The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-03-10
University Notes.

On Tuesday last Professor W. G. Roy
lance addressed the students of his vari-
s.'The BriIish Empire This is the frst
of a series of weekly lectures that the
topics. most of them having, to do with
the history of recent years The lectures
are given on Tuesday afternoon at .. 2;i5o
The subject for the next one VIII De Inc
War in South Africa
Professor W. NJ Stewart will conduct
chapel exercises during the coming week
The University Glee club will furnish the
music on Tuesday morning.
During the fine weather of the first
three DAYS of the week, the baseball
grounds were active with players, most
of whom are trying for places on the
university team The grounds have been
cleared of grass and weeds and Will soon
be put in still better CONDITION by means
of the pillow and scraper- Mr.. Holmes Is
directing the practice work ana says Ne
sees material from which TO name z
good nine.
The contestants for places upon the
track team aisO took advantage OF the
campus in the early part of the week
About twenty of the boys were out.
The normal class of 'o4 gave a pro-
gramme on Thursday afternoon Miss
Ellen Tibbttte recited, and Professor ".
NJ Stewart gave talk upon the study
of Human Temperaments.
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A communication was received on
Thursday from the students committee
the question Tor intercollegiate debate.
Still unsatisfied with the statement of
the question, they ask that it be re-
stated. After a lengthy consideration of
the subject as it was put, the university
the form in which it mad been stated
without making the sides so unbalanced
that it would destroy the virtue Of the
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Mr.. Ernest Heuser was elected captain
of the baseball team on Monday
Mrs. r. w. Young and Mrs. W. L, Raw
Inns were visitors at the university on
Thursday.
Governor Heber NJ. Wells visited the
university on Tuesday forenoon. In COM
the heating plant, Visited the various
buildings, the laboratories, and the IL
brary, and observed the work of the
departments He was very much pleased
with the work he saw.
Mr. l. E. Young. Instructor in United
States history, went to Heber City yes
terday and addressed the teachers, of
Wasatch county upon the teaching OF MS
tory in the district schools
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Mr. Howard Driggs, who was for three rec
Branch Normal at Cedar City, paid a
visit to the university and normal school
last Wednesday. Mrs DrlgSs accomPah-
Misses Belle scofeid and Ivy c. Dix
entertained the college women yesterday
afternoon by eTt eT to tnGm no p0S
/ Minister at the Salt Lake theatre
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/ Dr. Ephraim G. Gowans, professor of
! biology in the Agricultural college, and
| Principal J. B. Forbes of Pleasant Grove
visited the various departments Of the
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! Dr. H y. McCoy's lecture upon Re
cent improvements. in Methods of Illu-
/ the engineers on Thursday last The so
/ ciety continues to grow, twelve new
members joining at the last meeting
The members of the university orches-
] ira. three of whom are girls, had very
are making very satisfactory progress
Mrs. Frida Barnum Cuff. who assisted
Professor Babcock last year IN reading
and physical culture. was a visitor on
| Tuesday.
The freshmen held a, class programme
of their own on Friday
The dancing party of the second year
! students, given at the Ladies Literary
, club house last Friday night, was very
successful socially. but not SO much 50
/ from financial standpoint
Mrs. Ida Osgood of Berkeley; Cal. in
! company with some of her Utah friends,
| visited the normal school on Wednesday
| afternoon and were very tavorably i'm
/ pressed.
/ Mr. L. E. Young is receiving from his
! United States history students some very
| interesting brief histories of various
! towns and counties throughout Utah IN
which his students live when at home
J The historical data thus collected will
| be preserved by the department of his
! tory at the university and may prove tC
be valuable in future years Mr. Young
! students will soon take up the study Of
the constitution of the state of Utah