Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1917-05-09
University Notes

To further an active interest in f0-
rensic work the university will offer
a number of prizes for the successful
competitors. The university will give
half semester 5 tuition bill to the
student winning first in any local con
test A semester's tuition if awarded
first in state intercollegiate contest,
a year S tuition if successful in an in
terstate contest, and tuition for the re-
mainder of ones college course should
national contest be entered with
success. In ease of debate the prize
shall be divided among the members of
the team,
In addition to the above prizes DR..
b. L. Sleeves, president of the board of
trustees, has agreed to present a cash
prize of $l5 to the first place winner
in the varsity debate tryout
Six more men were taken from the
student body by the recent orders from
the war department, that members OF
the officers reserve corps report for
training at the San Francisco Preside.
The men who left last night are Cyrus
Briggs, Warren Booth, Sylvester Bur
leigh, Don Fletcher, Paul Miller and
Allan Bynon.
Since Blaine Bedingficld expects to
receive orders TO report at the Presid-
10 in a few days, he yesterday sold
the varsity book store to Ivan Corner,
freshman student from Spokane. Bed.
ingfield purchased the store from Karl
Chapler shortly before the Glee club
tour.
The university has purchased so cop
les of this year 5 Wallulah to present
to the several varsity men who Joined
the national guards, and to place in
the leading high schools of the state.
The recital presented by the fresh
man class Of the music department last
night proved to be quite as popular as
the three previous concerts. Among the
best numbers were: Nettie Briggs, So
prano solo, go Dry Those Tears" by
Del Riego, with DR.. Chace at the organ
and Joy Turner playing the violin OBJ
ligato. Carolyn Sterling's and DR..
Chace's piano duet, "Stabat Mater"
by Rossini, was also treat for music
lovers Gus Anderson sang two tenor
solos, "Sing! Sing Birds on the Wing"
by Nutting, and Birthday" by Cow
en-. Gertrude Cunningham ably inter
preted the piano solo, GA La Bien
Aimee" by Schutt The concluding
number was piano duet by Genevieve
Findley and DR.. Chace. They played
"Overture to William Tell, - by Ros
sini.
On Thursday night, May II, the Sa-
lem Willamette Choral Union will give
9 concert in the First Methodist church
Two exceptiOnl productions will be pre-
sented, "Hiawatha Wedding Feast, !"
by Coleridge Taylor, and "Fair Ellen, n,"I
by Max Bruch.
Willamette is larger this year by "a
students When the statistics We're taken
for the catalogue, the liberal arts de-
partment had an enrolment of 2S3, the
law college 81, and the college of music
G8, making total of 3SS. The total
for these departments last year was 294.
However last year the grand total was
377, but this included 46 academy and
81 school of art students. These two
uepartmentS are not counted in this
years statistics.
The latest reports from New York
university state that "Errol G. Gilkey
is one of the brightest men we have
had here for several years" These are
the words of DR.. Thomas M. Ballet,
dean of the school Of pedagogy, in a re-
cent letter to DR.. Charles L. Sherman.
Gilkey entered New York university
Salem market, fish has been little |
cheaper and now sells at Is cents a
pound, compared to 12 1-2 cents one
year ago. Chinook salmon is retailing
at ~ cents, four cents pound higher
than year ago. Steelhead salmon re-
tails for l2 IL cents, about the same
as last year. Newport Ling cod brings