Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-09-15
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
HIGH SCHOOL.

The enrolment IN the High School at
the close OF this week was 664. The
pupils enrolled az the close Of the first
week last year numbered 59l. Most OF
the Increase is in the freshman class.
A body OF the students interested in
athletics held a meeting yesterday ar
ternoon. and elected McFadden as the
temporary manager, ana Fred Smith
as the temporary captain Of the foot5
ball team. Principal Eaton gave the
boys a short talk which they enjoyed
very much. Prof. Eaton suggested the
organization OF an athletic association,
and said many things 20 encourage the
boys IN that direction. II Is quite prob
able that the suggestion will be acted
upon and that an association win be ef-
fected In the near future. The boys
feel that they must not only hold up the
high reputation OF the school In ath-
letios, but attain to higher standard.
The football team viii have lts first
practice this year, next Monday. The
boys propose 10 waste no time, ana
they confidently expect 70 sweep aside
all the local teams as they did last year
The affairs Of the school have been
running smoothly classes have been
arranged and tho regular work was
begun yesterday.
one OF the most noticeable things
about the school Is the presence of a
large number Of pupils from outside
and private schools, They are indeed
welcome
A committee has been appointed to
decide upon the standing Of fourth year
pupils In respect to graduation. The
committee will report the early part Of
next week This action win avoid the
dlsappointments at the end OF the year.
as the students will know from the be-
ginning whether or not they are going
to graduate
All the teachers have entered into
their work with a zest, and they feel
that this will be a record breaking year.
The custom Of Wednesday morning
meetings win be continued. A program
will be given next Wednesday morning.
Among the additions TO the school are
an electrical clock and new stereop-
tican for the phslcal laboratory
The Biological laboratory is fun TO
Overlooking. additional rooms have TO
be used for that department.
AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE.
Professor Clarence Snow was mar
ried last week TO Miss Cora Groesbeck
! for the past ten years a teacher In the
| Logan City schools. The young couple
| are now costly settled In one OF Bishop
Smiths cottages between the college
and town,
Professors Dryden, Give, Robinson
and Faris spent the first half Of the
week fishing up the canyon.
OF the graduates OF the class OF 1900
! Miss Homer IL teaching In Logan. Mr.
Homer will probably teach in the Pres
| ton Academy; Mr.. Nelson Is deputy
fruit inspector Of Cache county, and
| Mr. Fleming goes 10 the Lawrence
Scientific school Of Harvard to study
| engineering.
At a meeting OF the college faculty on
! Friday, a program Of Rotations was
| adopted. work and rooms assigned TO
/ instructors, committees appointed and
| arrangements completed for the open
Ing OF the term on Tuesday.
Or. a. b. Dunford, OF Salt Lake City.
| has been. for n week visiting the family
| OF Director J. A. Widtsoe.
Professors Give and Peterson went,
on Thursday, to Rivcrdale, Idaho, to
| investigate the efficiency OF the digger
wasps in destroying the coding moth.
Secretary Vaughan and family are
| spending the fnal week Of vacation in
| Logan canyon
Changes are still going on In the coll
| lege building. The newspapers have
| been moved into the large north study
| hall and fsculty room Is being fitted
up In elegant style in the south read
| Ing room.
Professors who have been away most
| of the summer. are now occasionally
| seen on the college grounds, and an oc-
| casional student IL noticed.
Messrs. Foster, Merrill. Close Peter
con and DRYDEN. OF the station staff
| have been az their desks the greater
| part OF the summer.