Show r r AMONG TOE SOCIETIES J J AT T the Zeta Gamma last Thursday evening the debate Resolved that the present financial distress is due to politics politics politics poli poli- tics was argued by Borquist and Dunyon for the affirmative Poulson and Moffat taking the negative The decision of the judges was tive Mr Walter followed with a description tion of Captain Hales Hale's expedition to the North Pole The gentleman gave an interesting account of the trials and sufferings of the crew which accompanied accompanied accompanied Hale and of their rescue from a floating iceberg An explanation of how the live by Mr Coombs completed the program k kON ON the invitation of Mr Calderwood 92 Professor Whitin Whiting went to American Americ Ameri Ameri- c can n Fork last Friday and in the evening evening evening even even- ing lectured before an appreciative audience on the II Rise of Man THE fifth of the series of lectures by Lieutenant Wright took place last Wednesday before the From Fort Henry to Corinth was the subject subject subject sub sub- treated The lecturer first gave a description of the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson the former place situated on the Tennessee River the latter on the Cumberland It was in the early part of 1862 that Commodore Foote with a small fleet of gunboats sailed up the Tennessee while General Grant moved forward towards Fort Henry to join in an attack on that place but before the land forces had arrived Foote had made an assault compelling an evacuation of the Con Confederate Confederate fed federate erate ramparts The Federal gunboats now withdrew down the river and went i up the Cumberland Grant had taken up a position near Fort Donelson and was waiting for the Union fleet On its arrival the siege of Donelson was as begun and after a few days Bucher the commander in charge of the Confederates Confederates Confederates rates was was forced to surrender and his entire army became prisoners of war ww Grant now went into camp at Shiloh a aChurch f Church a few miles from Pittsburg landing on the Tennessee River but on the of April his forces were suddenly suddenly sud sud- g denly and unexpectedly attacked by the i. i Confederates tes under Generals Johnston and Beauregard All day long the battle battle battle bat bat- tle raged with horrible slaughter on both sides the Federals being forced back to the river Ni Night ht came on and the conflict conflict conflict con con- was left undecided On the following following following fol fol- lowing mornin morning the battle raged again and Beauregard with his army was obliged to retreat to Corinth This was a great disappointment to the people of the South and General J Johnston John John- ohn- ohn r i ston having been killed it made the blow all the harder to the Rebels The Lieutenant also described how Island Number Ten was captured and the opening of the Mississippi River completed as far as Memphis The gaining of the command of this river was also a severe bl blow w to the Confederates as it greatly interfered with their plans 4 1 of operation in that region This success success success suc suc- cess in the West so brilliantly won gave great encouragement to the Union side for they more than offset the disasters disasters at Bull Run I AT the Normal Society Friday Miss W inberg read an essay on II Light It was followed by a song by Mr Hickin- Hickin looper Upon request Miss Shipp favored the society with a recitation after which the visitors present were requested to address the members Miss Biggs Miss Murphy and Mrs Parry complied with the request and each expressed their pleasure at again meeting meeting meeting meet meet- ing the After a recitation by by Mr Rampton the meeting adjourned UNDER the auspices of the Press Club and the Young Ladies' Ladies Aid Society o of Salt Lake arrangements have been made for a series of lectures to be given in inthe inthe inthe the theatre These entertainments should be well patronized as the entire profits go to the cause of chant charity II t NOTED American America Women w was s the rhe 1 subject of an address given before re the ther r Edina Tuesday by Miss Badger She first outlined the life of Harriet Gr G. G r Hosmer the noted sculptor and dek described described de de- k scribed her greatest work Zenobia r Maria Mitchell was the famous woman next spoken of oi She is an astronomer of some note and held the position of instructor in science at t Vassar College for several years Lucretia Mott and Harriet Beecher Stowe we were e taken up in 1 turn These women are both known in connection with the Rebellion the theone one ont as a preacher the other as an author The speaker concluded her remarks remarks remarks re re- marks with a sketch of the life of Helen z Hunt Jackson who em embraced braced the cause of the Indians and did much toward bettering then their condition Her most famous work Ramona is a story of Indian life in California She is best t. t known by her prose writings but she has also written many beautiful poems Miss Knowlton then read from Evangeline Evangeline Evangeline Evan geline t tand and a piano solo by Miss Christenson Christenson Chris- Chris tenson concluded the program fl t A CHANGE has been made in the Physical Physical Physical Phy Phy- Culture drill In the future a part I Y of the time time allotted for the drill will be betaken betaken 1 taken up In in formal talks Last Wednesday Wednesday Wednes Wednes- i Y day Miss Babcock spoke to the girls on Physical Culture as practiced by bythe bythe the ancients In Persia physical exercises exercises exercises exer exer- consisted mostly in their national J i J dances in Egypt and J Judea udea also in a dances which partook grea greatly of a religious religious reli reli- character It was in Greece that the highest physical development wa was secured There Then the Spartans made that their chief aim A few words describing describing describing ing an Athenian gymnasium concluded the talk l rc ID jJ |