October 30, 1915 (vol. 27, iss. 23) • Page Image 4
… to students of archaeology and history is a book on IPRBF1 JESSE S "EVES GiES OUT UHITICISM I Gives Opinion of "\ Ilistiry of West. ern Boundary of the Louisiana lurebase," by '. 31. Marshall…
… twenty-five dia- grams in the text. This work, which was the first sys- tematic treatise on elementary alge- bra, was written about 825 A. D. The fact that Al-Khowarizmi, the Arabic author, called his…
… the numerals which we now misname Arabic numerals. From this treatise we get the words "cypher" and "zero," which connect with the Arabic word "sifr," a translation of the Hindu word sunya," used for…
… she is supported by a good chorus. COLLECTED COLLEGE NEWS Trinity Authorizes Summer Ball Play Hartford, Conn., Oct. 29.-Hereafter all students of Trinity college will be free to play summer baseball…
…, if they are capable, without injuring their amateur athletic standing. The pres- ident has stated,-that the action 'was taken because the faculty had juris- diction only over the student's playing with…
…, students will soon derive the benefit of a home- made gasoline engine. The motor was made in the engineering shops by a number of the students. The botany department has added 18,000 herbariums to its…
… extensive equipment. Three are particularly valuable because they are the work of Illinois men. Ames-Missojri Game "Wirelessed" Ames, Iowa, Oct. 29.-Through the agency of the wireless, Iowa students were able…
… with the interest and needs of their communities. Call Lyndon for a good Flashlight. octl4eod-thurs 'TENTION, STUDENTS: For quick MESSENGER CALL see last adv on BACK of TELEPHONE DIRECTORY. Note the MAJ…