The border vidette., 1902-09-20
University of Arizona.


and Tuesday, the 18th and 10th, and
Wednesday, the 18th, will be regis
tration day. Students living in Tue
son will register on Tuesday. Glass
work will begin Thursday of next
week
A number of changes have been
made in the University faculty. Miss
Opal LIE Baron McGaughey, teacher of
physical culture and oratory, il ill in
Los Angeles and has resigned Her
| successor has not been elected
Miss L. H. Foucar, professor of
modern languages, has been granted .
leave of absence for year. Professor
John Mercer Patton, a we'll known
| educator, has been elected to the chair
of modern languages. Professor Pat
ton has studied in Germany, France
and Spain He is a graduate of Virgi-
MIA Military Institute in the class of
1880 and was assistant professor Of
modern languages. He comes to the
University highly recommended by
DR.. Jordan and many other college
presidents. Professor Patton arrived
from California this week to take up
his work here. He will also teach
military tactics and direct the Univer-
sity battalion. Captain Cole, who is
very i'll, resigned some time ago
Professor Geo. NJ. Evans, late prin-
cipal of the Redlands High School,
arrived last Monday morning to take
his duties as Registrar of the Univer-
sity.
Professor Blake has been granted a
leave of absence until November lst.
Pre- lessor Blake is the only charter
member of the Mining Engineers
Association alive. This organization
will sold an anniversary celebration at
{ Ne Haven, Conn, in October, and 1T
the special request of the officers of the
association the Board of Regents of
the University granted Professor
Blake an extra vacation SO that he
might attend the meeting.
DIR. Davidson Griffith, formerly pro
fessor of botany at the University, but
now connected with the Department
of Agriculture at Washington i'll the
capacity of agrostolosist, is here for
five weeks stay to collect grasses in
this section. Together with Professor
Forbes tn week he visited the coun-
try adjacent to the Santa Rita noun
tains range.
Professor w. w. Skinner returned
this week from his vacation, spent in
Baltimore and Washington. Mrs
Skinner remained in Washington and
will not return until December lst.
ball team again this fall. While in
the East he familiarized himself with
the latest foot ball tactics and will be
prepared to put strong and scientti-
fic team on>the gridiron for the Uni
versity this fall.
Mrs. Mary Cumming Stanley, the
new preceptress of the Ladies' Dormit-
ory, arrived from Nogales Tuesday and
assumed her new duties she is
graduate of Berkeley and will teach
history and latin.
Ray G. AIc ,de assistant in the
laboratories, has returned from a vaca-
tion spent at a mining camps in the
mountains.
Professor Howard }. Hall and wife
will return next Wednesday from
trip to the Grand Canyon and visit
] to the northern part of the Territory,
where Professor Hall has been ex-
amining forest lands with a view to
relocating thirteen section of lands be-
longing to the University.
Miss Lou Merriman. Il sister of Mrs.
Professor Guild, arrived Wednesday
from San Jose, Cal. She will teach
the fourth grade in the Tucson public
schools.
A c. p Thomas, the new assistat
in chemistry, arrived Thursday from
Silver City. N. Nj.
Professor and Mrs. Holmes returned
Monday from IL three months vacation
spent on the coast.