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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1898. 21 com- nts of Young Ladies’ tty, and claim brass band in the being e of Liv- ng lots of fun and ks since the young more concluded to or- Ba s band W. C. Beach was B t over t T rented for It has been through her band was put on a COMPLETE treatment of this) subject is to be found in a work | by Rebiere, “Les Femmes dans | la Science,” a second edition of which has just b lished tn In this e Mr. ranged in alphabeti r the of all women who have publicly g From a | ngaged in s brief resume of this work by Senator Paolo Mantegazza in Nuova Antolosia | take the following: Maria Agnesi, at least for the Ital- | s, is the most illustrious among wo- men scientists. It was she who was t . of sevén language: nts. | | ence s born in 1718 of noble ps ed school of Alexandria, as born. This was the dis- | Hypatia. It seems that in| uth she went to Athens, | attended the lessons of Plu- | 1€ r and his daughter | Asclepig o together directed the | rhilosophic ving her éoun- try as a pupil, she returned as master, | and the ma tr s of Alexandria in- | vited her to lecture in public. Later | she taught mathematics and philoso- phy. She also taught geometry, algebra and astronomy, and several inventions are attributed to her, as the aerometer, planisphere, astrolabe and the alembic. Beside these two great stars, Hypatia and Agnesl, we can introduce a num- ber of minor planets, all of whom re- volved in the great heaven of mathe- | | astronomer, clever work. Of course, all the mem- bers have had the adv of a fun- damental musical Kr they joined the band. great help to them and ha make their work of organiz But even considering this t, Beach says that he never saw such rapld progress . by a band. € has organized se S residence in Californ from a therough knowle The practice nights of the young la- dies’ br band are Tuesday and Fri- day of each weck, but thére are nearly always several members in the rooms trying to conquer some of the obstinate instruments. It is difficult work to learn to play the cornet or the trom- bone, but the young ladies have made up their minds to do so, and seem to be in a fair way to succeed. As well as acquiring proficiency on the instrument they have elected to play many of them are making special efforts to become expert on several in- struments, so as to change. Their idea is to be able to take up any of the in- struments in case a certain member is compelled to be absent. ¥ This band has been organized entirely for pastime. The members have no intention of appearing in public, ex- cept perhaps at an occasfonal concert or for charity. The idea is social en- joyment and musical improvement. Here are the names of ‘the members ge. 2 matical and astronomical science. To Margaret Bryan, an English astrono- mer of the beginning of our century, eral works on astronomy, , etc. s Clark is our contemporary. She as born in the south of Ireland, and is author ular History of As tronomy in the Nineteenth Centur; already passed through sev tions, and other astronomical Maria Cunitz (1610-64) of Silesia, through her astronomical works pub- lished in 1650, merits her title of ‘“‘the second Hypa Sofia Germain, born at Paris in 1776, | Wi d by Biot to be “probably the person of her sex who has most deeply penetrated into mathematics.” Caroline Herschel, sister of the great , passed entire nights with him observing the stars, aiding him most efficiently, and herself discovering comets. She died at the age of 98, in 1848. Maria Margaret Kirch, born Kinkel- ann (1660-1720), the wife of the astronomer, continued his work after death, studying the skies. She pub- lished an important work on the con- junction of Jupiter and Saturn, which took place in 1713. Another illustrious woman astrono- mer is Dorothea Klumpke, born at San Francisco, who, after a splendid exam- ination at the Sorbonne, became chief of the bureau for the photographic cat- alogue of the stars. Madame Lepante, the Greek astrono- mer, calculated the annular eclipse of the sun which took place in 1764, for entire Europe. It was a woman, a Miss Maury, to whom we are indebted NRBRVWNRLNNEARRNRN amous in Science of the band and the instruments they s Agnes Dolan, cornet; Lillian Maud Callaghan, cor- net; Alma Garner, cornet; Lena Philip: alto; Sadie Callaghan, alt Grace Sanderson, alto; Jennie W mouth, trombone; Katie Dolan, teno: tenor; Dora Garner, Taylor, ba and Tillie Seeba No definite date has been set for the first concert to be given by the band, but all the country for miles around is looking forward to the event with eag- erness. Li more residents say that when the concert does come off the largest hall in town will be required in order to hold the big audience that is sure to attend. . McMINNVILLE, OR., DRILL CORPS ORTY sprightly young women of the picturesque town of Mec ville, in the heart of the Willa- mette Valley, Or., have organ- ized the Manila Guards, in com- memoration of Adm Dewey's great Mayday victory. Steps toward the formation of the company were ta- ken the day after the receipt of the 8% for the discovery of the periodic revo- lution of some of the fixed stars, ob- served by her for the first time in the observatory of Harvard College. Maria Whitney was the pupil of the great astronomer, Maria Mitchell. The latter was born in the island of Nan- tucket, and at the ave of 29 had already new comet. In honor of the King of Denmark sent her a gold medal and her admirers gave her a magnificent telescope. At the age of 47 she was called to the chair of astronomy at Vassar College, where she afterward became director of the observatory. She died in 1889. Among the professors at Bryn Mawr College we find Carlotta Angas Scot, born at Lincoln, England, in 1858, who is one of the best living mathemati- clans. Everybody has heard of Maria Som- erville, who died at Naples in 1872 at the age of 92. Lord Brougham, wish- ing to render popular that colossal work by Laplace, ‘‘Mechanique Ce-~ leste,” which was in five great volumes, requested Miss Somerville to place this in accessible form. ‘““The Mechanism of the Heavens” appeared in 1831, and was such a perfect work that Herschel is said to have read it with admiration, and only regretted that Laplace no longer lived to admire it. Miss Somer- ville not only occupied herself with as. tronomy, but with physical sciences. In addition to those already men- tioned Senator Mantegazza calls atten- tion to Laura Bassi of Bologna (1711-73); Saint Hildegond (1100-86); Sofia Pereyaslawzewa, celebrated for her original observations in compara- tive anatomy; the French anthropolo- gist, Clemence Royer, and others.—The Literary Digest. OREGON @GIRLS The flower of Yamhill County’s Yamh girls and its suc girls set to work with h drilled in time to partici Minnville’s Fourth of July celebration, and to be the feature of the parade. has more than one sweetheart. art of August they A condition precedent to membership toria and took part in was that the applicant should have a at regatta, which is an annual brother or sweetheart with the Oregon at the mouth of the Columbia Volunteers, but the line was not strict- T. The guards made a stop at 1§ drawn against a few rosy cheeked Portland on their way to Astoria. All maidens Portland was on the street to greet they were just “schoolmates” They were given a reception some of the boys. journeyed to As eeband, bass. W. C. Beach, leader. REVIEW OF THE MANILA GUARDS, McMINNVILLE, OREGON. From a Photograph. news that he had wiped out Montojo’s which was no less cordial than the farewell given to the Second Regiment womanhood was picked out for mem- of Oregon Volunteers when the ill is noted for its pretty marched out of the city to go to Ma- ful politicians. The nila. were full equipped and has a brother or a latter W ‘!Lfli LIVERMORE (CAL.) YOUNG L@DIES’ The band s composed of Misses Agnes Dolan, cornet; Lilllan Taylor, cornet; Maud Callaghan, cornet; alto; Grace Sanderson, alto; Jennle Weymouth, trombone; Katie The guards keep the Oregon boys at Manila supplied with articles which the Red Cross and the Emergency Corps are supposed to send, and the boys send letters, shells and war relics in return. The McMinnville packet malil from Manila which passes through the Portland postoffice. The ages of the girls range from 16 They are neither city girls McMinnville is a the largest arty good will, Every member of the Manila Guards weetheart with the bate in Mc- Oregon troops in the Philippines. Some of the girls have two brothers, but none nor country girls. good deal of an aristocratic old town, with considerable to boast of in the way of educational advancement, tural wealth and soclal exclusiveness. It is near enough to Portland for its inhabitants to call themselves city peo- ple, and still far enough away to be out who timidly admitted BRASS BAND. Alma Garner, cornet; Lena Phillips olan, tenor; Dora Bistarious, tenor; Dora Garner, barytone; Mayme Taylor, bass, From a Photograph. / Sirls of the West In _7///7/1‘(173/ Hrray McMINNVILLE, OR., Has Its Brass Band LIVERMORE, CAL., Has Its Driil Corps of the swim. Portland regards the town in much the same light that New York regards Cohoes or Poughkeepsie. McMinnville was a sturdy village when Indians chased deer on the si >f Port- land and San Francisco was a collec- tion of huts. Yamhill has never lost first position on pretty girls or big apples and pumpkins. On these it holds the palm against all Oregon—in fact, the entire Pacific Coast. Two essential factors enter into the makeup of a Manila Guard. The first is beauty and the second physical ex- cellence. There is not a girl in the company who would not pass for hand- some in any gathering in the country. They are all plump and shapely, bright eyed and with cheeks like the apples that grow in the orchards.near. their homes. They are all healthy, typical American girls. They not only play and sing and march, but every one of them has been taught household work by a good mother, and can cook a first- class meal or take charge of the pa- rental home at a moment’s notice. That is one characteristic of Oregon mothers of the old stock who came ‘West when title to homes was disputed alternately by hostile savages and wild animals. They regard a daughter’s education complete when she can turn out a baking of bread as readily as shé can touth up the piano for a solo. The girls made their own uniforms, corh- plete, except the caps and the leggings. The guards are neatly uniformed and equipped as nearly like voluntter sol- diers as difference in sex will permit. The basque and s t are of blue denim, with white trimmings. The skirt is cut nine inches from the ground. Tan leg- gings and a blue fatigue cap complete the uniform. The cap is surmounted by a‘small broom brush pompon of Ma- nila hemp, wrapped with red, white and blue cord, emblematic of the fact that the guards are good housekeepers and that Uncle Sam’s boys in blue swept the Spaniards out of Manila. On the left breast is worn a five point star, made of Manila hemp and bound with red, white and blue thread. The guards have swords, belts and haversacks. They were puf through marching and saber drill by a veteran of the Civil War. They have attained high proficiency in drill, and their fame has spread up and down the Pacific Coast. They have been asked to give exhibitions at various gatherings from British Columbia to Mexico, but have accepted but two invitations—those of the Oregon State Fair and the Portland Exposition The d pline is very rigid, which is necessary to control forty romping, healthy Oregon girls. When they are in camp their quarters are inspected daily by a board of three members, ap- pointed by the captain. Rising and re- tiring at appointed hours are required. Breaches of discipline are punishable by reducing officers to the ranks and dismissing refractory ones from mem- bership. So far there have been no re- ductions in rank and no dismissals. The roster of the McMinville com- pany is: Captain, Nellie Cooper; first lieutenant, Estella Noll; second leu- tenant, Maud Hobbs; first sergeant, Stella Redmond: second sergeant, Re- becca Dumphrey; third sergeant, Satie Snyder; fourth sergeant, Osa Estes; fifth sergeant, Bertla Wood; first cor- poral, Mattie Patty; second corporal, Georgia Jones; third corporal, Nannie Malone; fourth corporal, Ellen Hobbs; fifth corporal, Mabel Manning; sixth corporal, Nora Lewis; bugler, Jennie Snyder, and drummer, Mollie Patty. Privates—Alice Adams, Helen Gal- breath, Florence Dielschneider, Mercy Flesher, Sadie Gortner, Jessie Hayes, Bessie Houck, Katie Jones, Aria Keene, Louise Maloney, Lutie Neal, Grace Newell, Myra Owens, Valeria Patty, Julia Prentiss, Etta Redmond, Osa Roberts, Leona Rummell, Alta Booth, Minnie Schenck, Mabel Smith, Ella Strong, Grace Sutherland and Clara ‘Walker. —_———— A kerosene lamp should: never be turned low—the odor emanating from it is dangerous to most lungs. 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