, 1905-02-01
] University Notes

A number Of new pieces OF appara-
tus have recently been added to the
gymnasium, among which are W hair
mattresses, 5x10, a wrist machine, a
! climbing pole and a rope ladder. These
things will add greatly to the appa-
ratus already in the gymnasium.
A meeting of the cadet officers was
held this afternoon to make prelim-
mary arrangements for the annual ca
Diet ball. Nothing definite was done
except to organize, so that it will be
possible TO begin preparations on a
working basis. The ball will probably
be held some time in April in the
gymnasium, but the date has not been
definitely set.
The young ladies' physical work this
week consists of dumb bell and rifle
drill to music. The boys have been
having platoon and extended order
drill.
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The board of managers of the WyO-
ming Student. held its monthly meet
ing yesterday. The reports of the bus,
mess manager and treasurer were
read n accepted. Money was appro,
priated to have a new cover for the
Student, designed by Miss Ethel Mer
riam. This cover will be done in the
university colors, brown and yellow
and will have the state flower drawn
upoh it.
A new consignment of books has
just been received for the library. One
Of the most interesting of them is
Universal Classic Manuscripts
which contains specimens of the hand
writing of distinguished men and wo
men from Henry V, l449, to Queer
Victoria, 1885. Not only is the boob
valuable from the standpoint of the
compositions given, but also because
the study of character through hant
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books received are: The Stanford
Dictionary of Anglisized Words mt
Phrases, Stratmann's Middle English
Dictionary, Wright's Anglo-Saxon ant
Old English Vocabulary, and Govern
ment of Dependencies, by Adam Smith
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Five students have registered t.
take the competitive examination fol
West Point, to be held at the univer
sity February Is.
The last meeting of the Bellies Let
tres was held Saturday evening, Jan
uary 2S, at the home of Miss Ethe.
Merriam. The time was occupied in
rehearsing the parts of las You Like
It," Their previous plans have been
somewhat altered, so that only fou1
~scenes of the play will be given. The
time, TOO has been placed a little later
than was at first decided upon, as the
young ladies wish enough practice SC
that they will be able to present tc
the public a first-class play. We have
been asked by the Bellies Lettres &c
Announce that only those boys who
dress as girls will be allowed to enter
the auditorium on the evening the play
is given. The production of this play
promises to be the social event of this
term of school, as the Delta Sigma
Sorority has kindly offered to assist
the Bellies Lettres. and has been en-
gagged for the purpose.
The badges used for short course
students this year have been given
out. They are done in brown and vel
low, the university colors, and contain
the date of the course and the letters
|"W. A. C. S. C.''-Wyoming agricul
tural college short course.
Bruce Jones and Leslie Goodding
the former a student of the university
and the latter a graduate, class of '03
will leave Friday for Arizona, where
they will spend some time prospecting
in mines.
President Tisdel continued his
lectures on scholarship Tuesday in as
sembly by urging the students to be
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