The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-03-22

NEWS NOTES
BASEBALL TEAM HAS NOT COME
UP b EXPECTATIONS, BEING
DEFEATED IN -FOUR GAMES.
Special to the Journal.

| ball team has not come up to the ex-
pectations of the university. 1t was
| defeated in all four games with Rollins
| College who present very strong
team this year. Jack Lee, the Jack
| sonville pitcher, has been busy coach
| ing the team forbthe last month and
| has developed two fairly good pitchers.
The prospects are brighter of getting
the better OF Stetson if a strictly stu
dent team is played
The course of lectures to be deliv-
cred by Judge Thomas NJ. Shackleford
will begin next Wednesday morning.
He is to lecture on the Present Status
of Philosophy in its connection with
religious belief. These lectures will
doubtless prove to be a great treat.
Judge Shackleford is one of the judges
of the supreme court of the state. Be
sides the lectures he will give a
special talk every day to the law
students.
The law department of the univer-
sity is making great progress. Not
withstanding the fact that this is the
first year of this department the pres
ent enrolment is 81. Dean Fauch, for
merly of Stetson University, is the
able head of this department.
The Marshall Debating Society of
the law department gave their first
public debate Thursday night, March
IT. The subject of debate was RE
solved that Florida Should Pass
State Bank Guarantee Bill" A very
able argument was made by both
sides. Messrs. Johnson and Calhoun,
on the negative side, were victorious
over Messrs. Butham and Rivers. The
victors were presented with beau
tiful set of law dictionaries donated by
the law faculty.
DR.. J. H. Edgar, of the Louisville
Theological Seminary. and former mis-
sionary to Italy, gave very interest
ing talk to the students in the chapel
on March IA. DR.. Edgar is a very
widely travelled man and has done
great work in Italy.
Rev. ]. Edgar Wilson, of the Gaines
vile Methodist church, has agreed to
come out to the University once a
week and conduct the chapel exercises.
Mr.. Wilson is a man who understands
boys and young men and his talks are
proving very helpful.
The Y NJ. C. A. was led last Sunday
by Dr-J. r. Benton His subject was
Modern Science Versus Religion
Prof Rolls gave an Illustrated lee
lure Oh IOIIIld W lIlt Slub at
their last meeting
At the last meeting of the Transit
Club Mr.. Roder, of the senior class,
read a paper on the Drainage of the
Everglades" Mr.. Roder is from Miami
and has had a good opportunity of see
ing the 'glades and keeping up with
the great work which is being done
there.
At the last meeting of the Athe-
naeum Club paper was read by Pr"f.
Floyd on Some Phases of Plant MI
triton
The Yocum Literary Society is hold
! ing meetings every week and having
| live debates on live questions of the
day.
The interest in the Agricultural Club
does not wane. They hold enthusiast
tic meetings every Monday night.
The civil engineering students under
/ Capt Cox made their first field trip
| last Saturday. All the outfit and a
good many of the students went out
to Alachua Sink in large two-mule
wagon. Here the students we're given
some practical experience in hydro
graphic surveying.
These field trips with complete
camping outfit are a source of much
pleasure as well as instruction to the
! engineering students. They serve as
valuable supplement to the field
work and practice with instruments
given on the campus. The trips are to
take place every two weeks, leaving on
Friday at noon and returning Saturday
night.