, 1907-12-06
University Notes
By LESLIE BAILEY COOK,



, Mrs. Bessie Arnold Stone, a member
, of the board Of trustees, has writer
a very clever Thanksgiving story fol
the Evanston Press.
Laura Breisch, Abby Drew ant
Grace Drew entertained a few friends
at a ed and yellow function asst Fri
day evening, at the home of Mrs. Alb
bot. Gusts and hostesses alike tool
part in the literary program. The
poems on "a Recipe for Pumpkin Pie,
written by the boys, and those on Can
dy Making" by the girls would maks
any mother weep. But the scientific
~treatises on What We Do Not Know
will no doubt be preserved for the edi'
fication of future generations. The
party included Gertie Pointing, Helen
Symons, Eta Kennedy, Ida Langheldt,
Herbert Kennedy, Herman Anderson,
William Berquist, John Hill, James
Hunton, John Jones n Dean Hunton,
Miss Stoner will leave about the
middle of this month for Chicago,
where she will attend the national con-
yention of Deans and Advisors of Wo-
men.
Among other recent publications the
department of education has received
Luther Burbank's latest work, THE
Development of the Human Plant"
The Y. w. C. A. held its regular
meeting today. Evangeline Downey
led the meeting, the subject of which
was Child Labor"
The class in practical psychology
discussed the theory of mental tele'
pathy, which is entirely discredited by
psychologists, and also muscle read.
ing.
Sunday, at $3.50, in the auditorium.
will be held a service in memory Of
Prof. Gilman. There will be special
music by the Choral Union and by one
or more soloists. DR.. Tisdel will de
liver the address, and Rev. Trout will
assist in conducting the service.
Prof. Knight left Wednesday for
Cheyenne, where he is holding a con
ference with State Food Commissioner
Burke.
The dancing party given by Mary
Wilson last Friday night was in every
way a ucces
Work in the musical department has
been resumed under the leadership OIL
Mrs. Clark, who has taken charge o.
the class in normal music, the Choral
Union and the Girls Glee and Mandolin
clubs, and Prof. Merz, who has resum
ed his position as director OF the or
chestra and has, in addition, consented
to train the Boys Glee and Mandolin
clubs.
Roy Akerson has been elected cap
tain of the football team for next year
The basketball team is fast rounding
into shape, and will meet the Benedict:
either this term or the first part o.
next
Term examinations begin a weel
from next Tuesday. Those who sur
vive will be at liberty to go home af
ter the goth, several days before tbs
arrival Of the term reports. The ole
story will begin again on the 9Th O
January.
/ Following is DIR. Hebard's list o
Books We Ought to Read" for De
cember: What Can a Young MAJ
Do?" Rollins. Camping and Tramp
ing With Roosevelt" John Burroughs
"Grandon Of Seirra," Charles E. Win
ter. children of the Tenements," ia
cob A. Riis. Adventures Anon:
Books" Andrew Lang. I'VE The PEG
ple," Edward Everett Hale.
In apropos of the death of Prof. Eth
man DR.. Tisdel this morning gave tt
the student body a talk on the signif
canoe of life, illustrating his ideas witt
~well-selected passages from Tennyson'
poems, particularly In Memoriam."
is hard at times to see why a maj
should be snatched away at the YER.
eve of his accomplishment but Tenny
son solved the problem, and in his dee
and musical verses gave his solution
to other e
The Girls Glee club will meet at
O'Clock on Monday.
The Choral union will meet in tn
auditorium at 2:45 on Sunday, for
last rehearsal.
The Alpha Omega will meet tomol
row night with the Misses Corthell.
The Varsity club will hold a specia
business meeting tomorrow night. Al
members, and all young men wtshin
to join are cordially invited to attend
That's It'll
Cough yourself into a fit of spasn,