Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-19
UNIVERSITY NOTES.

PRACTICE -ASTROMONy- LITER
ARY-NORFOLll REPRESENTED.
University OF Virginia. Nov. IL
Every afternoon ut o'clock as many
students as can be present will meet in
the Public Hall, where all the college
SONGS and yells will be practiced and
plans for roofing will be rehearsed.
This is done so that there will be ample
encouragement in the big game between
Nirginia-I.e high at Richmond Thanks
giving Day. There is little doubt that
the largest body of students that have
ever accompanied the team will journey
TO Richmond on November goth. EX
cursions will be run from all over the
State and no doubt Norfolk people will
be afforded this opportunity of seeing
both their relatives and friends from
the University and also the game, which
VIII be one of the fiercest and hardest
fought games ever played on Virginia
gridiron.
"IDYLS OF THE LAWN"
A new book, ''Idyls of the Lawn"
published by the Stone Manufacturing
and Printing Company, of Roanoke,
Will soon make its appearance. This
volume will consist OF the best stories
that have been published in the uni
versity Magazine" 1t will be illustrated
by the drawings Of Mr. Duncan Smith,
prefaced by DR.. Charles w. Kent, PHI.
D.. professor of English literature here.
The book will be sold at n moderate
price and will be very nice thing for
our Alumni to add to their libraries.
ASTRONOMICAL.
During the past week members of the
astronomy class have been stationed
every night to photograph and take
notes Of the meteoric showers. Twenty
stations throughout the country were
looked after and a number of photo
graphs were taken from the observa-
tory, which is situated on very high
LITERARY.
The October number of the Univer-
sity Magazine Is out. and the issue is
quite a good one. Among it's articles
which deserve mention is n country
story. entitled "a Cross Roads Ro-
by William c. Scott, Jr. The
story depicts country life In quite n
realistic form and the dialect used
down on the farm" Is we'll portrayed.
The writer who is very good on this
class of stories, especially on negro
dialect, deserves credit for his work
The work of Carol NJ. Newman, editor
ln-chief, in this number deserves special
mention. The poetry OF Ernest Cor
don shows ability. AS a whole, this
number of the mag" is q very credit
able one.
THE RIGHTS OF INFANTS.
At the Law Debating Society Thurs
day night case, involving the cues
tion of an infant, who buys articles not
necessaries. and pays for them. If he can
recover the amount paid IL the articles
nave been used and the seller cannot be
placed in statu quo. One of the counsel
Tor the defendant was Mr.. James G.
Martin. son Of Judge Martin, of Nor
folk. The court decided that in such
case the infant may recover even if he
has paid for the articles and consumed
them. The court Of appeals reversed the
decision. This latter view was upheld
by the law faculty mainly upon the
ground of public policy. This Law De-
batting Society is q very valuable thing
for lay student. 1t is taken advant-
age Of not only by the four counsel in
each case, but also by the members at
large by their participating in the gene
raj debate, which begins Immediately
after the case is decided by the five
appointed Judges.