Arizona republican., 1904-03-19
UNIVERSITY AFFAIRS
The Probable Departure of Professor
 Blake at End of the Year.

Tucson, March r Especial Corre- spondence of The Republican)-T1 student body. 15O strong, led by the U. A band paraded the campus and the streets of Tucson the morning of the 17th celebrating their existence on earth and good will towards the Irish. A dance was arranged for the evening at the natatorium and general good time was experienced by the whole crowd. No one was materially dam aged and all were surprised at the un- bounded and inexhaustible amount Of college spirit shown.
 !. Professor Skinner and Messrs. Cos grove and Russell have been engaged to preside at the gymnasium for the balance of the year in the absence of the regular instructor. The apparatus is about all up and is a very good col lection of muscle making machines.
 Construction work on the new Uni versity library and museum has been suspended awaiting the arrival of the steel sills from an Indiana firm. The foundation of black lava rock is all in and considerable of the brick work well under way.
 The library will be an imposing and substantial addition to the University buildings and the campus. It will have an eighty foot frontage and a depth of siXty-five feet and will be three stories high, all of red brick with copper cor nices. Each brick which shows a full face to the exterior will be of the us- ual red brick finish and those which show only the end will be of a gray color, making a pleasing and attractive appearance. A black mortar will be used on the exterior walls of the edi- fee.
 There will be a colonnade entrance and the first floor will have eight rooms besides the vestibule. When the library is finished the presidents of flee will be moved from the main build ing into the library.
 The usual stir in athletics keeps up. Saturday the University team played the Tucson Greys. The University didn't win, but made.a very cred.tabla showing against such a formidable nine of expert ball players. Another game has been arranged with tr!e Greys for Saturday of this week A picked team, dubbed the Sour Bawl'' team, played the regulars a seven in- iA-iiS IAC SoiiiC Ol O lO O. He IleI1l- bers of the track team have received their new suits and present an attract i've appearance in them. Prem the training the boys are doing the team is very hopeful of establishing a few good records when they meet the Bis bee team April 2.
 The Cosmos club held the regular monthly meeting at the University Monday evening. Professor G. k. P. Smith read d very interesting paper illustrated with views on the Fl Paso and Southwestern bridge. He was in Snector for the E. P. & s. w. at Fl PasO last summer and became thor oughly acquainted with the building of that structure.
 Professor Faust De Walsh has or ganiZed a French society at the Uni versity, of members of the faculty and those students whc have studied French.
 At the meeting of the board of reg ents on Saturday, March 5, the ap- Dointment was made by the president, after conference with the executive committee and Professor Blake of Pro- lessor I. Van De Lashmutt to occupy the chair of professor of metallurgy.
 Professor Lashmutt attended the University of Oregon and later the Un- iversity of California, from which in-