Arizona republican., 1920-10-31
News of the Past Week at
 University of Arizona

tennis team. Tovrea is freshman but an excellent player.
 After an absence of several years. | cross country running has taken its place in athletics at Arizona again It | will be carried on under the auspices of the inter organization association, i composed of the fraternities and Ari- l zona and South halls. The first three men from one organization to cross the tape will compose the team However, | any number of contestants may enter from one organization. The men will be numbered as they finish and the team having the least. number of points will win. A silver loving cup will be awarded the winning organization to be retained permanently. Each of the first five men to cross the tape will be awarded a gold ingraved medal to be kept permanently.
 The race will be ran off in the first week of December over three mile course. Rules governing the race will be formulated in the near future by the association, with one representative from each house. Coach McKale and Porter.
 Morris Jones was elected president
 
 fraternity, at their second meeting Wednesday night. Cordelia Brunswick was elected yice-p president; June Sla- vens, secretary; Vincent Thacker, treasurer, and Earl Fischer. sergeant at-arms.
 Dr. Benjamin Boss and Dr. H. E. Wilson, two prominent astronomers of Albany, New York, recently visited the fes1f this locality with reference 10 placing a large observatory devoted to meas uring accurately the position of the stars. Both men were much pleased with the test in this part of the country and are giving it careful consideration.
 Kappa Sigma announces the initia- | ton of Edward F. Baldwin, Lyman Buck, Edward Yeare and Bonsall ] Noon. Professor Caldwell. a new member of the faculty in the depart ment of biology. is Kappa Sigma and was present at the initiation.
 William Fields spent the weekend at home in Phoenix. He saw the game between the second team and the Phoe- nix high school.
 Jessie Belle and Ben Moeur spent the weekend at their home in Tempe. MT. and Mrs. C. M. Scott of Phoenix visited their son, Donald, over the weekend MT. Scott is superintendent of the Arizona Eastern railroad
 Miss Betty Samuel, formerly of Phoenix. arrived several days ago and has entered the university. She is the | house guest of Helen O'Aalley. i Mir. and Mrs w A. Moeur of Tempe registered at the Santa Rita last week coming to Tucson to visit their daughter. Marguerite.
 Apropos of President von Klein Smid's visit to South America. Colonel c. c. Smith, of the military depart ment, spoke in assembly Monday about several countries of South America l where he served for several years. In 1915 he was detailed by the war ue- partment as military attache to Co- lombia and Venezuela. The detail was
 for four years and he was to spend
 half of his time in one country and
 half in the other. When the war came
 on he came back to the United States
 and was given a regiment.
 Colonel Smith believes that Colombia Is the ynost interesting country il
 South AYnnrica. It is rich in sall, golt
 and mineral deposits along the coas . and further inland there are vast un- explored regions as large as the wholt
 state of Arizona. It's people belong t : a proud old race. Many families there trace their Hneagle back to the families of Castle.
 Dean Jameson has proposed plar for a scholarship cup for the women or the campus. It will be purchased eithei by the Pan Hellenic association or b, each girl paying a small sum of money The Woman's dormitory or fraternit, making the highest scholastic standing for one semester shall hold the cuI for the next semester, or until 1t i taken away if another group makes higher average. If dormitory O fraternity hold the cup for three SC B mesters consecutively it will be allowet \ to keep it permanently.
 Kappa Kappa Gamma held opel E house Sunday afternoon from three | five at their new home on Park ave E nue. Ethel Brown. president of tn chapter; Mrs. Lancaster house mother E Dean Jameson, and Ann Pace stood il \ the receiving line. The guests wer E taken through the house and to tn Kappa cottage behind the house prope which is occupied by ten girls. Bot
 houses were prettily decorated wit American Beauty roses. Coffee an { waters were served. A program wa given during the afternoon.
 Arizona Hall, one, of the mems dorm
 itories, held open house Saturday nigh E from 1 till 9, followed by a dance in th gymnasium The entire lower floo E was decorated in ivy and greens. Tn E fireplace at the end of the receptio s room was a mass of ivy with a larg 2 block "A" made of ferns in the cente
 An orchestra played in an arbor on tI \ porch.
 Professor Weaver of the music dC B partment has organized a mems glC @ club and is selecting members for