The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-04-11
1lV[S At THE HELM AGAIN.
srnsspExT Or UsIvEnsrTS WARN
~ Welcomed ~ STUDENTS.
S-uv Uncovered From Long siege
~ Typhoid Fever - OrA1os1e1l
ro.test Tsaight-Natters Athletic
Lectures On Che0tstPy Popular.

- Typhoid Fever - OrA1o9se1l
c..test Tenixhf-Natters Athlete
.s>etares On Che.istry Popular.
~REsIDENT FRANK r. GRAVES
u made his first appearances at the
university yesterday after his long
s,eSe OK typhoid fever. The faculty
80 raiisd a meeting Cor the noon hour.
] - AZ about Il % o'clock the president
Is se-a approaching the building. The
| ~ was tapped, and the whois student
hedy assembled at the main entrances.
A. a signal from Tony NJ BARLOW. Of
vhatcoua. manager OF the Athletic Assoc
<aafior the male etucents gave taeIr col
ssss veil with vim that showed ho~ pop
u,ar In the new president The goods
not to be outdoae. gave their own yell in
- equally vigorous manner. Ar the pres
id<nt entered the door he was over
vhelmed with Handwriting and welcomes
nvm all sides. In few moments he vas
IN the midst Of the faculty, and the bus.-
pess on hand was dispatched In the same
cid basinesslike way.
Tonight the fourth annual oratoFical
contest for the presidents and registrars
medals viii be held In tns First Mesao-
dist church. No charge will he made for
admission, and the genssni public Is in
terrain the audience between the speeches
TIE judges will be Alden ]. Bleshen
Charles s. Gleason and George ID. Don.
worth The judges will choose the win
GERS Of the gold and silver medals.
The programme Will be as fellows:
Music.
~Refiections on the French Revolution"
........-....-.. Charles Mccain. Everett
"Government Ownership OF Railways
Thomas T. Edwards. Ballard
"Angio-saxon Supremacy .............
Henry l.. Hartman. Tacoma
.....................U S. Gfizss. whaicom
"Pro- Expansion ............
49,. sseehen f. Griggs. whascom
-.....-''.....s.... Richard Bushneil. seattle
Decision of Judges. Presentation OF Med
ais. National Anthem
Scholastic work at the university Is PRO
crossing I'm a most satisfactory manner
The professors feel that she year hss been
used Ia good advantage nv she students
and entertain bright hopes for the work
Of the next college year.
|, Prof cefrey returned las, Friday from,
. visit 70 Centrnlla. where ts ieetured
twice before cha teachers institute and
met many Of the educators Of that iocai
ity. He reports growing interest in the
university among the people Of the state.
: The series OF lectures by advanced stu
dents In Inorganic chemistry is being con
iinued with most excellent results. The
second lecture was given by Henry G
knight on March - treating of the Men
deiejeffi predictions az the general char
{ acter ~ the elements as vet urlsfiscov-
& sreG. On March q T. = Wngus delivered
the third lecture In which ne discussed
the chemistry and geology 81 chill saipe
ter. The four lecture. by Miss Zoe kin
eaid. on Apru a treated os kaoiin and
pottery with q brief review of the his
torieai side of the potter's art.
DR.. Myers the professor OF chemistry.
bias just completed series Of lectures on
s the cane~sugar and beet sugar industries
nom the culture or the beet and cane
{ 20 the refined crystalline sugar of com
merce, He called attention during the
course Of lectures 10 the fact that the re-
cent acquisitions of the United States
place this country In control of islands
which produce at least one third Of the
cane sugar OF the world. Considering the
adaptah.iity OF many or the states To SUI
rsr-beet culture. he said Il looked as IL
Uncle Sam was destined 10 become the
sugar king.
Al the assembly Of students las, Friday
the speaker 90 the dag was W, A Peters
The Seattle lawyer aud formerly a we'll
known Yale football player. His subject
WAS what Part Should Athletics Play In
+ University I4fe?'' Mr.. Peters was well
qualified - speak on this subject being
noted athlete himself twenty years or
so ago. He played half back on the Yale
team with Walter Camp. the famous attn
letic authority back In the aar;y 7aa The
address was characterized by vigorous eio-
qucnee and received the closest attention
from the colegtaus who declared il was
one OF the best ever heard In the univers-
ity. Mr.. Peters dwelt on tha ethics OF
true sport and satd the athlete should
80 Into sport fer the sake Of the sport
He paid feeling triSuie 70 President
Graves. wsidm he described as an Ideal
college pFs,dent F'seauegs applause
ranesnated hts speech. and when he sat
down the yell was given with vim.
Matters athletic are running along
smoothly although the chances fer any
o'g meet seem rather small. Among the
eoe'is nroch indignation fs being expressed
over tie recent action Of the Everett high
school team. II appears that arrange
Ihsais We're almost completed for game
between The two teams. To have taken
place last Saturday. wten Everett sudden
~ withdrew Much difficulty had been e.
periencca Ia making tho necessary ar
engagements. Everett submitted xix
condition. However, the coeds agreed
10 Them. they were shirstIng ta wipe
est their former defeat and BAD been un-
ae'seing rigorous training with tAis cad
10 NteS. Last Friday the goods were a.
toA1Soei ~ the news that Everett c0ulA
het play. as It's team had siiaaanded The
fa1F SoNcgia0s have no hesitation in say
ms THAT Everett Was afraid 10 meet
them.
FFofs Charles Vim. who has been spend
ms his year leave OF absence 81 original
seFs at thu Northwestern university at
EVANSTON, ID. Paid the university a visit