The San Francisco call., 1904-10-29
UNIVERSITY EVENTS

BERKELEY. Oct 2s-Lewis Buckley.
leader Of the California rooters. whose vocal
efforts are intended 10 inspire the blue and
gold" on the football field and elsewhere when
college spirit is to be shown. believes he has
made q discovery which viii materially aid
his cohorts in excelling any record hitherto
made by California rooters- Bulkeley has
learned that yell leaders Of old used a Ger
tain cane, presented 10 the university espe-
cially for the yell leaders use. II was re-
ceived ten years ago and used for four
years and then remained in the university
library. with none 10 call for IT. It is short,
knotty. dark stick. very light, with silver
football three inches IN length engraved with
the University of California monogram on the
handle Buckley viii use the cane al the
big game on November y and expects unusual
results from its use
The Philosophical Union met tonight at the
university for a discussion Of Professor c
NJ BakewelIs paper concerning modern re-
vision OF the problem OF knowledge. The dis
cussi0n was led by Charles A. Keeler, '93.
Many class reunions have been planned for
the week preceding the big football game
night Of November IL at Tortoni's. in San
Francisco. The class OF 'o2 viii meet at
fofps @ of3 Hotel ana rSe fe o9 csss also ene
ing reunion. though the time and place re-
main 10 be chosen. The local fraternities will
hold alumni meetings throughout the week
before the game with Stanford
The sale Of seats for the football game with
Stanford, on last "Wednesday, when the seats
About half that sum Was taken in yesterday
when the general public was allowed TO buy
tickets
Dr. Alonzo Taylor, professor Of pathology,
has concluded the present series of eight Herr
stein lectures. He spoke yesterday in the Stu
dents Observatory the subject Of the re-
lstiOn Of lamentations to chemical metabol-
ism
The university band is to give the half hour
Of music in the Greek Thester next Sunday
afternoon.
work in the various branches of the short
course in agriculture and horticulture was be-
gun to-day. The registration for these courses
numbers twenty-three. The total registration
for the various short courses including the
dairy and cheese making courses, is more than
nfty.
A fire that might have resulted disastrouAy
20 East Hall was averted yesterday afternoon
by the presence of mind of the janitor H
Hungen- He had been pouring alcohol from a
barrel into small vessel for Professor Rit-
ter and spilled small quantity the floor.
De stepped on q match which lay on the
moor, igniting the spilled alcohol The hall
would have been destroyed had the flames
spBeao 20 the barrels of alcohol standing
near by, but Hungen quickly poured water over
the barrels, averting serious fire.
shipment Of old English dramas from
England has been received by the library
The shipment includes many rare and valua bIe
works on the drama, dating from the seven
centuries. Among the volumes are five sets
Of Beaumont and Fletcher; Bullen's old plays;
NICHOLS Progress OF Queen Elizabeth in
tnree quartos, and others of the Elizabethan
and Restoration periods
Professor Elwood Mead left to-day 10 at
teno the meeting Of the agricultural college
and experiment station at Des Moines. Iowa
ne VII probably go from there directly TO
Professor Frederic T. Bioletti, who has left
FiIcuttural position in South Africa and IN
January r. 70 join the faculty Of the Univer-
sity OF California for the advancement of the
1niVersitys Investigations in connection with
ne Fitlculturai industries, is now at Rudes-
a nelm visiting some Of the principal vineyards
ano wine cellars He will VISIT Geisenheirs
abo 70 consult with the celebrated wine chem
Isl Froiessor Workman and from there he
VIII 90 70 Champagne. Burgundy. Les cotes
o9 hnone. and the Midi. Later he is to visit