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THE HESPERIAN.
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Our registrar called on Will Carlton when he was in the
city. She was one ol the instructots at Hillsdale when he
was a prep, at that school.
The French club held its fortnightly meeting at the home
of Professor Allen, on the evening ! the 20th. Professor
Wigthm.in presided, and papers were read by Miss Louise
Tound and Messrs Guilmette, Edmiston on the life and works
o! Lamartine. Mr. Hardy and others read selections from
the same author. The entire discussion and conversation
was carried on in the French language.
Professor Besscy issued the following proclamation to his
students on Arbor day:
This is Arbor day.
Go plant a tree or
Go where trees grow and
In the shadow of the woods,
Gather botanical specimens.
C. E. Bkssky
Report comes to these headquarters that a certain couple
make Professor Barber's lectures on Roman archaeology a
source of pleasure as well as of information. It is said that
they sit in the most rjmote corner of the room and while the
audience is, of coutsc, paying the closest attention to the
magic lantern pictures they engage in n quiet, but vrry enjoy
able game of love in the dark. Itrcck is now on the war
path searching for "I lis Royal Freshness" with a loaded
shotgun.
The fifth annual arbor day convocation of the sem. bot.
was held in the botanical lecture room on the afternoon of
the 22nd. The following was the program: "Observations
of Ferns Collected in Mexico," J. G.Smith: "A Sketch of
the History of Hotnny," Roscoe Pound; "The Internal Tem
perature of Plants," A. F. Woods; "Reports on Recent
Botanical Literature," Roscoe Pound; "Personal Rccolloc
tions of Sereno Watson," Professor llusscy.
The April meeting of the board of regents was held
during the econd week ol this month. As this was the meet
ing at which the finances of the university were considered,
it was the most important meeting of the year. The regents
spent four days in careful deliberation. Even then the final
action on some things had to be postponed until the June
meeting. Owing to the marvelous growth ol the university
they found it impossible to meet every demand with the lim
ited funds now available.
The campus was decorated on Arbor day by the planting
of several trees. Professor Fling's class planted a tree to the
memory of Grote. The following program, which gave the
untutored freshman the opportunity of soaring into the realms
of oratorical bliss, was ren.lercd before the tree was planted.
"Grote as a scholar," Mr. Smrson; "Grote as a man of
affairs," Mr. Haughton; "Grote as an historian," Mr. Frank
Woods; selections from Grote's history, showing the judg
ments which he formed upon men and events, were read by
Meisers. Lyons. Forbes, W W. Woods, and Nusz. After
the program the class planted the tree in a manner which
clearly demonstrated that they had given up all hopes of city
life. One noticeable feature of the performance was thai
during the entire program several urchins were standing near
busily crgaged in nutching pennies. We leave it to our
readers to decide as to the cause of this. In addition to this,
Professor Taylor's class in horticulture planted several trees.
Although their work was not attended by so many cere
monies, we are of the opinion that it was more effective in its
results. Four trees were planted according to the latest
improved methods prescribed by the horticultural department,
n front of the chemical laboratory.
Politics promise to be warm at the university during the
presidential campaign. The various political parties are
already organizing for work. On the evening of the 16th
the republicans perfected their organization and elected the
following officers: President, Geo. L. Sheldon; vice-president,
E. C. Strode; secretary, C. F. Stroman; treasurer, E.
M. Pollard; historian, R. E. Johnson; scrgcant-at-arms,
Frank Woods. They also elected the following delegates to
represent them at the convention of 'he national collegiate
association to be held at Ann Arbor on the 17th of this
month: Geo. L. Sheldon, E. C. Strode, C. F. Stroman, E.
M. Pollard, and R. E. Johnson. The democrats have also
followed the example of their worthy predecessors and have
organized a club with the following officers: President, J.
P. McDonald; vice president, W. F. Wolfe; secretary, C. M.
Skilcs; treasurer, A. E. Guilmette; historian, W. M. John
ston; sergeant-at-arms, N. S. Richards. Farmers alliance
men have also organized a club. ;
On the evening of the 23rd the university debating club
met to pel feet its organization. A constitution was adopted
and the following officers elected: President, Geo. L. Shel
don; vice-president, C. M. Skilcs; secretary, Taiil Pizey;
treasurer, T. 13. Wing; historian, Miss Field; scrgcant-at-arms,
Miss Green and Mr. FHppin. Wc hope to see the
students take hold of this and make it successful. Hereto
fore the small and poorly attended debating clubs have
offered but few advantages to their members. This one will
be much larger and will be under the leadership of the upper
classmen. Hence wc sec no reason why it may not prosper
and be exceedingly beneficial to those who participate in its
debates.
Mr. Geo. A. Coleman, who has been doing special work
in the zoological depaitmem, received a commission from the
department of Agriculture at Washington on the iSth and
left on the same evening lo join a collecting parly in the
South. He is lo collect birds for the government and at the
same time he will make some valuable collections for the
university.
An interesting lecture, at which volatized metals were
shown through a spectrum, was delivered by Professor
Brace before the scientific club on the afternoon ol the 23rd.
Chancellor Canficld left week before last to visit the
principal cities of the cast. He intends to be back by the
fifth o( next month.
The many friends of Mr. Martin, '95, motiin with him in
the loss of his lather who was killed in a lailroad accident in
West Lincoln.
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Mr. Lchmer has left school for the balance of this year.
He has gone out on a surveying expedition.
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