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UNIVERSITY OF ILLINIOS.

[March 9

September L, 1897, and upon the understanding* that if her services are altogether satisfactory she shall remain during the ten months beginning September 1, 1898, and shall receive as salary therefor $80 per month. Miss Buck is a graduate of the University of Michigan, has taken her second degree there and is now a candidate for the doctor's degree at the same institution. She was assistant in English at the University of Michigan from January, 1896 to January, 1897. She is now teaching in the Indianapolis Mgh school. I have received the strongest commendations for her from President Angell and Professors Isaac W. Demmon, John Dewey, and Francis M. Scott. Professor Scott says: "Miss Buck by nature and by training is better fitted for such a place than any other student I have ever had in my classes. While she was my assistant, at a merely nominal stipend, she did as much work as any instructor on the ground, at the same time carrying on her graduate studies, writing articles and addresses, and organizing plans for raising money for the women's gymnasium, performing -numerous social functions, and doing all these things so quietly that no one not intimately; acquainted with her could have had any suspicion of her phenomenal industry." Miss Buck has done some graduate work at the University of Chicago. She has already written not a little for the monthly magazines, including the American Journal of Politics, and the Forum. She has a strong article in the March Educational Bevieiv. I recently went to Indianapolis to see her and have acquired the belief that she is a young woman of unusual attainments who will be a more helpful assistant to Professor Clark in his very important department than any other person of whom I have knowledge. . I ought not to pass from this matter without expressing the regret which every one at the University feels at having Miss Butterfield leave us. She has filled her position admirably and won the esteem of everybody associated with the University. Our regret at losing her will be somewhat mitigated, however, by the fact that she leaves us to enter marriage relations which entitle her to the congratulations of her innumerable friends.

A. S. DRAPER, President.

T h e Board also approved this r e c o m m e n d a t i o n and a p p o i n t e d M i s s G e r t r u d e Buck, of I n d i a n a p o l i s , i n s t r u c t o r in rhetoric u p o n t h e t e r m s suggested b y t h e P r e s i d e n t .

TROUBLE BETWEEN SOPHOMORES AND FRESHMEN. '

To the Board of Trustees. Upon the evening of January 21st last there occurred in Urbana a clash between members of the two lower classes of students, which was of sufficient consequence to become the subject of a report to the Board of Trustees. For several years an effort has been made to induce students not to hold secret social gatherings. Hearing that this wishof the University authorities was likely to be disregarded, I sent for the President of the freshmen class twice in the fall term, advised him of our wishes in the matter, and offered a room and the protection of the University to that class for the purpose of a class supper. What was said in reply led me to believe that our wishes would be complied with. About 8:30 o'clock on the evening of January 21st, the mayor of Urbana telephoned me that there was an outbreak in the streets. I advised him that the Universrty could not undertake to maintain the public peace, but would support the city authorities in any vigorous measures which they might take to do so. It turned out that the freshmen had prepared for a supper in a public hall and that the building had been assaulted by members of the sophomore class. Members of the freshmen class going to the hall were set upon and maltreated. m The most active agent in causing disorder was a chemical compound which was foul smelling and dangerous to the extent that it would destroy clothing and -burn the skin. One young lady received this in her eyes and in consequence was unable to see for several