The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-05
The University.

The next lecture of the faculty series
will be given by Professor D. r. Allen
tomorrow night in the laboratory
building The published programme
announces a lecture by Professor Will
liam NJ. Stewart on '-Degeneracy in
City Life" but owing to so much sick
ness in Professor Stewards family, he
has been unable to give his subject the
careful preparation he would have
liked to have done. The students gen
orally have expressed a desire to hear
the illustrated lecture on Yellowstone
National Park" repeated, and Profess
sor Allen has kindly consented to ac-
commodate Professor Stewart and to
favor the students and their friends
The lecture begins at S o'clock.
Last Friday night the boys of the
normal class of 80 entertained their
lady classmates in an informal social
at the university building. Room Is
was changed from a classroom to a re-
ception-han, and room is was cleared
and used for dancing. These two
rooms and the main hall were decor
ated with the university and class col
ors, and were the scenes of sociability
and gayety for several hours. The
boys proved themselves able entertain
ers, and enjoyed the privilege of re-
paying their classmates for a similar
kindness extended to them before
Christmas.
DR.. Prentiss lectured before the Nor
NAL society last Friday on THE Phil
ippines and Their People" The char
acteristics and peculiarities of these
islanders were dealt with in a happy
way.
The Delta Phi fraternity will cele-
brate Lincoln's birthday next Sunday
night. Appropriate services will be
held in the First congregational
church, and an excellent programme
has been prepared for the occasion.
The speakers Of the evening will be
H. Claude Lewis and A. j. Ridges.
Music win be furnished by Professor
Radcliffe, George D. Piper and John
Robinson.
Chapel exercises were conducted last
week by Apostle John Henry Smith.
The students filled the room each morn
ing and enjoyed the talks that were
given.
Rev. r. a. Maynard, pastor of the
Unitarian church, will conduct devo-
tional exercises during the coming
week.
Professor D. r. Allen lectures at Su-
gar House ward next Friday night
The executive committee of the board
of regents held a meeting yesterday.
Among other things they discussed a
more thorough supervision of the pre-
paratory and normal students in the
west building.
1t has been learned that soil and
sand have been removed in large guam
titles from the new university site on
the Fort Douglas reservation. The uni
Versity authorities, with the proffered
assistance of the cOmmandant at the
fort, are determined TO ascertain who
these trespasserS are, alld TO punish
them for their thefts.
sr.f.,
d. r. Allen, the first year students
met last Friday afternoon and effected
a class organization. They elected the
following list of able officers: For
president, Mr. MILFORD Warwick; vice
president, Miss Tillio Chapman; secre-
tary, Miss Kate T. Thorpej treasurer,
Miss Maggie Layton; and q standing
committee, consisting Of tho president,
secretary, treasurer, Mr.. Erin Quist
and Miss Ellen Clark. The first year
students are active and enthusiastic,
and will do good class work
In accordance with the new schedule
adopted by the Utah Microscopical So
ciety, the meeting for February was
held on Thursday last in tho univer-
sity building. The new officers were
installed and an interesting programme
talk on Tiny Animals of the Deep
dealing principally with rhizopods> and
deep-sea ooze.
DR.. J. f. Talmage spoke upon 1.-The
Geological Importance of Tiny Marine
Organisms" He discussed the i'm
portance of chalk and limestone depos-
its, and also gave a review of the first
report of the National Academy of Sci
ence dealing with the effect of rattle
snake poison upon the blood of man
and the lower animals.
The next meeting of the society will
be held on the first Thursday in
March.
The Delta Phi fraternity has decided
TO give another ball. This will be the
last of the season, and is TO be given
at Christensen's on Feb. q, the eve of
Washington'S birthday