Arizona republican., 1902-02-10
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
First Semester Examinations -Arbor Day Exercises.

reSpOnQence or The 1epu week was examination week for the first semester and in consequence rather brisk, business-like air has per vaded everything, as during such a pe riod students generally pause to take a general inventory of their stock of knowledge. otherwise perhaps a notice would be coming from the faculty. Notwithstanding the increase in amount of work over years before, the results Of this test were very satisfac- tory for the reason that those who stay the first half year of college are gen orally the stickers and not to be turned down. As is usual all over the land, the ''fukes,'' so called in college lore. are nicely weedei oat anl sent horne to the tender lIiercies of their enraged parents long before the first semester ex's make their visitations.
 The required course in public rhetor- icals is constantly receiving closer and stricter attention by the students and as a result better and higher order of work is being presented each Friday morning to the general assembly. Dur ing the last two weeks two productions of especial merit have been presented, namely. an oration by Bert Hollings- head on Webster as a Constitutional Lawyer" and an essay by Miss Bessie Smith with The Poetry of Wadsworth and Coleridge" serving as its title. The first was forcible and convincing, the latter artistic and pleasing.
 Some new courses for the first time open to students are open this week for registration. Metallurgy to take the place of mine engineering, completed last semester; mechanics and hydraul- | ics. to take the place of calculus, com pleted last semester; higher college rcf. ai,,i,,
 Socially the students have had plenty l to fill their leisure hours between work | ing spells of late. The Boys Dorrni- tory association gave another of their delightful hops at Assembly hall the Friday past, which was well at tended and as usual thoroughly en- 1 joyed. Besides the Catholic fair. which has been in full swing in the "Old | Pueblo" the past week, for five nights, was a favorite resort of those students on pleasure bent. These, together with the few club and private dances given ] in the city, have been ample to satisfy the most aspiring.
 The field day on the 22d promises q good return for the efforts expended to make it a successA Arrangements are on to make that full day of attrac- tion for sport lovers. The committee ! is discussing a plan to have foot | ball game between the Sacaton and Tucson Indian school teams, on the campus in the morning. A tennis tournament will also be in force on the courts during the morning hours. Training is going on daily for the field sports. which occur in the afternoon. 1 The field sports will be contested by | a team from Tucson and a Varsity i team and some six entries are booked for every event, which looks well for a fine day. if the weather fails us not. | The day will doubtless be finished of { by a dance at the hall in the evening | The January issue of the Monthly has been out some time and is indeed d pretty sheet and credit to the in | stitution. This magazine is one of our proud affairs and the high standard already attained is being raised notch | by notch as fast as circumstances will allow. The February issue will be out this week and will be full of interest ing articles. The board of editors have made successful efforts to gather mate rial relative to the early Arizona his i tory and have now in hand enough oi interesting work of this class to last out the year. There is no better oppor- tunity offered the public to procure il- formation of Arizona's early days thar | through this journal. as it's contribute
 
 and many of them speak from direc personal knowledge of their subjects iThe Journal can be secured by drop ping a letter addressing University of Arizona Monthly" this city.
 Last Friday, as you all know. was Arbor day and. perhaps you don't know. University day as well. Fitting exercises were held celebrating ArboI day as well the founding of the university. The exercises commenced at 10 a. m. and occupied the balance ot the morning hours and consisted of a piano solo by Miss Nelson: an address on behalf of the Alumni by Miss Clara l Fish, the first student to register ir the university. She followed the trend Iof student life down. to the present time and the address was full of in- terest to all. An address bJ- Mr Blum enkranz on behalf of the senior class He made a strong plea on the part of forest reserve and range development within the territory and spoke at length upon the irrigation question. Mrs. Hall sang the Spring Song The Hon. & M. Franklin delivered an address on the founding of the university. The Misses Fisk and Wood played a piano duet. 'The Wandering Jew" After these exercises the audience retired to | the campus, where Mir. Drumiler rep resented the freshman class in the planting of class tree. Mir. Franklin s address was a concise and interesting history of the creation of the univer- sity. l.. A GILLETT. 1
 | WISE OLD FOX.