The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-10-01
University Notes.

The registration of students at the
university has increased from 252 on
the first day to $50 on Friday last. In
dications point to a larger enrolment
than ever before.
The board of regents viii meet tomor-
row at p. m.
The fair committee appointed by the
faculty early in the school year is hard
at work decorating the space at its dis
posal with university colors and ar
ranging the exhibit to be made. It is
the intention of the committee. to make
use of the larger part of the university
and normal school exhibit which at
tracted so much attention and won
such favor at the meeting of the Ma
tional Educational association in Los
Angeles this summer
Miss Esther Nelson, the assistant Ii
brarian, has been busy during the past
week arranging the books of the Ii
brary according to the Dewey system.
The registrar received yesterday a
new oak cabinet for filing away the
records of students. The case was de-
signed by Registrar Coray.
n. 7. Porter. who was elected man
aging editor of the University Chron-
icle last Monday, has selected the fol-
lowing students to aid upon the staff:
Ernest Bramwell and Ellis r. Ship,
associate editors; George S. Gibbs,
business manager; Z. r. Shipp and Ed
ma Coray, literary department.; Mabel
Wallace, exchanges; and Nelson Dick
ennan, Gebrge Riser. Blanche Thomas,
Henry Barker and Horace ScheleY, To-
cal
A general mass meeting Of students
will be called during the coming week
that several propositions may be pre-
scented 10 them. Among these is a
scheme of student organization.
The Society of College Women was
strengthened last week by the addi-
tion Of eight new members. Friday
was the day of initiation, and what
took place IN the college women's room
between, . o'clock and 6, no one but the
girls themselves can say. At 9 o'clock
Friday morning each Of the applicants
for membership was required to don a
Haunting yellow sash, which had TO be
worn al day. After the vast body of
students had gone, the new girls were
blindfoided and the fun began. What
they underwent only the girls know;
but the older members for the last two
weeks have been listening to modes of
Initiation employed in eastern colleges
and preparing for them. About s.
o'clock the blinds were taken from TIE
girls eyes and they had become college
women; Mrs. Jenta s. Milton and
Misses Angie Holbrook Effie Hague.
Belle Scofield. Emma Armstrong, Cla-
Tissa Thatcher, Jean Hyde and Ella
Walker.
The Delta Phi society expects to hold
its first meeting this coming week. The
boys are perfecting a scheme to make
their society an oratorical school. under |
the control Of the faculty
The Athletic association will meet |
next Wednesday, TO elect a president |
and appoint committees. Lucian Ray, |
who was elected president last June, |
will not be back at school this year, |
and has sent in his resignation.
d. Hyde, former captain of the B. Y. I
A. team, has been elected captain of |
the first team, and William Nuttall has |
been chosen to captain the second |
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Work has already begun towards the
organization OF a track team for next
year. The boys are using the gynnas-
ium for kicking, Vaulting and other ex-
ercises.
OF last years graduating class. the
following students are again doing
work at the university: Henry Barker
OF the normal class. and Mrs r e
Little, Grace Nelson and S. F. Rigby
of the college.
The freshmen viii be the first class to !.
organize this year. a meeting tomorrow
having been called for that purpose.
There was left in DR.. Howard's labor
atory last Friday a vessel containing
about fifty frogs. for work in zoology.
During Friday night they escaped from
their prison, ana when the room was
opened yesterday morning the doctor
found that he had a room full of frogs.
instead OF a boxful.