, 1908-02-21
University Notes !
< By LESLIE BAILEY COOK. y
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not stop to consider how wonderful q
he was or how great was his sac
ritice for liberty and his country. Yet
no one who was present at assembly
this morning can help but feel that
they had a better, clearer view of
| Washington's life when DIR. Wergeland
had finished her talk than when she
began. As she described his portrait
and told of the obstacles he overcame,
the figure of the father of his country
separated himself from a host of on
ventionalities and appeared as a living
struggling being with his wv disap-
pointments, h%ardships and weaknesses
But more clearly than these, his cour
age, his strength, and lastly, his sll-
preme unselishness were pictured b.
DR.. Wergleland in her superb style. II
was only a new and very forcible pre-.
sentat,on of the TACT that Wyoming and
the university have great cause to feel
proud that DIR. Wergeland has chosen
this state as her home. The Mandolin
club and the training school complet
ed the program with several selections
patriotic and otherwise.
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The following young men met Wed
nesday night and started the organiza-
ton of a boys mandolin club, the mem
bership of which will be increased from
time to time: Morris Corthell, Han.
sen, Spencer Symons, Tom Peryam
Lake Harris, Tom Hunton, Dean Hun
ton, Price, Marcus Walker and Oscar
Prestegard. The club will meet Thurs
day at 4 o'clock.
1t is always with a great deal OF in
terest that members of the college com
munity see the organization of a new
literary society. OF particular promise
is the Lincoln Debating club, which
met for the first time in the study hail
last Saturday evening. The society
will meet every Friday and the excel
lent program planned for today is as
follows:
Debate, Resolved, That the Govern
ment Land Policy Should Remain I'm
changed" Affirmative, George Wheel-
er and Edward Roberts. Negative, Har--
ry Hill, Herman Anderson.
Three minute talk on the Helena
convention, John Hill.
Geological survey, William Mulhol-
land.
Three minute talk on Roosevelt's
message to the senate, Wallace Taylor.
DR.. Tisdel has been asked to speak
at the commencement exercises at Ev-
a%nston, Green River and Buffalo.
$50
The Athletic association has run con
siderably in debt. The expenditures
for the game with the Muscatine team
exceeded the proceeds by more than
81.
Judge Melville C. Brown, formerly
Judge of the second judicial district at
Juneau, Alaska, has consented to give
an assembly talk some time in the
nea future.
The following dispatch by a Lander
correspondent on the 18th will be of
great interest to the friends of Edward
Roberts, o of Rev. Roberts. The
twenty-ifth anniversary of the pastor.
ate of Rev. John Roberts, Episcopal
missionary to the Shoshone and Arapa-
hoe Indians, was celebrated at tn
agency last evening, when about fifty
,,vhttN .uAEilAnt, characterization frn,a
both tribes, and the civil authorities
from the agency and a number of off
GERS from Fort Washable, gathered 70
honor the man who has done more for
these Indians than any other man. Dick
Washable, hereditary chieftain of the
Shoshones, was spokesman for his
tribe and also for the Arapahoes. The
evening was spent in relating reminis
cences of the early days of Rev
Roberts long pastorate among the In
dams, interpreted with vocal and in
strumental music. A number of beauti
full and useful presents were given the
minister by his white and Indian
friends. Although Rev. Roberts has
had many offers in other and larger
fields he has steadfastly refused -
give up what he considers his LIES
work among the Indians, where he
states he will spend the remainder of
his days"
h Captain Heavey expects to put a
force of students to work on the base.
ball field and tennis courts next week.
Both will be thoroughly ~overhauled
and put in good shape for lively work
in both games,
The Bellies Lettres society will meet
with Helen Symons Saturday evening
at $50.
The circular for the summer school
will be issued next Monday.
The leap year dance given by the
Alpha Omega sorority last Friday night
was a very novel and interesting affair.
The decorations were all in honor Of
st. Valentine, and the four fraternity
and sorority c~osy-corners were points
Of especial beauty. The idea of leap
year was carried out even to the pro
yiding of two dances for "gentlemen's
choice"