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19Q9 SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY ISI Missions." Mr. Glen D. Holmes, chief engineer of the Syracuse intercepting sewer board, gave in the Lyman C. Smith College an illustrated lecture on the intercepting sewer being constructed in Syracuse. It was under the auspices of the Civil Engineering Society of the Univer&ity. Feb. 16. Second lecture on Missions, &ubject, "Money and Men." Neatly framed schedules of the work in each room placed in ihe doors of the recitation rooms in the Hall of Languages. Miss Ruth Paxon of New York, traveling secretary to the Student Volunteer Movement, spoke in the evening to a large audience in the Administration Building. She will speak abo on the evening!> of the 17th and 18th in the same place, and can be consulted daily in theY. W. C. A. office. The Fine Arts Fakirs gave a "feed" and entertain- ment to arouse interest in their corning show. First installment of the Regi!>trar's blue cards out announcing failures in the recent examinations. Feb. 17. Dr. Buddey spoke in chapel. Third lecture in the series on Missions. Subject, "Favorable and Unfavorable Conditions for Present Day Foreign Missions." Profe!>SOr Robert M. Rogers of Drew Theological Semin- ary, Madison, N. ]., lectured in the evening at As&ernbly Hall, University Block, under the auspices of the Semitic and Biblical Club on the Book of Job . Feb. 18. Coa!>ting on Mt. Olympus is now a favorite pastime with the students. The fourth lecture in the series on Mi!>Sions was on the topic, "History of Missions" These lectures are io be printed in book form and are the property of the University. Feb. 19. The new swimming tank in the Gymnasium was opened for service today, and many men took advantage of it. Feb. :20. The Islam Club for the study of conditions, social, political, and religious in the Mohammedan world, Wab organized. Mr .. D. L. Booth, a business man, gave some practical advice. Announcement made that Mr. Sidney B. Gifford of Syracuse, has endowed a scholarship in Architecture, in honor of his father, Luther Gifford, who was one of the early architects of Syracuse. Feb. 21. Sunday. Services at 4 p. rn. in John Crouse College. Rev Dr. Charles E. Hamilton, '86, pastor of the University Avenue M.E. Church, Wa!> the speaker. Feb. :2:2. A marble copy of Psyche has been placed in the Classical Seminar room, and a copy of the Demeter of the British Museum, in the Latin recitation room. Basketball in the gymnasium, Syracuse vs. Union. Score, 3:2-:20 in favor of Syracuse. Meeting of the Cheinical Club in Bowne Hall. Several papers were read, one on "City Refuse and Its Disposal," by A. D. Arm- strong. Tomorrow evening the annual banquet will be held at the Heidel- berg Club. Feb. :23. At a meeting of the French Club (L.A.), Professor Varon gave a chalk talk on "Architecture." Meeting of the Women's Athletic Governing Board. Miss Flora Wright, '09, Alice Shepard, '10, and Lola Baldwin, '11, were awarded their class numerals for their work ·in tennis. Miss Marie Neuse, '09, was awarded an Old English "S" for playing on the ba!>ketball team at Silver Bay.

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Missions." Mr. Glen D. Holmes, chief engineer of the Syracuse intercepting sewer board, gave in the Lyman C. Smith College an illustrated lecture on the intercepting sewer being constructed in Syracuse. It was under the auspices of the Civil Engineering Society of the Univer&ity.

Feb. 16. Second lecture on Missions, &ubject, "Money and Men." Neatly framed schedules of the work in each room placed in ihe doors of the recitation rooms in the Hall of Languages. Miss Ruth Paxon of New York, traveling secretary to the Student Volunteer Movement, spoke in the evening to a large audience in the Administration Building. She will speak abo on the evening!> of the 17th and 18th in the same place, and can be consulted daily in theY. W. C. A. office. The Fine Arts Fakirs gave a "feed" and entertain­ment to arouse interest in their corning show. First installment of the Regi!>trar's blue cards out announcing failures in the recent examinations.

Feb. 17. Dr. Buddey spoke in chapel. Third lecture in the series on Missions. Subject, "Favorable and Unfavorable Conditions for Present Day Foreign Missions." Profe!>SOr Robert M. Rogers of Drew Theological Semin­ary, Madison, N. ]., lectured in the evening at As&ernbly Hall, University Block, under the auspices of the Semitic and Biblical Club on the Book of Job.

Feb. 18. Coa!>ting on Mt. Olympus is now a favorite pastime with the students. The fourth lecture in the series on Mi!>Sions was on the topic, "History of Missions" These lectures are io be printed in book form and are the property of the University.

Feb. 19. The new swimming tank in the Gymnasium was opened for service today, and many men took advantage of it.

Feb. :20. The Islam Club for the study of conditions, social, political, and religious in the Mohammedan world, Wab organized. Mr . . D. L. Booth, a business man, gave some practical advice. Announcement made that Mr. Sidney B. Gifford of Syracuse, has endowed a scholarship in Architecture, in honor of his father, Luther Gifford, who was one of the early architects of Syracuse.

Feb. 21. Sunday. Services at 4 p. rn. in John Crouse College. Rev Dr. Charles E. Hamilton, '86, pastor of the University Avenue M.E. Church, Wa!> the speaker.

Feb. :2:2. A marble copy of Psyche has been placed in the Classical Seminar room, and a copy of the Demeter of the British Museum, in the Latin recitation room. Basketball in the gymnasium, Syracuse vs. Union. Score, 3:2-:20 in favor of Syracuse. Meeting of the Cheinical Club in Bowne Hall. Several papers were read, one on "City Refuse and Its Disposal," by A. D . Arm­strong. Tomorrow evening the annual banquet will be held at the Heidel­berg Club.

Feb. :23. At a meeting of the French Club (L.A.), Professor Varon gave a chalk talk on "Architecture." Meeting of the Women's Athletic Governing Board. Miss Flora Wright, '09, Alice Shepard, '10, and Lola Baldwin, '11, were awarded their class numerals for their work ·in tennis. Miss Marie Neuse, '09, was awarded an Old English "S" for playing on the ba!>ketball team at Silver Bay.

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Feb. 24. Profe1.sor Peritz lectured at Yale UniV'ersity on "Jewish Customs Illustrating New Testament Times." The Athletic Governing Board ::.igned a contract with Coach Thomas F. Keane for two years more. Graduate managerS. H. Cook, 'o2, and W. W. Porter, Jr., '09, were elected delegates to the Intercollegiate Association meeting in New York, Feb. 27. At a meeting of the Geological Club in Lyman Hall, Professor Richardson spoke on Darwin. His subject was "An Appreciation of Darwin, His Life, and Contributions to Science." Professor Sargent gave an illustrated lecture befote one of ProfeS!>Or Bushnell's Latin cla::.1.es on "The Art of the Venetian School."

Feb. 25. Professor Flick lectured before the Hi!>torical Club of Pulaski on "The French Revolution and Napoleonic Era." Professor Smallwood dis­cussed his trip to Bermuda before the Brotherhood of the First M.E. Church, Syracuse.

Feb. 26. Owing to a scarlet fever scare, all the buildings on the campus and the dormitories were fumigated by the city health authorities, at the head of whom stands Professor D. M. Totman, M.D., of the College of Medi­cine. Announcement made of the resignation of Professor Carl H. Beach and Instructor Raymond Du Hadway of the College of Applied Science.

Feb. 27. Rochester University defeated Syracuse at basketball at Roches­ter by a score of 26-16. Rev. Dt. H. M. Beauchamp lectured on "Indian Life in Central New York" before the Historical Association in the History 1.eminar room. Tenth annual banquet of Phi Delta Phi (Law) at the Yates. More than 26o lawyers and judges of the Fifth Judicial District and outside di!>­tricts were present. At the table of honor were the following: Edward M. Shepard, of New York; Judge::. Vann and Hiscock of the Court of Appeals; Justice Peter B. McLennan of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court; Justice Pardin C. Williams; Justices W. E. Scripture, W. S. Andrews, Watson; M. Rogers, Irving R. Diefendorf, P. C. J. De Angelis; Judge W. M. Ross; William P. Goodelle; Theodore R. Hancock; Dean James B. Brooks; and William Nottingham. Judge Hiscock was toastmaster. The principal ad­dress was by Edward M. Shepard. Other speakers were Justice McLennan, Justice DeAngelis, William Nottingham, and Edmund H. Lewis.

Puget Sound Alumni Association formed.

Feb. 28. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P. M. Rev. Dr. A. S. Hoyt of the Auburn Theological Seminary addressed the Chri1.tian Associations.

Mar. I. Profeswr Acheson and Instructor Glass were elected to member­ship in Beta of Tau Beta Pi. Seven junior!> were also elected as among the first eight in scholarship. Their names will appear with their classmates elected in the senior year at the end of that year in these annals. Professor Frey, assisted by Professor Harold L. Butler, gave a piano recital in John Crouse College.

Mar. 2. Coach Ten Eyck took the freshman crew to the outlet for the first time this year. Professor Tilroe gave a program of readings by Paul Dunbar, at Penn Yan Academy.

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Mar. 4· An Architectural exhibit is being held in John Crouse College. Several very practical and difficult problems are hung and competition is keen. The judges awarded first mention to Dwight J. Baum for his problem in senior design "A Small Court House." George T. Rummel also received first mention for same problem. A conditional mention was awarded to Harry J . Keough. In the junior problem, "A City Hall," Raymond Jewell received first second mention, Edgar Barlow a conditional second mention and·Herbert Swain mention. Conditional mention was given also to Lester J. Kaley, Charles Umbrecht and Arthur W. Coote. In the other junior problem among others Miss Z. Gaye Turtelot received mention. Professor Wisner Bacon of the Yale Divinity School lectured in Assembly Hall under the auspices of the Semitic and Biblical Club on the "Book of Daniel." He also spoke in chapel on the phrase "Dum vivimus vivamus" while we live let us live.

Mar. S· The Syracuse Alumni Association of Buffalo has offered a cup to the Buffalo High Schools for competition in swimming. A new laboratory manual in Physical Geography by Professor T. C. Hopkins and Mr. B. W. Clark, '07 has been published. The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts declined to grant a petition of the senior class that they may be given no final examinations but be passed on their records. The Colleges of Fine Arts and. Applied Science rejected the petition the next day.

Mar. 6. Dean Brooks recently gave an address in the Methodi;,t Episcopal Church at Sandy Creek on "Athletics of Life." Baseball candidates called out by manager Clyde Sykes and Captain Arthur Stein. Profe;,sor Place lectured before the High School at Fulton, N.Y. The new gymnasium is now in full working order and is a busy place. The women have exclusive use of the old gymnasium.

Mar. 7· Sunday. Services in John Crouse College 4 P. M. Rev. Dr. Frederick Winslow Adams pastor in Schenectady was the speaker. Professor Earp spoke on the "Philosophy of Advice" before the Danforth Chevaliers.

Mar. 8. Coach TenEyck had the freshman eight and the 'Varsity eight on the outlet for practice. First baseball practice started in the cage of the new gymnasium. The Senior Council has. decided that the Council will select cheer leaders from the juniors and that candidates for the po;,ition of salutatorian and of valedictorian must have attained magna cum laude at the end of the first seme;,ter of the senior year. The sophomore women (1911) defeated the seniors (1909) in basketball 31-22.

Mar. 9· The classical department has received a bust of the Hermes of Praxiteles and a relief map of Europe. The Painting department has had some famous models of late, one an Italian Marquis, Agatino Reggio of fine physique. Profe;,sor Cabeen lectured in the Hall of Languages on "A Bicycle Trip through France." Illustrated. ProfesSor Peritz addressed the minister­ial Association at Watertown N. Y.

Mar. 10. TheY. W. C. A. elected officers as follows: President, Livia E. Cushman, '10; vice-president, Pearl Thorpe, '10; secretary, Eleanor Dis­sosway, '10; treasurer, Gertrude Sevin, '10. The Women's League gave an

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entertainment in the chapel of the Hall of Language::. -for all the women of the Univetsity. The ::.ophomores won the snow rush after chapel.

Mar. 11. Death of Rev. Dr. R . . D. Munger, '6I at his home in Syracuse. He was prominent in the church and was a tru!.tee from I896 until his death. A meeting of the Graduate Club was held in Lyman Hall. Professors Mace, Hargitt, Pattee, Peritz, Roe, Saunders, Eaton, and Smallwood gave reports of the meetings they had attended during the holidays at Princeton, Baltimore, Richmond, New York, Buffalo:, and Syracuse. Profe::.sor Cleasby addressed the Classical Club on "Roman ;Building Materials."

Mar. 12. The sophomore cla!,S met and elected officers and also selec.ted the editorial boardJor the 19 I I On(mdagan.

Mar. I3. Debate in John Crouse College between Syracuse and George Washington University. Question "Resolved, that the open shop preserves the interests of the wage earning class better than the closed shop." Syracuse argued the negative side, and secured an unanimous decillion. The visiting team has a record of twelve years -of unbroken victories in debate. The Syracuse speakers were B. Flouton, '09, L. Carl Sargent, '09 and Harry H. Skerritt, 'I I, with Alvah Otis, 'I I, as alternate.

Mar. I4. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P. M. Rev. John Richards, pastor of the Furman Street M.E. Church, wa5 the speaker.

Mar. IS. Great intercollegiate meet in the new gymnasium. In the inter­collegiate relay, Applied Scienc.e secured the first place, Liberal Art5, second, Law, third. In the freshman vs. Syrac.use High School race, the freshmen were the victors and came into possession of a cup offered by a city firm. In the relay between Syracuse and Colgate, the former won. The points made by the different colleges of the University were: Applied Scienc.e, 43; Liberal Arts, 30; Fine Arts, 24; Law, 11, and Medicine, o. The department of Botany, through Ralph C. Benedict, 'o6, has come into possession of one of the African Cycad-like conifers. This includes the seed-bearing cone and a single palm-like leaf of Eucephalartus Villosm,, native of South Africa. As a result of competition in writing the mo5t advertising for the publication, Mr. J. H. Wharton becomes business manager and H. R. Manche::.ter (Law), assistant manager of the I9I I On(mdagan.

Mar, I6. Reading contest for women in John Crouse College. Miss BesSie Smith was awarded filst prize, $25; Miss Margaret Glanding, sec.ond, $15; and Miss Augu5ta Campbell, third, $10. The German Club presented the .comedy "Unsere Diensboten." P10fessor Lowe bad charge. German songs were sung also. Professor Bushnell lectured at the North High School, Syracuse, on "From Naple5 to Venice," and Professor Irene Sargent gave a lecture to the city Y. W. C. A. on "A Chapter in Florentine Art."

Mar. I7. The Daily Orange printed a letter from the Chancellor giving an account of his tour. He was about to leave India for China. Meeting of the Onondaga chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in John Crouse College. Mrs. Nellis Ric.h presided. The speakers were Mr. Newell B. Woodworth and Professor W . . K. Wickes. Mrs. Mary T. Leavenworth

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presented the prize offered for the best essay on "The Life of Patrick Henry," $25, to E. Dudley Ross, '09. Miss Lena J. Craddock was given honorable mention.

Mar. 18. Professor J. H. Ropes of Harvard University gave at Assembly Hall, under the auspice& of the Semitic and Biblical Club, a lecture on "The Book of Revelation." State Geologist .J. M. Clark was .the principal speaker at the annual banquet of the Geology Club at the Vanderbilt. The basketball team played fourteen games during the season, and of these won five. The memory of Rev. Dr. Maltbie D . Babcock, '79, was honored at the third annual banquet of the Presbyterian Union, held at the First Reformed Church of Syracuse. The speakers were Professor James S. Riggs of Auburn Theologi­cal Seminaty and Mr. Charles L. Stone of Syracuse, The members of the University Maltbie Babcock Society attended and participated.

Mar .. 19. Professor Ropes spoke in chapel (see Mar. 18). He abserted the importance of the study of the Bible, which is the foundation of modem civilization. The latest acquisition!> ofihe Classical seminar are a fine picture of Tivoli and a model in Numidian marble of the Temple of Saturn in the Roman Forum. The faculty of the German department pleasantly sur­prised Professor Holzwarth which gathered in honor of the twentieth anni­versary of his marriage, and presented him with a chocolate set.

Mar. 20. The last game of basketball for the season was between the team and the alumni and was won by the former 17-10. The Syracuse athletes competed in the events of the 74th Regiment meet in Buffalo and took them all except the relay race which was lost by one of the runners falling.

Mar. 22. Professor Morris gave an illustrated lecture at the Trinity Parish House in Seymour Street, on "Oxford University." At a meeting of the Syracuse Univer~ity Association of Central New York at the University Club, the following officers were elected: President, Charles E. Cooney, '97; vice-president, Levi S. Chapman, '89; secretary and treasurer, Henry Phil­lips, '93. The officers, with W. B. Crowley, '89, and C. W. Tooke, '91, consti­tute the executive committee. Rev. Dr. Homer C. Stuntz, missionary secte­tary of the M.E. Church, addressed the Student Volunteer Band in tht Y. M. C. A. rooms.

Mar. 23. Members of the first and second year classes, College of Medicine, met and organized a society for the consideration of ~ubjects germane to their work. Doctors Senior, Dooley, and Merrill addrel>sed them. Officers elected: President, H. W. Schoene<;k; . vi(l!:!"president, R. G. Perkins; sec(e­tary, Che!>ter T. Stone; treasurer, Aaron H. Kallet.

Mar. 24. It is announced that after this year the Orange Publi!>hing Company will publish the Syracusan. The alumni will finance it. This year the financial problem has been a hard one. Maxwell B. Shepard has been elected editor of the 1911 Onondagan. Norman P. Bentley, '09, passed wccessfully the competitive examination for interne at St. Joseph's Hospital, Providence, R. 1., defeating men from other colleges. In like manner, posi­tions at the Hospital of the Good Shepherd, Syracuse, are to be filled by Louis B. Jameson, first; Page E. Thornhill, second; George B. Chase, thitd;

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and Jesse E. Guldin, fourth. Professor Eaton addressed the Fortnightly Club on Thomas Hardy.

Mar. 25. The Silver Bay Club conducted an athletic meet in the new Gymnasium. Rivalry between the girls was strong, especially between those of Haven and Winchell Halls. Initiation and banquet at the Yates of the Tau Beta Pi. Alumni present were J . W. Glass, 'os, and J. E. Gramlich, '04. Professor John E . Sweet and Professor A. R. Acheson were abo present.

Mar. 28. Sunday. Services in Hall of Languages, 4 P. M. Former Principal C. R. Drum was the speaker.

Mar. 29. Hon. James W. Lyon of Guelph, Canada, spoke in chapel on "Canadian Municipalities." Coach Keane has called for the track men to meet today. Only fourteen men responded. Opening of the Fake Show in John Crouse College. Everything pertains this year to the cold north. "The Refrigerator Line" in the basement with a dozen or more sideshows. The Big Show was a musical extravaganza in two acts, entitled "The Weather Wight."

Mar. 30. Election of officers of theY. M. C. A. President, C . E. Artman; vice-president, R. W. Conklin; secretary, A. L. Billings; treasurer, Charles Taylor. Professor Holzwarth lectured on Wagner's musical drama, "Tann­hauser," before the German Club. Professor Earp spoke on the "Social Basis of Ethics" before the Onaway Club.

Mar. 31. Dean Brooks acted as toastmaster at the annual banquet of the junior class of the College of Law, held at O'Donnell's. Mrs. Professor Eaton spoke to the women of the senior class after chapel on the work of the National Association of Collegiate Alumnae. The Phi Delta fraternity won the cup offered by the Interfraternity Basketball League the second year in succession.

Apr. I, Professor Saunders lectured on "Light" before the Central New York Optometrical Society in the Bett's Block. Annual Denison Declama­tion Contest in John Crouse College. Harry H. Skerritt, 'u, won first ptize, $20, Louis E. Parmenter, second, $10, and G. B. De Lima received honorable mention. Fir::.t outdoor baseball practice held on the old oval. Professor Bushnell lectured before the Classical Club on "A Trip through Italy." Dr. Mary Carleton, '86, .of Foo Chow, China, spoke before the Student Volunteer Band. Her remarks were chiefly about her medical work in China. At a junior smoker Professor Peck spoke on student government.

Apr. 3· Mr. Frank A. Gallup lectured (illustrated) in the Hall of Languages before the Classical Club on "Out of the Way Places in Italy." Harry N. Henderson engaged as coach of the freshman baseball team.

Apr. 4· Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P. M. President Charles D. Skinner, '03, of Cazenovia Seminary, was the spe~ker.

Apr. s. A freshman, Ross Allen Freeman of Brooklyn, lost his life in the swimming tank of the new Gymnasium. The body was found the next morn­ing at the bottom of the tank. It is supposed he was trying to learn to swim. He was assisting in caring for the room, and thus had the opportunity that resulted fatally.

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Apr. 6, The seni0r mechl1nicl11 l1nd electrielll engineers, under the direc­tion of Professors Acheson and Little went to Schenectady to inspeCt the General Electric Works and the American Locomotive Works. The new 'Varsity shell arrived. The coach was much pleased with it.

Apr. 7. Training table for the track men started. Apr. 7· Wednesday P. M. to Apr. IS, Thursday,.A. M. Easter vacation. Apr. 8. Funeral of Ross A. Freeman, who was drowned in the swimming

tank, held . at the Phi Delta Theta Chapter house. Rev. E. L. Waldorf, of the Centenary M.E. Church, officiated, assisted by Rev. C. E. Terry, '04.

Dr. Thompson, financial secretary, addressed the students at O!.sining High School in the interests of the University.

Apr. I3. First banquet of the new Washington (D. C.) Alumni Association. Forty Syracusans were present. President, A. H. Giles, presided. A cable­gram from Chancellor Day and a cordial greeting from Acting Chancellor Smalley were read. The speakers were: Congre~!.man Driscoll, Dr. E. M. Hasbrouck, W. B. Heroy, Miss Grace M. Pierce, D. A. Davis, T. R. Robincon, and C. T. Robertson.

Apr. IS. The tennis courts were put in good condition during vacation and will be a scene of great activity. Professor Cleasby lectured in Lincoln Hall, Central High. School, on "Rome, Ancient and Modern." The ninth annual convention of Phi Mu Alpha (Sinfonia) fraternity began at the Theta chapter house, 803 University Avenue. Meeting in Bowne Hall of the Syracuse section of the Amerielln Chemical Society. Dr. Fritz Reichmann, State Superintendent of Weights and Measures, spoke on "Weights and Measures of Precision," and W. R. Whitman on "The American Chemical Society." A new constitution was adopted by the Athletic Association. It adapts the constitution to include the navy which is now a part of our athletics and to elect a member each year to the Athletic Governing Board to serve four years instead of electing a new set every four .years. Freshman baseball men start practice under Coach Henderson.

Apr. 16. Professor H. M. Smith will attend the !.eventh international congress of Applied Chemistry which will be in ses5ion in London, England, May 27-]une 1. Banquet in the Universalist Church of Potsdam, N.Y. of the Syracuse Alumni of the N orthem New York Conference.

Apr. I7. The Interfraternity Baseball League adopted rules to govern the organization.

Apr. 18. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College; 4 P. M. Speaker, Professor Edward E. Hale, Jr., of Union University.

Apr. I9. Second annual oratorielll contest of the Prohibition A!.sociat on, held in the Hall of Languages. Edward D. Lynde, '11, took first prize,$IS and Victor V. SaV~<-yer, seC:ond prize, $Io. New officers of the Tennis Associa­tion are: President, Asa M. Dutton; vice-president, Raymond C. Holz­warth; manager, secretary, and treasurer; W. G. Matteson.

Apr. 20. The new Clltalogue is out. It is a book of 432 pages and an in­crease of 42 pages over last year's book. The number of. students .. is 3205,

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last year 3II7, a gain of about 3 per cent. First concert of the musical clubs of the University and of Tufts College, in the new Gymnasium.

Apr. 21. Now that the crews are on the lake, the rowinp, tank is thrown open to all other students for practice. Baseball in the stadium, Syracuse defeated Franklin and Marshall, 4-{). Silver Bay rally in the Hall of Lang­uages. Miss Fern Wheeler, 'o8, gave an illustrated talk on Silver Bay. Miss Pearl Thorpe, '10, spoke of the religious life of the conference. Miss Marie Neuse, '09, on athletics at Silver Bay, Miss Louise Woodford, '09, on finances, Miss Olive Hunt, '10, on College Day, and Miss Eloise Andrews, '09, appealed for delegates to the conference this year.

Apr. 22. Auction of sketches drawn by the students of Fine Arts, Professor Hawley, auctioneer. Profe:;sor Place discussed before the Classical Club the literary merits of the twelfth book of the Aeneid.

Apr. 23. Second annual national convention of the Alpha Gamma Delta wrority at the chapter hou5e on University Place. Delegates from Wesleyan, Wisconsin, Minne&ota, Kentucky, Ohio, DePauw, Baltimore and Washington, will attend . Regulations adopted for a non-fraternity baseball league.

Apr. 24. Niagara University defeated Syracu5e in baseball in the stadium, 8-6. At the intercollegiate games on Franklin field, University of Penn­sylvania, W. F. Horr, '09, won the discus throw, I 3 I ft. 3 in.

Apr. 25. Sunday. Set vic~ in John Crou5e College, 4 P. M. The speaker was Bishop Quayle. Professor Tilroe addressed the Danfot th Chevaliers on " Our Acquaintance&hip."

Apr. 26. Coach T. A. D. Jones came to the city to .me.et the football men for a conference and talk. He outlined the plans for the season. Instructor Gorse spoke before the German Club on Wagner's "Lohengrin."

Apr. 27. The 1910 Onondagan now on sale. It is the largest ever issued. The second annual banquet of the Syracuse University Association of Central New York was held in the new Gymnasium. William Rubin, '93, was toast­master. The speakers were : William Nottingham '76; Dr. D . B. Thomp­son, Chari~ E. Cooney, '97; Profeswr H . A. Peck, '85 ;. W. J . Harvey, 'oo; Coach T . A. D. Jones, and Coach Thomas Keane. Melville Clark rendered selections on the !I ish harp.

Rev. Dr. Robert J . Burdette spoke in chapel. Mrs. Burdette, nee Clara Bradley, '76, also &poke briefly. She was one of the founders of the Alpha Phi sorority. Officers ele<;ted by the Women's Glee and Instrumental Clubs: President, Rena Barry, '10; vice-president, Alice Egbert, 'II; manager, Mildred Daniels, '10; assistant manager, May Topping, 'II. Secretary of Y. M. C. A., Raymond S. Rogers, has tendeted his resignati6n to take effect at the close of the year. He will go into business at Tacoma, Washington. Mr. Elgin Sherk, 'o8, will succeed Mr. Rogers as secretary. Mr. Camp, formerly instructor of fencing here, and Acting Dean Shepard gave a spirited exhibition of fencing in the gymnasium.

Apr. 28, The Women's League elected officerS. P~ident, Olive Hunt, '1-0; secretary anq treasurer, Hazel Simmons, 'io.

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Apr. 29. ProfebSOr W. A. White re&igns to accept a position in Kentucky. Sophomore wtillion in the gymnasium. This took the place of the sophomore banquet which could not be held because of the conditions imposed by the Acting Chancellor.

Apr. 30. Profe&Sor Jean M. Richard& and Mi~s Sophia Stee&e and Harriet Finch as a committee revise the con&titution of the Women's Athletic Associa­tion. Revision adopted by the Women's League.

May 1. The fre&hmen won the debate with the sophomores and won on a split dedsion. The question was, "Resolved, that the system of direct primaries as exi&ting in Oregon, should be adopted in New York State." The sophomores (affirmative) were represented by Messrs. Billings, Coffee, and Paine; the freshmen by Messrs. Calvert, Granger, and Colter. Professor Tuckey presided.

Book Day for the Historical Association. Professor Mace presided. Speakers were R. S. Rogers, '05; Retta Maloney, 'o5; Robert Park, '05; Clara Carson, 'o6; Oscar J. Brown, 'o6; and Mrs. 0. J. Brown (MiS& Mott), 'o6.

May 2. Sunday. A musical program of nine numbers constituted the vesper &ervice.

May 3· The young women of Haven Hall gave a burlesque party. Every­thing was in caricature.

May 4· Moving-Up-Day. Chapel in John Crou&e College. Dean Smalley turned the exercises over to Daniel J . Campion, president of the senior class, after the religious ceremonies. The speakers were Fred K. Zerbe for the seniors, Charles J. Wood, juniors, Lewis Parmenter, sophomores, Fred F. Fox, freshmen, Dean Smalley and Dr. Thompson. The parade, as usual, followed the speaking. Syracuse defeated St. Lawrence in baseball, 3-2.

May 5· At the time of the celebration of Moving-Up Day it was not known how serious had been the disturbances of the night before nor how much mischief had been done with paint and poster. During the day the facts were learned, and so disgusted the administration that at chapel this morning, Dean Smalley announced that as much· as he regretted to disturb a distinctly Syracuse University cu&tom, yet on account of the excesses and vandalism attending the celebration, from which it probably could not be freed, it wa& abolished for the future. (Later the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts unanimously endorsed the Dean's action, and at their June meet­ing the trustees ratified it.)

May 6. Track meet in the stadium between Syracuse and the Carlisle Indians, won by the latter, 59-58. The Indians also won the ba&eball game, 6-2.

May 7· Another baseball game with the Indians (see May 6) and Syracuse won 1o-2. The women of Liberal Arts won the basketball championship of the University by defeating the Fine Arts team, 47-32.

May 8. A new Greek letter fraternity has been organized here. Some of the best men in college are in it. It is called Theta Alpha and take& in men

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from any college of the University. Columbia defeated Syracuse in a twelve inning game of baseball, s-3·

May 9· At a recent meeting of the Syracuse Univer~ity Alumnae at the residence of Mrs. William Nottingham, Mrs. Hendrick S. Holden spoke on "Modern German Painting" and took occasion to speak in the very highest terms of our own painting department and teachers.

May 10. Dr. W. H. Tollman of N;ew York gave an illustrated lecture in the Hall of Languages on "Safety for American Life and Labor." He represented the Museum of Safety and Sanitation of New York. Mr. Watson of Syacuse lectured (illi.t&trated) before the Civil Engineering Society on "Unit Construc­tion in Reinforced Concrete for Factories." Election by vote of athletic managers. Earle D. Snyder was elected assistant manager of football, John W. Haywood, absistant manager of track, Byron A. Johnson assistant manager of baseball, Thomas F. Pinder, vice-commodore of the navy, Harry H. Hart­man and Dwight Putnam were made members of the Athletic Governing Board.

May I 1. The Y. W. C. A. gave its annual reception to the senior women of the University. There was a mock faculty meeting. The senior council has resolved that there shall be a sing on the campus every evening now from 7-7.30 o'clock.

May 12. The first tennis tournament of the year opened. Five matches were played.

May 13. The fifth Academic Declamation Contest was held in John Crouse College. Thirteen schools contested. George H. Lyon of the Binghamton High School was awarded first prize, medal worth $25; Paul M. Dibinger, second medal, worth $IS; Henry Milliman, third medal, worth $Io. Mr. Lyon declaimed the "March of Attila," Mr. Disinger, "The Eloquence of O'Connell," Mr. Milliman, "The Death of Robespierre." The annual Chancellor's Oratorical Contest for f1eshman Law students was held in Asbembly Hall. Edward J. Stapleton took first prize. His subject was "A Retrospect of the Civil War." William J. Flynn received becond prize, speak­ing on "The Moral Effect of the Press"; Frank P. Malpasb was awarded third prize. His subject was, "Men of the Hour." Michigan defeated Syracube in ba&eball, 8-2, at Ann Arbor. In the dual track meet with Colgate in the Stadium, Syracuse won 68-36.

May 14. The annual convention of the Gamma Eta Gamma fraternity was held in Syracuse. There was, a banquet in the evening at the St. Cloud. At a meeting of the Women's Instrumental Club, Miss Irene Baltzel was elected manager for next year, and Miss Mary Dempster secretary and treasurer. Miss Florence Kelsey, elected earlier, will be leader.

May IS. The eleventh meet of the Syracuse Academic Athletic Associa­tion in the Stadium. Twenty-one institutions were represented. This is said to be the largest meet of the kind in the state. At Union and at Hamilton meets are being held also on this date. Mercersburg Academy made 59 .points and won the meet. Syracuse Central High School, 29 points; Roches­ter West High School, Io 5-6; Wyoming Seminary, IO I-3; Buffalo, Lafayette

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High School;~; Gene!.ee Wesleyan Seminary, 5, etc. Professors Holzwarth. and Lowe were reelected president and vice-president respectively. Professor J. L. Boysen sailed. He will go to Wurzburg, Bavaria, and complete his work by August for the Ph.D.

May 16. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P.• M. Professor Walter Rauschenbusch of Rochester Theological Seminary, was the speaker.

May 17. Principal W. D. Lewis, '92, of the North High School, gave an illustrated lectute on "The Shakespere Country" and five scenes of the "Mer­chant of Venice" were presented by a Bible Class meeting in the city Y. M. C.A .. hall. R. E. Gifford, '09, acted the part of Shylock.

May 18. Frank A. Malpass, was elected president of the Studen\ body. Mason P; Shimer, vice-president, and Matthew T. Lee, secretary. A North­field Rallv was held in the Admini5tration Building. Pictures of the grounds and the ~enes at Northfielcl were shown and addresses made by Raymond S. Rogers and several of the last year'5 delegates.

May 19. Rev. Dr. Marion L. Burton, president elect of Smith College,. Northampton, Mass., spoke in chapel. He commended co-education. The: last public recital of the year held in John Crouse College.

May 20. Final examinations in the colleges of Liberal Arts and of Fine Arts begun. Dr. L. R. Eckhart, who holds the Jacob Sleeper Fellowship in Boston University will fill Professor Wilson's place next year, while the latter is abroad. The Normal Art exhibit of the Teachers College is being held on the second floor of the Yates Castle. Michigan defeated Syracuse in the tennis match, 6-o. Fordham defeated Syracuse in baseball in an eleven inning game, 3-o.

May 22. Syracuse won from Annapolis by more than three lengths in a two mile crew race on the Severn, time 10:29. At the interclass track meet in the stadium the fre5hmen won with 68 points; the juniors scored 29, seniors 26, sophomores 2. Algire broke the 'Varsity record in the t'l'l(o mile run. Record is 10:5; his time 9:56 1-5. J. H. Coulter was reelected leader of the Glee Cluh, Ralph W. Shenton, leader of the Instrumental Club, C. W. Butter­field, manager, and Edgar Denton, Jr., assistant manager of the Clubs at a meeting of the Beta Theta Pi chapter house.

May 23. Sunday. Service in John Crouse College, 4 P. M. A special choral vesper service by the University Vesper chorus was given under the direction of Professor W. A. White.

May 24. The senior class has dedded to give as its memorial to the Univer~ sity a white marble group "The Wrestlers" to be placed in the trophy room of the Gymnasium. It will be purchased in Italy. As honorary committee and trustees of the fund the following were appointed: Dean Smalley, treasurer Porter, Dean Parker, and "Doc" John Cunningham. Profe550r Earp has resigned his position to accept a professorship offered him in Drew Theological Seminary. Miss Alice Shepard by defeating Miss Lola Baldwin wins the tennis champion5hip for women.

May 26. The St. Louis Alumni Association was formed. Officers are:

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President, George W. King, ex 'oo; vice-president, Granville A. Waters, 'o7; secretary and treasurer, Claude M. Marriott, 'or .

June 4· Chancellor Day with hi~> wife and daughter arrived in Syracuse from their around-the-world tour, having been gone exactly seven months. The Chamber of Commerce named a committee to meet them at the station. On the committee were representatives of the faculty, the board of trm.tees, the alumni, and citizens. All were taken in automobiles to the University grounds, through them, and then to the Chancellor's residence. There ex-chief Justice of the Court of Appeals, Charles Andrew&, made to him an addre!>S of welcome to which he fittingly responded. Everyijody is happy to have the Chancellor again at the helm, and hope he will continue to direct the destinies of the University for many years to come.

JuneS· 10.00 A. M. Annual meeting of the University Senate. At a recent meeting of the Athletic Governing Board the block "S" was granted to the following : Hugh Webh, P. D . Fogg, L. D. Marble, P. A. Ross, Roy Pratt, M. F. Horr, A. W. Wi&ner, W. W. Dickinson, E . S. Cullings, R. G. Wi!>ner, K. G. N01ton, W. J. Stube, and H. M. Hitchner. The ASAwa& awarded to: L. H . Cornwall, H. A. Niven, S.C. Schwartz, J . E . Thompson, G. W. Cole­grove, M. C. Soule, M. l. Roy, C. L. Bausch, C. Skoglund, W. A. Darby, 0 . L. Waugh, A. S. Stang, A. W. Preston, and G. L. VanAuken. John Kilpatrick, Jr. has been elected captain of the ba&ket ball team for next season.

Death of Porter M. French, '70, at Rochester, N. Y. He was an alumni trustee from 1896 to 1902.

The senior council ratified a new constitution for the Onondagan. It pro­vides for an orderly selection of editors, the proper dil>tribution among the colleges of the offices, competitive selection of managers, and the disposi­tion of profits. The council also selected as cheer-leaders for 1909-1910 Frank C. Briggs, Lester J. Kaley, Samuel J. Gates, and J. Harvey Coulter.

8 P.M. Special meeting of Phi Beta Kappa in the Cla!>sical Seminar room ; Professor Peck, president.. The following member& of the class of 1909 were elected: Anna M. Jones, Mae A. Fuller, Claude L. Moss, Mabel E . Lewis, Elmer F. Conine, Ruth Willson, Daisy Marcy, E. Olive Grant, Edith Chatter­ton, Mabel M. Stacey, Charlotte E. Gillette, William E . Mo&her, Kathryn C. Rice, Elizabeth M. Thompwn, Eloil>C Andrew~>, AdaK. Smith, Mabel Burkins, Roma R . Mattoon, Edward F. Lane, Sven H. Liljestrand, Raymond G. Patterson, Anson E. Kent., Allen B. Flouton, J. N. Lawrence, Louise Hemen­way, Ethel M. Todd, Ella M. Wheeler, L. CarlSargent, Elizabeth Lawson, Helen L. Fowler.

June 6. 10.30 A. u. Baccalaureate sermon in the Gymnasium by Bishop Luther B. Wilson. He preached from Philippians 3 :14. "I press toward the mark for tqe prize of the high calling of.God in Christ Je~>us. " The Chancellor followed with a model address to the senior class. He showed the importance of a college education for a successful life work.

7.30 P. M. Sermon in John Crouse College before the Christian Associations by Rev. Robert Freeman of Lafayette Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, N.Y.

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June 7. 11.00 A.M. Annual meeting of Conference vh;itors in the Hall of Language&.

2.00 P. M. Annual meeting of Phi Beta Kappa in the Classical Seminar room, President Peck in the chair. The following were initiated from earlier classes: Ina Mercer Rice, '92; Charles Gardner Rogers, '97; Horace W. B. Smith, '01, and all who were elected from the class of 1909· Officers for next year: Pre!>ident, Professor E. C. Morris; Vice-pre&ident, Dr. C. E. Hamilton; Secretary, Professor W. H. Metzler; Treasurer, Henry Phillips.

The following were elected to membership in Sigma Xi: Ruth B. Howland, Ph.B.; Nathaniel E. Loomis, B.S.

The following were elected to membership in Tau Beta Pi: Frank C. Ash, Herbert G. Barrott, CarlL. Bausch, James C. Cookingham, Leverett F. Eggleston, Irving H. Francis, Harry G. Hopkins, Heroy Jenkin!>, Albert H. Koza, Che!>ter A. Lansing, Rex H. Newton, Kenneth C. Peake, Will H. Smith, Harry J. Stabile, Rich D . Whitney, Albert E. Wing.

3.00 P.M. Class Day exereises of the class of 1909 in John Crouse College. 8.00 P . M. Fir5t concert of the das5 of 1909, College of Fine Arts, in John

Crouse College Hall. An alumni &ing on John Crouse College hill of the last ten cla5ses, 7-7.40 P.M.

June 7-9· Annual Art exhibit in John Crouse College of worh of art produced during the year by students of the College of Fine Arts, and in the Teacher5 College of the work of the Normal Art and Manual Training claS!>eS.

June 8. 9.40 A. M. Annual meeting of the trustees in the Administration Building. Mrs. Eloise Holden Nottingham elected a member of the bo;~.rd. The resignation of Raymond S. Rogers, secretary of the Christian A&sociations, was accepted, and Elgin Sherk, 'o8, was elected secretary. The employment of a Y. W. C. A. secretary wa& referred to the executive committee. In his report the Chancel'l:or spoke of his trip around the world and commended the administration of Dean Smalley, Acting Chancellor. He called attention to the pressing need of an increase of endowment. Five million dollars should be secured at once. Mr. Archbold has ju&t given $300,000.00 to cover the cost of the new Gymnasium, taking up the mortgage on the campus, be­sides having given $7 5,000.00 during the year to meet demands. Two trustees have recently died, Hon. Wm. Cornell and Rev. Dr. R. DeWitt Munger. The Chancellor eloquently expressed his gratitude for the privilege of the vaca­tion and trip and also for the splendid reception on his return given him by the Mayor, the representatives of the Chamber of Commerce, the faculties and students. This is Dr. Day's sixteenth annual report. The Acting-Chancellor, uncertain whether the Chancellor would be here in time for the meeting of the board, also subrrli~ted the report which he had prepared and which the Chan­cellor adopted. In this repot:t attention was called to the changes made in the summer of 1908 in the buildings: The Old Library was made over into the Administration Building, an addition was made to the Heating Plant, the Chemistry department was transferred to Bowne Hall from the Hall of Language5 and the basement of the latter fitted for class work, and with

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lockers and waiting room for the men &tudents, the construction of a fa.qtllty committee room where the treasurer's office had been and the installation of a new post-office for the profe!>SOrs and departments of the College of Liberal Arts, facilities were increased. The Executive committee authorized a change in the University Block, eliminating the Quigley store. The new Gymnasium has been accepted and accounts adjusted, swimming and rowing tanks have been finished and apparatus purchased, the lockers have been installed. Atten­tion was called to the fatal accident in the swimming tank, April 6, 1909, as which Mr. Ross A. Freeman, a freshman, lost his life. The report also spoke of the abolishment of Moving-Up Day on account of the abuses every year. The number of students is 3205. Twenty-nine states and the Di~trict of Col­umbia are represented, as well as several foreign countries (eleven). The report &trongly commends Financial Secretary Rev. Dr. D . B. Thompson and char­acterizes the past year as one of great prosperity, especially on the scholastic side and in the &pirit of loyalty and harmony. The Board extended thanks to Mr. Archbold for hi~ generous gifts. Professor Jean M . Richards was appointed Dean of the Women. The abolishment of Moving-up Day was approved by resolution. The City Water Department was given consent to lay a water main across the campus. The report of Financial Secretary Dr. Thompson showed much intelligent activity and considerable results. Faculty changes were numerous. The following were advanced from A!>SOCiate Professor to Professor: C. H. Richardson, W. G. Bullard, J. L. Boysen, H. A. Eaton. The following from Assistant Professor to Associate Professor: E. H. Archi­bald, C. H. Carter, H. L. Cleasby. The follCl"'l":ing from Instructor to Assistant Professor: L. G. Holbrook, Burnett Smith, R. F . Brunei, A. C. Baebenroth, G. F . Metzler. L. H. Rice was made Instructor, as were Dr. W. W. Hilditch, Lisgar Eckhardt, J. W. Wrench, Harold H. Brown. Edwin P . Tanner was elected Associate Professor of History, M. W. Blackman, Assistant Professor of Zoology, Harvey N. Holmes, Fellow in Geology. Pro{j!ssor George Wilson was given a year's leave of absence. The resignation of Professors Earp, Sperry, and ·wru.te were accepted. In the College of Fine Arts, Instructors C. B. Walker, Marie L. Davis, and I. C. Garrison were made A!>SOciate Profes­sors. R. W. Billin and Mr&. Nellie S. Farmer were appointed Instructors. Professor Revels was given leave of absence for a year. In the College of Applied Science, J. W. Glass was promoted to Assistant Profeswr, E . C. Keenan was made Associate Professor, R. D. Whitney, Assistant in Electrical Engineering, and the following Instructors: E. R. Hatch, S.D. Sibley, J . E. Northcott, and George Goldman. Acting Dean George H. Shepard was elected Dean of the College of Applied Science. In the Teachers College, the following were appointed Instructors : Alberta E. Waterbury, Daisy C. Daniels, Mary C. Doux. Many changes were authorized in the courses of the various colleges. Gymnasium courses adopted as follows: A course in hygiene one hour a week in addition to the Gymna&ium requirement of: two hours a week; a course in swimming throughout the freshman and sophomore years; .these for Liberal Arts students. A petition of the alumni for increased representation, viz., 12 trustees instead of six, was

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referred to a. committee to consider and report at the semi-annual meeting. Appointments and salary adjustments of the College of Medicine were ap­proved. Net resources as reported by the Treasurer, Mr. Porter, $4.~38,885.21.

I 1.00 A. M. Busine!>s meeting of the Alumni Association in room 207, Hall of Languages. President, E. H. Gaggin, '92, presided. D. R. Cobb, '92, Henry Danziger, '90, Carl Dorr, 'oo, and E . L. French, '02, were elected alumni members of the Athletic Gove1ning Board, to serve respectively, one, two, three, and four years. Ezra S. Tipple, '84, was reelected alumni trustee. A resolution was passed favoring I2 alumni trustees instead of six. Officers for next year are: President, William Nottingham, '76; vice-president, Mrs. Harriet Budd Wadleigh, '91; corresponding secretary and treasurer, Henry A. Peck, '85; recording secretary, John N. Alsever, '96; necrologi~>t, Charles E. Hamilton, '86.

1 P. M. Alumni luncheon was in the trophy room of the Gymnasium. The Chancellor was the first speaker. He told of Mr. Archbold's gift of $75,000.00 during the year to meet emergencies, and of hi!> gift of $3oo,ooo.oo to take the mortgage off the campus. This was received with great enthusiasm. R. H . Templeton, '99, and Robert Rubin, '04, also spoke. At the baseball game between the alumni and the 'Varsity, the latter won, .5-3·

8.oo P . M. Second concert of the class of I9<>9, College of Fine Arts, in John Crouse College Hall.

June 9· 10.00 A. M. Commencement of all the Colleges in the new Gym­nasium. Faculty proceSl>ion to the platform. Oration by President George E. MacLean, LL.D., of the State University of Iowa on American and Educational Expansion.

8.00 P.M. Chancellor's reception in John Crouse College. Graduates: A.B., SI; Ph.B., I54; B.S., 33; B.L.S., I; B.Mus., 13;

B.P., 2; B.Ar., 6; B.L., I; M .D., 33; LL.B., 30; C. E., 24; E. E., 21; M.E., "21; Pd. B., 5; Pd.B. in Mus., 4· Total399 (less 6 = 393).

Also A.M., 3; Ph.M., 5; M.S., 2; M .L., I; Ph.D., 2. Total, 13 (less 12=

1). Also, honorary : D .D., s; LL.D., 3 ; L.H .D., 1. Total 9, (less 3 = 6).

Net total, 400. Certificates : Library Economy, 14; Architecture, 1; Teachers Course in

Piano, 5; Piano and Theory of Music, 2; Vocal and Theory of Mu!>ic, 1; Design, 3; Normal Art, 6; N orrnal Music, 6. Total, 38.

July 3· Regatta at Poughkeepsie. Syracuse secured second place in the four-oared and 'Van;ity races, and third place in the freshman race.

1. Four-oared. Order: Cornell, Syracuse, Columbia, Penn!>ylvania. 2. Fre~hman : Cornell, Syracuse, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Columbia. 3· 'Varsity, Cornell, Columbia, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania. June 25-July 5. Silver Bay Conference. Syracuse was represented by

fiftv women, the largest delegation of any college. July 2-I3. Y. M. C. A. Bible Conference at Northfield. Nearly a thous­

and were there. The Syracuse delegation was smaller than usual.

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July 6-Aug. 17. Summer School. Attendance, :203. July 3 I . Summer School reception in Teachers College.

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Professors W. H. Metzler, F. A. Saunders, and E. H. Archibald attended in August the meeting of the British Association for the Advancement of Science at Winnipeg.

Sept. 20. As usual, a number of changes in the faculty have be~n made during the summer. In the College of Liberal Artb, Dr. Philip A. Parsons was made assistant Professor of Sociology to succeed to the work of Professor Earp, and the department of Sociology was put under the general care of Dr. Tuckey. In Fine Arts, Professor Varon's place has been filled by bring­ing in Associate Professor Justus M. Scrafford. Matthew Mann has been appointed swimming Instructor. The freshmen won the annual flour rush while the majority of the wrestling matches went to the sophomores. The University football men are practicing in the stadium. During the summer improvements were made at the Teachers College. The rooms were re­painted and renovated. Professor Zeno Nagel succeeds Professor W. A. White, resigned.

Sept.. 21. 9.30 A. M. The college year opened by the chapel exercises in John Crouse College. The Chancellor's remarks were excellent and gave the new students a view of the University affairs comprehensive, yet definite, and in some respects detailed. He paid a tribute. to the Dean who stood sponser for him in his absence, and announced a gift of $so,ooo from Mrs. Sage for Teachers College. The sophomores won the salt rush by a close margin, but are again superior in wrestling.

Sept. 22. Chapel in the Hall of Languages was crowded. The Chancellor spoke and told a story at the Dean's expense. There was a splendid spirit and great vim in the singing on the stairs-which, by the way, is a delightful Syracuse custom and ought to live as long as the University survives. Dean Brooks addressed a union meeting of the churches at Lima, N. Y. and later spoke to the students at Genesee Wesleyan Seminary.

Sept. 23. Professor Tilroe accepts the place of Professor Pattee (resigned) on the committee on the scholastic eligibility of athletes.

Sept. 24. The upperclassmen in Sims Hall have announced rules for the student government of the Hall this year.

Sept. 25. Reception in John Crouse College by the Christian Associations to all the students. The speakers were Mr. H. W. Faus, '10, Charles E. Art­man, '10, president of the Y. M. C. A., Miss Livia Cushman, president of theY. W. C. A., Elgin Sherk, 'o8, Secretary, Miss Olive Hunt, '10, and Dr. D. B. Thompson. Syracuse defeated Hamilton in the first football game of the season, 2o-o. The freshmen are being called on for more football candidates. Coach Henderson is anxious, and Coach Keane i& urging the Cross Country runners to report.

Sept. 26. Sunday. Service in John Crouse College, 4 P. M. Rev. R. A. Waite, Jr., '01, was the speaker. Instructor Ray Finel, College of Fine Arts, sang a solo. He will direct the chorus work this year in place of Professor White, resigned.

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Sept. 27. Twenty musicians reported for band practice, which gives promise of a good band. Fall rowing practice begun in the rowing tank.

Sept. 28. TheY. M. C. A. held an informal reception for men. Professor Tilroe lead the singing. Professor Peck then spoke on the ideal of a christian man in college. Mr. Matthew Mann, swimming instructor, was busy examin­ing underclassmen who reported they could swim. A course in swimming is now required of all freshmen and sophomores.

Sept. 29. The sophomore-fre5hman reception was held. The upper­classmen did not interfere with the refreshments, but confined themselves to separating men from their partners, turning coats inside out, etc. J. H. Lloyd Baxter was elected editor-in-chief of the I91 I Onondagan, to !>ucceed M. D. Shepard who did not return to college this fall. Dean Richards met the freshmen women in the Adminis.tration Building and instructed them as to their conduct.

Sept. 30. Student mass meeting in anticipation of the Yale game was held in the Hall of Languages. Professors Peck and Tilroe and graduate manager S. H. Cook were the speakers. The Senior Council perfected its organization for the year. Officers were elected as follows: President, Ralph W. Shenton; vice-president, Herbert W. Faus; Secretary, Sydney H. Coleman. State Chairman Clarence E. Pitts of Oswego ac;idressed the Prohibi­tion Club in the Administration Building. Boyd McDowell, '81, in a letter to the Daily Orange commends the suggestion of Hugo W. Koehler, '03, that the energy expended in Moving-Up Day with its disorders be devoted to improving the campus.

Oct. 1. Chancellor Day addre&Sed the Central New York Conference at Ithaca. A new branch library is to be e5tablished in Lyman C. Smith College. First meeting for the year of the Women's League. The purpo!>e of the League was explained to the freshmen women. Miss Marion Evans and Professor Katharine Sibley, spoke, the latter on the subject of athletics. Rev. Ernest Pitcomb spoke on "Character" in chapel. He is an English University man, now residing in South Mrica.

Oct. 2. The score in the Yale-Syracuse football game at New Haven was 15-o in favor of Yale. Coach TenEyck took his crew!:> on the lake for fall practice. The freshmen eleven defeated the Baldwinsville High School, 17-6.

Oct. 4· The 1911 Onondagan Board adopted the new constitution for future boards. It provides for the selection of eight editors by competition as well as both business managers.

Oct. 5· More than three hundred men have enrolled in theY. M. C. A. Much more than half of these are freshmen.

Oct. 6. Formal opening of the College of Medicine. Dean Smalley made the opening addres.s on "The Value of a Liberal Education." The subject was deemed fitting because of the advance in requirement!> for admission­two years of college work being now required. Dean Heffron's address was on "The Evolution of Medical Science." Professor Thoma.. C. Trueblood of the University of Michigan gave a reading recital of "Ingomar" in John Crouse College. TheY. W. C. A. Cabinet listened to an addres.s by Mi!>S Jennie

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Bingham, on "The Bible Study of Our Day." A plan of Bible study was adopted. Howard V. Rulison, 'oo, has been made Instructor in Elementary Law in the faculty of the College of Law.

Oct. 7· A new system of government for Haven·Hall was inaugurated. A house board will have charge, consisting of a president and a representative from each class. The various class debating clubs met and organized for the year.

Oct. 8. Professor Holzwarth has published a revised and enlarged edition of his book "The German Students Manual." The old Gymnasium, now the Women's Gymnasium, is undergoing repairs. The building is being changed somewhat and thoroughly renovated. Football, Syracuse V&.

Rochester in the stadium. Syracuse won, 17-o. The Japanese Commission, headed by Baron Shibusawa, vi&ited the University and was received by the Chancellor and Deans in the Chancellor's office. They went to the Gym­nasium and saw an exhibition of rowing in the tank, then to the stadium and saw the football game. Two University students, T. C. Rockrise and Ri Tomoye acted at interpreters. The Japanese women in Japane&e dress were escorted by another student, Miss Ma&a Okajima.

Oct. 10. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 p. m. Professor Philip A. Parsons, of the department of Sociology was the speaker. The chorus under Instructor Finel made its first appearance.

Oi::t. 1 1. Regular swimming classes began work. Instmctor Mann will give instruction in life-saving methods. Professor H. A. Eaton spoke at the Kanatenah Club on "The Significance of the Novel."

Oct. 12. Columbus Day. Students in the College of Medicine were ex­cused on account of the holiday. In the other colleges petitions were denied.

Oct. 13. Bishop John W. Hamilton, who is a guest of Chancellor Day, spoke in chapel. It was a very inspiring address. Rev. Dr. Krantz con­ducted the religious services. The current number of the Northern Christia11 Advocate contains a fine appreciation of the work and lectures of Dr. Peritz. Twenty cross country men were sent out over a five-mile course. About three hundred attended the Student Volunteer reception in the Gymnasium. Miss Taft, secretary of the National Student Volunteer Band, outlined the history of the Student Volunteer movement for foreign missions from its inception in 1886 until the present time. Secretary Elgin Sherk was the next speaker. He was followed by former Secretary R. A. Waite, Jr. Miss Rose Newcomb and Miss Edith Kupfer also spoke.

Oct. 14. "The Practical Application of the Microscope in the Study of Metals and Alloys" was ~he subject of Professor William Campbell, Sc.D., of Columbia University at the College of Medicine, before the Syracuse section of the American Chemical Society. Professor Place read a paper on "The Career of a Roman Student" before the Classical Club. Fourteen fraternities have announced the names of persons pledged. The Prohibition Club enjoyed a picnic at Hoppers Glen. There was a bonfire, a spread, and speeches.

Oct. 16. Football at the Polo Grounds, New York, between Syracuse and the Carli&le Indians. The Indians won 14-J I. The fit st annual field day for

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women was held in the Castle grounds. There were ten events. It was under the auspices of the Women's Athletic Association of which Miss Ger­trude Sevin is president and Miss Sophia Steese is manager. Organization of a Co!>mopolitan Club in the Administration Building. T. D. B. Groner of Norway called the meeting to order and stated the purpose and introduced Carlos A. Valverde of Peru who originated the movement. Other speakers were P. N. Henry Sze of China, T. C. Rockrise of Japan, Antonio de Lima of Brazilian ancestry in part, M. Navas of Porto Rico, P. Scorano of Italy, M. Hurwitz of Russia, J. R. Tamraz of Persia, and M. S. F. Rodriguez of Cuba. About thirty were present. The faculty of Teachers College tendered the students of that College a rect:ption at the Castle. Lambda chapter of Alpha Epsilon Iota,* the olde!>t, largest, and strongest medical sorority was installed at the College of Medicine by Dr. Sarah P. Morris of the Woman's College of Philadelphia, one of the Grand Council Officers. There wer.e eight charter members and three affiliate members. The French Club picniced on a hill near the University.

Oct. 17. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P.M. Rev. Thomas A. Fenton, pastor of the Fourth Presbyterian Church, was the speaker.

Oct. 18. At a student meeting at the College of Medicine plans were made for the organization of a student council for that college. Republican mass meeting under the auspices of the Republican Club in the Hall of Languages. Mr. Frank Malpa!>s presided. Speakers were Hon. Edward Schoeneck, '03; candidate for Mayor; Edwin Nottingham, '76, candidate for School Com­missioner; George H. Bond, '94, district attorney, and William Rubin, '93. Professor Tuckey addressed the Ministerial Association on "The Church and Socialism."

Oct. 19. Rowing on the lake discontinued. Darkness comes too early for it to be profitable. Annual call for basketball men to report. Fitst of two organ recitals of Professor Vibbard given at the University Avenue M.E. Church. Professor Vibbard was assisted by Mrs. Frank Weeden, soprano; Mrs. Stephen Clifford Ormsbee, contralto; Harry Wisehoon, tenor; and H. Morton Adkins, baritone. The freshmen defeated in the Stadium the Central High School, Syracuse, in football, JJ-o. The Athletic Governing Board's first meeting for the year. Su!>taining members are elected as follows: H. W. Smith, F. J. Baker, D. E . Petit, and Robert Dey. The officers elected were: President D . R. Cobb; vice-president, H. W. Smith; Secretary, S. H. Cook; treasurer, W. W. Porter. This is Mr. Cobb's fifth successive year as president. Dr. F. W. Sears, '86, was elected president of the Medical Association of Central New York.

Oct. 20. Vol. II, No. 1 of the Syracusan issued. Professor Peck edited it. The frontispiece is a portrait of Mr. William Nottingham, '76, whose article on "Our Fortieth Anniversary" opens the book. It is an excellent book, the editorial work being especially good.

*The Alpha Epsilon Iota, a woman's medical society was founded at the University of Michigan, Feb. 3, 11190. The badge is a five-pointed star displaying a serpent's head and the letters "AEI ", The colors are black, white and green. The flower is the white carnation.­

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Chancellor Day, Deans Smalley and Heffron, and Professors Coddington, Mace, Peck, and Burchard attended ihe inauguration of Dr. E. B. Bryan as President of Colgate University. The Chancellor was one of the speakers at the luncheon. The degree of LL.D. was conferred on Dean Smalley. This was tag day for the Women's League and theY. W. C. A. and a goodly sum was collected. The first public recital of the Mahr String Quartette was given in John Crouse College.

Oct. 2 1. An anonymous donor has offered a prize of fifty dollars to the student in the freshman class in painting who shall be adjudged most deserving at the close of the first year. The Glee and lnstrurnental Clubs gave their first concert for the year at the North High School.

Oct. 22. At a recent meeting of the Biological Association, a resolution of regret was adopted on the death of Anton Dohm, the famous German zoologist which occurred in September.

Oct. 23. Football in the Stadium. Syracuse vs. Niagara Falls University. Score, 39-{> in favor of Syracuse. The Cosmopolitan Club met and com­pleted its organization. Professor Graham represented the faculty. Per­manent officers were elected: President, T. D. B. Groner of Norway; vice­presidents, C. A. Valverde of PetJl and C. R . Desquir.on of Cuba; secretaries, C. Fazio of Italy, S. Montesinos of Porto Rico, and J. R. Tamraz of Persia; treasurer, S. F. Rodriguez of Cuba.

At the "Univtrsity Day" of Union University at which all the Colleges of the University meet at Union Colle~e, Dean Smalley gave an address on "Some University Questions" and was honored with the degree of LL.D. This was voted at the Commencement in June, but he could not be present then to receive it. Dr. W. C. Kitchin, '82, gave a reception to the Dean inviting in Syracuse alumni and Union faculty members.

Oct. 24. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P.M. Rev. Walter R. Ferris, pastor of the Park Presbyterian Church, Syracuse, was the speaker.

Oct. 25. Chancellor Day spoke in chapel. He deprecated marring the campus by short cuts. In the tuberculosis campaign now on, Dean Heffron gave an address at the College of Medicine. Professor Hargitt also gave an address in the same interest. Football mass meeting in John Crouse College. The speakers were the Chancellor, Coaches Jones and Keane, Carl Dorr, 'oo, Arthur Stein, '09, and Coach Henderson. The cooperative Book and Supply Store was broken into during the night and a small amount of cash and goods taken. The safe was not tampered with.

Oct. 26. The Women's League gave an Hallowe'en masquerade in the Women's Gymnasium. The Women's Instrumental Club furnished music. The Chancellor has promised scholarships, it is announced, to members of the men's band in return for their service in the band. The Democrats under the auspices of the Democratic Club held a meeting in the Hall of Languages. George W. Driscoll, candidate for Mayor, Leonard E . Crouse, and James E. Newell, spoke. Ben L. Wiles presided.

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Direct Primary advocates under the auspices of the Direct Primary League held a meeting in the Hall of Languages. Professor Burchard presided. The speakers were Frederick M. Hazard, Dr. R . L. McLennan, candidate for Assemblyman, J. Brewster Gere, candidate for mayor, and Professor H. M. Tilroe.

Oct. 28. Nearly four hundred men participated in a rousing sendoff of the football team to Ann Arbor to play the University of Michigan. Professor Tanner has donated a copy of his book "The Province of New Jersey" to the Historical Seminar Library. Mr. A. L. Billings, secretary, has arranged the Bible Study work fer the Y. M. C. A. There are nineteen groups or classes aggregating about 350 men; nine of these are in fraternities, about ISO

men. Normal Study Cla.s5es have been organized for the leaders of these classes. Professor Peritz will take charge of the leaders in "New Studies in the Acts" and Secretary Elgin Sherk of the leadeis in "Social Teachings of Jesus." Chancellor Day left for Albany where he will attend the annual convocation of the University of the State of New York. Dean Street gave an address to a convention of Mothers' Clubs at Hornell, N. Y., on "The Religion of Young Children."

Oct. 29. The Prohibition Male Quartette is filling a series of engagements for the County Committee of that party. The I9I I Onondagan will be dedicated to Mr. Lyman C. Smith, founder of the College of Applied Science.

Oct. 30. Football at Ann Arbor. Syracuse vs. Michigan. Score, 43-o in favor of Michigan. The freshman team was defeated by the University of Pennsylvania freshmen, 6-o. The Syracuse men did the better work, but lost. Chancellor Day was the principal speaker at the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of Eastman's Business College at Pough­keepsie, N. Y. His subject was "The Modem Trend in Education." The national convention of the Alpha Xi Delta sorority is being held here. Four­teen active chapters and three alumni-chapters are represented by more than thirty delegates. The convention opened Oct. 28.

Oct. 31. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P . M. The speaker was Rev. Dr. Stewart, Dean of the Rochester Theological Seminary.

Nov. 1. The interest in water polo among the students is great. Several teams of freshmen basketball men are at work, although no call has as yet been made. Regular class in Gymnasium work started today.

Nov. 2. Election Day. Classes excused. A two year track meet contract has been made with Michigan.

Nov. 3· Fakirs' Tap Day. It is said that more than sixty were tapped. Initiation tomorrow. Professor Smallwood gave an illustrated lecture on "Bermuda" before the Biological Association. As the result of the election, several Syracuse University alumni came into official positions. Hon. Edward Schoeneck, '03, was elected Mayor of Syracuse; John T. Roberts, '76, w~s elected Member of Assembly; Professor F. J. Holzwarth, '87, was elected School Commissioner; Lorenzo Taylor, '82, was elected alderman of the nineteenth ward of the city; Frank J. Cregg, '02, was elected alderman of the

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tenth ward; George J. Fearon, '05, was elected alderman of the seventeenth ward; John D. Boland, '99, was elected Supervisor of the sixteenth ward.

Nov. 4· The musical clubs gave their second concert for the year at Onondaga Valley. The Cosmopolitan Club elected their board of directors. Professors Tilroe, Graham, and R. A. Porter have been. made members of the club. The Junior Deba.te Club debated the question, "Resolved, that a United States Senator should be elected by the direct vote of the people." No decision was rendered.

Nov. 5· Rev. E. G. W. Hall of Rockport, N. Y. conducted chapel services in the Hall of Languages. The first of the monthly concours in the College of Fine Arts has been held in the life drawing, still life, and portrait classes, one morning being given to each of these classes. The New York alumni held a smoker at the Graduates Club. Tufts alumni were meeting in the same building. Cordial greetings were exchanged.

Nov. 6. Professor and Mn.. Revels sailed for Naples. They will be gone about seven months, spending most of the time in Italy and France. Football in the stadium, Syracuse vs. Tufts. Score, 5--Q in favor of Syracuse. Instructor Wrench addressed the Historical Association on "Turkey in Revolu­tion."

Nov. 7. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P. M. Dean W. H . Crawshaw of Colgate University was the speaker.

Nov. 8. Chancellor Day addressed the Men's Club of the Plymouth Congregational Church. The Normal Art seniors have opened art classes for children in Teachers College. The only charge is for materials used. Professor Smallwood lectured before the Men's Club of the First Presbyterian Church on "Animal and Plant Life as Pertaining to Disease."

Nov. 9· The Chancellor addressed the University Club of the city on impressions received on his trip. around the world. Professor Holzwarth spoke at the North High School on Schiller's Love of Freedom. The faculty of the College of Liberal Arts has voted to accept for admission the new regents diploma wherein the average is 65 per cent, but individual subjects may go as low as 6o per cent. The first basketball practice was held. The Saratoga County Club met for a social evening. It has a membership of twenty-five. The first public recital of the students of the musical department of Fine Arts.

Nov. 10. Professor Flick has just received from the press the first copy of his new book mentioned above. It is entitled "The Rise of the Medieval Church from the Apostolic Age to the Papacy at its Height in the Thirteenth Century."

Nov. 11. Professor Place gave an illustrated lecture in the Hall of Lan­guages on the "Roman House." Professor Cleasby gave a lecture (illustrated) before the Classical Club on "Amusements in Imperial Rome." The Syra­cuse University branch of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers were addressed by A. J. Faulder, formerly engineer of the New York Telephone Company, presenting an abstract of J. B. Taylor's Institute paper on "Tele­graph and Telephone Systems as Affected by Alternating Current Lines.!' "The Government and the Liquor Traffic" was discussed by the Prohibition

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Club. H. F. Laftrune of the Laymen's Missionary Movemsnt, talked to the Student Volunteer 13and. Thomas W. Rhodes, '58, of Waukesha, Wis., has presented the library with a number of books.

Nov. 12. The fall tournament in tennis for women has been concluded. Each class had its tournament. Henry Danziger, '90, spoke on "Some Notes on the History of Syracuse University," before the Onondaga Historical Association.

Nov. 13. The Glee and Instrumental Clubs were the guests of Col. Verbeck of Manlius at dinner, and gave a concert at the St. John's Military Academy. Colgate defeated Syracuse in football, 6-s; but in the cross country run, Syracuse defeated Colgate, 26-35. It was a seven mile race.

Nov. 14. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P.M. The speaker wa& the Rev. Franklin D. Elmer, chairman of the executive committee of the Religious Education Aswciation of Winchester. He spoJ<e on "The Master Workman."

Nov. 16. Chancellor Day gave the addreS& of welcome at ihe opening session of ihe New York State Conference of Religious Education in the First M. E. Church. Lecture for men only in the Administration Building by J. A. P. McCuaig of Toronto, Canada. The lecture is in the interesls of social purity. Profeswr Iliff C. Garrison gave a piano recital in John Crouse College to a large audience. The German Club observes the anniversary of Schillers' birth by an appropriate program.

Nov. 17. The November number of the Syracusan appeared. Professor Peck is still editor. The frontispiece is a portrait of Dean Smalley. The articles are by Henry L. Taylor, '84, Professor Emens, Professor Tilroe, Thomas F. Keane, and Earl C. Dorr, 'oo. The sophomore class (1912) had made all anangements for a class banquet but the senior council interposed because custom requires the freshman banquet to precede and that has not been held. It cost some self-denial to conform to the order of the council, but it was loyally done. President E. B. Bryan of Colgate University spoke in chapel. He brought his own greetings and the greetings of Colgate Uni­versity. He told the students thai eight men received honorary degrees at his recent inauguration out of twenty-five nominated and thai the first of ihe eight was their Dean by unanimous vote. The sophomore-freshman swim­ming meet was held in the Gymnasium. The sophomores secured thirty-two points and the freshmen twenty-three. The water polo contest was a tie.

Nov. 18. The Chancellor addressed the Methodist Social Union in the Gold Room of Congress Hall, Chicago, on "The Opportunities of the Christian Citizen." He visited the Northwestern University and spoke to the students. Boar's Head elected twenty-three to membership. The candidates were selected for their dramatic ability, as shown in the trials for this year's pro­ductions. Instructor Wrench spoke to the Semitic and Biblical Club on. "The Hittites.'' Mr, Wrench was one of the three men who made up the Cornell expedition in 1907.

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women of the University. The songs are to be set to either popular or original music, either serious or humorous.

Nov. 20. Football in the stadium. Syracuse vs. University of Illinois. Score 17-8 against Syracuse. This is the last home game of the season. In the cross country race at Boston in the I. C. A. A. A. A. meet the order was as follows: Cornell, Boston Tech., Michigan, Yale, Dartmouth, Syracuse, Harvard, Pennsylvania, Columbia, Princeton. The Syracuse University Alumnae Club gave a thimble party and harve5t spread at the home of Mrs. Giles Stilwell (Mabel Parker, 'oo).

Nov. 21. Sunday. Services at John Crouse College, 4 P. M. The speaker was Mr. H. T. LaFlamme, secretary of the Layman's Missionary Movement.

Nov. 22. The Glee and Instrumental Clubs gave the first concett of the Thanksgiving trip at Niagara Falls. They were entertained while there by the alumni and undergraduates of the University. Song recital in John Crouse College given by Instructor Reginald W. Billin. Instructor Maerz was the piano accompanist. Professor Becker gave several violin numbers.

Nov. 23. The-Chancellor. .made an address in chapel. He spoke especially of boarding house problems and diffifulties, and also uttered some wise words about football and other athletic sports. Instructor Alberta Waterbury of the Teachers College rendered several piano solos at a Thanksgiving service held by the Frances Willard Memorial W. C. T. U.

Nov. 23. Tuesday P.M.-Nov. 29, Monday, A.M. Thanksgiving vacation. Nov. 25. Syracuse and Fordham College played a game of football at the

American League Park in New York. The result was a tie, 5-5. Nov. 26. Sixty Syracuse alumni of Buffalo held a smoker. The speakers

were George H. Bond, '94, who 5poke especially of the athletic situation; Dr. D. B. Thompson, who urged an alumni endowment of $250,000.00; R. H. Templeton, '99, who endorsed the plan; Charles M. Underhill, '6o, president of the Buffalo Association; Edmund L. French, '02, and DeForest Phelps, '03.

Nov. 29. Professor Hargitt has an article in the November number of the Biological Bulletin on "New and Little Known Hydroids of Woods Holl." The article is illustrated with drawings and photographs. The last concert of the Thank5giving trip was given by the musical clubs at Medina. This has been a great trip. The clubs were probably never better. Buffalo and Detroit, as well as Erie, Pa., were included in the itinerary and everywhere they arou&ed much enthusiasm. Dean Heffron spoke at the Kanatenah Club on the necessity and moral value of the teaching of physiology and hygiene of sex in the public schools.

Nov. 30. Mrs. Louise Benson lectured before the University Library School in the Assembly room of the Carnegie Library. She treated of current art. The Univ.ersity Directory: published by the registrar, Dt. C. C. Wilbor, is out. The contract for printing the I9I I Onondagan has been let to the Mason­Henry press of Syracuse. It has been customary to go out of Syracuse for this work. Fencing classes organized with William T. Schwarz as instructor.

Dec. I. The women of the senior class elect as cheer leaders Misses Ruth H. Cabeen and Olive Hunt. Rehearsal of the Mahr String Quartette. The

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annual sophomore freshman football game and rush in the Stadium. The sophomores (19I2) won both, the fornfer by a score of q-<>. Harry H. Gill, national traveling secretary of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association addressed the Prohibition Club in the Administration Building on the social and economic effects of the liquor traffic. The fre!>hman banquet was held with very little disturbance from the sophomores in accordance with the arrangement ratified by the tru&tee&last June. Roger C. Graves, toastmaster, called on the class president, S. E. Darby; Ralph W. Shenton, '10, president of the Senior Council; C . H. Morien, chairman of the executive committee; Charles H. Glisman, '12; H . C . Stevenson; Miss Mary E. Pitt; C. A. Beckley; Clifford R. Parliman; and Dr. D. B. Thompson.

Dec. 2. "Comedy of Errors" rendered under the auspices of Boar's Head in John Crou&e College. The house was filled and the play excellent. Pro­fessor Tilroe coached the cast. Profe&SOr Hugo W. Koehler, '03, of the University of Oregon, has presented the German Department with a fine set of Goethe's works. in eighteen volumes.

Dec. 3· Rev. Dr. W. H. van Allen, '90, spoke in chapel. He emphasized the thought that the real purpo&e of education is culture, and his remarks were exceedingly helpful and enjoyable. Mr. Harry H. Gill, (see Dec. I) representing the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association, also spoke.

Dec. 4· Representatives from fifteen fraternities mei at the Delta Kappa Epsilon chapter house and made drawing& for the approaching Junior "Prom." The fall practice of the crews ended today. The Graduate Painters' Associa­tion met recently at the residence of Mrs. H. S. Holden. Dean Parker was the guest of the evening.

Dec. 5· Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P. M. The speaker was Mr. C. V. Vfckery, a!>Sistant secretary of the Laymen's Missionary Movement.

Dec. 6. The Painting Department has received two paintings from William Hekking, the incumbent of the Hiram Gee Fellowship and now in Paris. The paintings are copied from "Brittany Pardon" by Lucien Simon and "The Bath" by Rene Priet. The former represents the effect of light out of doors, while ihe latter represents the effect of light in the interior. An honorary journalistic fraternity, Pi Delta Epsilon, has been organized. The object is to stimulate interest in College journalism and elevate its standard. Profes­sor Rogers read a paper on the "Biological Ideas of the early Christian Era" before the Biological Association.

Dec. 7. Coach Keane called out the men for track events. An energetic campaign is being waged to secure men for the Y. M. C. A. Already 3I5 freshmen have joined. The musical Clubs ·gave a concert at the Lowell Ave. Baptist Church. The Sophomore Debate Club debated the question, "Re­solved that the next Congress should adopt a system of ship subsidies."

Dec. 8. The great Laymen's Missionary Movement meetings were in­augurated by a monster banquet in the new Gymnasium. Fourteen hundred men attended. The tables were set on the main floor of the Gymnasium. Different sections were reserved for the different denominations. Toasts

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were given by Rev. Dr. Homer Stuntz; Col. E. W. H;iliord, U. S. A;; and the general secretary of the movement, J. Campbell White. Meetings will be continued in the city for the next two days. Women of the. sophomore cl~ organized a debate club and elected officers. Ben L. Wiles, was appointed delegate by the Law fraternity, Phi Delta Phi, to the national convention of the fraternity to be held in New York City during the holidays. Dean Brooks is chairman of the Syracuse Section of the Laymen's Missionary Movement.

Dec. 9· The students of the department of Philosophy tendered a recep­tion to Instructor Lisgar R. Eckhardt, who is supplying during the absence of Professor Wilson in Europe. The Junior Debate Club met. "Resolved, that, aside from the constitutionality of the measure, a graduated income tax should be a part of the federal system of taxation" was debated. Instructor Wrench lectured before the Clasbical Club on "Some Results of the Cornell Expedition to A!;ia Minor and the Assyro-Babylonian Orient."

Dec. 10. The musical clubs gave a concert at O&wego. The campaign for members of theY. M. C. A. closed. It was a successful effort and will greatly help the christian work of the University among the students. Mr. Sherk and his energetic helpers are to be congratulated. "Representative College Orations" published by the Macmillan Co. contains the oration of Allen B. Flouton, '09, entitled "The Modem Minotaur" which was awarded first place in the upper class oratorical c<)ntest last May. It deals with the problem of child labor. Harry H. Hartman, 'II, was elected captain of the football team for next year at the football banquet at the Vanderbilt. Manager Bisgood called on the following to speak: Captain Barry, Former Captain Carl E. Dorr, 'oo, E. L. French, '02, H. N. Henderson, '03, trainer Keane, and gradu­ate manager S. H. Cook, '02. Miss Ruth Hanford, '09, Wellesley College· and president of their students' governing board, spoke in the rest room of the old Gymnasium to the women about student government.

Dec. I 1. The senior electrical engineers are taking weekly trips every Saturday afternoon, inspecting power plants in the vicinity of Syracuse. A recent trip was to Oswego. Death at Geneva, N. Y., of James Chester Knapp, M.D., '79·

Dec. I2. Sunday. Services in John Crouse College, 4 P. M. Rev. Dr. A. G. Kynett of Philadelphia, Pa., was the speaker. He is one of the secretaries of the Home Mi&Sion and Church Extension Society of the M.E. Church.

Dec. IJ. Clayton W. Butterfield resigned as manager of the musical clubs, and J. H. Coulter a& leader of the Glee Club. H. R. ?I.·Ianchester was elected leader. W. C. Pendill was elected president of the Musical Associa­tion, and C. H. Vandenburg vice-president.

Superior exhibition of paintings in John Crouse College. Four of the best of American painters have paintings there, viz., Horatio Walker, Dwight W. Tryon, Childe Haffen, Thomas W. Dewing.

Annual football dinner in Sim& Hall. Speakers, Coach Keane, Professors Smallwood, and Tilroe, Dean Brooks and Captain Ba!JY. The Cosmopolitan Club has been granted a charter and becomes a member of the national

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orga.Wzation. The freshman Women's. Debating Club discussed the question, "Resolved, that women should be admitted to the staff of the Daily Orange." A constitution was adopted. At .a meeting of the Civil Engineering Society, Charles A. Brennan lectured on "Sewer Design and Sewage Disposal."

Dec. 14. The first general swimming match held in the Gymnasium. Swimming classes for women were started in the women's Gymnasium. The junior women organized a debating club.

Dec. 15. The December number of the Syracusan appeared. The frontis­piece is a picture of old Genesee College. The first article is by Registrar Dr. C. C. Wilbor, '68, on the "Birth of Syracuse University." Other contribu­tors are Oscar J. Brown, 'o6, Ellis H. Gidley, '07, and Carl E. Dorr, 'oo. Pro­fessor Peck is again mainly responsible for the book. Mr. Joseph P. Behm, '02, of the North High School read a paper before the Classical Club on Cicero's Attitude toward Caesar. The sophomores won the sophomore-freshman debate, upholding the affirmative of the question, "Resolved, that the next Congres::, should pass a bill establishing a system of ship subsidy in the United States." A club of students coming from south of the Mason and· Dixon's line has formed the Southern Club. The following southern States are represented: Arkansas, Missouri, Kansas, Virginia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, and We&t Virginia.

Dec. 16. Meeting of the Graduate Club at the residence of Dean Smalley. In the course of the program the speakers were Professors Holzwarth, Hargitt, and Boy&en, and the Dean. Harvey N. Holmes '09 was elected president. The Junior "Prom" in the Gymnasium was very successful.

Dec. 17. An illustrated lecture on Jamaica was given by Professor Dodge of the University of Rochester before the Onondaga Academy of Science in Lyman Hall. About five hundred University men are now enrolled in twenty­seven Bible study classe& meeting each week. The teachers include five members of the faculty, three ministers of the city, the General Secretary of theY. M. C. A., and seventeen students. There are three normal classes for the teachers taught by Mr. Sherk and Dr. Peritz. Harry T. Morrell, '12,

was elected captain of the Cross Country team. The Athletic Governing Board has recognized fencing as a minor sport.

Dec. 18. In the recent Y. M. C. A. campaign for members more than one hundred were added to the roll, raising the membership to nearly five hundred. The Historical Association celebrated the one hundred and fourteenth anni­versary of the birth of Leopold Von Ranke. Some of the Von Ranke books and personal belongings were on exhibition, and Professor Flick spoke about them. Professor Mace presided. John T. Roberts, '76, spoke on Professor C. W. Bennett, through whom the Von Ranke library was secured; Professor M. J. Sibley spoke of Rev. Dr. J . M. Reid who purchased the library and presented it to the University.

Dec. 19. Rev. Dr. Charles E. Hamilton, '86, spoke at vespers. Professor Tilroe read Longfellow's poetic sermon "King Robert of Sicily" at the Christ­mas services at the University Avenue M.E. Church.

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Dec. 20. The musical clubs entertained a large audience at Centenary M.E. Church, Syracuse.

Dec. 21. Tuesday, P. M.-Jan. 5, Wednesday A.M. Holiday vacation. Dec. 23. Death of Raymond S. Rogers, 'os, for several years until last

June Secretary of the University Christian Associations. He entered into business at Tacoma, Wash., and wal. striken with typhoid fever. He was highly esteemed for his qualities and his work.

Dec. 24. Death at Yonkers, N. Y., of Rev. James William, Armitage Dodge, D.p.,. '79, a man.of ability.

Dec. 27. Professor Mary J. Sibley presented at the Kanatenah Club a drama written by · her husband, the late Dr. Henry 0. Sibley, '89, Librarian. The drama in five scenes is entitled "The New Year." The interpolated songs were rendered by Mrs. J. R. Clancy, accompanied by Mrs. Frank L. Walrath.

Dec. 28. The Intercollegiate Athletic Association met in New York. Chancellor Day and Professor Henry A. Peck represented Syracuse University. At the invitation of the Association, Chancellor Day read a paper on "The Functions of College Athletics." He made a profound impresl>ion on the delegates.

Dec. 28-30. Educational conventions in Syracuse. The State Science Teacher's Association, Professor Smallwood, president, held itl> meetings in Lyman Hall. Dean Frank Smalley made the address of welcome. President Smallwood read a paper, introducing discussion on "Some Problems in Secondary Science Teaching." Professor Otis W. Caldwell of the University of Chicago gave an illustrated lecture on "School Gardens as Related to Nature Study and Elementary Agriculture." Dr. W. M. Waite, City Bacteriologist, discussed "The Relation of Bacteria to the Public Health." Professor D. M. Totman, M.D. , spoke on the "Relation of Physiology and Hygiene to the Public Schools." Professor W. D. Merrill of the Univerl>ity of Rochester was elected president.

The Syracuse section of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics met in the Central High School. Professor Daniel Pratt was reelected secretary­treasurer.

The New York State Classical Teachers Association convened in the Central High School, Dean Smalley; president. Professor Cleasby read a paper on "The Quickening of Latin." Professor Comfort of Cornell and Mr. F . A. Gallup of Albany presented carefully prepared papers as did Miss Clara B. Knapp, '99, of the Central High School. A great address was that of Professor Harry T. Peck of Columbia University on "The Vitality of Latin." Professor Place was reelected chairman of the executive committee and Professor John Greene of Colgate was elected president.

Many of the faculty attended educational meetings in other places than Syracuse. Prof~ssors Saunders and Porter and Instructor Harris. were at the American_Rhysical Associa-tion Meeting, and Professor Saund~rs read a l?aper on ·"Series Lines Calcium and Estrontium." Professor Hargitt was at the

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meeting of the American Society of Biologists, Professor Rogers at that of the Physiologists, Professors Cooper and Brunei at that of the American Chemical Society, Professor Holzwarth and colleagues of the German Department and Professor Patterson of the Department of Romance Languages attended the meeting of the Modem Language Association at Ithaca.

The sixth quadrennial convention of the St11dent Volunteer Movement was held in Rochester. Seven hundred twenty-two institutions were represented. P..tofessor Flick and twenty students, ten men and ten women, represented Syracuse University. Dean Shepard addressed the Current Events Club (Dec. 28), on "Observations on a Tour in Germany."

The reception and dinner of the New York State Teachers' Association on Dec. 28 in the new Gymnasium was a delightful reunion. The reception was held from 5-6 P. M. Those in the receiving line were Mr. Lyman C. Smith and Mr. George J. Sager, trustees; Dean Street; W. D. Alsever, '96; and Profe::,sor Frank R. Walker, '84, of the faculty; and Principal W. D. Lewis, '92, President of the Association. The dinner, 6-8 P. M. , was well served and the attendance large. President Lewis called on the following for brief toasts: Dean Smalley, '74; H. R. Sanford, '61; Daniel J. Kelly, 'o4; and Dr. D. B. Thompson. The Association was invited by Dean Smalley for the Chancellor, who was at the athletic meeting in New York, to be the guests of the Uni­versity next year. Daniel J. Kelly, '04, was elected pre:;ident, and Frank Smalley, '74, secretary.

Details of the educational activities of other faculty members than those mentioned above are not at hand.

Dec. 30. The Northeastern Pennsylvania Alumni Association was or­ganized at Wyoming Seminary, Kingston, Pa. There was a dinner and a program. Dr. L. L. Sprague, President of the Seminary, was toastmaster, and called on Professor Henry A. Peck, '85, the representative of the Univer­sity; George K. Powell, '66; Dayton Ellis, 'o2; Mrs. Bertha Banister Buclanan, '86; and Dr. D. B. Thompson, Financial Secretary. Officers were elected as follows: President, Charles M. Olmstead, '95; First vice-president. George K. Powell, '66; second vice-president, Mrs. Bertha B. Buckman, '86; Secretary, Dayton Ellis, '02; treasurer, Georgia A. Dickover, '07.

1910 Jan. 5· Professor Berwald received an ovation at the Alhambra when the

New York Symphony Orchestra rendered the Dramatic Overture composed by him.

Jan. 6. Eectric lights have recently been placed at the entrance to Bowne Hall and the new Gymnasium.

Jan. 7. A contract has been signed by the athletic representatives of Syracuse University and the University of Michigan for two years of football. The track squad met for the first time since the holid11ys. Professor Julius Steiglitz of the University of Chicago lectured in Bowne Hall under the auspices of the Syracuse Chemical Society on "The Electrical Theory of Oxidation and Reduction." He performed many brilliant experiments.

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Jan. 8. Basketball in the Gymnasium. Syracuse vs. St. Lawrence Uni­versity. Score, 3o-26 in favor of the visitors. Professor Hawley gave an address before an art society in New London, Conn., on "The Educational Side or Art."

Jan. g. Sunday. Memorial services for Raymond S. Rogers, 'os, held in John Crouse College. The speakers were Dean Frank Smalley and Professor Henry A. Peck.

Jan. 10. Rev. F. T. Keeney, '86, conducted chapel exercises in the Hall of Languages. The evangelist, Mr. John E. Brown addressed the students, dwelling on the importance of a good character. His soloist, Mr. C. P . Conroy, sang. Representatives of the National Electrical Light Association of America, S. E. Drane, G. C. Webster, and J. R . Crouse visited the College of Applied Science and lectured to the Electrical Engineering Students. They want good men for their companies. The Association is composed of twenty-one companies.

"The Poetry of William Mueller" was the subject of Professor James T. Hatfield of the North Western University who lectured under the auspices of the German Club. Professor Lowe sang several selections from Mueller's poetry as set to music by Schubert.

Jan. 11. Chancellor Day announced that Mr. Lyman C. Smith had authorized him to proceed to the construction of a modem hydraulic labora­tory in the basement of Machinery Hall. Both the junior and the sophomore engineers held smokers. Both cla~ses had programs of toasts.

Jan. 12. The one-act tragedy, "Deirdre," by the Irish poet, W. B. Yeats, was rendered by members of the English Club. T. A. D. Jones of Yale, last year's football coach, has accepted the position for another year. Professor Pe1itz recently addressed the Labor Lyceum of the city on "Socialism and the Prophets."

Jan. 13. Professor Frey lectured on "Greek Music" before the Classical Club. Professor Hargitt has received the pamphlet form of his paper on "The Behavior of Tubercular Organisms." This was one of three papers which- he delivered before the Seventh International Zoologic Congress. Professors Smallwood and Rogers also conl!ibuted an article each at the congress. The Student Volunteer Band held a meeting at which reports of the recent Convention at Rochester were given by the dele~ates.

Death of George K. Powell, '66, at his home, Wilkesbarre, Pa. A successful lawyer and man of affairs.

Jan. 14. Basketball in the Gymnasium. Syracuse vs. Pennsylvania. Score, 16-14 in favor of Syracuse.

Jan, 15. The Cosmopolitan Club banqueted at the Yates. Frank Di Bartolo, 'II, was toasttnaster. Toasts were given by Professors Graham and Tilroe, and eight students of different nationalities. The snow rush was won by the sophomores (1912).

Jan. 16. Sunday. Professor Louis M. Sweet of the Bible Teachers' Train­ing School at New Y 01k was the speaker at vespers .

.Jnn. 17. The midyear examinations began today.

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Jan. 18. 9.50 A.M. Semi-annual meeting of the trustees in the Administrac tion Building, Mr. Archbold presiding. Mr. Louis Marshall was elected a trustee at large in place of the late ex-Chancellor Sims, and Mr. Daniel M. Edwards in place ot the late Bishop Fowler. The Chancellor made an un­written report. He spoke of the perfect harmony in the University, of the deficiency, of the necessity for at lea!>t $2,ooo,ooo.oo of endowment at once, of business c.onditions. He said Mrs. Sage gave last autumn $5o,ooo.oo toward the endowment of the Teachers College and has finally authorized the Col­lege to be called the Margaret Olivia Slocum Teachers College. He quoted Dr. Buttrick of the Rockefeller Foundation as having made this statement before an educational Association at New York, "We do not assist poorly located and unpromising colleges. I call your attention to Syracuse University which is destined to be one of the greatest Universities in America." The report of the committee on increase of alumni representation showed that almo~t one-half of the entire Board of about sixty trustees are alumni, and was therefore not favorable to the increase. Mr. Edwin Nottingham pre­sented a minority report. Both reports were referred back to the Committee for a report at the annual meeting next June. The following degrees were conferred : Bachelor of Philosophy on Mabel Elsie Zimmer; Bachelor of Science on Leon Delos Judd, .John DeWolf Northrup, and Frederic John Schumaker. The Women's Athletic Association requested and was granted $100.00 appropriation and an athletic field . Professor Mace was givEn leave of absence for the second semester this year and all of next year, Professor Hargitt for the next college year. LL.D. was conferred upon President George Finley Bovard of the University of Southern California. A three years' course in Oratory was established in the College of Fine Arts. In his report, Dean Heffron asked for a College Dispensary, and the matter was referred to the Executive Committee with power. A six years' combination course between the College of Liberal Arts (B.S. course) and the College of Medicine was authorized. The addition to the curriculum of the College of Applied Science of a three months' course in practical experience in engineering work was made. Associate Profe&sor J. B. Faulks, Jr. and Leon B. Howe were made full Professors. Professor R. A. Porter was given leave of ab~nce for next college year. The degree of M.E. was conferred on Arthur Cook Davis, and on Warren David Campbell. Trustee Donald Dey spoke on the &ubject of beautifying the campu&. The question of pledging candidates for the fraternities was referred to a committee. Financial Secretary Dr. Thomp­&on gave an encouraging report. An expression of the sympathy of the Board was ~nt to Trust<..e Samuel W. Bowne who is ill. Resolutions on the death of Hon. William Connell and Rev. Dr. R. D. Munger were adopted.

The Political Science Club organized by eighteen major students in the departments of Economics and Sociology.

Jan. 21. The January number of the Syracusan issued. The frontispiece is a portrait of Chancellor Day, and the first article is his address at the Inter­collegiate Athletic Association on the Functions of College Athletics. Other

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contributors are Professors Kullmer, Smallwood, Pattee, Peck, and Coach TenEyck. Professor Peck i& chiefly responsible for the number.

Jan. 22. A new plan for raising the standard of class elections and prevent­ing fraud has been completed by the Senior Council, has received the sanction of class officers, and will ai once go into effect. It provides for nominations by petition, secret ballot, and a uniform election day.

Jan. 28. First semester ended. Colgate defeated Syracuse in ba~ketball, 16-13. Professors Becker and Vibbard and Mrs. Joseph Dunfee gave a concert at Oswego. Professor Hawley has an article in the January number of Palette and Bench on "How to Use a. Sketch Book." The article is illus­t.rated by twenty sketches made by the author mostly on a trip through Spain.

Jan. 29. Death of Mrs. Maude Saxe Greenfield, '04, wife of Rev. W. M. Greenfield, '04, of the Presbyterian Mission of Seoul, Korea.

Jan. 30. Sunday. The national traveling secretary of the Intercollegia~ Prohibition Association, J. E. Kline, spoke at vespers in John Crouse College.

Jan. 31. Second semester began. Automatic stamp selling machines have been placed in several college

buildings. Mr. James I. Randall, a University of Chicago man, enters the faculty of the College of Liberal Arts as Instructor in History, to aid that department during the absence of Professor Mace. Mass meeting in John Crouse College in the interests of the crews. The speakers were Dr. Thomp­son, William Rubin, '93, Profeswr Tilroe, "Doc" John Cunningham, and Coach Ten Eyck. J . Harvey Coulter, '10, presented the Phi Kappa Alpha cup to coxswain Eldredge for the cla~s of 1910. This has been held by the cl~s of 'os, 'o8, '&9, and '11. Mr. TenEyck showed stereopticon views of the Hudson and Henley regattas and portrait views of Lyman C. Smith, "Doc" John Cunningham, Dean Smalley, John D. Archbold, and Chancellor Day. Meeting of the Modem Women's Club in which the question "The Advance­ment of Suffrage"was discussed.

Feb. 1. The Maltbie Babcock Society (Preacher's Club) elected officers: Aleph, Paul F. Boller; Beth, S. B. Owens; Gimel, Cecil C. Shedd; Daleth, M. H. Petzold; Hey, Charles W. Taylor. Very few men reported for the crew~. Mr. J. E. Kline (~Jan. 30) addressed the Prohibition Club on the liquor problem.

Feb. 2. Chancellor Day was elected President of the New York State College Presidents Association at the convention in Albany. The Chamber of Commerce of Syracuse i~ again agitating the question of raising $100,000 to beautify the campus. Chairman of the Committee, Mr. Donald Dey, is active. The Chancellor and Dr. Thompson are in touch with the Committee. Six seniors in Electrical Engineering received appointment~ with the National J;<;lectric Light As~ociation of Cleveland, 0 . (~ Jan. 10). The men -cltosen are Ralph Shenton, H . Fancher, H. Twaddle, Leon B. Wa1i!!On, Emil F. Kotz, and S. J. Gates. Swimming Association organized.

Feq. 3· Chancellor Day addressed the Credit Men's A~ciation of Roches­ter. Meeting~ held in the crusade for social purity. Meeting for women only in John Crouse College, 4 P . M., addressed by Rev. J. A. C. McCuaig of

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Toronto, Dr. Adelaide Dutcher, and Rev.]. B. Knappenberger. Meeting for men in the Hall of Languages, 5 P.M. addressed by Dean Heffron, Rev. J. A. C. McCuaig, and Rev .. Dr. C. E. Hamilton. Professor Hargitt pre!>ided and abo spoke. Neil D. Cranmer, '11, won the prizes of $10 in cash and $10 in books on the liquor problem offered by the National Intercollegiate Prohibition Association for furnishing the greatest amount of temperance and prohibition news during the period of the contest. "The Social Aspects of the Liquor Problem" was discu!>~d by Professor Parsons before the Prohibition Club.

Feb. 4· The History Department has received fourteen new maps. They are beautifully colored and mounted. The faculty and trustees have re­cently enacted that "candidates for positions, including managers on the athletic teams, may JlOt be more than six hours in arrears in college work."

Feb. 5· The freshmen defeated the Geneva High School in basketball 49-9· Three games in the interfraternity league were played in the Gym­nasium.

Feb. 6. Sunday. Two meetings were held. Meeting for women was held in the Hall of Languagts at 4 P.M. and was addressed by FrederickW. Harris, editor of the Intercollegian. Meeting for men in John Crouse College, 4 P . M. , was addressed by Tom Farmer, the ex-burglar evangelist and Rev. ]. A. C. McCuaig. These meetings were the beginning of a four days' religious campaign.

Feb. 7· Four men and two hundred women listened to an address on woman suffrage in the Hall of Languages by Miss Juliet S. Points, Professor of History in Barnard College. At the close of the address seventeen signed the constitution and the Modern Women's Club became a chapter of the "Equal Suffrage League." Miss Alice M. Rann presided at the m~ting. Reception given Professor Points at Haven Hall by the Modern Women's Club and the Syracuse Political Equality Club. Ba!>ketball, Syracuse vs. Carlisle Indians, in the Gymnasium. Score 35-27 in favor of Syracuse. The Y. W. C. A. gave a reception at the horne of Miss Marion Chappell to the college women and to the wives of the faculty in honor of Misses Conde and Corbett, the national and territorial secretaries of theY. W. C. A.

Feb. 8. Mr. Tom Farmer addressed the engineers at chapel in Lyman C. Smith College. Miss Points (see Feb. 7) spoke in chapel in the Hall of Languages. Lewis S. Carr has been engaged by the Athletic Governing Board to coach the baseball team this year. Registrar Wilbor has issued his blue cards announcing failures in the recent examinations to the recipients. Mr. Tom Farmer addressed theY. M. C. A. at 8 P. ll. and was followed by Dr. Thompson.

Feb. 9· Miss Conde (!>ee Feb. 7) _spoke in chapel on Christianity and in the afternoon addressed the y , W. C. A. on Prayer. Misses Corbett, and Conde at 4.30 conferred with the Christian Associations Advisory Board and in the .evening addressed 'theVolunteer Band.

Feb. 10. The Syracuse University Alumnae Club entertained a large number oHhe University facultiy•and alumnae of other colleges at the residence of Mrs. William Nottingham to listen io an address by Ot. Be-njamin Andrews

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of the Teachers College, Columbia University, on "Household Arts and Architecture." Professor Harold L. Butler sang several songs. Miss Gert­rude Woodford, '03, is president of the Club. Mr. Giles H. Stilwell addressed the engineers at chapel on College as a preparation for business. Professor Emens gave an illustrated lecture before the Classical Club on "Egypt." The freshmen women's basketball team defeated the senior women's team 18-c).

Feb. 11. Professor Eduar.d.Meyex: of t!le..Un~yersity of Berlin lectured in John Crouse College in the Semitic and Biblical Club Series on "A New Chapter in Ancient History." He discussed the documents on papyri discov­ered about four years ago near Assouan.

Feb. 12. Debate, Syracuse vs. Colgate in John Crouse Cofiege. Question, "Resolved, that aside from the constitutionality of the measure, a graduated income tax should be a part of the federal system of taxation." Syracuse maintained the negative and lost the decision. The Syracuse debaters were Alvah T. Otis, Thomas G. Coffee, and Sherman L. Kennedy, with Carleton B. Hutchings as alternate. In the relay race with Columbia at Boston, two of the Syracuse runners failed to touch hands and, although they won the race by twenty yards, Columbia gallantly refused the prizes, which were then given to the Syracuse team. The runners were Messrs. Fogg, Ross, Niven, and Reid path.

Feb. 13. Sunday. Chancellor Day spoke at vespers. He confined his remarks in the main to China. He praised Mr. and Mrs. Her~;ey and the great work they are doing.

Feb. 14. Professor D. M. Totman, M.D., '76, Health Officer of Syracuse, addressed the Biological Association on "How the City Cares for lts Health." F. A. Schnauber, C.E., '88, former city engineer, addressed the Civil En­gineering Society on "Municipal Pavements and Sewers."

Feb. 15. Mrs. Louise Benson, lecturer of Syracuse, gave the first of three lectures to the students in Library Economy. She discussed "Current Books and Their Criticism."

The new election system was tried in the election of officers for all the classes and was a success. The officers of the senior class as elected are: President, B. J. Hinkey; vice-president, Miss L. E. Cushman; salutatorian, Miss Bertha Campbell; poetess, Miss Grace M. Tucker; valedictorian, R. S. Spencer; Treasurer, W. E. Barron; chairman executive committee, A. I. Doust.

The Boat's Head prize poster contest closed this morning. Miss Mildred Stillman took first prize; no name was attached to the poster winning second prize; Charles C. Bigelow received honorable mention.

TheY. M. C. A. appointed twenty delegates to the annual state convention of college branches of the Y. M. C. A., to be held here Feb. 19-22. More than a thousand delegates are expected. Dean Shepard gave an after chapel talk to the engineers. Miss Ella Van Valkenburg of the Michigan chapter of Alpha Phi gave at the Assembly Hall a representation of the play "What Every Woman Knows." A dinner was given in her honor by Mrs. William Nottingham.

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Feb. 16. The Chancellor spoke at chapel in John Crouse College on the advantages of a daily chapel service. The faculty has decided to give two hours college credit to the student who receives the approval of the depart­ment for intercollegiate debate. Professor Morris repeated before the English Club the talk he gave at the Kanatenah Club on "Oscar Wilde and His Works." Professor Smallwood recently gave an address on "Bacteriology and Health" before the teachers institute at Gouverneur, N.Y.

Feb. 17. The Chancellor in chapel urged the students to participate in the various forms of students activities, especially athletics. The Fakir's Asso­ciation held their annual dinner in the corridors of John Crouse College. One hundred and fifty members were present. Miss Tillie Sweet, toal>t­mistress, called on the following: Professors Hawley, Scott, Walker, Lear, and Ketchum, and Mr. Stickney, Miss Dickover, Instructor Darby and Mr. Adamy. The second annual track meet and Gymnasium party was held. Professor Katharine Sibley had charge of the meet. Some records were broken. The second lecture under the auspices of the Semitic and Biblical Club was given in Assembly Hall by Professor Irving F. Wood, Ph.D., of Smith College, Northampton, MasS. His subject was "Old Testament Stories."

Feb. 18. Basketball in the Gymnasium. Syracuse vs. New York Univer­sity. The visitors won, I~·· The February number of the Syracusan is out. The frontispiece is a half length picture of Mr. John D. Archbold, President of the Board of Trustees. The numbe~; contains a report of the semi-annual meeting of the trustees, Mr. Edwin Nottingham's minority report on the question of alumni trustees, an article on alumni endowment by Financial Secretary Thompson, and many other brief discussions of University matters. Mr. C. T. Brockway talked to the engineers at chapel on combining religion and business. Several alumni of southern Minne~ota through the enterprise of H . D. Comwall, '03 , were brought together for lunch and an evening at the theatre.

Feb. 19. Dinner given in Sims Hall by the faculty, majors and minors of the Department of History, to Professor and Mrs. Mace, who are to be away a year and a half. Major Merwin, a man of eighty years of age, a friend of Abraham Lincoln, was introduced by Professor Flick as the principal speaker. Professor Tanner abo spoke, and Neil D. Cranmer of the junior majors, and Robert S. Spencer of the senior majors presented Professor and Mrs. Mace a large walrus handbag on behalf of the members of the depart­ment. Professor Mace fittingly responded. Professor R. W. Moore of Colgate University made a brief address in chapel.

Feb. 20. Sunday. The University Y. M . C. A. united with the city Y. M. C. A. in a meeting at the Alhambra. The meeting was under the auspiCes of the annual State Convention of Y. M. C. A. being held in this city. The speaker was Rev. C. A, Barbour. D.D., secretary of the Y. M. C. A. international committee. Five hundred fifty-three delegates attended the convention from 111 associations.

Feb. 21. Senior Week begins tpday. Major Merwin (see Feh. 19) spoke

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in chapel of the opportunities of college students. He exhibited a photograph of Lincoln which was presented to him by ~he President himself, also an original order signed by Lincoln, admitting him at any time into the Union lines. Mr. W. T. Dyack, general secretary of the West Side Y. M. C. A. of New York spoke to the engineers at chapel on the history of theY. M. C. A. Professor Bray gave a talk in Lyman Hall to a large meeting of students interested in the new courses in Agriculture and Forestry. Miss Pauline Newman, one of the striking shirtwaist makers of New York, spoke to a meet­ing of students in the Administration Building. Professor Iliff C. Garrison played several piano numbers at a rectial of the "Evening Musicals" at Oswego. The reports give him much praise.

Feb. 22. The annual city con.cer.t of the University musical clubs was given in John Crouse College. Birney Petigro.e, '07, assisted as did the Alumni Instrumental Club. It was a fine concert. Syracuse vs. Wesleyan in relay race at the Arn10ry indoor meet at Troy, N.Y. The Syracuse team (see Feb. 12 for names) won by twenty yards and established a new record. Banquet of the Albany Alumni AsM>ciation at the Edison Hotel in Schenectady. The speakers were Mrs. H. S. Holden, A. S. Downing, Dr. D. B. Thompson, Albert E . Hoyt of the Albany Argus, and E. S. MaM>n.

Feb. 2,:;. "An Ideal Husband" was presented by Boar's Head at the Wieting Opera House before a large house. The success of the play is in great measure due to the coach of the cast, Professor Florence H. Butler. Mr. Frank B. Wallace the manager also deserves much credit. There never was a better student manager. All the cast cannot be named here, but the leading parts were taken by Elmer H. Smith, Roger C. Graves, Lewis H. Parmenter, John W. Smith, George Oaks, F. A. Churchill, E. J. Stapleton, G. D. Grannis, Misses Laura K. Scott, Marion Lusk, Imo Toms, Edith Simons, Muriel Ready, and Augusta Camphell. Third Regiment Athletic meet in the Armory, Syracuse. The University men were first in every event that they entered.

Feb. 24. The senior ball was the feature of Senior week for this date. It was held in the Gymnasium which was elaborately decorated for the occasion. The Classical Club has purchased in Boston for the Greek room a cast showing part of the frieze in the eastern end of the Parthenon at Athens.

Feb. 25. Miss Nellie Snyder of Lena, Ill., one of the organizers of the Women's Home Missionary Society of the M. E. Church, spoke in chapel. She said that love is the potent factor in missionary work. The alumni of Milwaukee, Wis. held a monthly dinner and elected officers of an alumni association as follows: President, Robert W. Wilde, '91; secretary, Stanley Coulter, 'o6.

Feb. 26. The invitation of our athletic authorities to hold the Inter­collegiate meet. at Syracuse University in 1911 has been accepted by the Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletes of America. The Stadium affords fine facilities for the greatest of all athletic meets.

Feb. 27. Sunday. Rev. Dr. H . C. Millington, '98, spoke at vespers on "The Incomplete Life; How May We Make It More Complete."

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Feb. 28. Miss Lucy A. Miller was awarded first prize, Miss Catharine -E. Reed second prize, and Miss Edna Hull, third prize, in the sophomore wo­men's reading contest which was held in John Crouse College. Ben L. Wiles, 'oB, spoke to the Modem Women's Club in the Classical Seminar room on the Democratic Party.

Mar. 1. Mrs. Louise Benson gave the second lecture of her course before the students in Library Economy. Professor Kullmer gave an illustrated lecture to the German Club on "Arnold Boechlin and Modem German Art."

Mar. 2 . The second annual exhibit of the Philadelphia Water Color Club opened in John Crouse College. The collection contains pictures by some of the best water color painters in the country.

The first out of door crew practice was held on the outlet of the lake. Open reliearsal of the Mahr- Strifig Quartette in John Crouse College. Dean Parker assisted.

Mar. 3· Syracuse triumphed over Dartmouth in basketball by a score of 16-9. Game played in the Gymnasium. A successful meet of the Swimming A!ISOciation was held, more than fifty contestants taking part. There were handicap races, 20 yards and 30 yards, and back races and blindfold races. Professor H . F. Fowler of Brown University lectured in Assembly Hall under the auspices of the Semitic and Biblical Club on "Solomon's Temple." Charles E. Artman, ' 10, president of the University Y. M. C. A., addressed the engineers at chapel on "The Work of theY. M. C. A." Miss Rosalind Runyan spoke before the Prohibition Club of her work as a home missionary in Chicago and in the Wyoming Valley, Penna. Mr. Mickle, the Syracuse agent of the Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, gave an address on the proposition which the Company makes in its apprenticeship and the oppor­tunities for advancement. Many engineering students attended and some of them, juniors and seniors, filled out the application blanks. A Mru;onic Club organized including both members of the faculty and students.

Mar. 4· Several physicians were engaged in examining all the students for symptoms of scarlet fever, as there has been a slight epidemic of this disease in the city, and a few cases have occurred among the students. The health authorities of the city are exceedingly vigilant. After-chapel sings have been started in the Teachers College and an attempt is being made to organize and unify the students of that college. Professor Holzwarth is attending the convention of the National Educational Association at Indianapolis.

Mar. s. The desire of the Chancellor to have the fraternities postpone pledging until the sophomore year, brings out communications on that subject. Apparently the majority of fraternity men are opposed. That was apparent when a few years ago the trustees voted it down; but others are strongly convinced of its wisdom, and,·stoutly :maintain the .correctness of the Chan­cellor's contention. A Trustee Committee is again investigating. Columbia won over Syracuse in a fencing match, 5-4. The annual dinner of the 'Paint­ing Department. Professor Jeannette Scott was toastma!;!ter, and called on members of the faculty. and-ethers for remark&. Rev. L. B. Hillis (see March 6) addressed the Student Volunteer Band in the Administration Building.

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Mar. 6. Sunday. Rev. L. B. Hillis cif New York, a representative of the Student Volunteer Movement, spoke at Vespers. His subject was, "The Glorifying of God."

Mar. 7· Baseball candidates were called out. George D. Grannis, '10, discussed the principles of the Republican party before the Modern Women's. Club. Rev. L. B. Hillis (see Mar. 6) addressed the students of the College of Applied Science at Chapel on "The Philippine.Islands."

Mar. 8. TheY. M. C. A. elected the following officers: President, A. L. Billings; vice-president, S. W. Hausman; secretary, L . J . Cochrane; treasurer Dwight F. Putnam. The Athletic Governing Board awarded to Marcus Frank Horr, '09, the University Golf Club gold cup which is annually given to the athlete attaining the highest percentage in scholars.hip. Mr. Horr is a fine example of the scholar in athletics. Rev. J. E. Mason of Livingston Col­lege, North Carolina, spoke on "Negro Education" in chapel. Professor Carter addressed the English Club on "Old English and Scottish Popular Ballads."

Mar. 9· To Miss Elizabeth A. Brooks, '10, was awarded the prize of $2.;

in gold, given by the D. A. R. for the best essay on "John Paul Jones and his Contribution to the American Revolution." The meeting of the Onondaga chapter was held in John Crouse College. Mrs. Nellis Rich, regtnt of the chapter, presided. Mr. Newell B. Woodworth spoke on "The American Spirit" and Hon. Corneliu!> N. Pugsley on "The Developmtnt of the Re­public."

An excellent program rendered at the monthly musical recital in John Crouse College.

Mar. 10. Phi Gamma Delta won the championship in the inter -frateri:litv basketball contest. The laboratory method of public speaking still prov~s effective. A considerable number of students have been sent to different place&. Professor Charles Knapp of Barnard College lectured in the Hall of Languages under the auspice;, of the Cla;,:,ical Club on "The Originality of Roman Literature."

Mar. 11. Profe!>sor Knapp (see Mar. 10) addressed the students in chapel and on Mar. 10 the Dean's clas5 in Latin Methods. Announcement made. that the University ha!> acquired property at the corner of University Place and Walnut Place; also Dean Hall, 201 University Place. The University relay team was awarded the intercollegiate relay championship by winning the one-mile relay race at Columbia Univer:,ity's tenth annual relay carnival in New York. The athletes were Messrs. Fogg, Niven, Ross, and Reidpath. The institutions competing were, Columbia; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cornell, Dartmouth, and Syracu5e. The institution that holds the $150 cup for three years retains it permanently.

The first lecture of the journalistic series under the auspices of Pi Delta Epsilon was delivered by A. M. Knickerbocker, city editor of the Syracuse Journal. His topic was "The Making of a Newspaper." It was excellent and helpful. The junior women defeated the freshmen women in basketball, 23-20. Banquet of the Washington Alumni Association. President, Arthur H.

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Giles, '78, presided. Mrs. E , B. Ayers, formerly Professor of Elocution, rendered selection!. from Kipling. Dr. D. B. Thompson spoke. Mrs. Belva A. Lockwood, '57, was the last speaker.

Mar. IZ. Sunday. The speaker at vespers in John Crouse College was Pre!.ident L. F. Congdon, D.D., of Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, Lima, N.Y. His subject was "What One is to Do with the Life God has given Him."

Mar. 14. Sherman L. Kennedy, '10, adrlressed the Modern Women's Club on the Prohibition Party. Denison Prize Declamation Contest in John Crouse College. Orville S. Frank won first prize and Howard B. Morey second prize.

Willil:tm J . Boston of the Westinghouse Company addre~sed the senior mechanical engineering students. The Freshmen Women's Debate Club discu!.!.ed the. question, "Resolved that Saturday cl~s should be abolished in Syracuse University." Under the auspices of the Painting Department, Mr. Charles H. Caffin, American editor of the International Studio, spoke on "Impressionism and Whistler." Professor Jeannette Scott introduced him.

Mar. 15. Mrs. Louise Benson gave her third lecture to the library students. Her subject was "Helpful Literature." The musical clubs gave a concert at the cityY. M . C. A. hall. Mr. Fred B. Smith, international secretary of the religious department of theY. M. C. A., addressed an audience in John Crouse College on "Man and Religion." It was an extraordinarily fine address.

Mar. 16. Profes!.or C. H. Richardson read a paper before the Geological Club on "The Silver District of Ontario." Rev. Drs. Giorgio Bartoli and Arthur Marston of the Waldensian Church of Italy spoke in chapel. An exhibition of rare old original Japanese Wood-block prints opened in John Crouse College. The second journalistic lecture was delivered by Mr. George A. Glynn, city editor of the Syracuse Herald. His subject was, "The City Desk," and was very instructive and interesting. Mr. Emil Pflerderer, mechanical engineer and inventor of Syracuse, spoke at chapel to the engineer­ing students on "Aerial Navigation."

Mar. 17. The March number of the Syracusan appeared. The frontis­piece consists of two fine cuts, one showing the Orange crews on the outlet, the other pictures one eight in the tank. The contributed articles are by Dean George H. Shepard and Professor J. E. Gramlich. Miss Rosalind Runyan (see Mar. 3) addressed the engineers at chapel on her work among the. foreign element in this country. Professor D. G. Lyon of Harvard University gave the last lecture in the Semitic and Biblical course on "The Samaritans and the Harvard Excavations at Samaria."

Mar. 18. Chancellor Day was the guest of the Pittsburg Tariff Club. He delivered an address before 500 men from all parts of the country at the annual banquet of the Club. A large audience was pleased with the initial concert of the women's musical clubs. Japanese solos by Miss Masa Okajima in native costume was a feature. Miss Ethel Mauterstock gave a reading. The March concour by the. Painting department shows strong competition and a decidedly lively interest in the work. Professor D. G. Lyon (see Mar. 17).addressed the students at chapel. He spoke of the future extension of fhe

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opportunities of the University. Syracuse defeated Ohio Wesleyan Univer­sity in debate on a split deci&ion. Dean Brooks presided. The Syracuse speakers were Arthur L. Billings, 'I I, Isaac Joffe, 'I2, and Belden E. Pratt, 'Io. V. V. Sawyer, '10, was alternate. The track team was defeated at Ann Arbor by the team of the University of Michigan, 6S-I2. Professor Peck addressed the engineering students at chapel on "The Nature and Causes of Comets."

Mar. 19. Sunday. Dr. D. B. Thompson spoke at the afternoon meeting on "The GreatAthlete." He.rea<Lthe life of-St. Ea.uLto il.h.\lltrate the subject. Professor Totman, M.D., '76, lectured at Cornell University on "Local Quarantine Measures."

Mar. 20. Professor Irene Sargent has been chosen to assist in the prepara­tion of a new cyclopedia of education which is to be published by Columbia University. She will work on the section devoted to the history of art.

Mar. 21. Eight members of the Board of the 1912 Onondagan were elected at a meeting of the 1911 board in accordance with the new Onondagan con­stitution. Miss Belle Louise Brewster, Instructor in Vocal Music, made her initial public appearance. She was assisted by Professor Iliff C. Garrison.

Mar. 22. An exhibition was given before member& of the faculty and a few invited guests by the women's swimming class in the new Gymnasium. The young women showed great skill and delighted the audience. Professor W. H. Metzler recently gave an address at a meeting of the New York Section of the Association of Teachers of Mathematics at New York on "Mathematics for Training and Culture." He will in April speak before the Philadelphia section on "Formal Discipline." Instructor Wrench addressed the Cosmop6li­tan Club on "The Turkish Revolution." As a result of competitive examina­tions, the following students have been appointed internes in the Hospital of the Good Shepherd: Bartholomew 0. Murphy, John A. Darrow, R. S. Cooper, J. C. Partridge, and F. B. Conterman.

Mar. 23. M. C. Heyette of the Murphy Iron Works presented a paper before the Technology Club of Syracuse on "An Automatic Smokeless Furnace and the cost of Power and Smoke Repression." The engineering students were invited to attend.

Mar. 23. Wednesday, P.M.-Mar. 31, Thursday, A.M. Easter vacation. A tennis court was laid out in the Gymnasium and a number of students

enjoyed indoor practice. The crew men have rowed twice daily during the vacation and the baseball men havehadcboth ~morning and afternoon practice. Just before the Easter vacation, fifteen electrical engineering students visited the plants of the American Locomotive Company and the General Electric Works at Schenectady. A& a result eight of the 1910 men secured positions there with the latter company. A complete &et of the General Electric Company's publications, 1892-1904 were donated to the Electrical Engineer­ing Department by Edwin S. Cullings, '10.

Mar. 25. Professor Burchard lectured on the Greeks at Fobes Hall in the free: course being given by the City ·Boar<i-of EducatiOn:. Georg_e H. BonQ, '94, District Attorney ofOnondaga County, recently read a paper at a meeting of the District Attorneys of the State at Albany, on "The Automobile Criminal."

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Mar. 27. Chancellor Day addressed an audience of men at the West Genesee M. E. Church on the significance of Easter.

Mar. 28. Professor Flick lectured at the Kanatenah Club on "Von Ranke." The annual reunion of District III of Beta Theta Pi was held with the Syracuse Chapter, Mar. 28 and 29. Banquet was at the Vanderbilt.

Mar. 30. Banquet of the New York Alumni Association at the Hotel Brevoort. The speakers were Dr. Thompson, Thomas M. Osborne, Admiral Charles D . .Sig~;bee, and J. Robert Rubin, '04'. The president, W. Ward Damon; '81, pr~sided. Mr. Archbold w:as present.

Mar, 31. Tne championship cup of the interfraternity basketball league was awarded to Phi Gamma Delta. The pennant, awarded to the team winning in its own league, will be presented to Sigma Kappa Epsilon. The baseball men are working in the cages of the Gymnasium. The Rochester Alumni Association of Syracuse University recently decided to offer a basket­ball trophy cup to be competed for each year by teams representtng the east and the west High Schools of Rochester. Professor Peck and Coach Keane attended the meeting.

Apr. 1. The National Electric Lamp Association has donated the College of Applied Science a complete set of the latest types of filament lamps. There are about thirty lamps, some of which have the Tungsten filament, and others the tantalum.

Apr. 2 . A bill has been introduced into both houses of the legislature providing for the establishment of a College of Forestry at Syracu&e Univer­isty and appropriating $55,ooo-to start it. The competition for the positions of manager and assistant manager of the 1912 Onondagan resulted in the -<:hoice of Messrs. J. Leo Hilbert and Grove L. Higgins, respectively. The members of the Fencing team, that contested with the team from Columbia, have been awarded insignia, viz., an S.F.T. with foils crossed. The men are: Captain John B. Neily, George Delcasse, Harry E . Capewell, and William C. Trumbower. The Y. M. C. A. Committee Chairmen, just appointed are: Religious work, R. W. Conklin; Membership, Earl D. Hewes; Bible Study, Samuel Hausman; Finance, D. G. Putnam; Missionary, Leonard Calvert; Missionary Finance, Walter Paine; Neighborhood, Edward Lynde; Deputa­tion, Arthur Billings; Social, Walter Johnson. Dr. R. Tait McKenzie, Physical Director of the University of Pennsylvania, spoke before the Associa­tion of Collegiate· Alumnae in Lyman Hall at the annual reception of this Association to the senior women. He took for his subject, "Efficiency by Physi­cal Education." Professor Graham spoke at chapel to the engineering students on the hindrance of good work caused· by "roughhousing,"

Apr. 4· The basketball team of the sophomore women defeated that of the senior women, :;,3-20. Victor V. Sawyer was awarded first prize, and Morris B. Sanford &econd prize at the fourteenth annual oratorical contest of the Syracuse University Prohibition Club.

Apr. S· Chancellor Day made three addresses at the session of the New York Conference of which he is a member. Professor Peritz also made an address. The session was at Poughkeepsie. Mr. Harry Barber, an -attorney-

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at-law, addressed the engiJleering students at <;hapel. He spoke chiefly of the employers' liability act. lnstructor Eckhardt spoke before the Maltbie Babcock Society on ''The Minister and His Use of Fact.''

A joint concert of the Syracuse an<;! Amherst m\lsical club& was given in John Crouse College.

Apr. 6. The Chancellor spoke in chapel of a visit he paid in company with Bishop Warren and Dr. E. S. Tipple to Amenia Seminary and of the distingui!>hed men who had taught there. Some of these men were President Cummings of Genesee College and Wesleyan and North ·western Universities; President Beach of Wesleyan; Dr. E. 0. Haven, president of Michigan and Northwestern, and Chancellor of Syracuse Universities; Chancellor Winchell of Syracuse; Bishop Warren, and Profe!>Sor Coddington, while Professor J. J . Brown was born in Amenia. Professor Coddington added a few words. The Modern Women's Chtb have secured a traveling library of books on woman suffrage to be loaned for reading.

A Schubert song recital wa!> given by Hans Merx. It consisted of six numbers, all in German. Instructor Joseph Maerz was at the piano. Three hundred and fifty persons attended a Y . W. C. A. meeting which was held to discuss the work which graduates of Syracuse are doing in foreign missionary fields. Professor Edward Fitch of Hamilton College lectured under the auspices of the Classical Club on "A Trip Through Greece." Death of Charles D. Lathrop ,'75, at New Rochelle, N. Y.

Apr. 7· President Billings and vice-president Hausman of theY. M. C. A. went to Union College to attend the annual conference for newly elected presidents of students Y. M. C. A.'s of the East. The following juniors have been elected to the honorary society of the College of Applied Science; Karl T. Klock, Charles G. Lovell, Earl C. Waite, James M. Daly, and George J. Dobie. Secretary S. B. Groner of the City Y. M .. C. A. spoke before the Univer&ity Y. M. C. A. on the Method of Conducting Bible Classes. Professor Cabeen lectured before the Co!>mopolitan Club on "'Valks about Paris.'.' The second monthly meet of the University Swimming Association was held in the Gymnasium. The lighted candle contest was especially interest­ing.

Apr. 8. The Women's League chose an editorial staff for the Women's number of the Daily Orange to be issued A_pr. 25, as follows: Editor-in-chief, Ruth Cabeen, '1c; Assi&tant Edi~or, Sibyl C. Kennedy, 'II ; Managing editor, Olive B. MacGregor, 'Ic; Associate editors,Alice M. Rann, '10, and Helen M. Lynch, '10.

Apr. 9· Mr. John N. Alsever, '96, gave an address on "College Journalism" before the students interested in new&paper work.

Apr. 10. Sunday. Professor Herbert A. Youtz of Auburn Theological Seminary was the speaker at vespers. His subject was "A Confident Relation­ship with the Living God is the Center of All Religion."

Apr. u. Father Clune of the Church of St. John the Evangelist addressed the faculty and students of the College of Applied Science on "Panama.'' At a meeting of the Crouse College French Club, Mrs. Ray Fine! read from

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Chanteckr in the original. Mrs. Maerz gave several violin numbers accom· panied by Instructor Maerz.

Apr. 12. The first of four lecture-recitals of Howard Brockway of Toronto on Wagner's "Niebelungen's Ring" was held in John Crouse College. The subject for the evening was "Rheingold."

Professor Patterson addres~>ed the French Club on current events in France. The Biological Department ha~ added some valuable books to its library, one being, "The Great Barrier Reef of Australia." Profes.sor Hargitt has secured some living anemone.

Apr. I3. Nineteen fraternities publish a Jetter to Mr. Edwin Nottingham, '76, chairman of the trustee committee on fraternities, in which they express dissent and objection to the proposed deferring of pledging until the sopho­more year. But much of weight can be urged on the other side of this ques­tion. The I9II Onondagan placed on sale. It is probably one of the best yet issued.

Apr. 14. The Chancellor has permitted Moving-Up Day to be restored minus the di~turbing features. "Resolved, that mathematics should be elective in the College of Liberal Arts" was discussed by the sophomore women's Debate Club, and was emphatically decided in the affirmative. Thirteen women reporters have been chosen for the women's edition of the Daily Orange. Second intercollege track meet in the gymnasium won by the College of Liberal Arts. The points were as follows: Liberal Arts, 52; Applied Science, 24; Fine Arts, 16; Medicine, 14; Law, 2. Through Mr. Donald Dey and the committee of the Chamber of Commerce for improving the campus, Mr. Frederick Law Olmstead of Boston has pn'lbably been secured to act as consulting engineer in the work. About 200 men gathered for a sing on Crouse College hill. Lester J. Kaley led the singing. The second lecture-recital by Howard Brockway, "Die Walkurie" attracted a good audience.

Apr. IS. Chancellor Day spoke at the Laymen's banquet at Watertown, N.Y.

Several business houses have donated cups as tennis prize~ to be soon com­peted for. The University Catalogue for 1910 is out. Professor Emens lectured in the Hall of Languages on Egypt to a large audience.

Apr. 16. Many senior engineers went to Lyons, N.Y. and thence to Auburn N. Y. to visit power plants. General A. D. Sumner lectured bdore the Hibtorical Association. He spoke of life on the plains and encounters with the Indians. He described the Custer massacre.

The University has issued a souvenir mailing card, containing a brief history of the University since it opened in Syracuse, with pictures of all the Chancellors.

Apr. 17. Sunday. Mr. Arthur Pugh, student secretary of theY. M. C. A. in the Chinese empire, spoke chiefly of the work of Mr. Hersey in China. Rev. R. A. Waite, Jr., '01, addressed the training class for Bible Study leaders on the value of methods and Bible Study for college students.

Apr. 18. The lecturer this year of the Nathan F. Graves Missionary Lecture Course, is Dr. John F. Goucher, founder and former pre~idcnt of the

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Woman's College, Baltimore, Md. The first lecture, delivered today, was on "The Impossible." The lectures are given in the Administration Building and are open to the public. Mr. Arthur Pugh (see Apr. 17) spoke in chapel on China. The Masonic Club was addressed by Messrs. W. A. Rill and Leon D. Dexter of Syracuse.

Apr. 19. The second Missionary lecture in the Graves course by Dr. Goucher given in the Administration Building. The subject was "The Im­probable." The third lecture-recital of the "Niebelungen's Ring," "Sieg­fried" was given in John Crouse College. Baseball, Syracuse v&. University of Rochester, score 5-3 in favor of Syracuse. State Intercollegiate Prohibi­tion Association oratorical contest in John Crouse College. Maurice R. Homer of Colgate was awarded first prize and Victor V. Sawyer, '10, of Syracu&e, second prize. Officers of the Women's Glee and Instrumental Club elected. President, Miss Alice Rann; vice-president, Miss Dorothy Peters.. Rev; James Empringham, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Syracu&e, read a paper on Evolution before the Philosophical Association. Appearance of the April number of the Syracusan. The frontispiece is a cut of the Campus. The contributed article is by Dean Shepard.

Apr. 20. Professor Burchard lectured on Sicily in the Classical Seminar room. State Convention of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association in the Administration Building. Neil D . Cranmer, 'II, was elected president. "The Imperative" was the subject of Dr. Goucher's third lecture on Missions. Dr. Goucher spoke to the engineering students in chapel.

Apr. 21. The students gave a circus in the Gymnasium to secure funds for furni&hing the trophy room and for the band. It was a unique and &uc­cessful entertainment and closed with a minstrel show. The parade in the afternoon was another feature.

A Pennsylvania Club was organized by students from that state. The sophomore cla&s, College of Medicine had a farewell banquet at the St. Cloud Hotel in honor of Professor H. D. Senior who has resigned. Mis& Mary Doe was tried for anti-suffragism by the Modern Women's Club and the Junior Women's Debate Club. The prosecution sought to have the trial removed to Progress Center because of prejudice in favor of the accused in Syracuse. She was acquitted.

Dr. Goucher's last lecture was on the topic "The Indispensable." It was a valuable course. The la&t lecture dealt especially with the cooperation of the world's force& for good.

Apr. 22. Officers were elected by the Women's League. President, Elizabeth Dibble; vice-president, Sophia M. Stee&e; secretary, Ethel G. Lord; treasurer, Ethel Baldwin. Instructor Mann (swimming) refereed a swimming meet of all the high schools of Buffalo for a trophy given by the Buffalo Alumni Association of Syracuse University. The Central High School won it.

Apr. 23. The seniors of Winchell and Haven Halls entertained the other senior women; Dean Richard&, Instructor May L. McChesney, Miss Lulu Bussman and Miss Eleanor.Dissosway were the reception committee. Base-

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ball between Syracuse and the University of Rochester resulted again (see Apr. 19) in defeat for the visitors, 3-2. The New York Associatioll of Elocutionists holding a convention in Syracu!>e had the Saturday sessions at the University. They were welcomed by Chancellor Day, Professors Morris and Tilroe. Professor Carter read a paper on "Shakespere in the Class­room." ~.fr. William Nottingham, '76, gave an address on "The Spirit of Youth in Oratory." A cycle of Shakesperian songs were o.ung by a quartette composed of Professor Tilroe, Mr. Plank, Mrs. Tilroe, and Mrs. Husted. A Shakespere program wao. given in the evening in John Crouse College.

The fourth journalistic lecture was given by Mr. William P . Baker ,Associate editor of the Post-Standard, on "Hints to Reporters." None of the lectures have exceeded this in interest.

Apr. 24:. Sunday. Rev. Dr. J. E. Mason, Professor in Livingston College, Salisbury, ·N. C. , spoke at vespers on ''The Brother in Black."

Apr. 25. The women's edition of the Daily Orange appeared. The names of the editors are given above (see Apr. 8). It is the best paper of the year. The junior (1911) women defeated the seniors (1910) at basketball, 26-18. and for the second time are the champions. Professor Peck opened the Observatory every day this week for observation of Halley's comet.

Apr. 26. Professor Kullmer has invented an ingenious astronomical instrument to enable one to find the heavenly bodies and to calculate the exact day and hour of their appearance. Announcement made that the College of Medicine hao. adopted the system of grades and honors used in the College of Liberal Arts, to go into effect next fall. The Syracuse University Association of Central New York elected officers ao. follows: President, D. Raymond Cobb, '92; vice-president, Frank R . Walker, '84; secretary and treasurer, Carl E. Dorr, 'oo. Mrs. Florence Grannis .addressed the Political Science Club, telling of her work as County Superintendent for placing de­pendent children. Rev. Thomas A. Fenton, pastor of the Fourth Presby­terian Church, Syracuse, spoke to the Maltbie Babcock Society.

Apr. 27 . The juniors of Sims Hall gave a banquet to the seniors in the Hall. Dr. D. B. Thomp~on was toastmaster and Professor Tanner re,ponded to one of the toasts.

Apr. 28. More than 250 women attended the reception given by the Y. W. C. A. to the senior women in the Administration Building. Smoker for the men of the senior class at the Vanderbilt. Lee McHenry as toastmaster called on the following: Benjamin Hinkey, John V. Low, Leon H. Cornwall, Erwin G. Nichols, and Professor Tilroe. H. W. Faus, R. W. Shenton, and Frank Malpass were called upon for remarks. The fifth annual initiation banquet of the honorary society Tau Beta Pi, was held at the Yates. Profes­sor Gramlich was toastmaster. The speakers were Professors Graham and Babcock, and Messrs. E. S. Cullings, Robert G. Nye, and James G. Dobie.

Apr. 29. Senior council elections. The council will consist of the following mt.n: A. L. Billings, president of theY. M. C. A.; J. W. Haywood, track manager; Byron A. Johnson, baseball manager; Thomas F. Pinder, commo-

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dore of the navy; Earl D. Snyder, football manager; E. S. Cottrell, Applied Science; W. S. Paine, Liberal Arts; W. J. Flynn, Law.

Apr. 30. Baseball, Syracuse vs. Hobart; score, 15-o in favor of Syracuse. Beta Epsilon, a fraternity devoted to social service, insta,lled the Gamma chapter here.

May 1. Sunday. Mr. Augustus Nash, Director of religious work in the Cleveland, 0., Y. M . C. A. was the speaker at vespers.

May 2. Bishop John W. Hamilton spoke in chapel on "Higher Education." He strongly recommended coeducation. The Chancellor followed with a brief talk about Moving-Up Day. Book Day for the Historical Department. Special anniversary of the class of 1900. The speaker was Howard V. Rulison. Other speakers were Joseph H. Stolz, '99; R. D. Vandermeulen, '10; and C. B. Hutchings, '11. Assistant athletic managers were elected as follows : Track, L. J. Cochrane; football, E. B. Ingraham; baseball, W. E. Johnson; basketball, Jesse Kingsley; vice-commodore, Paul Helms; members of the Athletic Governing Board, H . R. Waldron and C. D. Reidpath. At a meeting of the civil engineers Mr. M. B. Palmer gave the history of the water system of Syracuse.

May 3· Moving-Up Day. There was no disturbance, no painting, no poster pasting. The chapel service was in John Crouse College. Faculty members and seniors were in cap and gown. After the religious service, President Hinkey of the ~nior class took charge, and called on the following speakers: Dean Smalley, Dr. Thompson, Thomas F. Pinder, 'II, Ellsworth A. Brown, '12, and Theodore N. Westlake, 'I3. The seniors were photo. graphed on the steps of the Carnegie library. Then came the freshmen parade. The sophomores (I9I2) were victorious in the interclass regatta on Onondaga Lake. The seniors were second, then the freshmen and the juniors.

May 4· Baseball, Syracuse vs. Niagara University. Score 8-2 in favor of Syracuse. The musical clubs, very much discouraged over the financial outlook voted to disoand. Death at Montclair, N. J ., of George Fisk Com­fort, L.H.D., Director of the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts and formerly of the College of Fine Arts, of which he was Dean for twenty years. A man of genius and a great organizer.

May 5· Final meet for the year of the University Swimming Association. There were many spectators. E. R. Fitch won the championship, Mr. Kenyon was second, R. W. Jewell, third and C. Wood, fourth. Last meeting of the English Club. Mr. Douglas E. Pettit gave selected readings from William H. Drummond, the writer of French-Canadian dialect. Officers of the Athletic Association elected: President, D. F. Putnam; vice-president, Harry H. Hartman; secretary, Edgar Denton, Jr. After the election Ira Hinsdale presented the Tau Theta Upsilon cup which was won by the students of the College of Liberal Arts in the intercollege track meet, Apr. I4.

Professor Hurst gave a t alk to the Bible Study Training Class.: on Bible study leadership.

May 6. A canvas is being made by the Christian Associations of the University to raise the $I500 which it pays annually for the support of Mr. and

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Mrs. Hersey in China. This is the twenty-seventh anniversary of "DQC" John. Cunninghanrls col1lf~tion win;; the University; a long and faithful service of an excellent man. The. Debate Union elected the following officers: President, L. Carl Sargent; vice-president, Theodore N. Westlake; secretary, Arthur L. Billings; treasurer, Professor Tilroe.

May 7· The women of the Univer&ity had a field day in the Castle grounds. There were a 75 yard dash, shot put, running high jump, baseball throw, 100 yard dash, 75 yard hurdle, basketball throw, and running broad jump. Miss Mabel Justus and MiSt> Polly Perkins tied for first place. By the tossup it fell to Miss Perkins who was awarded the cup presented by the Owls of the class of 1911. Baseball in the Stadium, Syracuse vs. Colgate. Score, 6-1 in favor of Syracuse. Dual track meet between Colgate and Syracuse at Hamil­ton, N. Y ., won by Syracuse, 64-40. Reidpath won the 440 yards dash in 49 1-5 seconds and broke the record. First college &ing by the University women in front of Haven Hall.

Banquet of the Boston Alumni Association. This gathering was notable because of the presence of Dr. Daniel Steele, vice-president of the University 1871-2, and Acting Chancellor at the Cornn1encement.of 1872, and the pr11sent Chancellor James R . Day; also because of the presence of President Hunting­ton of Boston University and former Professor William G. Ward, now of the Emerson College of Oratory. '75 was represented by Professor Judson C. Coit of Boston iJniversity and William A. Wood. Miss Imogene M. Conland, 'ox, was on the toastlist and H . W. Farrington, '07, contributed a poem. The toastmaster was Dn van Allen, •90, whose wit and wisdom added to the pleasure of the occasion. The annual meeting of the Syracuse University Alumnae Club was held at Skaneateles.

May 8. Sunday. A special musical program was given under the direction of Instructor Ray Finel, who has done such good work with the chorus during the year. This was the last vesper service for the year. The body of Director Comfort lay in state in the rooms of the Syracuse Museum of Fine Arts.

May 9· Dean James B. Brooks was in Chicago attending the National Laymen's Missionary Convention. The funeral of former Dean Comfort was held at the First l\lt E . Church. The service was in charge of Rev. Dr. Fred­erick T. Keeney, '86, pastor of the church. Professor W . P. Coddington read the Scripture and officiated at the grave. The speakers were Dean Smalley, Mr. H. W. Kent; representing the Metropolitan Museum of Art,ef New York, Rev. Dr. Arthur Copeland, '84, of Canandaigua, N, Y., Rev. Dr. A. W. Broadway, '84, of Waterloo, N. Y . and Hon .. Theodore E. Hancock of Syra­cuse, representing the trustees of Syracuse Museum of Fine. Arts. Pall bearers were college men, William Nottingham, '76, Dean George A.Park-er, '93, Professor H . I. Gutsell, 'So, of Cornell University, L. S. Chapman, '1!9, Dr. H. G. Coddington, '86, Dr. Karl Schwartz, '86, Mr. Donald Dey ,andr Mr, John Marsellus. Prior te his death Dr. Comfort had named the persons who served in the capacities he desired.

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.orations were given by freshmen women. Miss Rachel Leland received first prize, $5, for her oration on "The Vote and its Relation to the Home." Miss Anna Marshall spoke on "The American Woman vs. the Immigrant Man" and received second prize, $3. Honorable mention was given Miss Ethel Winchell whose oration was on "The Field of Service."

May 9· John L. Warner was chosen editor-in-chief of the I9I2 Onondagan. Leon Hilbert becomes business manager and George L. Higgins assistant. The ladies chorus of the College of Fine Arts ga:ve a church concert under the direction of Professor Berwald. The chorus was assisted by Dean Parker, Professor H. L. Butler and the Mahr String Quartette. MiS!> Edna Lyman of Des Moines, Iowa, began a course of lecture& on Children's Library Work before the Library students. Her first lecture was on "Children's Work."

May IO. Announcement made that Dr. L. H. Pennington, now of the North Western University, will instruct in Botany next year with Professor Bray. The May morning breakfast given by the Silver Bay Club in the Castle grounds from 7-10 A. M. was patronized by more than 500 students. Miss Lyman's (see May 9) second lecture was on "Children and the B<lOk." Mr. Cranqall Melvin won first prize, $30, in the upperclass orato.ru.tt contest, Mr. A. E. Hempstreet getting second prize, $20.

May II. Professor Erne&t Held, Syracuse, presented to the College of Fine Art& more than fifty steel engravings. Miss Lyman's topic for today was the "General Principles of Book Selections." The University Swimming Assucia­tion elected Willill.m M. Branch, '11, manager. The policies and work of the Y. M. C. A. were outlined at a meeting in the Administration Building.

May I2. Baseball, Syracuse vs. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, Mich. Score, 2-I in favor of Syracuse. Announcement made that Sherman L. Kennedy, 'Ic, will be an a&sistant in the faculty next year and coach the debate teams. He will do graduate work. The subject of Miss Lyman's lecture (see May 9) was "Poetry and Fairy Tales." In the Chancellor's Oratorical conte&t for Law students, the first prize wa!> awarded to Harry A. Gleason, the second to Joseph D. Griffin, and the third to Clarence R. King. Raymond Holzwarth was elected captain of the tennis team. The team goes east at once to play Williams College Wesleyan University, and Trinity College.

May I3. Baseball, Syracuse vs. Michigan Agricultural College. Score, 5-I in favor of Syracuse. Miss Lyman's subject in the Library course was "Fiction." At the last meeting of the Woman's Normal Mission Study Class, the "Missionary Enterprise and Its Cities" was discussed. One hundred and twenty-five students of the Economics and Sociology depart­ments visited Auburn State Prison. Professor and Mrs. Parsons and Mr. Earl D. Ross, '09, were in charge.

May I4. The annual reunion of the major students in Biology was held in Lyman Hall. It was an occasion to compliment Professor Hargitt on the completion of nineteen years of service in the University and to present him with a Sigma Xi badge Remarks were made by Professors Smallwood, Saun­ders and Bray Rev. W. H. Yard, '97, and W. C. Pendill, 'Io. Professor C. G. Rogers directed the arrangements Miss Lyman's concluding Library

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lecture treated of "The Story Hour." Baseball, Syracuse vs. University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Score 2-1 in favor of Syracuse. This just dupli­cated the game of May 12 . In the track meet in the Stadium the University of Michigan defeated Syracuse, 83-48. Tennis, Syracuse vs. Williams, Wil­liams victorious.

May 16. Trinity defeated Syracuse in tennis at Hartford, Conn. Mr. John Howe of the editorial staff of the Syracuse Herald gave the concluding lecture in the journalistic series on "The Sunny Side of Journalism." His last sentence was "The &ecret of success in newspaper life lies in knowing what $lOt to write." A college sing was :held on Crouse Hill attended by four hundred students.

May 17. The Cosmopolitan Club elected officers for next year. Carlos A. Valverde is president. A committee was appointed to meet all fre~hmen entering in September next from foreign countries.

May 18. Professor and Mrs. Revels have returned from their trip abroad. Announcement made that Syracuse will debate with Yale next year. The Cosmopolitan Club banqueted at the Vanderbilt. Nine nations were repre­

-tented. Trygve Groner was :toastma~ter. Professor R. A. Porter and Instr)l.Ct.or Northcott re~ponded to toasts as did several students.

Elections in the Women's Athletic Association resulted as follows : Presi­dent, Polly Perkins; vice-president, Gertrude Steele-Brooke, secretary and treasurer, Mary Clark.

May 19, Thursday-June 1, Wednesday. Final examinations. These differ a little as to time in the various colleges. The sixth annual Academic Declamation Contest was held in John Crouse College. Ten schools were represented. First prize was awarded to George W. Hollett of the Holyoke (Mass.) High School, second prize to Lorimer A. Rich of the Binghamton High School, and third prize to A. Howard Aaron of the Central High School, Buffalo, N. Y. The freshmen of the College of Medicine make appropriate

..gif-ts to Profeswr Senior .and Lecturer Morrill who have resigned. Miss Edith Bropson made the presentation speech. She is the only woman in the class.

May 21. Syracuse lost to the U. S. Naval Academy crew at Annapolis by one-half boat length or one second in time. For two years Syracuse has won. Baseball, Syracuse vs. Oberlin. Won by Syracuse 3-2. Delta Upsilon won the interfraternity baseball championship and gained possession of the Holz­warth trophy cup for a year. Mr. Robert Summerville of Winduyn, Pa., has recently donated to the department library of Economics and Sociology more than $550 dollar's worth of books, carefully selected. They are to supplement the library which Mr. Daniel Crichton at his death left to these departments. The donor is a son-in-law of Mr. Crichton. In the University Academic Athletic meet Central High School, Syracuse, scored the most points viz. so and thus won the meet. Rochester West High School was &econd with 32 points, Lafayette High School, Buffalo, having 28.

May :03. The May number of the Syracusan was issued. The frontis­piece is a picture of College Field Day in Tien-Tsin, China. Morgan R.

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Sanford, '88, Head of the Syracu!.e Weather Bureau, contribute!> an article. It is a very newsy number. The first women's Swimmng Contest was held in the Gymnasium. Mi~s Aletha Comstock swam forty yards under water and also won the floating race. Miss Marguerite Gray won the tub race. The diving contest was won by Miss Ruth Brown. Miss Gibson's team composed of Misse!> Bulley, Kolbe, and Gibson, won the relay race.

May 26. Baseball in the Stadium. Syracuse vs. University of Michigan. Syracuse lost 6-4, and later lost again 4-2.

May 27. Pi Delta Up&ilon, the honorary journalistic society, has granted a charter to the University of Nebraska, at Lindon, Neh. It is the Beta chapter.

May 28. Syracuse !.ecured eight points at the meet at Franklin Field, Philarldphia. C. D. Reidpath, '12 , won the 440 yards dash in 5<> seconds and D. H. Waite, '12, took second place in the hammer throw. Penn!>ylvania won the meet with 27Y. points. Death of Rev. Levi Jennison, ex '75, at Tioga Center, N . Y .

May 30. The University defeated the Detroit Boat Club eight on Onon­daga Lake by four lengths. Several of the University Clubs have been hnld­ing picnics as their last meeting for the year.

May 31. A large number of insignia have been voted the athlete!> by the Athletic Governing Board. Miss Joy Kelsey Smith, Oberlin, '09, has been appointed General Secretary of the University Y. W. C . A., her duties to begin in September.

June 1. Baseball at New York, Syracuse vs. Columbia. Score, 5-1 in favor of Syracuse. Mr. J . B. Mayor will assist in the Biological Department during the absence next college year of Professor Hargitt. His A.B. is from Cambridge and hi& A.M. from Harvard.

June 2. William H . Truax, '10, College of Applied Science wa& the second to have his name engraved on the trophy cup given by the University Golf Club to the athlete having the highest scholastic standing. He won his blockS-in baseball. Marcus F. Horr, '09, was the first to have his name on the cup.

June 3· A prize of $30, to be annual, has been offered by Mr. Gay B. DeLima for skill in Extemporaneous Debate. A subject is assigned at least two months before final trial and all phases worked up. The contestant receives the phase he is to discu!>S when he is called to the platform.

June 4 · 10.00 A . M. Annual meeting of the University Senate in the Chancellor's Office.

8.00 P.M. First musical concert of the class of 1910 in John Crouse College. 8.00 P.M. Special meeting of Phi Beta Kappa in Classical Seminar room,

Professor Morris, president. The following members of the ciass of 1910 were elected : Frederick A. McCord, Blanche A. Hinman, Edna Ackerman, Lena B. Salisbury, Spencer L. Knapp, Alice C. Shepard, Olive B. McGregor, Pansy V Brown, John W. Cunningham, Fred R. Brown, RobertS. Spencer, Lewis C. Jordy, Edna L. Mason, Florence I. Dale, Helen M. Lynch, Ruth C. Holmes.