, 1900-05-31
UNIVERSITY NOTES
MEMBERS OF ENGLISH CLASS
TAKE TO WRITING
POETRY.
Literary Societies Finally Agree on
Program for Commencement Week
Board of Managers to be Elected
Soon-Picnics Now the Order of
the Day-Seniors Relieved.

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the Day-Seniors Relieved.
The members of the English XVIII
class have tried many experiments in
writing during the past year and late
ly they have taken to writing poetry.
Certain members Of the class have be-
come Convinced that poets are born.
not made" but others are still work
.Eg hard for success in this difficult
line. A certain young lady belonging
to the class composed the following lit
tie poem as her first effort:
The twilight fades across the mellow
autumn fields,
Ger yOnder distant hills night comes
with EOiseless glide.
The busy hum of toll to silence softly
yields,
But. bark. from woodland depths a
song of eventide.
A burst of purest melody, of joy re-
vealed,
Sent forth from slender throat of
some wee warbling bird
Far in the dark woods deepest gloom,
so safe concealed
Nor fearful tho its stream of song
should now be heard.
The committees from the literary
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iDgs during the past two weeks out
have finally succeeded in making sat
isfactory arrangements for society
night in commencement week. A lit
erary program under the auspices of
the three societies will be given on
that night, after which the members
of the societies will attend the ban-
quet which is to be given by the two
older societies, the Olympic and the
Lowell. Committees have been ap-
pointed to take charge and make all
necessary arrangements. Miss Che
ney from the Olympic and Mr.. Sudduth
from the Lowell will serve on the IAN
gust committee, while Miss Shedd@n
from he Lowell, Mr.. PaulsoH from the
Olympic and Mir. Moudy from the Dek
Adelphoi are the members Of the pro-
gram committee.
The carpet for the girls study par
lor has been selected and sent for and
it is probable that it will be laid by
the first of next week.
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The representatives to serve on the
board of managers for next year will
be elected by the classes soon. The
board of managers will then meet and
elect editors of the Wyoming Student
for next year.
Prof. Nelson left Tuesday night for
Sand creek, where he will spend sew
eral days in collecting plants.
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Mr.. William Bartlett left on the
Monday noon train for Cheyenne. Mr..
Bartlett has secured the position of
editor of the Wyoming department of
the Denver News and will carry on his
work in Cheyenne.
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The botany class, under the chap
eronage of Prof. Nelson, enjoyed a day
in the hills last Saturday. Three wag-
ons conveyed the students to Tie City
and there a profitable but also most
enjoyable day was passed. The men,
bers of the class collected a number of
plants for their herbariums, which are
TO be handed in at the end of this term.
The botany students take pride. in hav-
ing their herbariums as fine as posi-
BILE and the collecting trip of last week
will aid them in making them so.
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Picnics are the thing" nowadays.
On Saturday the civil government
class and the business college students
will give a picnic and all are anticipat-
ing a pleasant time. 1t is said that
there will be several other picnics be-
fore the university closes.
.
President Smiley is visiting In the
northern part of the state. Prof.
Ridgaway is acting as president in his
absence.
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Miss Vina Wyman and Mr.. Jesse
Knight, both of Cheyenne and former
students at the university, will spend
commencement week in Laramie.
600
The seniors had their picture taken
yesterday. 1t is hoped that the pic
ture will be a good one and a credit to
the class.
Glasses are finishing up their work
now and getting ready for the final
examinations. Examinations will COM
mence on the 18th and be continued for
four days.
A number of university students
were out serenading Tuesday evening.
They enjoyed themselves very much,
as also did the ones who during the
evening were treated to college songs.
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The senior classes are to lie dis
missed after the first IF lime The