The San Francisco call., 1905-01-28
THE DOCTORS
CLEVER PUPIL
HAS A CHANCE
TO WIN MEDAL

BERKELEY. Jan. PA gold medal to the
student in the agricultural college who makes
the greatest advance in the study of practical
agriculture. to be shown by a written essay.
mas been offered by an Eastern agricultural
publication. Professor e. w. Hflgard has re-
ceived notice of the publication companys IN
tention to award the medal. 1t Is stipulated
that the subject in which the greatest adj
vance Is made must be OF practical value to
the ordinary farmer, dealing either with agri-
culture. horticulture stock raising, dairy. farm-
ing or breeding. of animals. The periodical
reserses the right to print the facts on the
essays that competing students may write.
The gold medal will be presented by the
Iaeulty y OF the college at the end OF the present
Colonel Henry de H. Waite formerly com
mandant of the University Cadets. has been
admitted to practice in the courts OF the
state and has formed a partnership with
Fhilip owen and Edwin E. Keyes. both of the
Information has come to President Wheeler
that the committee appointed by the STATE
LEGISLATURE to investigate the university's af-
There VIII be about twenty members Of the
Legislature in the party. They will be en-
tertained by President Wheeler and will at
tend the semi-monthly university meeting in
Harmon gymn aSium
~The military authorities at the university are
in conflict with the athletic contingent over
the question Of keeping the baseball fence down
during drill hours. Captain J. T. Nance has
requested President Wheeler to order the fence
university cadets as Captain Nance wishes per-
formed The fence is needed by the baseball
9 people lie to insure gate receipts during games
and II removed each week. when drill work Is
done. the expense during the term will be
about 5000 The matter has been discussed
at length by Captain Nance and Manager
Ezra Decoto. but no action has been taken.
The gymnasium club has engaged the ser
vices OF J. White OF San Francisco as q
with the Richmond Club OF San Francisco
de VIII come over once a week to teach the
varsity vars @ men: The club has grown ~ until it
mittees In charge of the various departments
have announced that G. j. Anloff, Pacific
Coast amateur champion wrestler of the mid
dle-weight class. is to give instruction in
wrestling. v. Ligda. who recently won the
State championship for work with gymnasium
The sophomore hop, postponed from last
term, took place tonight in Harmon gym
nasium Every third dance was waltz II.
L. Sherman was floor manager. The patrons
and patronesses were President and Mrs. Ben
tamin Ide Wheeler, Professor and Mrs. ]. E.
Wickson, DIR. and Mrs Jacques Loeb, Profess
sor and Mrs. C. Price Professor and Mrs. G.
r. Noyes, Professor and MIRA F. A. Langs
Professor T. F. Sanford and Professor J. B.
The associated electrical ana mining en-
gireers have decided to issue d book Of tables
81 the college Of Dmechanics- though the the other other
engineering colleges will ind all necessary
tables tables inc Included In The book. 1t win cost
Senior class officers were nominated to-day
as follows: President Eugene r. Halletf
W. F, HeitmulIer; first vice president, D. G.
Baker; second vice president Alma Barnett
secretary, Florence Dodge; treasurer George
ellison; class medalist, G. ]. Anlon; historian,
J. P, Loeb; orator. James Force. n. NJ. Ed
chief goat, D.. S, Adams, A. 8. Adams. j. B.
Smith.
Charles H. Stone OF the reclamation service
United States Geological Survey. Is to estab-
lish a reclamation laboratory at the State
University in conjunction with the department
OF irrigation and drainage. Rooms in Berkeley
adjacent to the campus will be used by Mr.
Stone for his purpose. The work will have as
Its object the reclamation of arid and swanpy
land on the Pacific Coast.