, 1906-01-05

The mandolin club met last night al
the home of Miss Langheldt, where
some new music was practiced.
The regular Mendelssohn program
viii take place January 10.
The Bellies Lettres will meet tomor-
row evening at the home of Miss Sy-
mons. The meeting will be called to
order at 7;15 sharp.
J. w. Burnett arrived on No. 3 yes
Archie Campbell a cousin to Rannie
and the Misses Campbell, is visiting
in Laramie.
Helen Symons joined the Mandolin
club last evening.
Fritz Umhauer has been sick with
a cold for the past few days. He was
able to enter school yesterday.
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Misses Rice, Langheldt, Frazee and
Kennedy were at home to friends on
New Years day at Miss L~angheldt's.
Misses Lynch and Holiday, who
have been visiting with friends in Lar
annie, will return to Cheyenne Sunday.
The university short course in agri-
culture began today at 9 o'clock with a
lecture at the Science hall. In the af-
ternoon there was stock judging at the
penitentiary. Prof. McClain, of the
Colorado agricultural college, is ex-
pected to be here tomorrow to judge
stock Saturday.
Two fine Berkshire sows have been
purchased by the experiment farm from
G. G. Council of Illinois, and one six
months-old polled Hereford bull has
been secured to take the place of the
one that died a short time ago. He is
worth $500.
Prof. Buffum will deliver a paper en-
titled sheep Breeding in Mountain
Regions" before a meeting of the
American Breeders association, which
will take place at Lincoln, Neb., the
18th of this month.
Mr.. Morton n Prof Rommel wen
to the King ranch yesterday to look
over some sheep with the view of CO
Operating with the King brothers in
breeding experiments. Prof. Rommel
is head of animal husbandry of the
bureau of animal industry of the Unit
ed States department of agriculture,
and is looking over the field with the
purpose in view of establishing a Unit
ed States sheep breeding experiment
station in connection with our station
to experiment on typical range sheep
suitable to Wyoming and other western
mountainous states.
Prof. Buffum reports that the Cody
short course was entirely successful.
The ranchmen brought in fine displays
of swine, horses and cattle for judging
work, and the attendance vas good at
the three days and evenings lectures
by Profs. Morton and Buffum.
]. M. CONFESS, short-horn breeder of
Saratoga valley, purchased two fine
bulls at the International Stock show
at Chicago and has loaned them to the
university for stock judging purposes
during the short course.
On account Of the basketball game
this evening, the university dance was
postponed until lex Friday evening,
January ~.
There will be no assembly Tuesday
OF x week, and the Friday assembly
will occupy more time than usual.
DR.. Brown will be the speaker at
vespers Sunday. His subject will be
some topic connected with the new
Iyear.
Julius Merz was visiting at the uni
~versity this forenoon.
Prof. Graepp has set aside Monday,
Tuesday and Wednesday of next week
as days on which he will examine the
young ladies' voices with the view of
forming a female chorus.
In assembly today, President Tisdel
gave a talk on some of the things
worth considering in connection with
college N university life. Among
other things, he urged the students not
to waste their time, for in 81 doing
they waste their fathers money. He