The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-11-05

Chapel exercises We're conducted last
week by DR.. Orson Howard. professor
of biology
Mr.. Howells class in rhetoric ii is at
present studying the short novel. the
novel feature of the work being that
the members of the class have been
asked to produce short novel them
selves.
Professor Byron Cummings has rer
Gently organized a class in advanced
Latin prose composition. The class
meets once during each week.
On Friday last the members of the
class in extemporaneous speaking de-
bated the question rs England JuSti-
fed in Her Course in the Transvaal?"
Jay Groo. the full back of the senior
university football team, who was in
jured in the game with the soldiers at
Fort Douglas last Friday afternoon,
nurses broken bone. An examination
ascertained the fact that his collar bone
had been broken in two places. AL
though he will not be able to play ball
again this season he will in all prob
ability be back to school again next
week
The faculty was flooded last Monday
by petitions from students who expect
to be graduated next June. All of these
papers were referred to the committee
on graduation, and will be dead letters
until next spring.
The social and ball given last Friday
evening by the normal class of 1900.
vas successful in every way.
Word comes from Professor George r.
Mathews, the professor of modern Ian
guages, that his health is constantly
improving. His many friends at the
university will be most happy if he
shall be able to be with them again
ext fall.
The members % the senior football
team are jubilaIrt over the outcome of
the game with the Ninth cavalry team
last Friday
The junior football boys have arrang-
ed a game with the Ogden City High
school team to be played on the uni
ersity campus on Nov. %.
Hon. Henry w. Lawrence lectured in
the laboratory building last Friday
night upon the subject of money. Mr..
Lawrence will also deliver the second
lecture of the course on Friday next.
His subject will be Paper Money, Fiat.
Limited and Full Legal Tender Money"
The public is invited to attend
Devotional exercises will be conduct
ed next week by Professor w. G. Roy
lance.
The Delta Phi boys have succeeded
in settling down to work. They adopt
ed a constitution and bylaws last
afternoon of each week, at $3.50. instead
of in the evening. This work will be
very practical and have a distinctive
present day flavor; the boys have or
ganiZed they say, for the purpose of
getting a better understanding of ques-
lions of the day, of becoming better
speakers through debate and oratory
and of attaining more nearly to an ideal
citizenship.
On account of the new stand taken
by the faculty with regards to absences
from recitation, the secretary has sent
to many parents during the week let
ters inquiring whether or not the alb
sences on the part of students are really
necessary.
The geology classes under the direc-
ton of DR.. Talmage took another field
excursion yesterday. This time their
observations were concerned with the
formations in the lower part of City
Creek canyon. the lime formations
above the cemetery, and the sandstone
deposits on the hills about Fort Doug
las. Next Saturday. if the weather
be fine. the class will spend the day
at the mouths of Little and Big Cot
tonwood canyons.
Ike Russell, now in the Philippines,
sent to Professor Cummings the sum
of So for a Chronicle subscription and
to aid the athletic association.
The county teachers met at the uni
versitY yesterday forenoon and were
addressed by Superintendent Cooper
upon the subject: "Attention-What
Is 1t and How to Secure IT.
The programme committee of Nor
NAL society has been trying to arrange
for a discussion pro and con between
members of the faculty.