Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-12-19
UNIVERSITY or UTAH.

ealt I,akt city. The university closed
yesterday for the holiday vacation and
rn reopen on Jan. A. 1904 All the
rsilroads gave the rate Of one fare for
round "trip to students who spend the
holidays away from the city
Dr. ]. f.. Talmage was out Of school
Ill the week on account of sickness.
son,e time ago the doctor, while expert
menting with a solution of yanadium
mineral cut his hand on some broken
~iass The solution entered the cut and
nosoncd It. He is now slowly recov
erlng.
President Kingsbury returned from
rio official visit TO Cedar city the first
n The week He is well pleased with
tho work there The roof of the new
building is now finished and plastering
Is going on
The school OF mines has just received
from the National Standardiaing bu-
reau al Washngto standard resis-
lance for carrying electric currents up
10 90 amperes capacity. This resls-
lance Is TO be used in connection with
the standard cells for celebrating am
meters.
Mr.. Ben Tibbey a junior of the school
NJ mines last year, but now studying
AT stanford university, visited the
university on Tuesday, Mr.. Tihbey
says he has learned by experience that
mo- student need leave Utah in order to
get a good course I'm engineering. He
regards the equipment Of the state
school Of mines here as equal to any
he has seen on the coast
The Mining Review for Dec. 3 will
contain an article on Mechanical En-
cheering al the University OF Utah"
by Prof Beckstrand,
Mr.. George j. Silver, foreman of the
machine shop, severed his connection
with the university yesterday TO take
the position as foreman of Silver Bros.
Iron Works. Mr.. Silver has been con-
nected with the university since 1900.
on Thursday his students presented
him with a gold chain and locket. on
one side OF the locket is written "Com-
plments Of students $685." on the 9TH
En- Geo. j, Silver"
Mr.. ]. A. Strane of New York has
been employed by the university to sue
coed Mr. Silver as foreman of the ma
chine shop, Mr. Strane is a graduate OF
combined high school and mechanic
arts school in the state of New York.
Besides this training he has had seven
years experience az a machinist and
Is now Junior in Slbley college at
Cornell university. The university Sc
cured NJ, Strane through Prof Richard
R. Lyman, who Is now studying at Cor
nell Mr. Strane Will begin his work
en- Jan, 4.
Prof Maud May Babcock has been
granted a two weeks leave of absence,
md win spend the holidays in the east.
Sle goes east In the interest Of the
l,ate school for the deaf. She will Wis
hschbos Of this kind in Chicago,
Washington New York, Boston, and
Mn spend Christmas at her old home
IN Philadelphia, Mrs. Philip s. May
cock is conducting her class during her
absence.
On Wednesday the college students
met and after hearing reports of COM
mlllee on organization voted TO With
draw from the present student body
organl2ailon and create an organization
Of the college students OF the univer-
sty The college men who were OFF,
GERS In the student body resigned their
positions Messrs. George G. Riser, b.
4. Perkins, o. w. Carlson and f. d.
Warllon were appointed to draft con-
sQlution The students also voted to
hotlly the preparatory students Of this
action and recommend that they effect
an organization Of their own. This
change in student affairs meets with
me approval Of both college and pre-
paratory students.
The editor Of the Chronicle is contin-
galy receiving complimentary letters
iof MS excellent paper. Many say II
we pest paper the students have ever
published. The unique cover was de-
signed and presented to the Chronicle
~ Prof, G. NJ, Marshall,
Last night the "F. A. Frat enter
ialhed the college women with an in
formal reception and banquet
supervisor Lanchmond of domestic
science department Will spend her vaca-
Ion In st. Louis,
ihls afternoon the university eleven
having football pow WOW with the
bnuIans from Carlisle Indian school,
IehlsyIrania. The visiting team
reached the city yesterday morning and
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