Show STUDENT LIFE ily took the standing high jump also through Hammond Lemmon won the running broad jump for the machine men by an 1 leap which no one equaled In the potato race Adams and Kerr led The last event the hurdle race went to the Engineers through Jennings and Lemmon against Hammond and Adams It was just 5 o’clock when the two departments concluded with even honors The Commercials had won four events and the Engineers four The old score still stands and must stand until something else brings the two schools together and something like a decisive victory is won 8-fo- ot Class Day A committee composed of representatives from the faculty and the respective classes met May 14 and decided upon the exercises for class day Monday June 9 It was thought desirable to have a short musical program beginning at 10 A M and lasting probably an hour Following this the arrangement will be somewhat different to that of previous years All the athletic contests will take place before luncheon They will consist of races half and quarter mile hurdle race shot putting hammer throwing running high and broad jumps standing three jumps with weights tennis and base ball Badges will be given as first and second prizes It is hoped that there will be enough class rivalry to make the contests interesting 120-ya- rd Local Notes We regret to announce that Mr Mer-ria- m Crawford has discontinued school A severe attack of pleurisy was the cause of his discontinuing The mother of the young man came to Logan to hasten his recovery and both left for home May 11 We regret very much to announce that 131 Mr Beers is going'to leave us No one can visit the military department without becoming convinced that he will be much missed Mr Beers was offered a government position but he declined it He expects to go to Canada We unite in wishing him success in his new home We expect during commencement to hear some very pretty songs rendered by the eight young ladies who are training under Professor Fogleberg The young men who are training under the same gentleman begin to realize the fact that they must do good work from now on or the young ladies will outdo them Professor Dryden (taking the picture of the Chemical Laboratory) : “All the students had better not face the camera Let the good looking ones turn the other way” A minute later: “Well some of you had better turn back again It would not do to have no one facing the camera” At drill hour on May 20 the cadets spent their time marching through the halis and accessible rooms They were highly elated over the new flag and wished people to know that it bore the words “A C U Cadets of 1903” Indeed the flag is a credit to the department more so because it was purchased with the proceeds from the “ball” given by the officers and cadets It is hand made from the best quality of material and is elaborately trimmed The staff supports an American eagle The question is being agitated now in football circles of increasing the number of yards to be gained in three downs from five to ten yards It is thought the result would be to increase open work and decrease mass play A bill has been introduced in the lower house of the Missouri Legislature to prohibit the playing of football 5 ’ "Sr V' |