The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-12-07
ARE NOT DISCOURAGED
Football Team Held Its Own Like
Veterans.
HAS HAD LOYAL SUPPORT
University Notes - Mr.. Westby Has Re.
turned From the Survey - Debate
Postponed-Valuable Books
From the Government.

Missoula, Dec 6-The football team
came home from their trip defeated.
| but not disheartened. The team was
light weight, and none knew it better
/ than the team themselves. Moreover,
they are raw recruits, volunteers, SO to
speak. But they have held their own
| like veterans against superior weight.
| There is no doubt in the minds of those
| who have studied football but that foot
| ball rules need remodeling. Brains
| plays great part in the game as it is
| But weight is mightier than brains. 1t
| is impossible to contend with team
| which is much heavier. The boys are
not disposed to complain because they
were beaten and are not disheartened
because of the results of the seasons
! work. Most of the team expect to re-
turn next year, and the team will be
better, heavier, older and more expe-
renced next year. The team has had
loyal support from the students, faculty
and citizens. The members have had
excellent coaching from Coach Cleve-
land, have tried hard and give up the
| work Of the season with both pleasure
and regret. Attention will now be
turned to indoor sports and the gYmna-
SUM, until the spring months, when
baseball will be taken up.
| The flag recently donated is to be
| put to use. A tall pole is being placed
on University hall, from which the flag
will be displayed.
| Edward Dorman has been absent for
| a couple of weeks on account of i'll
| ness.
Miss Louise Hathaway, who was re-
Gently housed up on account of fall
| from her wheel, is able to take charge
| of her classes again.
Prof. o. J. Craig was at Helena the
first of the week making a report of
the condition of the university to the
state board of education. The fiscal
year closed Nov. 80 and the heads of
all the state institutions make reports
at this time.
George Westby has returned from his
work with the United States geological
survey party and has taken up his
regular work at the university MI.
Westby was recommended as an expert
rodman. The fact that his party COM
pleted work over rs miles in the time
allotted for As, shows the character OF
his work. Mr.. Westby has proven him
self so valuable that the head of the
party for which he was working recon-
mended to him that he apply for an in
strument next year This is a hearty
Endorsement and is sufficient ground for
the belief that the application will be
| u.
himself be the head of a small party
next year.
BY mutual consent the debate be-
tween the University and the Montana
Wesleyan has been postponed until Dec
2S. This will throw the contest at a
time when the State Teachers asso-
citation will be in Helena and will give
the debaters an audience from different
parts of the state
A game of football with Anaconda
has been announced. AS the faculty
long since decided that the season
would close with the Thanksgiving
game the return game with Anaconda
will not come off this year.
It is now possible to walk or ride q
wheel to the university in the muddiest
of weather without inconvenience. The
only break is the crossing at the cam
pus, which will probably be attended
to soon. A crossing on Sixth street, jus
The attention of the city authorities is
called to it. as it has hundreds of foo
passengers crossing it daily.
Attention was called in the last note!
to large shipment of nearly 1000 vol
umes of government publications. Sine,
then an additional shipment has beer
received, making a total of nearly 400
volumes received from the superintend
, ! emit of documents. This is very goot
news to the friends of the universit!
and puts the library in possession o
, many of the most valuable books is
, sued by the United States government
, | OF course so large a shipment hal
, | swamped the librarian. but the books
: will be we'll cared for and arranged ane
? catalogued as fast as possible. In thi
connection it is worthy of observation
that the present library room will b.
} entirely filled if these books are placed
> therein, leaving no space for readins
1rp1,, Dl,I
feature of the library. 1t is possible II
arrange library stacks to the ceiling
which will then be ample for this ant
other shipments.
Professor Smith has arranged a set o
concentrates from the Parrot Smeltin
& Mining company of Butte, presente
by them recently. These have bee
placed in the museum in special glas
Jars, which show them off to advantage
Every step is shown from the rough or
to the fine dust.
Mrs. F. D. Smith has presented t
the museum a cotton ball from Green
Vile, S. G.
A shipment of miscellaneous micro
scopical material for mounting slide
has been received from France. Thi
includes many forms of beautiful dia
toms, spicules of sponges. moulds, run
gi, hairs, scales and the like. The bio
logy students are at work mountln
them and have already many goo
mounts for study.
T. L. Greenough, jr.. spent hi
Thanksgiving vacation with the trap
per, old Jerry Johnson on the soutl
fork of the LolO.
Robert Torrance of Billings is tn
, | gentleman who presented the larg
tooth of fossil elephant for tn
museum.
The students in mechanical engineer
ing and biology are rejoicing in add
tional light on their work, due to plac
) ing additional electric lights in tn
rooms.
Professor Westcott is getting thing:
4 In shape now to put students at 'Worl
in the forge room. The hammers, an
wills and other tools necessary have ar
Il rived the blower has been fixed up,
coal bin made and everything put il
condition for business. The students
have done some very good work will
f, the lathes. Each student has turned
two pairs of dumb bells and two pair