Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1905-10-18
MADISON LETTER.
By Our Special Corr espon lent,

1T seems to me, more lasting results
can be obtained although the present
arrangement has been found salts.
factory"
John M. True, secretary Of the
state board of agriculture, is still
busy drawing checks for premiums
on exhibits he state fair, this
part of his work, however is practi,
cally completed, except for the
premiums in the dairy department.
TO ENCOURAGE STUDY OF GERMAN.
Mr.. Henry Gund, of Lacrosse,
Wis, has presented the University
OF Wisconsin with funds with
which to establish graduate
scholarship in the department of
German at the University. The
purpose of the scholarship is to en-
courage advanced study in German
literature and philology. Elias l.
Tobenkin, 'O5, Madison, has been
awarded this honor, which is known
as the Gund graduate scholarship
in German.
MANY FOREIGN STUDENTS.
Thus far this year 40 students
from Is foreign countries have en-
rolled at the University of Wiscon-
sin, the largest number in the his
tory of the institution. Japan heads
the list with IL students. There are
Z from the Philippines; from
Mexico; from the Argentine Re-
public; 8 from Russia; 2 from Ger
many; and 1 each from Chile, Cuba,
Porto Rico, Norway, Sweden, Den
mark, and England. Many Of these
foreign students are pursuing re-
gular undergraduate courses while
others are doing graduate work in
he special fields, such as political
economy, agriculture, dairy bacteri-
ology, etc., in which the University
has established an international re-
putation.
WIN MILITARY HoNoRs.
Col. G. A. Curtis, commandment Of
the University Of Wisconsin corps
of cadets, has made the following
appointments Of officers of the uni
verslty regiment for the year,
colonel, George r. Ray, Waukesha;
major and adjutant, Richard A.
Schmidt, West DePere, major and
inspector, Howard G. Hopson, TT.
Atkinson; captain and quarter
master, Colin W. Wright, Monroe;
sergeant-major, Charles S. Mott,
Milwaukee; sergeant and chief
trumpeter, Robert A. Wood, Chicago;
major first battalion, Perry C.
Stroud, Portage; major second bat
talon, Albert L. Lindemann, Mil
waukee; captain and adjutant first
battalion Harold E. Letchum, Madi-
son; first lieutenant and quarter
master first battalion. Edwin r.
Birkholz, Milwaukee; first lieu
tenant and quartermaster second
battalion, Herbert B. Sanford,
Bunker Hill, ILL.,; sergeant major
first battalion, Arthur q. Smith,
Blue Mounds; sergeant-major second
battalion, Austin Walline, Upland,
Cal captains of companies: Albert
A. Johnson, Mcfarland; Paul W.
Hammersmith, Milwaukee; Walter
S. Underwood, Milwaukee; Walter
F. Teschan, Milwaukee; Benjamin
F. Bennett, Baltimore, Md; William
K Winkler, Milwaukee; captain tar
get detachment, Clayton r. Muir
dock; captain signal corps, Charles
r. Clark, Carthage, I'll.
CATALOGUE OF UNIVERSITY GRADU-
ATES.
The regents Of thea University of
Wisconsin have authorized the
publication of the quinquennial
catalogue Of graduates and former
students OF the University of Wis
consin; and Max Loeb, '05 editor of
the Alumni Magazine, has been
placed in charge Of compiling the
necessary information. The catal
ogue will include the name, resi-
dence, occupation, and offices, not
only of all graduated of the uni
versity as in previous issue, but
also of all former students.
UNIVERSITY FACULTY INCREASED.
The faculty of the University of
Wisconsin has SO new members this
year. Of this number s are profess
sors, 3 lecturers, "a instructors and
"a assistants. A number of these
new appointments have teen made
to fill vacancies caused by resigna
tons, while others ave teen made
necessary by the 9Wth and de-
velopment OF me in tuition.
Notice.