wheel locomotive on the Chicago, Burlington
& Northern railway postponed till Sat
urday on account Of the movement OF the
Second regiment OF United States infantry.
Mr.. Alvin Hildreth alumnus OF the
university who graduated some time in the
seventies, wrote 10 DR.. FOlwell the other
day to know II he might obtain an appoint
ment in the university battalion. Mr.. Hill
dreth is forty-hye years old and fierce for
the fray.
The senior class have begun rehearsals of
the class play, and the training Tor the
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expected to go ahead of anything yet pro-
duced in the line OF senior theatrlcals. Miss
Sedfeld has biven the play time and thought
and II the presentation is as good as the
production, 1t will indeed be all tnat is entici
pated.
The librarian conference met Friday. These
meetings held on the last third Friday
of each month by those in charge of the
library. The purpose is for the exchange
of views and mutual suggestions toward i'm
provement of the administration. DR.. Fol
well is librarian and Misses Firkins, Crafts.
Guthrie and Hall and William Furst assist
ants.
One Of the most extensive crushing tests
of sewer pipe ever made has just been COM
pleted at the mechanical labratory under the
direction of Prof II. K. Smith. Pipes rang
ing in size from six inches 10 twenty-lour
inches in diameter and supplied by three
sewer pipe manufacturers were Embedded in
sand under like conditions and tested TO Tup-
ture. The test was made for the city OF
Minneapolis.
Last Monday evening representatives OF
the different debating societies met and de-
cided to form a central debating society, TO
consist Of three OF the best orators and de-
baters from each society. From this society
thus formed, debaters will be chosen TO rep
resent the U In the interstate debates. This
will insure the best representatives and be
a stimulus to better work.
Those who take part in the Iowa debate
are hard at work and are confident Of sue
cess. Minnesota's representatives are
Messrs. Stuart, Hodgson and Scott. The res
oution is, THAT the United States should
regularly raise portion OF its revenue from
a graduated income tax" The debate will
occur May 8, in chapel at the U. OF NJ.
There is to be 10 debate with Madison this
year.
The Dramatic club under the direction OF
Profs. McClumpha and McDermott, VIII pre-
sent Left In Charge" and Sunset" at the
armory Monday evening Those taking part
In Left in Charge" are:
Mr.. Blount -. -. ............Mr. Sanford
Mrs. Blount 49,. Miss Woedcock
Mr.. Keller ........... ...........Mr. Fuller
Mr. Van Wrinkle ............ Mr.. humphrey
MT Poynter .-.-........ MT, Lathrop
MISS Marjorie LOTUS ........... MISS El!t1
To an unusually large audience in chapel
Thursday morning, President Northrup read
q decision that students who go 70 the war
now and who stand well in their work. will
be given full credit for the term The pres
ident seemed better pleased. however. TO be
able to read the opinion of Gov. Clough in
regard to the student company forming I'M
mediately and going at the first call The
full 100 had not been secured and the gov
ernor thought 1t better that the boys should
wait till the second call and let h m put in
a fully organized company which was ready
and eager to depart. The young men ex-
hibited their patriotism by calling for
speeches from Armstrong. Clark, Folwell.
Davis and others 1t is likely, however. that
the young men will wait and finish theiP
studies this year.