The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-09-23
|ONTARIO STUDENT
| GETS SCHOLARSHIP
Leland Stanford Jr. Memorial
Awarded to F. S. Pratt
of 'l3 Class
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. a.
This afternoon the Leland Stanford Jr.
memorial scholarship was awarded to
f. S. Pratt, 10, by Treasurer Charles G.
Lathrop. Pratt registers from Ontario,
in the department of chemistry.
great deal of sentiment is attached
to the memorial fund. as ii was made
dying wishes Of her SON as to the dis
posal of his savings. Each year an ap-
pointment to the fund is made by La
throp, who was given that power by
Mrs. Stanford.
The fund provides for the mainten-
ance of a student of small means and of
worthy character. The cost of books,
living expenses and other necessary ex-
penses are paid for. A special room
has been set aside in the mems dormi-
tory, Encina hall. The only require
ments are that the student shall be of
good habits, and have fulls apprecia-
ton of the condition under which he is
appointed The appointment is revoc-
able at any time, particularly If the
student should become idle and fall be-
low the standard of university work.
The student holding the appointment is
given the preference for another year.
r. j. Miller, IL has held the appoint
ment for the last two years.
For the first time this season the
university band will play on the bleach
ers Next Saturdays game will be en-
ivened by the new music which the
band has been practicing.
Two new members have been added
to the organization-W. NJ Argabrite,
'13, and H. Thoburn, Is.
Yesterday evening the Nestoria de-
batting society held an exciting debate
on the question, Resolved, That the
Graft Prosecution Should Be Dropped,
the affirmative winning.
]. E. Thompson. II, and ]. A. Visel,
II, represented the affirmative and
II. c. Halle, II, and w. r. Pittinger,
Ii, the negative.
An impromptu debate was held on
the question, RESOLVED. That Rowing
Should Be Dropped at Stanford" The
affirmative speakers were T. Nj. Russeif
Jr., ~. and G. H. Holcomb. II; the
negative. E. E. Tincher. -; c. A.
Christian. II, and J: w. Henderson. Il
Two interesting debates Were held
yesterday by the Euphronia society.
The subject of the formal debate was:
Resolved, that the portion of Califor-
MIA south of Tehachipi pass should be
organized into separate state. M H.
Grimes. ~. and F. o. Wood, 10, upheld
the affirmative, and c. c. Shoemaker,
10, and S. j. Talbot, 10. the negative.
Resolved, that such a policy should
be adopted at Stanford as would pave
the way for the conversion into grad
uate institute within the next decade,
was the question for an impromptu de-
bate. F. E. Hill, II, and w. c. Conrad,
10, held out for the Affirmative. p.
NJ Leaf, 10, and H. Rittigstein, 10, the
negative.
r. w. Wallace. 10. c. r. Wheeler.
IL, and NJ. G. B. French, ~, were
elected to membership of the society.
Edgar L. Hewett, director of the
American school of archaeology, will
give lecture Friday afternoon on The
Three Excavations at Puye in New
Mexico"
The lecture will be given under the
auspices of the Stanford members of
the Archaeological institute.
The Stanford forestry club is max
| ing observa tons and collecting data on
this side of the Pacific slope for the
use of the United States department of
forestry. The department here has
received blanks and circulars from the
government.
The Junior class will meet tomorrow
afternoon for the purpose of forming
plans for the coming plug ugly. The
plug ugly and several other minor
committees will be appointed at the
meeting.