, 1908-02-28
University Notes !
By LESLIE BAILEY COOK.
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By LESLIE BAILEY COOK. :
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The annual literary entertainment
given by the senior class, in which
they obtain the required drill in pub
lie speaking, promises this year to be
of unusual merit. 1t will be given Fri
day evening. March G, in the auditors
UNI. The members Of the class, Vie
Willets of Sheridan, Marcus Walker
CT Walden, Colo, Herbert Kennedy oil
Laramie and Gertrude Pointing of Lar
emie, have been working very hard on
their orations and debates, and there
Is no doubt but hal they will prove a
great credit to the university and to
themselves. The affair Is public, and
ell who are interested in the literary
advancement of the institution are
very cordially invited to be present
IN this occasion. The program is rs
follows:
Music, university orchestra.
Debate, Resolved, That the United
States Should Pay Subsidies to Ship.
ownerst-Afirmative, Herbert Kenne,
dy, Vie Willets. Negative, Gertrude
Pointing, Marcus Walker.
Violin solo, Thyra T~hirkeldsen.
Grafton, Commencement" Vie vii
lets.
Vocal solo, Grace Peabody.
Grafton, The Master Builder" Mar.
Gus Walker.
Grafton, Our Debt to Greece" Ger
trude Pointing.
Piano solo, Mrs. Clark.
The Alpha Omega sorority has re-
ceived handsome new silver monogram
pins, which are already being worn by
persons obviously not eligible to mem.
bership in the society.
The winter term recital of the school
of music will occur Friday evening,
March 10.
The demonstration of the work by
the various departments of the univer
sity before the members of the Albany
County Farmers institute was, as US
ual, a credit to the institution. The
members met in the physical labora-
tory and listened to a short talk by
Prot. Ridgaway upon Lightning Rods"
illustrated with apparatus belonging to
the department. Next the party visit
ed the training school and were given
several selections. They then adjourn
ed to the Mechanical building, to view
the work in wood-turning and iron
casting. In Science hall Prof. Nelson
showed several specimens from the
large herbarium to illustrate plant
Diseases and Prof. Knight gave a
Pure Food Talk" illustrated by
charts and specimens. John Hills Jalk
on Wool finished the program in the
Science hall, and the party was taken
to the gymnasium to witness the re gu
lar. practice by the girls class, whica
showed unusually fine work as vel
as basketball games by girls and boys
teams. These demonstrations, togetl-
er with the excellent music furnished
for the sessions by the various organi
cations, gave the members of the inst
tute a very good opinion of the work
done in the university.
The Greeley girls basketball team
has asked for a game there March IS
and one here the 9th. The faculty
have consented that the challenge may
be accepted if the girls are willing 20
play.
Owing to excessive heat and improp-
er ventilation G? Mary Scott Tented
Tuesday night in the gym basement
She was soon restored to consciousness
by the timely assistance of Miss Ston-
er, and suffered no lasting effects.
Matte Wallis is enjoying a visit from
an old school friend, Mrs. w. B. Ware,
of Ogden, formerly Miss May Billings
of this city. Her daughter, Ethel, is
attending the training school for a few
days.
The first game of indoor baseball was
Wednesday afternoon. The
game was hotly contested.
The thimble party given by the aJ
board of the Y. w. C. A. to the
girls of the university, at the nome of
Alice Holiday last Saturday, was well
attended and much enjoyed. Talks
given by all the delegates to the
conference. The refreshmnts,
in honor of the day, consisted of sher.
bet garnished with cherries, cakes in