Arizona republican., 1901-01-09
THE UNIVERSITY
Students Plea For That In
 stitution.

Tucson Ariz, Jan. 7.-(Special cor
 respondence of The Republican.)- Since the close of the foot ball season tennis has engaged the full attention | in tro ...et.c cid and as excellent in.. Ia. is at ha d for work in both /, ~Jubles and sin, s iae prospects are that some glor will be added to
 the "Yale and Cri. son" before the year closes. Tucson supports two ex- cellent clubs which include in their
 membership men of T gre skill in the art. The normal schoo. of Tempe will | probably, as usual. furnish some able | men, so that rss.jes a local reputation there Is territorial championship to be ga ned. The tennis manager has in ! r. ind tournament to be played soon
 for ;ha varsity championship. After this is decided arrangements will likely be made for a match contest with the
 local and norma, teams. A pair of local experts defeated Parker and Russell of the university in a practice game on the campus courts, New Years day.
 The game was snappy and interesting throughout. The local men played
 patient. well-calculated lobbing game.
 which wore out the spirit of their op-
 ponents who, however, gave them no
 easy victory.
 As the time for the assembling of the
 legislature is fast approaching it seems an opportune molment to remind the
 public and their representatives that
 the university is badly in need of finan- II. T it, tA
 carry on the ever increasing amount of work which confronts them as the
 membership roll grows constantly
 larger. It seems a pity that high school
 and normal graduates are forced to
 choose Stanford and Berkeley or some other school outside the territory to
 complete their education, when an ex- penditure of few thousand dollars at
 the territorial university would so fit that institution that it could off tr them all the advantages to be had at any school in the west. The mining depart tment here is running at its full capac- ity and the professor states that he ' could not accommodate over three
 students more with the present equip
 ment. What this department is sadly
 in need Of is new science building. which could be made far more conven- tent than the present quarters at a
 comparatively small cost.
 Besides this, the building which they
 occupy at present is far from fireproof. and as the laboratories con ain Cqu.p- ment and apparatus which Is extreme ly valuable, fire here would mean a great loss to the territory. not to be repaired in many years. The matter of a new home for the library and mus
 cum Is of vital importance. These are situated in the same building as the mining department and are likewise crowded for room and in danger of destruction by fire. The museum is the best in the west and contains many rare and valuable specimens which the territory cannot afford to lose. The library is also an excellent collection of
 works. many of which are very choice
 and now out of print, and is occupying
 regular fire-boy. which could never
 be saved if once the famns were under headway.
 The faculty state that with the Tr's7- cnt indications of increase in member ship the recitation rooms are made uuate to accommodate the course as
 now given. so that next year some
 parts of the course will have to be cut
 out if relief is not had soon.. This would be a serious blow to the college,
 as if Is now in the most prosperous yc ar of it's history and is constantly
 raising the standard of scholarship 10
 rar with the best universities of the land. If separate homes for these de-
 partments are supplied ample room will be at hand so that the work may
 continue to advance and the university
 to prosper.
 It is shame that this territory can
 not afford to hold her sons within her borders and give thon. the education which is to bring about the develop ment of her own vast minera! resour-
 ces. With a little aid the university will not only be able to accommodate
 will supply, but will be able from her
 and hold all the students the territory
 standing, to demand the patronage of
 mining students throughout the west.
 The military department has been added to by the establishment of a signal corps which will be trained in the art of wireless te.egraphy as taught
 in the United States army. The reSu-
 lations of the army will be closely fol- lowed and work will be done with both flag ard ian.ern before the season ends. Ttrs .s th- Cnly organization in the ter IT cry doing tha wrk and is quite an addition to the military department
 Mr. Edwin Andrews 01, formerly q
 member of the volunteer signal corps
 of the Pacific division, is in charge of
 the work and will establish a complete service strictly in accordance with
 army rules.
 LESLIE A. GIELETT.