Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-01-07
State University Students Return
ing to Desks and Books,
SEVENTEEN DAYS VACATION
Diverse Examination Methods by Dif-
rront Professors Football Sea-
son over miscellaneous.

buildinfa will again be cniiycucd with
over coo students and q professor.
During the holidays the large build
inga have seemed more like ancient
temples than places of learning. In
deed. ON dark evenings they seemed ne
silent 90 undiscovered, Egyptian burial
grounds aud were suggestive Of desert
cd monastcrica. iiut ~ soon aa they
ARE rc-opened to the many iabofing
students. thoy viii at once b. their
'oid selves again." surrounded with "A
congcniai spirit full ~ pleasant mem.
Dries OF student and professor
The latgc number of unlycrsiiy stu-
dents that live outside Of the city will
return tomorrow. when their holiday
! tickets expire. when the students ~
turn To work next Monday II viii have
been seventeen days since school let
out FOR the Christmas holidays. After
| this long rest the students VIII return
| with Increased euerTy ARA renewed am.
/ billions. they viii continue their mental
labufH until the third Of June with only
two slight Interruptions, "a holiday ON
/ MashingtOn'a birthday aud one on
Decoration day.
unill February 1rd written rcviowa
| and examinations viii be- common, az
| the hfHt haif year ends ON that date
II IL Interesting 10 note the difference
| OF opinion among the professors re-
garding examinations. Some of the
| professors give no written reviews ~
all during the year. out at the end 81
the year they give hnnl examinations
on all that has been gone over, and the
standing 0f the students depends en-
tlrcly upon the result ~ these cSamin-
ntionH without regard to what the class
I - H. oil NlFINHHu
reviews at Intervals during the year
upon which the standing depends
Some give no written reviews or exam
nations whatever. ana the standing ~
the student depends wholly ON each
recitation. Some take Into account the
regularity OF tho students Attendance;
others do not take this into c0naidora-
ton at all Some put the students nl-
most entirely upon their honor when
taking examinations and viii leave
them alone during part 81 the cSamina-
tion period. others keep "a strict watch
ana cndcavor to remove everything
possible that may tempt the students
or give them chance TO cheat II
FOR any reason "a student II unable Co
be present at an examination some OF
the professors win mark him zero. no
matter what his reason for absence.
others, On the contrary. will ~ 20 the
greatest Inconvenience In preparing
another examination that the students
standard may not be lowered or that
he may not fail. Among the professors
that have the standing depend greatly
or wholly upon daily recitation. some
will marke the student zero for each abb
ncnce. while others Will spend many Of
their valuable hours Ia aiding him To
make up the work lost through abb
rcnco, So there u great Disagreement
among the doctors; the students uc-
cordingiy express freely their own opln-
Ions as 90 the merit or dcmerit OF the
many methods.
on returning 10 school the students
VIII nnd that the scrubbing brush has
been used with good results Every
thing VIII BE- ~ clean ana neat nA when
school opened last September.
II will not be- long before the Varsity
dramatic club win appear on the boards
again. The holidays have been doubly
welcomed by tho members OF the club
ne an excellent opportunity Ia learn
their parts. Their success last year In
aurcs their popularity this soaron.
The second year Latin class has made
exceptionally good progress. Though
they have only four class rccitatlons
w~fk they have read every line ~ four
books Of cacnnrA Galliu war. ana they
viii begin the study OF tice ~ next
Mondoy, iilEh school pupils viii learn
this with "a peculiar Interest.
Tho students 81 rhetoric are sup
posed TO have been thinking during tho
holidays OF many good subjects for ca-
says. 1T hey have forgotten this mat
ter amid Christmas mcrrimont. they
win perhaps una II little harder than
the others.
Durng the Christmas recess, Jos. J,
Cannon. Varsity student. and MS
brother brigham. did some long dis
tnnco skating ON Utah Lake. They
travelled % miles In three hours. 20.
ms from l.ehl 10 Provo. The skating
was delightful, they said.
Mr. Cannon. Il viii be remembered.
swain with George Morris, another
VARSITY student, from Garfield TO Sal
tair last summer
tho football season ~ now over and |
some 90 the boys arc already beginning |
Ia look forward 90 the organization % |
track team IN the spring.
The plucky Junior team carried tho
foognaii season 90 an extreme BY play |
inR two Ennca during the hulidayf, ana |
were victorious, M they have always /
been ana seem always To be. Thny /
played mt with tho National Guards, /
ncore 90 0; and anerwari with N, /
Diamond nuokctH score. 20 60 o. Tho |
highest expectations of future football 1
lnurplf seem To- b. beginning to rest i
upon this remarkable junior team
Twice the young boys played the High |
trhool juniors ana defeated them TO
0 each time. In spite OF odds against
them. The boys are evidently made OF
hrst-clasa mettle.
sionday evening January oh. the
Unworthy lecture at the laboratory
building VIII be given by Dr. OTaon Y.
Howard. professor of natural history.
llia subject ", Facts and rancloa In
Natural History
~ the training school, Miss Lanora
fnnHon, normal graduate OF 'gN, will
act as aub-critlc teacher during .he
rcat OF the year, Miss samson nlla
the vacancy made by the death Of Mrs.
Itlrcc.
IN tho place Of Mrs. stephen. who has
boon H. Mrs. Kenworthy N acting %
critic teacher for few days.
Milton nonnion, principal Of tho
branch normal school. a former gradu-
nte OF the University, spent all OF last
rlurHday In visiting the training
school,
Superintendent Allison OF the ogden
schools, and ~, n. Adams. principal %
the Madison school at Ogden. We're Vls-
luas at the training school during tho
week.
Horace Cummings Is going 10 spend
. few days with tho Logan teachers In