Arizona republican., 1901-04-09
UNIVERSITY NOTES
New Uniforms For the Cadets - Lit
 erary Exercises.

University, Tucson. Ariz., April G. Especial Correspondence of The Repuo- licanD 1.-The khaki uniforms for the battalion have arrived and will be adopted as the regulation uniform for drill during the heated season. Tn" indications at present are that both companies will be merged into one large one and the officers of Company "B' will be assigned duty in the sig nal corps.
 The Students Assembly has been treated tQ the following treatises dur ing the past two weeks: Early rue son." Marion Rays; Superstition. Miss Grace Parker; "A Plea for Sim plicity." Miss Clara Perrin; The Tempe Normal School" Miss Holmes ly: "A Hunting Trip" Bertram Smith; Modern Science" Fred Christy; Mrs. Nation" Miss Harrison; 'The Game of Euchre,' Miss Culver. These es- says serve not only as a means or training in literary exercises and pub lie appearances, but as they deal, for the most part with current topics and modern appliances, they are a source of instruction and benefit to al, keep ing us in touch with the problems or the day.
 The fifth monthly hop given by the Mems Dormtory association occurred last week. These monthly dances seem to be growing in favor as there was a larger attendance at this dance than any of it's predecessors, And thus We of Arizona" employ the general stu dent methods of driving dull care away. There is no longer such g thing as Eastern 'T-to-datCism" in social affairs. The west enjoys as full a share. in this line at least, as the most favored east.
 Little Is doing in the athletic line except tennis The lovers of this sport are now enjoying 1t to the utmost thanks to the ideal weather of this southern spring. An all Arizona tournament is being arranged for to take place next month. Contestants are expected to enter from Tempe, Phoenix. Prescott, Bsbee. Tucson and the university which assures a good meet For the university Messrs. Skinner and Parker will perhaps be the men Co uphold her honor. Their hardest rub will doubtless be with the Tucson entries. who are good men at the game and play a careful well planned game. Whoever wins we are sure of a good lively, clean meet. No telling. perhaps some of our outside friends will surprise us, the meet being an open one. some dark horses may yet stand to win.
 The Delta Phis local fraternity, re- gently organized. held their initial run on the campus last week With their mock band. pranks and speechifying they amused an audience of envious co'legians. and retired from the grounds to tell each other how good they felt, The run was a creditable affair and deserved its hearty recep- ton.
 p'he school of mines has added to it's laboratories two new button bal ances, weighing to .o0l of a milligram; also two new analytical balances of the best German make. This with the addition of six new assay balances makes the scale room equal to the largest demand upon it. Four new muiile furnaces with their appliances have been set up for the convenience of the class in fire assaying, which is now well into the work in that branch
 The March issue of the University Monthly was given to the public last week Although the amount of half