The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-10-17
THEIR GROWTH AND DECAY
An Interesting Lecture at the
University.
A CONTEST is PROPOSED
All Colleges in the State Invited to Par
ticipate-At Work on the Botani-
cal Collection - Football
Team at Practice.

| last Saturday evening drew good au-
| dience and was success in every par
| ticular. It was a beautiful night, an
| ideal October evening after beautiful
| day. Promptly at $3.50 the lecturer was
| introduced by Professor Smith. Mr..
Willis discussed the growth and decay
| of mountains for half hour, explaining
| to the audience what he proposed to il
| lustrate with the views. After his in
| troductory remarks a series of so views
| We're presented that were the finest ever
| seen in the city.
Most of the negatives We're made by
Mr.. Willis himself under great difficult
ties and after great exertion and IA
| tigue. The views showing Mount Ra-
| nier from different points of view We're
magnificent and illustrated plainly how
a volcanic cone has been made and later
been worn and changed by the weather,
| snow and ice. The last view, from
among the Alps, was truly wonder
full slide made from a photograph, and
made fine display of clouds among
the numerous peaks. After exhibiting
this slide Mr. Willis stated that, al
though this was the last view illustrat-
ing his lecture, he had series of views
for the special benefit of the class in
geology which he wished to show them,
and that the audience We're at liberty
to go if they chose. No one moved until
the last slide was shown. Mr.. Willis
afterward said a greater compliment
had been paid him but once before, and
that was when Johns Hopkins students
asked him to lecture half hour longer
than the time set 1t certainly is a
rare treat to a Western audience to
hear a man of national and interna-
tional reputa ton in the subject of geol-
ogy, and the occasion was thoroughly
appreciated and enjoyed.
| Bailey Willis of the United States
geological survey, who has been in the
city for the past three weeks, departed
with his wife Sunday for California Mr..
Willis made many friends in the city
and at the university who would be glad
to have him stay longer. Mr.. Willis
is the youngest son of Nathaniel p.
Willis, the author and poet, and has in
herited much of his fathers genius and
talent. Mr. Willis has been over much
of the country in this section, has as
cended many of the peaks. is a tireless
worker and a keen observer. Among
his numerous duties he edits the folio
geologic atlas being issued by the gov
eminent
Now is the time to again breach the
subject of a state contest among all
the colleges in the state. An attempt
was made last year, but owing to the
| laleneSS OF the ScnOOl year IL was not
considered advisable by most of the
schools which would be eligible to hold
a contest last spring, and action was
deferred until this year. 1t is hoped the
different institutions will perfect the Or
ganization and show the people of the
state what the institutions in the state
can do in the forensic art.
The work of arranging, mounting and
labelling the botanical collection of the
university is being continued. The col
lection embraces some 800 species do
mated by Professor Elrod, some 500 spe-
cies donated by former Professor Mer-
rift and several hundred species,
amounting to thousands Of specimens,
collected around Missoula and in the
region of the biological station at Flat
head lake. While the collection is not
large one, it is still representative OF
the botany of the United States, and
when arranged the duplicates will bring
in large additions by exchange.
The football team. under the direction
Of Coach Cleveland, is making rapid
progress and the boys are working hard
and enthusiastically Mr.. Cleveland
work with the boys. and they are very
enthusiastic in their work with him
both on the field and in the gymnasium
Arrangements are being made for
games, and it is to be hoped Missoula
will be given some exhibitions of good
ers of last year are not in school, there
is a great deal of good material among
the new students and the team is q
good one.
The first regular gymnasium practice
was held last week. Miss Grace Hern'
don has charge of the work of the
young women and Mr.. Cleveland of the
young men. The gymnasium is provided
with material suited to the demands
of the work, donated last year through
lAt 20 X
the more important pieces of apparatu!
may be mentioned the following: In
dian clubs, dumb bells, horizontal ant
| parallel bars, vaulting horse, punching
bag, rowing machine, chest machines
wrist weights fencing foils boxing
gloves, wrestling mats and trapeze
rings.
Two new cases have arrived for TIT
museum, to contain the accumulation
of material. The museum is now crowd
ed full, and it is impossible to get any
thing more in the line Of cases in thu
room. The cases are yet to be glazed
and vanished, and when finished viii
add much to the attractiveness Of tn
place. But even with these there is
large amount of material that canno
be displayed. The accumulation of ma
terial for museum display in the shor
life of the institution has been consid
cradle and is Of great value.
A shipment of glassware containing
articles for the museum and for the
q biological laboratory was received dur
n ing the past week.
The president at the last convocatioT
or announced that a bicycle shed would be
-: built for those riding wheels and +
Il. stable for protection of horses that are
No ridden The lumber for these is al
Us ready on the ground.
II Many small interior Improvement.
4. have been made at the university, add
- ing much to the comfort of the student:
to and to the convenience of the profes
It. sors. Hat racks and book shelves have
been placed. locks put on the desks IL
chemistry, hardware placed on various
tables and cases which the buildins
commission was unable to have done
blackboards placed in recitation rooms
S lockers placed in the basement for tn,
convenience of the young men in gym
nasium and football and a bullet,