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Show DELICATE INSTRUMENT FOR EXPERIMENTING Received for Work in ornier tion With Carnegie Rotnni-ral Rotnni-ral Institution. rrofe8or Cardiff of the University has recently received an instrument called au evaporimeter, which is to bs used for experimental purposes in ''on nretion yvith Ihe t arnecie Botanical in Btitntion at WMhrington. The research work in botany is at present receiving a great, deal of attention throughout the West and as a reSUM a branch tion has been located at Salt Lake, with Professor Cardiff in charge. The instrument consists of a very-delicate very-delicate matallic contrivance, having un underground howl filled with distilled dis-tilled water and a porous covering r't lid. The instrument is a detector 01 atmospheric humidity, which is ex- tremely effective to plant, distribution. distribu-tion. , A weekly record is kept and a re port sent, hack to the head office. Bv means of this record the experiment-ars experiment-ars are abl to determine the effects of various almoapheric conditions upon plant life. t a meelinp of the penior class of the University Thursday afternoon the following officers were elected for the coming year: Btaiper Richards, dent; ("hris J'eusen. vice-president; Hazel Stephens, secretary and trasurev; Robert Hart, trophy man. The class also reconsidered the BUD- j tect of separate commencement, which is still at fever heat However, it ie not. possible that the faculty will recall their decision, made B few dav'. ago, concerning the withholding ol certificates if graduates refused to appear at. the exercises. Miss Harker. director of the ladies' gymnasium work at the University, in connection with mans of her star per formers, began the commencement ex-ereises ex-ereises last night. The programme con-slated con-slated mostly of wand and dumb-bell , drills, Bpicecl occasionally with musical selections. The chairmen of ihe committees in charge were as follows Invitation, Rhea Rogers, finance. Maud Williams; secretary Bertha. Kunxlrr; usher, I Kleanor'Prout |