Los Angeles herald., 1905-02-15
UNIVERSITY DROPS
MANY STUDENTS
204 FAIL TO PASS MlDYEAR
EXAMINATIONS
New Lighting and Heating Plant at
Berkeley Is Nearly Completed.
Prof. HiIgard is Honored
by Russia
Special to The Herald.

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Special to The Herald.
BERK ELEY, Feb. 14-The January
registration of students showed some
surprising conditions i'm the classes of
the University of California. There
were 204 students dropped from the
| lists after midwinter examinations. OF
these 9S belonged to the general culture
colleges and LOG to the colleges of ap-
piled sciences. Only As wemen were
dropped Many of the disqualified stu
dents will be able to make up their
deficiencies.
There are numerous improvements
on the campus this year one of the
most necessary additions to the uni
versity buildings is the new lighting
and heating plant on the grounds.
which will be ready for service in a
short time. One of the most beauti-
full buildings in the grounds is the new
California hall for the administrative
Offices of the University, which also con-
tains the new auditorium and will be
ready for occupancy by next August
1t is fine structure, indeed, of pure
white stone built from the money ap-
propriated by the Legislature last ses-
sion. The cost of this building is
$3.50, ,OOO
Prof. Hilgard Honored
Professor E. W. Hilgard, dean of the
college of agriculture, has been sig
nally honored by the Russian govern
ment by being placed in charge of a
work which affects over 300, 900 square
miles of the cars domain and the
means of existence of millions of peas
ants. This is the result of Professor
Hilgard's Widespread reputation as a
soil specialist and chemist, and this
favorable commission stamps the pro-
fessor as one of the worlds greatest
soil chemists.
The large tract of land in Russia
known as the "black earth district,
and the greatest wheat producing re-
gion in the Eastern hemisphere, has
gradually become sterile, having been
cultivated since the dawn of history.
Samples of the impoverished soil were
received at the agricultural department
here, together with letter to Profess
sor Hilgard from the head of the Uni
versity of Moscow, requesting an early
analysis. This is being made now by
DR.. Loughridge, a soil expert at the
university, under the direction of DR..
Hilgard.
Another professor in the agricultural
department, Professor Shaw, will soon
begin analyzing wheat from the differ
the amount of gluten it contains and
thus find out it's nutritive value as
compared with the eastern wheats.
California wheat has hitherto been
considered inferior to that grown east
of the Rockies, but it is hoped that
not deficient in gluten.
The state board of trade and other
commercial bodies are now at work
raising money and the legislature is
asked to appropriate $4,000 for carry
ing out the project of analyzing the
wheat sent from all parts of the state.
The machinery to be used in these ex-
periments has already arrived and is
being installed in the agricultural
building.
Many new clubs have been organized
here. OF these the most novel and re-
cent venture in college organization is
the U. C. Pistol club. The only quail
fication for membership in this is the
possession of a revolver. The idea
originated with the members of the
rifle club, as it was thought that pistol
shooting would steady them for the
coming rife events.
The class of 1908 organized new
Chemistry Honor society composed of
freshmen in DR.. Booths inorganic labor
atores, the main qualification for this
freshman honor society being high
scholarship in science. The officers of
this club are: President, A. c. Meyer;
vice president, A. c. North; secretary
treasurer, E. c. Slater. DR.. Morgan ana
Mr Booth were elected as honorary
members.
The well-known Prytaucan society, to
which many of the cleverest Southern
California girls belong, will give "The
Mikado'' for the raising of funds for
a students hospital TO be established on
the campus. The opera will be pre-
sented at the Macdonnough theater in
Oakland on the evening OF February
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The Y. NJ. c. A. has lately taken a
most interesting census on the prospec-
tive life work and their church affilia-
tions. OF the 900 replies 200 came from
students in the general culture courses,
while 391 were furnished from the en-