The San Francisco call., 1904-11-15
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

RERKFI,EY. Nov. 14-Ths university au-
thorities have been informed that a gift OK
s25 900 from an alumnus for a swimming tank
is likely to be made during the coming year,
and SO have decided 10 defer the construction
Of a small swimming tank, which gymnasium
freouenters had petitioned for. The name OF
the alumnus and the conditions which make
the gift problematical are not given at the
university 1t has been proposed to pump
salt water from the bay into the tank. II Is
possible that the city will decide to build
a large reservoir In the hills where water will
be kept for protection against fire, and II this
Is done the same pumping plant will be uth-
lied to supply the gymnasium tank with wa
ter The proposed tank Is TO be or glass, III
underneath with electric lights 70 PROVIDE pro
'eSsIo4i % caS,ncI of the Associated Alumni held
its annual meeting in Hopkins Institute last
Friday. DR.. l.; Van Ordsh pIesi1lns pis OiIcer lee,
for the last year, declined denomination, anu
DIT ] G. Morrissey OF the medical alumni
was elected president; EdTard N Soetn WAS was
rison, second vice president; MISS Anna NC
Neil. secretary. and DR.. H. M, simmons, treas
urer After a discussion OF the proposed new
consfftutfon of the Greater Alumni AssOcia-
ton about to be established. it was de-
cided to submit the matter to the Alumni As
sociation of the Affiliated Colleges and secure
an opinion from the professional graduates be-
fore taking final action. The Greater Alumni
Association proposes TO break down the lines
now existing and include graduates OF all de-
partments on equal footing.
division superintendent Of the California Gas
and Electric Company, with headquarters at
Napa He has supervision Of the work in the
counties of Marin, SOnoma, Napa and Contra
Costa.
A field trip to the Point Reyes Peninsula is
to be made by the class IN botany on No
vember 20 to study the forests there
Professor and Mrs. Henry Senger have
nounced the engagement OF their daughter,
Miss Florence Senger, to Dudley s. Saltzer. a
young business man OF Redding. Professor
Senger is in the German department OF the
university. His daughter entered the uni
versity in 1902 and after a years study went
abroad with her parents to study in Ger
many, where she devoted herself TO music
and languages. Mr.. Saltzer was associate
Of hers the university. He coached the
local High School eleven for several years.
and was prominent in athletics at the uni
versity.
Two large boxes Of books from Brussels
have been received at the university library.
They include valuable French medieval and
modern histories. Chief among them are three
large foliOs. published by Mezeray in 1856.
and a set seventeen volumes, published in 1888.
The GIee and Mandolin clubs OF the univer-
sity are TO make tour OF Southern CalifOr-
mia during the Christmas holidays. visiting
the following cities: Los Angeles Pasadena,
Redlands, San Diego Riverside. Santa Bar
nara San BernardinO and Pomona The clubs
number many members who have homes in
the southern part OF the State among them
being: E r. May, c. NJ. Leach and L. A
Nathan of Los Angeles. n. E Dole and c. r.
Dole OF Riverside and r. Nandini. r. d
Bracket and w. F Brackett OF Pasadena.