The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-14
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
"RoUND TABLE" EXERCISES HAVE
BECOME VERY POPULAR.
Members Of the Summer School Meet
to Discuss Problems Of Interest.
Large Attendance Expected.

Austin. Texas, July 14.-Tcnnls is stil
popular at the university. All the courts
| are full during the late afternoon, the
members Of the faculty Of the university
summer school being especially addicted to
the game. Some especially hard games
h.No been played between profs Garrison
and Rattle on one side and Profs sutton
AID iIay on the other.
livery Saturday the members OF the 81 m.
MGR school meet IN one OF the large rcci'
lAtlon rooms in The university In u form
Of exercises known as the round table
AT these meetings MANY Interesting pre-
I lcWC are discussed by leaders especially
appol ted. The found table work has been
"nc # the most interesting features OF the
sub'i1er school.
i..uh Friday dght public lecture mas
| ecr gwen In the chemical laboratory,
NcatN all of them have been Illustrated
t., intern slides. The last lecture rus
delivered by Dr slmonds, the subject Of
l ii,nomena.
he presence Of ladies at Breckenridge
hall has given a new atmosphere % the
that place. The entire lower floor mas
been occupied by young ladies. ON sat
urday nights Informal receptions are held
on &c fourth floor, which Is found de
lightfully suited for such purpose one
OF the pleashntest entertainments of the
season has been reception rendered py
the young ladies Of the hall to their gentle
men friends. The young ladies prepared an
Interesting literary program and served de-
liciOus rCirt shments Air, and MIS-. George
Romax OF Meridian, Texas have been act
Examinations Of the summer school will
be held from July % to July 20. FIFTY
teachers Will apply for higher grade cerlln.
Gates and more than 100 students Will
stand examinations for collegiate credits.
The summer So. DOL has heen great size
cess. both In point OF attendance ANA ~
work done. IN short while Austin VIII
/ become a mecca for a large number Of
/ progressive teachers in Texas who desire
to make advancement.
| The address Of President Prather before
| the state Teachers association AT sherman,
Texas has been issued in pamphlet form
and will be largely distributed. II con
university herathforc unpublished.
/ Just before lhe close n the university
| Mr.. r.. II Powell Of Huntsville, Texas, was
| elected MS business manaSer Of the cactus
| for the session az 1901 and 1902. The Gao
/ rus has become the most important student
| publication and the business inanagershlp
I is position much sought after by the
4 students. Mr.. POwel's success as assistant
/ business manager during the past year was
rewarded 10y this well merlted promotion,
! From the correspondence received at the
| registrars Office n large attendance OF stu
dents at the main university may be con
| hdently expected. From present indica-
| lions the affiliated schools of the university
! will he more largely represented In the stu
dent body than ever before. The principal
of one affiliated high school writes that ten
members of this years graduating class VIII
come to the university next session. Many
| from other representative nigh schools.
| While II is perhaps too early to predict,
! II Is not improbable that the attendance at
! Austin alone for the next session Will reach
| 1000 students
The June issue OF the Record is out and
has been mailed to all subscribers, rms
! number Of the Record contains the al
| dress OF Hon. NJ. p. klcbcrg delivered ON
| Texas independence Day March >, a dc
scription of the proposed gymnasium by
| DR.. A. c. Ellis and Gymnasium Instructor
! r. H. Curtiss the address of Prof. Gar
rison nm interesting article on Bryn MawI
! college by Miss Florence p Lewis, and In
! verslty notes besides n review by respective
professors OF the work of the different
schools in the university during the past
year. The next issue Of the Record VIII
| appear some time In August. 1t will con
| tain among other Interesting articles the
commencement sermon by DR.. Ira Landritn
the alumni address OF Sydney l.. Samueh
of Fort Worth. the papers read before tht
| State Teachers association by DR.. penicl
and Miss CASTS. and the address Of Presl
dent Prather before the same body Al
Der of the Record OF the alumni notel
which are now being collected.
President frather and his family hav'
been at Detroit during the past week at
| tion Before his return to Austin about All
gust /. Mr.. Prather will visit a number o
the leading educNuonil lnsIlullons OF I'M
| North and East In search OF professors L
| I'M two or three vacancies at the univer
| sity that yet exist In the faculty.
| Three former university students, two y
them being graduates Of the institution
| we're retained on the faculty Of the Dentol
normal as announced two or three week
ago Those who secured positions wcr
lIMiss Annie BlantOn, h, Lit, Of Austin; Mr.
Nv II Long Jr, A. NJ, formerly OF Green
Vile. aud Miss Matte Slmklns of COrsi
Miss Maude Smith. VINO received the de
gree Of master Of arts at the recent 'onl
| mencement has been elected teacher o
Tnellsh i'm the Austin high school. Mis-
Edith Clark. r. Lit, 81 Austin has resignei
her poSltion IN the san Antonio city schoo
and will probably re-cnter the universit
next year as a candidate for the degree =
master 81 arts.
Mir. Charles VIM, bookkeeper Of III
university has left for kingsla1d on
three weeks vacation allowed HIN by th
Or. w. NJ Wheeler, professor u bolog
| Of the university, has an lnterestl''g AZ
heautifulv Illustrated article In 'hes il
Century Magazine on "lmpostors Anon
Animals"
Mir Charles T. Brues. student ass'sig"f |
! biology and who graduated In Juna. ha.
/ ia.page article in the American Ntcsa &
on aTwo New .Myrmecophilo y, denera G
Aberrant Phorldne from Texas