, 1906-12-07
University Notes /

DR.. Brown requests all the members
of the Bible class to be present next
Sunday for a special but unmentioned
reason. For Sunday evening at 1880
Dean Bode has arranged a recital at
the request of the university Bible
class. This program will be made up
of great musical compositions, 10Th
vocal and instrumental, which have
their inspiration from the Bible.
The student rates formerly granted
by the railroad companies have been
discontinued, but as a compensation
the term of holiday rates has been
extended, so that these rates will now
allow students to return to their homes
for the entire Christmas vacation.
The Y. w. c. A. has prepared an
excellent program for vespers next
Sunday at $3.50 p. m. The delegates
who went to the conference at Water
loo last summer will give their ac-
counts Of the work done at Waterloo.
Miss Barge, a travelling secretary of
the Women's Home Missionary So
ciety, gave the university girls an in
teresting address this morning on her
work in home missions.
The contest for the Gramm prizes
on defamation will take place in the
university auditorium tomorrow even
ing at s o'clock. The contestants and
their selections are as follows: Spar
tacus' Address to the G%ladiators," Mr..
Robert Law; Patsy" Miss Clara
Prahl; "Gazelle and the Swan" Miss
Laura Breisch; The Chariot Race"
from Ben Hur," Miss Wilburta
Knight. In addition to the declama-
tions three musical selections will be
rendered, n by the Girls Mandolin
club, a vocal solo by Mr.. ]. p. Bohlin
and a piano solo by Mr.. Hunton. The
order of the program is not arranged,
as it is necessary for the contestants
to draw lots for their places.
Orders are being taken today fol
gymnasium shoes and all who take
gymnasium work are requested to
have these suction-soled shoes, in or
der to prevent accidents from slipping
or falling on the floor.
Mr. Clorappa Moir was offarod q
splendid position in the Albany County
bank, but has decided to remain al
the university.
The subject for the D. A. R. prize
essay is to be decided upon this week,
and Prof. Middlekauff will assign this
subject as a part of the theme work
in English XI next term. AS the class
is large, it will increase the number
of contestants for this prize consid-
erably.
Mrs. Clark, assisted by Dean Bodo
and Mr.. H%unton, gave the second lect-
ure-recital of the course on Modern
Composers" this afternoon. The com.
poser studied was Edward Grieg, the
greatest Norwegian composer, and the
program was greatly enjoyed by those
pr esent. Everyone interested in the
course is cordially invited to attend.
The recitals occur each month on a
Friday afternoon promptly at 4 o'clock.
The term recital of the school of
music will be given in the auditorium
next Friday evening.
Saturday, December Is, the senior
class will give an entertainment in the
auditorium. The program will consist
OF a debate, recitation, one Grafton
and music, and will take the place of
the usual term orations.
The 10000 point in the university Ii
brary accession books has now been
reached and passed. This of course
does not represent the total number
of books owned by the library, for there
us ohS "hoit loOlh "a VI DOOho w
yet accustomed. A large number of
scientific and mechanical books were
ordered this week for the mechanical
department. Three new magazines,
the Fortnightly Review, American
Homes and Gardens, and The Ameri-
can Magazine, have been added to the
list of periodicals. A number of i'm
ported books by Dumas, Mollier,
George Sand, Hauptmann and Sunder-
mann have been received for use in the
seminar course.
Miss Tessie Langheldt has returned
to school.
Miss Alma Stark, last year a prepar-
atory student at the university, is this