, 1899-02-01

is at full pitch this week in anticipation
CT Friday evening. The cadet officers
in particular are awaiting the third of
February with a feeling of pleasure
mixed with anxiety lest there should
be a flaw in any of the arrangements.
After numerous meetings of the differ
ent committees every detail has been
perfected and nothing is wanting to
make the ball as great a success as it
has been in former years. There will
be 70 concert given on Friday after
noon as in former years, but in the
evening from 8 to 8, while the recep-
ton committee is receiving, the Or
chestra will render the following pro-
gram:
March, Gray Jackets. e. Meyer
-. ....... ...... .Theo. NJ. Tobani
Said Pasha, selection opera. r.. Stanl
Brownies, selection. $50. ...... Douglas
Musical comedy ..... .Theo. NJ. Tobani
Yankee Doodle Dandy, selection ex-
travaganza.........Th eo. NJ. Tobani
Jolly minstrel overture. .....E. Brooks
Tuesday morning these words fash
ed from lip to lip: What do you
think? Last evening the faculty we're
locked in the presidents office. Think
of anyone daring to call down upon his
head the anger of such an august body
But such was the case. During the fac
ulty meeting Monday evening, while
the all unsuspecting professors were
holding forth in closed session, some
one. we shudder to tell it, dropped the
catch on the office door. When the
meeting was over and the professors
were preparing to file out in dignified
array. some one of them started to open
the door, but the door refused TO open.
1t is rumored that professors were not
at all surprised but calmly sat down to
wait two or three hours If necessary I'M
| til the door could be forced open. But
greatly Il the regret of some of the
students-the lock was easily broken
and the faculty was once more at liber-
ty to go where it pleased. But 1t Is
lucky for some one that the professors
regarded the matter in the light OF a
joke.
The debate and speeches by the mem
bers of the Debating club which were
given last Saturday evening were much
| enjoyed. For the next meeting of this
| club the program has been prepared as
follows:
Debate-"Resolved, That a universal
language would be practicable At
irmative, Miss Alice Holiday, Mr.. Jes-
Sc Knight; negative, Miss Dorthell Al
len, Mr.. George Sheldon.
Extemporaneous speeches.
Parliamentary scrap. ,
At this meeting a new form of parlia-
mentary scrap will be introduced. The
club will be resolved into a body CORE
spending to the lower house of congress
and such business will be conducted as
is customary in hat body. A bill hav-
ing in view the annexation of the Phil
ippine islands will be introduced.
Speeches pro and con Of two minutes
length will be allowed every member
OF the club. For convenience in agitat-
ing the question and preparing bills
the following members will act as party
leaders: For annexation, Mr.. Rigdon,
Mr.. Smith; opposed. Mr.. Sudduth, Mr..
Bartlett.
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The literary societies of the universe
ty are constantly striving to improve
upon their manner of presenting pro-
grams and to add some feature Of in
terest to the meetings. Not long since
1t was decided by the Lowell society to
adopt the plan of taking up an authors
life and work for an afternoons meet
ing. The first writer who will be
studied by the members OF this society
will be a well known and popular one,