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night. Her selections were made from
Byron ard Tennys1n.
The University of Chicago offers to
university graduates a scholarship in
that institution Ttis scholarship is
valued at from 500 TO $50, and is given
to encourage work in special lines. any
graduate from the college courses Of the
university who desire to receive this
offer may apply to Dr. Kingsbury.
. &. .
University students and friends viii
be happy TO learn Of the marriage Of
AIr. :. L. Richards ard Miss Irene 8eT-
Till. which will be eOlemnized on We'd
nesdsy next, Feb. y. at the home OF
the brides parents in Sugar.
The fcuTth-year noTmals are trying
to select a clas5 pin,
The frst-yeaT students Will give a
dancing party in the main university
building next Wednesday.
The Zeta Gamma and Normal socie-
ties Will have a Joint debate in the near
future. The Zeta Gamma will Toe rep
resented by RIessrs, Arthur yelling and
!. J. Muir. and the normal students by
Wallace Calder and T. NJ. Reese.
o &. -
The track team are making inquiries
in the east for a trainer. that they
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and usually after a twenty-hVe-m ile
drive one is willing to camp Tor the
night After a sound sleep and Sooa
break fast il is well to get started by .
O'clock. From here on there Is much
of interest, both in way of mountain
scenery and geology.
Mountain Meadows.
Two or three miles further you note
the little town of Hambiin, of to your
left. and yet a little further come to the
historic ground made famous by the
Mountain Meadow massacre.
Some years ago a clOudburSt washed
out acres of soil between Hamblin and
Hoits ranch thus lowering the stream
and draining the country above, so that
once where che rich and succulent
bunch grass gave sUStenance To hun
dredS OF cattle. only the sasebrush aad
rabbit brush remain, and only a pile OF
stone remains of the monument mark
ing the scene Of the massacre and the
execution of John y. Lee.
Continuing the drive fourteen miles,
you come to ChodeTe, the regular stop
ping place for the midday feed for all
M0dena and Dixie travellers. Mr.. Chad
born's ranch is located under pic
tUresque lava bluff on the Santa cara
creek and is one of the interesting fea-
lures of the trip.
Just off the main road a few miles
further on. you can be shown some MOI
! springs, which, with very little expense
could be arranged Cor a bathing resort
to the delight and comfort of the weary
! traveller.
From this point a mile southwest an
/ immense volcano can be seen 1,200 feei
/ high, ard three miles in circumference
/ from which the lava flow extends TWEEN
| ~ miles, having at one time blocked
! the Santa Clara. Since then it has GU
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have been a torrent 50 to speak. drop
ping in a series of cascades, and again
spreading out as the flow becomes. less
restricted and more level
Think Of a river of lava twelve miles
long heading at the Diamond valley
craters and ending at the Clara below.
Viewed from the opposite mountains
fifteen miles away it looks not unlike
an immense serpent, whose black sur
face is in marked contrast with the red
and white sandstone through and over
which it extends. There are noted
many caVeTns, caves and holes from ten
to seventy-five feet deep. evidently
caused by explosions during the cooling
process Diamond valley gives evil
dence Of having the most recent
volcanic disturbances in the southern
Rockies
/ Passing to the south between the vol
canes. you note the Fantastic figures
in rock and gorge which rival in beauty
the Garden of the Gods while their
red and crimson cOloring is superb.
A Grand Panorama.
From here to ST. George it is down
grade. and the wide extent of country
brought into view is one vast panorama
of valley and mountain ranges, whose
distance IL the semi-trCpical sunlight
SQtteu5 the outlines, and lends an IN
/ descTibable grandeur 10 the view. There
are many points Of interest that will be
furnished the inuuiring mind even in
! the closing miles OF the trip, includ-
/ ing the monument where some despera-
does were taken from the sheriff and
forced to pay the penalty for their mis-
1 deeds.
/ There are blow holes from which pro
coed sounds from the bowels of the
earth, supposed 10 be from draughts in
sCnle EUbteTranean passage The lad
der, which is an uninterrupted descent
Of several hul I~ed feet, brings Us 70
Suckskin hollow. SO called because of
the bUcE5kin worn out on the unfortu-
nate brutes that werS forced to pull
the loads out in TIE early days. Tae
road winds in front of a rocky gorge
in curious fashion, and here a number
Cf desperate runaways have occurred.
We now come TO Dodge's spring, which,
with it's cottonwood shade it's lagoon
and five acres Of gardens, IS an at
tTactiVe little oasis q mile from town
once in st. George, = think the gen
eTal opinion = trait Notwithstanding
the e. m te and m ny intereet ny thing
TO be seen here the trip is worth max
ing for the trips sake, if one can spare
the time
WILLIAM WINTHROP BELTS, n. D.
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I. D. S. College.

Professor B. S. Hinekley of the B.
Y. academy, has been engaged for the
rest of this, and for the next school
year. lie will be at the college perma-
nently after the 5th of March next,
B. H. Roberts visited the class in
themes and arguments Tuesday
morning.
NJ. A. Miller. formerly teacher of
bookkeeping at the college, is now
taking the missionary course. He leaves
for a mission to Europe in about
three weeks.
The Rho Beta ri society held a
meeting Friday afternoon. Four mem
bers debated the question Of expan-
sion.
c. y. Sullman, a student of the coll
lege. whose hcme is in Mill Creek, de-
parted for a mission Wednesday last.
The daily programme not having
been permanently arranged. the Stu
dents society met last Friday. Here
after, the regular meetings will take
place at ? o'clock, as before.
Several new names were added to the
roll Of missionary course during the
past week. This course is very popu-
lar.
Friday evening at the Social hall, a
party was given by the business class
of 1900 in honor of William NJ. Wad-
dOups. who leaves shortly for a mis-
sion to the Pacific islands. After a
al n
present engaged in dancing
q q 81
A few changes have been made in
class rooms during the past week, and
more are in contemplation. Room 6i5
has been fitted up for a study and
reading room, and room 500 has been
thrown OEen for the same purpose
Room go is being prepared for a
teachers room. It is intended TO make
some changes in the library at the
+ Social hall, to provide better accom-
modations for the students.
+ The college board has appointed a
+ committee to secure additional room
for the college next year
Miss Jessie Mcdonald has been en-
gagged as special in typewriting foI
. the remainder Of the year.
q
President J. H. Paul has been in
vited by superintendent Magleby OF
+ Sewer county to conduct q series OF
meetings Of teachers in different parts
( Of Sewer county. The meetings vii
be held on the afternoons and evenings
of Feb. p, . and "a.
50 8 O.
: One Of the most beautiful painting:
by any of the Utah artists has beer
executed by Professor Fairbanks Of
the L. D. s. college, and adorns tht
walls of his studio at the college. Tn,
painting represents a view of Hebe1
canyon at sunrise. and is attracting
/ widespread attention.
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superintendent F. B. Cooper leaves
on Friday for Chicago, where he viii
attend the meeting of national super
intendents. which convenes in that city
Feb. - and y. and March / he mas
been invited 70 lead in a discussion
upon the subject. Some Possible In
nova-ions in School Administration.
8. 8: -
Principal DoXey of the Hamilton
school had a successful mothers meet
ing on Friday afternoon. The meeting
was addressed by Superintendent Coop
Miss Richards osthe Lowell school,
was visitor at the Lincoln school on
Friday.
Miss Gardn~r of the Fremont and
Miss Livingston Of the Wasatch school,
visited the Whittier school the past
week
n George Washington party is to be
given under the direction OF Miss Nc
Boueah. al Rowland hall on Thursday
evening next
The members of the teaching frater-
nifty Of this city regret TO learn of the
severe illness Of Mrs. r. Y. Smith, and
t'-rAA ava A-tA a. HAiEEN9 tEtUh 81 vi =
smith VIII be remembered formerly as
Miss Lena II. White. and was regarded
as one of the most successful teachers
in this city.
8 @ %
Superintendent F. b. Cooper viii ad-
dress the mems meeting at the Y. II.
L. A this afternoon at o'clock
. .
INC exercises incident to the opening
or the new school building at Murray
which have been postponed two sue
cesslNe times, are now announced TO oc-
eur tomorrow at II O'Clock.
lhere VIII be no grade meetings in
eonnectio |ith the city schools the
o
Inc regular mid-Vear promotions in
the city schools occurred on Friday. the
close of the eighteenth v,esI, of the
school year Reports Of these promo
tions viii not be made until the be-
ginning of the seventh month.
. :,
There VIII be a meeting of he state
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yelling as Temporary Captain.


The United States congress has been
organized by representatives from
each of the debating societies. Forty
five members have been elected, one
to represent each state of the Onion.
The congress met last Thursday and
organized definitely. S. F. Rigby was
elected as speaker. The students have
split on party lines. held caucuses and
selected floor leaders,. these are; En-
nest Bramwell CRep), y. T. Porter
CDemD and c. w Ames Qnd). The
next session viii be held tomorrow at
$3.50. when resolutions OF sympathy
with the Beers viii be presented, dis
cussed and voted upon.
Professor William N. Stewart spoke
10 the teachers Of Summit county yes
terday at Park City.
During the Republican caucus last
week, one Of the college women and
champion Of woman's rights at the
university. interrupted the proceedings
with a demand that her sisters be rep
resented in the United States congress.
No reply was made from her gentle
man friends, so the lady blushed and
retired.
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directions Three contests in debate,
oratory and original narrative nave
been arranged already, and Others viii
grow out of the results of these.
o 9 .
Professor r. r. Lyman addressed the
citizens of Draper last Friday night
upon educational incentives for the
young
The basket ball girls, under the direC-
ton Of Miss Barnum. have organized
o first and second team. Those viii
meet for practice tomorrow afternoon
in the west building.
Next Friday evening the third and
I fOUTth-year normal classes cross
swords. Their contest IS in debate and
original story. The subject. Resolved,
That England ia justified in her pres
: ent attitude toward the Beers" will be
[ discussed by Ezra Robinson and o. W.
( Carlson Of the fourth-year on the af-
frmative, and II. 3. Fry and ". T.
/ Ward OF the third-ye2r on the mega
tive. In storytelling Miss Blanche
! Thomas and Miss Delta Cole viii repre-
Sant the Naughty NaUghJ5 and
Naughty Ones respectively. Glass riv-
airy promises TO make this meeting
most successful
.
The Delta Phi held a Democratic
, county convention last Monday. George
( 5. Gibbs acted as temporary chairman
! and was followed by L. d. lie Compile
of the permanent organization. TIE
/ regular committees or platform, Gre
dentials and resolutions were elected
and did active work. The most anus
/ ing feature Of the meeting was the
( Democratic speeches made by the two
I Chairmen, who are Republicans.
/ The class in psychology win do some
experimental work in that line during
( the coming term. New apparatus is
+ being provided fer this work, and an
/ other year viii find this department
with a laboratory Of it's own.
. . 81
The students in history have organ
lied the Historical Society OF the Uni
versity@ of Utah Arthur Adams was
I elected president. and Ciaude Barnes
secretary. The object OF the students
I is to get nearer to some of the phases
Of United States history. The society
meets each Friday afternoon. and IS
under the guiding care of Instructor
+ Levi Young.
/ President KingsbuTy recently receiV-
! ed an interesting letter from J. J. Can
3 non, one Of the college graduates Of
/ 1893, who is now Iaboring in the mis-
ei0naFy field in Stockholm. Sweden
Mr.. Cannon describes the physical fea-
lures Of the country and the manners
I and customs OF the people at some
length.
. 8 .
/ Professor N. NJ Bahcock gave a
reading recital before the students Of
I the Ogden high school last Friday
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Fire ct Denver.

Denver, Cello, Feb. 1.-THE four
story building at 1885 to 1888 Wazee
street, occupied by the Mnlar-Osborn
Spice company and the Kansas Moline
Plow company, was Quilted b. fire this
morning. The total damage is esti-
mated at S150,000 Of which $4,000 ig
on the stock of the MiIlar- OsObrn COM
pany, $4,000 on the stock of the kan
s9s Moline company and Sz5.C0O on the
building owned by Charles Boettcher.
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Hieh School

During the last week Of the extra
vacation due to quarantine there were
about $50 students absent from High
school classes. Of these absentees all
but ABOUT twenty-five are now in their
accustomed places, the lass in num-
hers being no greater than the usual
falling off at the middle of the wear
and being. as is always the case. prin-
cipaily from the lower classes School
work is now running with its accus-
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ing anything but a race course. and
giving one time To- reflect and view the
country. Looking south from this point
you note some buildings in the dAs-
taDce, and viii be told L b. the town
OF Enterprise. q few miles from which
a greet work Is going ca, the ccnstruc-
tion by the community OF a great dam,
on which they have worked from time
to time fer a number of years When
completed il viii reservoir sufficient
water 10 iTrigate thousands, of acres Of
valuable and.
4 few miles further brings you TO
Hollis ranch. where good acc0nmOda-
/ tons for nan and team can be secured,
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Alaska Now Separate Department.

San Francisco, Feb. 17.-Major Cen
eral Shaftg has received official word
that the territory Of Alaska is no longer
a part &C the department Of California.
and therefore would no longer be under
his command. II il expected to rein
force the gaTTiSOrS in Alaska ana make
it a separate department, where IN
der the preSzT- conditions the COM
handing officer would have entire
charge Of affairs.
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The s0pnOanoreS have organized as a
class with a. B. Gunner PRESIDENT
Amanda HolmgTen. secretary; Hugh
Neeley. treasurer, and Leo St0ddard,
historian.
Invitations are out for the bail 10 pe
given on the eve of WGshington's birth
day by the Young Mems Debating So
ciety-
Amos Merrill, class Of '96. and for a
year assistant in tire biological labOrd-
tory, has jCse returned from his mis-
sion in England. Re succeeded Profess
scr Paul as president Of the Liverpool
conference. Mr.. Merrill was at the col
lege y Wednesday
Mrs. Swea5s n eUte t. ned ct luz h. q
large company Of ladies in the college
dining room Saturday.
J. J. BitheIl. who was compelled to
leave college last term on account Of
Ill health, though in the junior class,
has taken a. position in the Office of the
city engineer in tho capital city.
q . g
The students in the engineering de-
partment are getting q gO7d bit Of prac-
tee One Of them has just surveyed
the cemetery at CollinstCn; others, the
irrigation bitches Of the college farm;
still others have been assisting TO
measure the waters in the irrigation
streams, under investigation by the
government.
The junior class in German now
meets three times q week. without an
Instructor, for practice in social con-
versat.On.
The library is now equipped with the
latest style Of rolling ladders
Rachael Maughan. class Of SO. who
has completed a, years teaching in
BlackfoOt, Ida, was a caller at tie col
/ lege On Wednesday.
Thomas Hull, Esq, the manager OF
the Improvement Era. has been several
times a visitor at the college during the
week.
The debate of the A c. Debating So
( ciety IeXt week viii be on ,rs Justice
| having completed it's L0ngfel 0W pro-
/ grammes, viii shortly resume the study
/ of TennysOn In the near fUtur,
Browning will have a snare of tht
/ young ladies' attention
. q q
Joseph r. MOTTell, who. left the so.
! phomCre class two aud q half year!
/ ago to go on a mission to the southern
! states. is now enrolled among the spec
/ ial commercial students.
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may put themselves in the best of con-
dition for spring contests.
Messrs. Arthue yelling and H B.
Fry have been elected 10 positions on
the local staff Of the Chronicle.
- -
The zeta Gamma has received and
accepted a challenge to a joint contest
i'm debate and oratory fron the Unique
Debating society Of Mil Greek Al the
meeting last Friday night they cnOse
H. 3. Fry and A F. Elggren TO repre-
sent them in debate and the suceeei-
ful one of these three. F. Anderson
George Christensen and Willard Bur-
ton. 10 I'LL the role Of orator.
President J. 7. Kingsbury will go To
Fillmore next Friday, the 25th TO at
tend the dedicatOry services Of the pub
lie school there. He will address the
people upon the Relation OF the Puo~
lie Schools to the University.
o. o p
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FIGHT WITH PIRATES.
Chinese Outlaws Becoming Bold in
Their Depredations.

San Francisco, Feb. 1I-AccOrd.ng to
news brought by the Coptic, pirates
are causing much trouble in Chinese
waters. he government seems pow
erleas to stop their depredatiOns-
During the early part of last month
the crew of a steam launch from the
British gunbOat Tweed, stationed near
ChOutOu Chang, China. had a lively
fight with pirates, Who are now known
in the Orient as the order Of the Red
Flag" Several pirates were killed. a
number wounded, and one British blue
jacket was shot throuEE the chest.
Other fights have been reported near
Canton and merchant vessels and boats
have been held up and robbed.
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University Notes.

Chapel was conducted last week by
Mr.. 3. r. Howell, who read from the
limitations of Christ and spoke Of
the literature OF the Bible. Instructor
Edwin Evans viii lead next week.
The change that the board of regents
made in the school year last THURSDAY
suits the vast majority of students. TIE
effect OF this change VIII be TO abolish
the week Of spring vacation and con-
tinGe the class work one week later
lnto June. By this arrangement only
one week will be lost. instead of three.
Professor William N. Stewart ad-
dressed tbs students of the Normal
society last Friday on educational life
at Chicago university.
DR.. Taimage's class in geology met in
the lecture room of the laboratory
building last Thursday for q lantern
demonstration upon the subject of gey-
sers, The talk was further illustrated
oy means Of experiments. One of these
operated 50 successfully that the doctor
received thorough drenching TO the
amusement of the class.
MI Cummings, supervisor Of nature
work IN the training school has issued
MS FEBRUARY outlines upon that sub
yecl- Inese outlines are printed upon
the training school press. and are sent
to numerous normal schools throughout
the United states. Or. Dewey of Chi
cagO university and DE- Arnold Thorn
SOL Of the Illinois State Norman school
have made special requests for these
outlines Teachers may obtain them
upon application to the supervisor.
g . .
Inc approach of the intercollegiate
contest with Provo is arOusing great
interest in debating and or3teric3l
work Each Of the three societies IS
excited, and challenges are flying in all
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toned smoothRessi everyone being glad
To return 70 work after the long rest.
A special issue OF the Red and Black
has appeared, dedicated TO the recent
epidemic and serving it up Il various
forms One Of the clever things liz verse
is the Senior Clas Notto- VITA the
exception of My Glaye the eXeAanse5
seem Il have been s,sikste6s with too IL
tie regard 10 quality and they are Only
redeemed by the higher grade of the
original contributions
Miss Carrie Paine. of last year s
teaching corps. is now in Vienna Her
trip through England and The eonti-
rent viii include a visit 70 Italy III the
near future.
Three new Remington typewritng
machines have been recently added TO
the equipment of the business depart
ment The room that has housed the
editors of the Red and Black is being
fitted up with tables for the Use of the
typewriting department. Other addi-
ti0us to the office furniture, including
monographs. letter press, and ietter
files, viii be added as the work pro-
crosses.
The second nan year WORK D5Siils
next Monday. 4 number of subjects
are half year studies and hnal reviews
have been in order the past week
Among the studies that are taken up
the second half are the following, class
es beginning Monday: Plane geome-
htry, Greek history, constitutional his
tory, botany, geology solid geometry,
( general history. bookkeeping, political
( economy, normal reviews. typeWFiting-
:.
! General assembly exercises viii be
/ held next Wednesday morning, 70
which friends of the school are cor
daily invited.
/ 8 9 .
A number of fine specimens Of vari-
/ Gus species of star FISH have recently
/ been received by the department of BIZ
! ology, presented by Mr.. y. j. Stokes
B Of san Diego. Cal.
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OREGON short line RAILR0IO

me only line running throcsh cars 81.
FoTtlSnd; Butte. Missouri river. Chizss,
-snQ 81 LOUIS without change
Time caro- IN effect Oct =. 1890
Trains viii arrive and depart an Sal.
Lake city daily as follows;
Arrive.
rom Ogden Chicago. Omaha.
~. Louis, Kansas City and
FI DSnV g.. So. go. $50 an
21lSe, Helena and San Fran
From Milford sanpete. Provo
z, and iGPtelmedIate points -. s.e5 an,
I'm ogden Chicago. st. Louis
Kansas civ. Omaha. Denver
END. and san tga9Tstseo -. e. a.npu
r and TIFs.T I,l9iau ................. 4oopn
rcIE Unite, Aercur ami inter
-, lI.e1l%.e points .-..-.-.,...--.-.-- $50 pln
ICM preston. Logon. Brigham
=, OEoen and intermediate points 5.nn-
I'm oSoen- Butte, ssh Francis
co ana intermediate points. 1.-lp.n
Depart.
OF Ogden, Omaha. Chicago.
CehVer' kansas City, ST Louis,
acne valley and intermediate
For ,TTintic. Mercuf and inter ~, ILL.,
''For Garfield Beach. Tooei5 ~ 7'--'
r,9 and TER Terminus ..............--- IS an.
OF ogden, Butte. Helena PORT
- -e--i~ anu intermediate points t.15 O. IL
% ogden, Omaha, Chicago
DeEVer, Kansas City, St Louis
sr ano San Francisco ........-.-.. .L'.t5 am.
'For Provo, Sanpete. Milford
r, Suq Intermediate points .---.--- SD pm.
r or Ogden. Denver Kansas CITY,
Omaha, 81. Louis and Chi
cage -;-...-... --.---.-...-.-.. $50 pm
Fer Ogden, Butte Helene San
FEanclsco and intermediate
points ..,....... ................ as pm
Trains south OF Juab 90 not rl7 Sun
DAYS
.DaIy except Sunday.
Ticket Office, 81 Main street
w r. BANCROFT. Vice President and
General Manage.
S. ". ECCLEs. General Traffic Man
D. =. hurley. General Passenger and
/ Ticket agent.
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board Of education in the Office of state
superintendent Park on Saturday. Feb.
"A. for the purpose of passing upon ap-
plications for diplomas and certifi-
Gates.
o . q
Rev. James H Cox of st. PauFs
church has arranged a fudge" party al
Rowland hall tomorrow evening. and a
delightfU time is expected.