, 1907-05-10
J University Notes
AMY ABBOT. Editress
Observation-Disclosures

Friday evening, a success. From the
play. supper and dance about $50 was
cleared in all, a sum sufficient to make
most Of the necessary repairs n buy
comfortable and durable furniture for
the parlor. The final arrangements
for the r%efurnishing have not yet been
made, however, and 1t Is possible that
nothing will be lone until next sum-
mer mi the parlor can be repapered
when other work of that sort Is being
done in the building. However, as
Don as the study parlor shines forth
in all its new glory, the college girls
hope to express their appreciation
for services rendered by their friends
in a more gracious manner than
through this column.
In assembly Tuesday Captain Hea.
vey made a few good remarks on the
etiquette of "rooters" at athletic con-
.ests. He defined well the difference
ietween college spirit and rudeness.
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The senior class had a meeting at
4 p. m. Monday and ordered invita-
ions for commencement, which is just
six weeks off.
university students to a social to be
given at the Methodist church this
evening.
Wednesday afternoon the students
won the baseball game from the fac
ulty, with a score of Z to 6.
Alice Rice is visiting the university
this week, her school at Rock River
having closed last week. Miss Rice
will not take another school until fall,
as she wishes to remain in town this
summer to visit with her brother, who
will come home from West Point the
last of June for a visit of about three
months.
The annual inspection of cadets will
be made next Thursday.
The zoology class enjoyed an inter-
esting lecture in the museum yester-
day on fossil reptiles.
The normal sophomores who will re.
ceive their B. Ped. degrees this June
appeared in mortarboards this week.
The Cadet Officers Dancing club
will give a cadet hop this evening in
the gymnasium.
The essays for the Eggleston prizes
will be read in assembly next Friday
morning and the prize winners de-
cided upon.
The zoology class will go to the fish
hatchery the first Saturday this spring,
whenever that will be.
Prof. Ridgaway has two valuable
new pieces Of apparatus. One is an
alternating current demonstration ap-
paratus for Illustrating the action of
single, two and three-phrase alternat.
ing current. which Is now universally
used. 1t demonstrates the principle of
the alternating current generator and
motor. rotating Of magnetic field, the
induction Of an iron disk, etc. The
other is a chromograph for showing
color photographs. This instrument
Is the best yet invented for color pho
Biography and Prof. Ridgaway shows
some very pretty slides through it.
Several people were surprised to
learn that the play, when Patty
Went to College," which was given by
the Bellies Lettres last Friday evening,
was dramatized by three of the girls.
The book was written by Jeane Web
ster, but it was prepared for the stage
by three Bellies Lettres.
Prof. Ridgaway has received from
Emery Land (B. A, '9S) his thesis on
Motor Control for his masters de-
gree. The thesis is beautifully (scien-
tifc beauty illustrated with blue
prints. Mr.. Lands will be the only
NJ. A. conferred this year.
DR.. William Cabell Brown. a mis-
sionary for the Episcopal church in
Brazil, visited the university yester-
day.
Last evening the university COM
munity was honored by a splendid ad-
dress on The Puritan" by Judge Riner
of Cheyenne. He traced the history
of the Puritan and his influence upon
thought and culture in the last four
centuries. The lecture was a very
profitable one and marked Judge
Riner rs a keen student Of human
nature.