, 1904-12-28
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) University Notes

The chemical department mas just
received some special supplies which
are TO be used exclusively in expert
ment station work.
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The students second hand book
store will be taken down to the Lara
ME Book company next term. Mr..
Hansen has consented to undertake
its management. Anyone having sec
ond hand books which he wishes %
dispose of should take them down to
him as soon as possible.
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Yesterday all heat in the main
building was turned of. The janitors
took advantage of this to make a thor
ough cleaning. All the rooms have
been swept and put in order for school
next week.
Captain Yates has been receiving
the congratulations of the students ov-
er his Christmas present. We trust
that Captain Yates jr., may some time
become a student at our university.
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A number of students who did not
go home for Christmas were delight
fully entertained at dinners on Christ
mas.
The Christmas Wyoming Student
was mailed Saturday in time for dis
tribution with the Christmas mail. 1t
contains the two prize stories of the
literary contest won respectively by
Miss Ethel Miller and Miss Henrietta
Johnson. A number of other credit
able stories and articles appear The
special features of the magazine are a
new design and a number OF
head and tail pieces all of which were
designed by Miss Ethel Merriam.
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DIR. Nelson has received a large con
signment of plants for naming and
classification. They were sent by Mr..
NJ. e. Jones of Salt Lake and are about
500 in number.
A new consignment of bound period
icals has been received from the S.
A. Bristol company, Cheyenne.
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ppp,hn. IF ctrnruar, urnrn viSir.
ing the university yesterday. They
were much impressed with the muse
UNI in science hall.
Lewis Tidball, who is taking cores
pondence work at the university pre-
paratory to getting his degree in the
in this city as he purposed.
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Two of the boilers in the heating
plant have been condemned and will
have to be removed. The third boiler
there will be used to heat science hall
and the gymnasium and the old boil
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connected in order to heat that build
ing.
The last faculty meeting of the
term was held today. The usual time
for holding it was postponed on ac-
count of the absence of Prof. Stockwell,
who has been conducting an institute
at Douglas. Prof. Soule. the secretary
of the faculty, will work on the term
reports tomorrow in time to have them
mailed Friday or sooner.
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Mr., Reed, curator of the museum,
and his assistant, Herbert Kennedy,
have mounted in the museum the limb
of a gigantic dinosaur. The bones are
in a splendid state Of preservation,
and are of immense size. At present
a large cast is being made for the
foot bones. When this is done, the en-.
tire limb will be complete.
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The assay laboratory of Prof. Trum'
bull has been torn out in order to have
to work while tearing out the
condemned boilers in the heating plant.
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The gymnasium has been closed
this week. An effort is being made to
have it opened during the rest Of va
cation.
The last dance of the term was held
Friday night in the gymnasium.
A plan is on foot among several boys
to organize a forensic club at the uni.
versity. If the plans materialize, it
is probable that the first play render
ed will be Richard III.
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Prof. Stockwell, who has been con-
Quoting the institute at Douglas, re-
to the city last night. He re-
ports a pleasant time.
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No meeting of the Belle Lettres Lit
erary society was held this week ow-
ing to the fact hat a number Of its
members have gone home for vacation.