The San Francisco call., 1908-12-14
STANFORD WOMEN
WILL STAGE OPERA
"The Chimes of Normandy" to
Be Produced in February
by Schubert Club
Men of Varsity GIee Club Agree
to Cooperate With Goods
in Entertainment

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. Dec. 1S--
The Chimes Of Normandy" the well
known light opera, will be produced
AT Stanford university next semester
b. the women of the Schubert club.
This was decided at a recent meeting.
The girls, who are among the best
known singers and performers in col
leEe, have asked the men of the Varsity
Glee club TO cooperate in the coming
show The male singers have agreed
10 assist, and with the return OF the
undergraduates after the Christmas
vacation tryouts viii be conducted and
arrang gements rushed for an appear
ance Of the club girls early in February.
The Schubert club is little over a year
old. but in its short career the mem
bers have appeared in an operetta and
won recognition for ability. The
Egyptian Princess" was the operetta
staged by the girls last year.
Oficers for the English club of stan
ford university were elected at a meet
ing held recently. Sidney n Hilfard. a
campus community a a writer of short
fiction and verse. was chosen president.
The club has the best known literary
folk among the students on its mem
bership roll Miss Dorothy MacPher-
son Of Alameda. q senior. was elected
VICE president, while II. &. Fisk '09. a
recent transfer from Cornell university.
was made ary-treasurer Miss
l.. Mirriellees of Salt Lake was made
member OF the executive committee and
Mrs. 7. P. Russell was reelected as
the faculty member. The club Will
publish its new annual book the first
month OF the new semester.
Cap and Gown. the most exclusive
honor society of the women students of
stanford university. comprising only
senior or graduate students who have
taken prominent part in college affairs.
nave elected Miss Rubertta Roberts of
san Jose as president and Miss Z. Os-
born 'oS as vice president. Miss Rob
erts has taken active part in under
graduate theatricals. She succeeds
Miss Lucy Howell 'oS, who has resigned.
The closing weeks Of the semester
have been marked by great activity in
the various departmental societies. The
civil Engineering society has added TO
me membership roll several senior and
junior men who are studying in that
department: The new members are
Chester g Terrill '09 of San Francisco.
J. Oakley '0s OF San Luis Obispo and H
j. sharpe 10 of Stanford university
The Mechznocal Engineering society
has elected officers for the next semes-
ter p. H. Van Etten OF New Jersey, a
senior, Is the new president; A. C
Coonradt '0s vice president. and H l.
Hess OF Baltimore, secretary treasurer
MIN kaph Min, the honor society Of
the upper classmen Of the chemistry
department. elected officers at a recent
meeting as follows: President A NJ
1uthbertson '09; vice president, d. W.
Buchen 'o9; secretary-treasurer B. s.
bohart 10, Librarian. Thomas B. Hine
10.
The semiannual election of members
10 the Quadrangle club of Stanford uni
NerSltNs an organization composed Of
seniors who have achieved positions in
he student body. has been announced.
Inc new members are q. y. Richardson
% OF Piedmont, associate yell leader:
T. r. Cadwalader '09 Of Los Angeles.
varsity baseball and football player:
David II. Walker Jr. '09 of San Fran
cisco, editor elect Of the Daily Palo
Alto. and p. r. Johnson '09 of Los An
geies' associate yell leader
Stanford undergraduates viii have
an opportunity TO see some Of the best
works of Sekko Shlmada. the Japanese
painter, who is acquiring considerable
lame IN TINS country with his nature
paintings. He has illustrated num-
Der or Dr. Jordan's works on the fish
recently exhibited before the local
branch OF the Cosmopolitan club and
called Tor such favorable comment that
II has been decided to hold a general
exhibition during the coming week at
tne Cosmopolitan club headquarters
from 70 each afternoon.
The song Of Songs will be the
theme Of the last lecture in the series
of bible literature which DR.. William
Frederick Bade has been giving during
the early winter before the members of
tbelL This closing talk viii be given
clubhouse