The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-16
THE TEXAS UNIVERSITY.
THE MINERAL SURVEY ENGAGED IN
PREPARATION or BULLETINS.
Professor HaIsted on the Non-Euelldean
Geonetries---What Exercise Has Done
fer Some OF the Students.

Austin Texas December 10. DIR Bray,
professor Of botany, has announced a
course Of lectures on forestry during
the winter term. The very rapid de.
yelopment Of scientific forestry and the
equally rapid spread Of tine demand for It's
application in the management OF the mil.
lions OF acres OF forest lands In the United
States, have led TO the rise OF the new pro.
fession.-that OF expert forester-into which
many college men arc entering every year.
Entrance examinations to the university
viii 10 held January 2, and 3. 1902 A
number OF students who haye been attend
ing the preparatory schools OF Austin viii
luticmpt these examinations
Inc entering class In the academic de-
paunltnt this year iumbers more taan JVu
students. or these tie majority arc taking
or the irregular aud special studeats will
register for degfee 80 soon as they have
worked on entrance conditions
Ptofs. Phillips and Hll OF the mineral
survey are engaged In the preparations OF
two bulletins, Que on the asphalt rocks vi
IeNes the other ON the fuels " Texas,
OF the 1900 copies OF the oil bulletin issued
only Few hundred remain, Applications
have been received for this bulletin from
all parts OF the world,
Some time since President Prather offered
4 prize inr the best original patriotic, his
Ioilch song OF poem, subject the Texas
rag, TO be sung ON Texas independence
pay by the puptis OF the public schools 81
Wy Wy StH'e wa ny thS students % Ine WI
sNrslN OF texas, tic now announces the
following committee, who win examine The
poems and songs submitted and award the
ptsGe' Miss Belle FGna, Mrs, III, + Ring
ana MIS-. Adele Riiscor Looscau, all resi-
| dents OF Houston. one hundred and TWEEN
! Weight songs without music nave been
/ submitted aud twelve soOEs with music
! making total OF lAO entered
inc FACULTY and students OF the engineer
| tnk vSpartmeut gave a banquet dt the prlS
Mn Nini mote, on iaat saturday night About
srScG ~ ,,s ,eSunI ~ SeneISt oi ~
tcr Va N'''"'lh''i'S ac'ea as toast mas
"A recent Issue of the American Hetorslis,
ON thn So,,n loV p1IeG 9r,Ioie ny " WReelel
~ 'hc Vu"PVuh" lnd imAgo nests ~ Amer
,Non Hulf' 1T. Nlrolcr hns also recently
cSnJ, IN Fr snUgr 9r',rc Ga similar sn2
| hsRRona y bCigium
:, LNStEpodN Mae3Sinc published by
D"hhouaN' rage u to- announces Tor it'
nn,,uINarA Mmhnt an srtlele by Dr. George
"Xc,, f..e,n,oN, ~ We u'hNepNlL on th'
wv H'oth''F. II is n popular state
nonn.Ercldcon eeomcres.
The freshman class ~ the university has
become SO Interested Ia atblrtlrs th5t lbs
| members are contemplating constructive
Iu'I presenting 10 tho Institution rluiei
SIaatCNs Whl'h, Is 10 he located on the an.
/ iiG'l' helI me cNofllen, work ~ Mr.. Cur
| ilsS 10 body building can hr best Illustrated
| ny, SW' examples, winch are taken from q
pueHg report made To tho board of lcgcuu
county, SHOWS remarkable Drrelse of
| cTGhgth aS Follows. Increase Ia capacity
| ~, luhE' igr ono year ~ cubic 'nches. IN
~ gln nisS. az. AZ naoh lo7 pounds In strength
/ - leu9H& strength Of lCtt hand i6 pounds
/ sl'uEl o. 2I Guest WI pounds lie also gained
| eve pounds IN weight ami his normal lclrt
/ iRie was reduced from Up ~ as When he
] entered ne was loose inIntcd thin ou.,