Show V I hectares and Entertainments a t j jj j UTHE THE HE MATHEMATICAL SOCIETY a aAN 1 AN EXCELLENT PROGRAM I FOR NEXT SATURDAY SATURDAY SAT SAT- URDA Y EVENING EVENING PROFS ALLEN AND STEW STEWART ART AND MR EMERY lER Y TO SPEAK 4 The regular monthly meeting of the U Utah Society Mathematical tb ty will take place next Saturday evening at p. p m. m IThe j I The attendance heretofore has not been j very large but it is evident that the interest in- in terest in it is is' is increasing daily Prof Kerr has received letters from several persons in the city inquiring when the next meeting meeting- will be held and what is the j object of its organization and its scope The society was formed for the purpose of fostering an interest in the higher mathematics mathematics mathematics math math- to give a person an idea of its immense field to give a history of the or origin origin origin or- or and nd development of the different s i branches of this science and their practical 1 application something application something which every educated educated edu edu- man should know Mathematics J as g 1 taught in our district schools will also be j discussed and questions pertaining to this subject will be answered from teachers in inthe inthe inthe the various schools The next meeting I promises to be an exceedingly interesting one Prof D. D R. R Allen will lecture on 1 the Origin and Development of Alge Alge- bra He will be followed by Mr W. W L. L Emery who speaks upon f e I Prof Stewart will then answer the question question ques ques- tion fion Can any term in arithmetic be construed construed construed con con- to have two meanings a question upon which there are different views and plenty of room for discussion Mr J. J W. W Hoopes will speak upon the question Why is it necessary that the language in mathematics be exact and definite The musical part of the program will be a feature of the evening There is some talk of giving a banquet at the end of the year Gentlemen visitors are now admitted to the meetings of the Edina Society only on special occasions The ladies claim laim that they have had such a string of gentlemen gentlemen gentlemen gen gen- visitors during the last few weeks that they are aie wearied They further a affirm affirm af af- firm that all special occasions will be duly announced Frederic W Warde arde and Louis James begin begin begin be be- gin a three-nights' three engagement at at- atthe the Salt Lake Theatre Monday night April J Julius ulius C Cesar ar will be the first play pre pre- V T Ward ard and James are two of the cleverest actors on the American stage and are sure to have a good run in Salt Lake The Zeta Gamma boys held another P r of their lively meetings in room 15 last Thursday Evening A number of visitors visitors visitors visit visit- ors were present and seemed to enjoy the fiery discussion of the young parl parliament parliament- ament arians On motion the society was resolved resolved resolved re re- solved into a committee of the whole and Mr Moss who had boasted on his ability to hold the chair through anything was R forced to give way to Mr Thomas The TheR new chairman was evidently not very well I t 1 r posted on Roberts Rules of Order but knew all about Websters Webster's Dictionary When hen asked for his authority in making cei certain tain decisions he would point to that large volume and say There you will t 1 1 F find it The meeting seemed to attract the visitors for several new names were added to the roll book hook before the meeting meeting- O b ba a adjourned d. d Professor Stewart went to Provo last Thursday and in the evening b delivered a lecture before the normal students of the B. B Y Academy of that city His subject t. t was Arithmetic its Arithmetic its uses and how to teach it and was treated with special specia reference to fractions The lecture was interesting and seemed to be well appreciated appreciated by the Academy students The next meeting of the Columbian League of Utah will be held in the U University University Uni Uni- i- i building on Thursday afternoon March at 3 30 Patriotic speeches will vill be made by J. J P. P White E. E S. S Leaver and L. L E. E Young and a recitation will be given by Mr Ir J. J O. O Smith Music will also be provided The meeting is open to the public and allare all aU are are invited to attend This League is an organization which has been formed by a few of the students students- of the University and has for its object ct the promotion of more patriotic ideas and sentiments among the young men of Utah It recognizes no creed or party it is simply a union of young men with an educational purpose It has but one na national national national na- na goal and that is Purity of national life Any young man who desires to increase- increase his usefulness as a citizen may become a member The only qualification is loyalty loyalty loyalty loy loy- alty to country Lieutenant Wrights Wright's lecture before the the- Battalion last Wednesday was on the subject subject subject sub sub- The Battles of the American Revo Revo- lution The French and Indian War Var the Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant said was the forerunner of the Revolution I It was in this war that the American colonists received ed their training for the great struggle with the mother country Here the farmers had fought shoulder to shoulder with the Kings King's regulars reg regulars reg ulars and had proved themselves equal in many cases superior to them They had acquired a confidence in themselves and knew that if there Was vas was need they could fight even British regulars The causes leading up to the Revolution Revolution Revolution tion were spoken of and then the Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieutenant Lieu Lieu- tenant took up in their order and de- de the most important battles of the war In speaking speaking- of the attempt made by Benedict Arnold to sui sm render the important important important im im- post of West Point to the British British British Brit Brit- ish the Lieutenant told of the means employed there at the present time to infuse into the cadets the deepest feeling of loyalty to country The rocks and boulders all around the fort are carved in a way suggestive of the heroic heroic heroic he he- deeds of Americans and of the great battles our country has fought The walls in the chapel where most of the flags and trophies taken in war are kept are inscribed with the names of our great generals giving the dates of the birth and death of each One soli solitary tablet has the two dates but where the name should be is only a blank as if the name had been chiseled out This tablet is Benedict Arn Arnolds |