The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-25
ADDITIONS TO MUSEUM
Two Monster Fish Caught by R.
A. Eddy.
A VALUABLE ACQUISITION
University Notes-Sldewalk Work Is
Nearing Completion-Libera al Sup
port for the Kaimin-A
Good Tobo9gan Slide.

made to the university recently mas
| Just been made by r. a. Eddy, and con-
| sists Of the two monster fish caught by
| Mr.. Eddy this summer and displayed
! in the windows of the Missoula Mer-
| camille Company. These fish have been
seen by thousands of people, and have
created a great deal of comment. They
are mounted and ready to place in the
museum. They are valuable acquisi-
ton to the museum collections, and
will be placed on permanent exhibit
ton
Prof. Elrod lectured before the phys
zeal geography class on Tuesday last
on the workings of the weather bu
reau.
William Beacon and Jesse Thomas
have each presented a finely mounted
bird for the museum Mr.. Beacon pre-
sented great northern owl. and Mr..
Thomas great northern diver, or
loon.
The library has had a valuable ad-
dition made to it through the kindness
of Mrs. George f. Boos, who has pre-
scented some so volumes, containing
some valuable books.
The bicycle shed has been completed
and will be much appreciated by wheel
men, 1t Is well constructed, with an
iron roof and will house about so
wheels.
Rev. O. G. Clark visited at convoca-
ton last week, and made a short adj
dress to the students, which was lis
tened to attentively. Mr.. Clark visits
the university frequently. and always
has something encouraging to say.
| The sidewalk from the buildings to
the front entrance around the circle
is being pushed to completion. 1t is
| already finished around the north part
Of the circle, and adds much to the at
Effectiveness of the place. The plan
has aroused considerable comment, as
it will cut off all entrance by The
| northern gate and compel all teams
to enter from the west or front in or
! der to get on the driveway. Moreover,
the haulers of hundreds of cords of
wood canot enter by the front since
! they canot get off the driveway onto
the campus. Those commenting say
there should be driveway in from
the north joining the graveed drive
way, since this has been the travelled
road ever since the university opened,
and since a driveway from some other
point than the west entrance will al
ways be a necessity.
A shipment of glassware and appar-
atus from Bausch & Lomb optical com
| pany was received last week. Among
the pieces of apparatus was a centri-
fuge for determining the percentage of
red corDuscles in blood, for milk and
urinary analysis, and for other work
where sediment is deposited.
President Craig was absent the great
er portion of last week engaged in the
teachers institute at Virginia City.
While away he delivered lectures at
Virginia City and at Dillon.
At convocation last Wednesday the
editors of the Kaimin presented the
question of support for the paper to the
students and passed slips for sub
M Nhn ST, 1Il,,7
quickly and literally, and the editors
are pushing the work of the paper as
fast as possible. 1t is expected to have
the first issue out in a few days, and
nine issues will be printed during the
| year.
Students have been much interested
to see man with team blowing far
up on University mountain, where 1t
is very steep. Observation dscoses
the fact that some one has taken a
timber claim on the summit of the
mountain and is making a road down
which he may bring his cordwood on
a sledge. The road comes down this
mountain about half way when the
logs will be turned loose to roll the
last thousand feet or so. 1t is against
the law to roll stones down the noun
tain side in Montana. 1t is difficult
to understand why this should be sc
and yet logs may be rolled down q
|
steep as on University mountain, land.
ing possibly within a hundred yards
of the campers. There is no tobog.
gan slide in the city. This will be {
good chance for the fearless riders t.
take swift slide when the snow i:
on the ground
The football team are putting in ex
ira ticks now that a couple of games
are in sight. They have game SEIZED
uled with Anaconda on the hom
grounds Oct. %, next Saturday ant
have a challenge from the Universit.
of Idaho for game at Moscow. TIL
boys have been putting up stiff prac
tice for some weeks, and are in goot
condition for a tusse with the pigskil
on the gridiron against the Smokeat
ers.
r. NJ. Cobban, who has presented tn
university with good collection o
ore and minerals, has expressed his in
tentior of adding to the collection ant
making it Of Importance and value t.
the university. During the past weel
Mr.. Cobba1i sent to the geological de
partment check for a substantial ad
dition to be made to the collection now
, other additions to be made later TIL
money will be invested in gold AM
silver minerals, which have alread.
been ordered.
Earl Douglass is patiently chip
ping away at the sandstone rock col
lected this summer and containing fos
Sils of more than ordinary importance
Half of the boxes sent in are as yet un
! opened, but he already has some valua
BILE finds. The skulls and bones are EN-
bedded in solid rock. which must b
Clipped away slowly and carefully t
save the bones. Mr.. Douglass is nue.
hampered in his study of these fossil
by not having a series of skeletons o
living animals for comparison. If som
= | q he Of rat
and help on the work of the study o
Montana fossil deer he can do no bet
A ter than send Mr. Douglass a skeleton
OF a deer and an antelope, either O
both. Mr.. Douglass is not choice, II
does not ask for the meat He mere
ly wants the bones. Certainly some on
& should be able to accommodate hir
with a skeleton or tell him where h
can get one.
The students In mechanical engineer
ing are now working with Iathes, turn
ing patterns. models and other pieces