The San Francisco call., 1909-03-16
EVENTS COUNTIES BORDERING SAN FRANCISCO
STANFORD PUPILS
WIN CONSTITUTION
Students Given Voice in Control
of University at Big
Mass Meeting

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. March is.
AT big mass meeting of the men stu
dents of Stanford university held this
afternoon one of the most important
steps taken by local undergraduates in
recent years was decided upon. The
constitution of a University Confer
ence of Leland Stanford Junior Univer-
sity" was agreed upon which estab-
fishes practically the first form Of stu
dent control on the campus.
The plan was broached by a commit
tee of seniors comprising a special body
of the present presidents conference
and was introduced by A. T. Roth.
president of the Associated Students.
The plan was adopted without a muir
muir OF dissent from any quarter and
will become a part OF the governing
agencies of the Undergraduates this
semester. The plan calls for the cleo
ton of undergraduates from the two
upper classes, who shall represent the
different departments of the university.
These representatives will confer with
the faculty and will have much to do
with disciplinary matters. They will
be elected at a special student body
election to be held on Wednesday.
March "a
The plan as adopted today already
has the sanction of the faculty and
President David Starr Jordan. The
present faculty student affairs commit
tee will be retained for the present at
least.
The cast for the junior opera, the
most elaborate OF the undergraduate
productions attempted at Stanford uni
versity during the course of the college
year, has just been announced and the
list of students who were fortunate
enough TO secure leads in the play are
among the best known singers and per-
formers in college. The junior opera is
the first event of the junior week fes-
! tivities and will be given Thursday
evening, March %, in Assembly hall
The cast is announced as follows:
Tommy Taylor. college man By proxy, 90
>O''' ......o. = ...''i'.. ~ P. F. Pettigrew. 10
Captain Deroux OF the foreign legion =.
The man who couldn't 20 home ......
.-.-.-.-..............R H. seward. IL
Swat Zam. lion tanner r.-..--.C. p. Happy, 10
Nathaniel Taylor. alias Theodosius Crabb.
=, r WSedyille II
First soldier over the wall w B. Cohen, u
Hans 49,. ...-.-.---.-. H. A. Lewis, II
Gayety Vance. who msjored in queening
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Miss NJ l.. Ozier. 10
Tanza. royal captive. Miss NJ. E. Coousbe, IL
Nine. Deroux Miss NJ T. Howell, 10
Sylvia Carewe .-...--.. Miss T. r. Bazet. II
Aunt Pussi ..-.....-...-. Miss n Wilson, IL
Hama Hower girl. Miss s. II. Starr. 10
Uls. flower girl Miss a. C. Huntsberger. 10
Gretchen .-.-..-.--.-.., Miss E. K Dean, II
Robert Louis Stevenson viii be eu-
logized at Stanford university
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and his life will be dwelt uponS The
affair is under the auspices of the local
English club, and President David
Starr Jordan viii give a stereopticon
lecture on Stevenson
DR.. Jordan lived in the Samoan
islands with the writer for a number
of years and is said 10 have known
Stevenson better than any other con-
temporary. Jordan viii tell OF the
actual life of the writer. Songs. the
words of which were composed By
Stevenson, will be rendered by Miss
Ruby A. Roberts. one of the best
known local undergraduate singers
while Miss Auraia Ellerbeck. a former
president OF the English club and a
dramatist. will recite several of Stew
enson'S best pieces Of poetry The af-
fair is to be an open one TO under
graduates and local townspeople alike
and is planned to honor the memory OF
the famous writer.
Stanford students who have CON-
pleted their work here and received an
a. b degree will be given an oppor-
tunity to take advanced work at Har-
ward university. Members OF the Har-
ward club of San Francisco have called
the attention OF the local students to
the fact that there is an annual schol-
arship of s400 offered by this organiza-
tion TO the graduate who is recon-
mended for appointment by members
of the local faculty. The awarding OF
the scholarship for this year will be
announced within the next few days
as applications are all in by Wednes-
day
clubrOom for all the men students
Of the university, located at the most
convenient corner of the quadrangle.
known as the engineering corner, will
be opened tomorrow. The quarters are
fitted with many conveniences. such as
telephones, tables and desks for read
ing and correspondence purposes. Files
OF the San Francisco and Los Angeles
papers will be kept. as well as current
magazines