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and his work on Quantitative Chemistry is considered one of the best in this country.
There will be a very large class in Elementary Chemistry beginning after vacation, and as the lecture room is so small and is used by so many different classes the outlook is that Prof. Bailey will have to lecture in the open air, out in some part of the campus.
Messrs Richte & Co., of Philadelphia, have offered a prize of a finely bound copy of Vol. I of the "Digest of Physical Tests," to be given for the best class record made by a Junior Engineer in Resistance of Materials and for best results obtained in the Testing Laboratory. The "Digest" contains discussions and results of the latest investigations into the physical properties of materials.
Not very many students in the Arts know what is the function of the little stone building which stands to the south of the Physics building. A Junior wandered over there one day this week and made the discovery, and he is anxious to impart his knowledge. The building contains a large coil of steam pipes and a fan run by a motor enclosed in a large iron plate box. The fan revolving drives the hot air from the steam pipes into an air shaft which leads to the Physics building, thus heating it. The system is known as the Sturtevant heating system.
Chapel Notes.
Rev. J. L. Parsons of St. Louis has officiated this week.
The subject of Monday morning's talk was the sharpening of the faculties by a college course; of Tuesday morning's, the need of breadth of culture; of Wednesday's, the large amount and value of training men get out of school; of Thursday's, the duties and love we owe our parents and relatives.
Prof. Holmes will lead next week.
Base Ball.
The season approaches when the University base ball team should begin to practice for the
Spring games. In the pursuit of other athletic interests the students have not given the base ball team the support which it deserves. Perhaps the attacks sometimes made on modern college athletics are to a certain extent due to the fact that the tendency of athletic interest and enthusiasm is towards centralization upon one sport. The support of athletic organizations should be a matter of college pride and interest, and should not abate with the closing of the foot ball season. The prospects for a team this year are unusually bright. There is an abundance of excellent material, and sharp rivalry among the candidates for places on the team. There are a few who always encourage and support base-ball; but what is desired and what has been lacking heretofore is the unqualified support of the student body.
Athletic Notes.
The third annual Indoor Meet of the University Athletic Association was held at the rink, Friday evening March 12th.
The meet was under the management of E. E.Voigts, Mgr.Track Athletics, and under direction of J.C.Sanderson, captain of track athletics. The Judges were Harry Lyman, of Topeka, Hector Cowan and Archie Hogg of the University.
Quite early in the evening the galleries were filled with an enthusiastic crowd of ex-foot-ball "rooters" and base-ball "fans" who seemed to rejoice in the return to their native element, while a plentiful sprinkling of bright colors and brighter eyes told of the presence of the "physical culture girl" eager to cheer her favorite on to victory. By the time the first event was called several hundred people were present.
The program was executed smoothly and proved very interesting. For perhaps sufficient reasons the boxing or sparring events were thrown out, in consequence a greater interest was given to the wrestling contests, some exceedingly clever work being shown in the middle and light weight events.
Sanderson who won the "Cowan Medal" last year again demonstrated his ability as the