Arizona republican., 1902-01-21
THE UNIVERSITY
Return of the Students From Holiday
 Vacations.

Tucson. Ariz Jan. 19-(SpcciaI Cor rcspondcnce of The Republican)-Al- most without exception, all of the students who returned to their hCmcs 1 t1 enjoy tho vacation holidays are back in their Cld places and taking up the closing work or the first semester in the most satisfactory manner. From review ot the monthly reports Of stu dent standing it is easily seen that a higher grade of work is constantly be ing undertaken by the students and more is being accomplished and higher class of results are being o5- tained than ever before ir the history of the institution. The first semester ! will close early in February and vii! ] srow q most satisfactory result, both ! in the material progress of the univer- ! gity and the intellectual advancement ! of the student body. The effort made ] F. st year to advance the engineering course so as to include enc more year
 Of higher work has been productive of entire satisfaction on the part of both students and faculty. By slight crowd ing and some outside work the neces- 1 SaIy three years work is being accom- ! plished in two in 2 very creditable man. ner. Mining engineering is being made ] a major on account of the large de
 
 ! The students and the course has re ccivei such attention as to place it sec 7 end to none obt1irable in the west. It | is not surprising, when we consider the ] immense mining development pre- ! gre essing in our territory, that no less 1 than 100 per cent of the male students : cf the university are taking either this course for a degree or the shorter course in mining and assaying.
 ] Tine attendance is slightly under that
 or last year, but that is easily ex- ulainsd as. in accordance with the ! resolution of the regents to do away i with tha preparatory by degrees. the 1 first preparatory class was cut cut this ! year Cthe plan being to cut of one class 1 ch year until fcur years have elapsed. at the end of which the preparatory i q =pa rtrnent will be no moren. thus re- ducing cur numbers by the absence of ! a large entering class. But this slight l drawback is far overbalanced by the ! ct that the collegiate department has ! enrolled 1O0 per cent more students than hitherto.
 { The Students Athletic association : has decided to give it's annual field day on the 22d of next month and is plan ring for q large day. The entries will : include not only members of t;ie stu ] { l~tes deeirous of showing their prowess len track and field. The morning will ] bc taken up by a tennis tournament on ! the campus courts, Cf which there are 'hree. and the best in the territory. ] This as well as as all of the events, will be open 10 all wnc make entry, ' heinz only limited by the accCmmo- : da tic-s at hand. which are very ample
 The track events Will occupy the best
 Gart Of the afternoon, as the following ! programme has been arranged: One I hundred ward dash. 50-yard dash, 220- ' -ard dash. 4i1-yard run. 12O-yard hur-
 de. high jump. bread jump. pole vault.
 shot put. hammer throw, and tug oi 1 war betvon Q team from the university and 30 local Tucson team organized for ! .liS even. The results Of last years ! field day were very satisfactory, as some surprisingly good time was made ! in all Of the dashes and former records : l- ether events were clc5e pushed. . From records obtainabI We note that
 the time on the 59-yard. 1O0-yard and . 220-yard dashes of last year were the ilestest every made in a field day in Ari- | zona. The prospects for as good 9 day on the ed arc very favorable CCrre- ] srcrdenco from other athletic associa- , tions in the territory would be received
 
 speak officially. it Is highly proba ble nat. if so desired. a match meet in deld sports could be arranged to take place ! later in the spring.
 A strong representation from the uni
 versity attended the dance given by the cloir of the Episcopal church at the ! natetorium Friday evening last This proved to be the most pleasant open social event which the Tucson public
 has enjoyed this eason. The assem- : Dl2Ec Was composed almost entirely of young folk and some seventy five ! ,ounies were in attendance. At a meet ing cr the Mems Dormitory association it was voted to duplicate the above. so
 drra ngements are being made to have a ] soci8I hop at the university hall next Friday evening.
 \ strong movement is now being i made to form a baseball team for the coming season. Although an orEaniza- 1 ton has not as yet been effected. every evening sees 9. large following of the sports lovers on the diamond getting
 into condition and a little feel of the ball. Tennis has blossomed out again with the advent of the longer days of early spring and the courts are lively with players. who arc so numerous that tEe evening hours do not suffice, but iadVantare Of the mild hours before ! Urea kfast must be taken to appease the appctita of some for the exercise.
 Last week the studea>s had the pleas
 urc cf listening to an address on Eth nology." delivered by Prof. Frank Rus sell in the assembly hall. Professor
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