, 1904-12-21
University Notes


pend their vacation at their homes.
Amy and Harriet Abbot go t o Osceola,
Miss Drew goes to Hanna; John
Smith goes to Kemmerer; Miss Ace
Miss Elias go to Rock Springs;
Miss Knopf, Carey Knight and Guy !
Jensen go to Cheyenne n Misses
Margaret and Mildred Mcintosh, JUL
ette Carter and Allie Bangs will go to
Rawlins.
The football team had their picture
taken Monday afternoon.
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Indoor practice for track athletics
continues. The running track in the
gym is consequently much in demand.
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President Tisdel is offering an cleo
tive in English for next term. This
elective will be known as English
XVIII and will deal with literary
criticism. 1t may be taken by cole
gate juniors and seniors and normal
seniors. The work will consist of Lee
lures, tests and papers. The class will
recite twice a week. the second hour.
Alternating with this English and com
ing three times a week will be given a
course in constitutional law also in
structed by the president.
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Certificates for student rates are be-
irg issued by the President to those
students who wish to go home.
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The last orations of the term were
delivered in assembly last Friday by
Jean Tidball and George Sellon. The
former took for his subject 1.-TWO
Phases of Public Life He contrast
ed two characters of history and show
ed how much better it is to do ONE
thing for humanity than to do mi
thing for self. The latter spoke on
Senator Hoar." He said that the pol
i~ticians are the people Who rule our
country and. consequently, if the coun-
try is to remain honest we must put
in office such politicians as Senator
Hoar.
Prof. Buffum left for Omaha today
il company with Prof. Mead and State
Engineer Johnson. While in that city
they will discuss the possibilities OF
establishing an experiment station in
Wyoming where experiments in dry
farming can be carried on.
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The experiment station has pur-
chased eight pedigreed Herefords from
the American Poll and Hereford as
sociation in Des Moines, Iowa. These
will be shipped to Laramie in a short
time.
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Robert Law of Cheyenne has enroll
ed at the university. He will take the
college course.
The Daughters Of the American Rev.
olution has offered to the students of
the university a prize of ten dollars
for the best essay on THE Overland
Trail"
The first prize for the best Christ
mas story in the Wyoming Student
has been awarded to Miss Ethel Mil
Ter, the second prize was awarded to
Miss Henrietta Johnson. The stories
are of a high order and it is hoped
that if another contest Is planned in
the future that many more students
will compete.
A great many students who pur-
pose to stay in town during vacation
are looking for work.
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The University Melange for Decem-
Der has just been issued. 1t contains
articles on The State University
Our Foreign Relations" The Geneva
Conference and Education at Cas-
per-" Prof Buffum has contributed an
on the second agricultural
short course, Prof Stockwell on the
State Teachers association and Prof.
on the mining course. The
commercial and shorthand depart
ments are written up respectively by
Prof. McGregor and Miss Meader. H.
of these articles are a num-
Der Of pictures. Oh the front page OF
the magazine is the group picture OF
the university buildings first used by
DR., Hebard in her civil government
text book.
At the meeting Of the Debating club
last Saturday the challenge for a joint
debate with Denver was accepted. Six
speakers were elected
from which number three will be chos-
to represent the university. The
following were chosen: Messrs. Joe
Gillespie, George Sellon, Jean Tidball,
John Hill, Stephen Downey and c. Hill
ton. Owing to the fact that next Sat
urday will be Christmas eve, Ed meet
ing Of the Debating club will be held
at that time. The following Saturday, |
however, the regular meeting will take
place.
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No vesper services we're held last