The San Francisco call., 1909-01-10
NEW GREEK LETTER
SOCIETY ORGANIZED
Chapter of Delta Delta Delta SO-
ciety to Be Installed at
Stanford Saturday

cicties of stanford university within
The next eight days. 1t has been
learned that the charter granted the
AIontiesta club by the Delta Delta Delta
national sorority is TO be installed next
saturday evening. Word has come
from the members of the Berkeley
chapter Of the 'sTri Delts" that they
viii assist in the ceremonies and will
he present with the majority of their
members. The announcement has
caused considerable interest in local
sorority and fraternity circles as the
members of the Montiesta club are all
well known 10 the undergraduates.
Among the membership of the club
are included the governors two daugh-
tiers. the Misses Fife II. Gillett and
Ethel Ginett, as well as several senior
women who have taken part in class
affairs
The chapter Of the national society
was allowed the local girls at meet
ing Of the delegates Of the Delta Delta
Delta just prior TO the close of college
last semester.
During the holidays several girls
were initiated into the Delta Delta
Delta at Berkeley, as they had just
graduated from here and would not re-
turn to take part in the general initia-
tiOn 10 be held on the campus January
is. The initiates are Miss NJ c. Hayden,
Miss h Ward and Miss l. Warmoth-
The dance committees that will have
charge OF the dances of the Eneina
club Of Stanford university have been
announced by President J. p Hemphill,
'0s. as follows:
Inyitation-D. r. Crawford. 'o9. chairman; G.
McGregor. '09: II. J. Price, %; II. c. Warren,
10: c. Il. vose. 10; J. b. Swickard. '09.
Baaiey 'os L G Craven c5: j. ". Fitting 10;
J. Z. Thompson. II: W W SOuthard. 10.
Social-D. II. Ferry. '0s chairman; B. ".
Hilton. II: ". II. Masters. 90.
Decorauon-C. y Leach. chairman; b. W
W H. Diz. II: ". D. Fletcher. III; c. A.
Swigsrt. II.
The dates for the three big at
homes" Of the semester have been set
as follows:
January %. February ls and April
"a Vacancies have been allowed for
the junior prom and senior ball in the
schedule OF dances. as both OF these
formal functions are held in the club
room OF Encina hall
Registration at Stanford university
has fallen off this semester to a con-
siderable extent The cause Of the
failure Of so many students TO return
TO the university is attributed to two
causes by the registrars office. It is
said the ruling made last semester by
the committee on public health, by
which students are obliged 10 be salts
factorily vaccinated before they are al
lowed TO register, has kept nearly 70
from becoming students at the present
time. The undergraduates who are af-
fected are allowed 10 take university
work, but their names do not appear
upon the register OF the university.
A gain the faculty put into effect this
semester a new rule regarding matricu-
lation OF freshmen. No examinations
were held here for graduates OF high
schools and il IS thought a large num-
her Of freshmen may enter the Univer-
sity OF California or remain out Of col
lege until the opening Of the next
semester. al which time the eXamina-
tions viii be given as formerly. The
returns at present show only l,2S3 stu
dents enrolled. as against 1.426 regis
tered last January. OF the number en-
rolled $50 are men and z47 women. The
Vaccinated students who are now
barred from registering will probably
be allowed 10 enter about January Is,
when the total registration of the uni
versity VIII probably be somewhat in
creased.
The dates for the Carnot debate at
Stanford university are being arranged
eby the local debatOrs. who are acting
in conjunction with the University OF
California men. The preliminary try
out Will be held here January p, when
the men who viii represent the cardinal
in the prize contest may be selected.
The date for the contest with Cali
fOrnia is under consideration. but prob
ably viii be fixed as February s. The
debate viii be held on the Stanford
campus this year, as the contest took
place at Berkeley last year.
Lake Lagunita. one Of the favorite
hsunts Of the "queeners" Of Stanford
university during the spring semester,
viii soon be brimful and canoeing and
rowing in the moonlight made possible.
Water was turned into the artificial de-
preston yesterday. The excessive rain
fall IN the last few days has made the
supply extraordinary and il will only
take few days to I'LL the pretty little
lake TO its capacity
The sophomores will be the first class
10 organize for the new semester. Pres
ident 3. W. Lee of the 1911 organiza-
tion has announced that officers for the
term viii be nominated Tuesday and
that election viii follow on the quad
rangle. Competition is usually keen for
class officers in the sophomore year and
n lively contest is expected by the un-
dergraduates.
President David Starr Jordan and
Prof Vernon l.. kellogg, head OF the
entomology department of Stanford
university, have written one of the
most complete works dealing with the
remarkable discoveries of Luther Bur
bank, the Santa Rosa plant wizard.
The book is just off the press and is
said to deal with the scientific value of
the horticulturist's discoveries in a
complete manner.
DR. Jordan writes on Some Expert
ments of Luther Burbank and shows
more clearly than any one else how
much of Burbank's success is due TO
his great patience and observation,
c0Gpled with his natural skill.
Dr. Kellogg writes: Although Luther
Burbank has no new fundamental laws
TO reveal he has the right 10 formulate
some valuable conclusions touching
certain already recognized evolution
factors"
7. e. Mercer. the college graduate who
has lived in the siums of New York and
who is giving a remarkable series OF
lectures at the big universities of the
country. viii tell the story OF his life