The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-03-31
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
DR., PHILLIPS WILL DELIVER AN ADJ
DRESS ON TEXAS PETROLEUM.
University Records Interesting Table
of Contents-Notes and
Personals.

Austin. Texas, March 30. Shnrter
Of the school Of oratory has just published
a book entitled 1.-THE American Speaker, -
which will doubtless become popular among
those interested in the fascinating study
Of the beauty Of eloquent speech.
The regents ol the university have or.
dered 100 copies of the University Cactus,
which they viii distribute to the public
high school libraries Of the State, and
to the libraries Of the Young Men $
Christian Associations for advertising pur.
poses.
Mr., Tom ]. Lee, general claim agent Of
the Santa Fc. visited friends in the uni.
versity the past week.
Texas Pleading and Practice" Is the
title of a new book on law, written by
Judge John c. Towncs Of the law depart.
ment, and just now published The hook
is large handsomely bound volume and
will be used as text book in the Uni
verslty of Texas.
Rev. w. ID. Bradficld Of the Tenth Street
Methodist church delivered a most excel
lent series of addresses at chapel service
for the week ended March % DR.. Bradheld
Is graduate of Vanderbilt university ana
Is thoroughly in touch with the lite OF the
students among whom his personality il
already strongly felt.
DR.. George Bruce Halsted Of the school
OF mathematics has been retained as editor
on mathematical journal published in
Italy. Dr.. Halsted Is the only representa-
tive from the English. speaking world, Ger
Spain and other countries have one or
more representatives.
At the meeting Of the academy OF science
to be held April ,, Dr. William y. Phillips
Of the school of geology viii deliver a Ice
ture on Texas Petroleum" DR.. phllllps
mas made several trips TO the oil field
aud viii he prepared 10 give Us something
interesting about the great beaumont wells.
Tue regular excursion TO Marble Falls
and Granite mountain for the students Of
geology took place on March 30 4 large
crowd was carried out In special cars.
Drs. Wheeler and Bray of The schools of
zoology ana botany were invited by Dr.
Slmond TO participate In the excursion and
quite a large number Of students awaited
themselves OF tie opportunity for field
study IN these sciences.
On Thursday afternoon a march patut ~
basenall was played by the sophomore class
Of the academic department and the junior
law class representing the law dpnu-f,,aft
for the championship Of the unIvcrsIfw
me game was waterloo for the luuior
class This same sophomore team as fresh
men last year won similar championship
oi me university. The suphOmores wili
now be pardoned should they gently plune
themselves.
The mineral survey bln has now become
Il ihM4 b'ffIHoT NdFefS having fixed hts
slauaiur IA the measure on Thnrsday. Thr
survey carries an annual approximation Of
$1,000, aud viii he mnae iItder tho ION
eral direction Of Or. William y. Phillips
n tho university. Competent helu ~,
be- employed, including a sklilfnl chemist
who VIII devote his time to the annIvsIs
of specimens collected In the nel, me
purpose Of the survey will he to deferrnine
thu mineral value of the hubble scn"oi
lands OF Texas including those belonging
to the university.
The university baseball team has M
ranged games with teams ~ Sonfhwesfer,
university ~ GEORGETOWN. Fort Worth mi
verslty. and with Weatherford coilnye
Games have also been echeduied with fnr
eirn universities located outside Of TeTos
University n Louisiana Jefferson Niilltarv
college, University Of Alabama. Tulane mi.
verslty and the Kansas normal school
The University Record Is ont with tho
following table Of contents:
Regents Report 10 the tsorernur
Grace Hall
weston storm var
Fourth Annual Session Of the Un,vers,,v
Of Texas summer School and the INT
vsrsitv Summer Normal SH
The University
General Notes.-The Texas Academy or