H eat and Cold G iven as Prin-O rganization Invited to Sing cipal R easons for Rock D ecom position at Southw estern U niver sity March 12 Causes of decomposition of rocks, rainfall of various sec tions of the world, and the pro cess and extent of erosion were discussed and illustrated by slides at the lecture given Mon day night to a large audience at K Hall 5 by Dr. Charles Schuchert of Yale University, who is conducting classes in geology at the University during the winter term. This was

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... * firs! of a series of lectures by this noted geologist, the second to be held Wednesday evening at K Hall, at which time he will speak on "Com ing and Going of Seas and Moun tains." Examples Cited In discussing the sculpturing of the earth 's surface by air and water at the lecture Monday night, Dr. Schuch ert cited many concrete examples of the subject , pointing out the Malasj'ina glacier in Alaska and the Mer de Glace in the Alps as illustrations of the erosion caused by glaciers. A series of slides was used showing the various kinds and stages of) rocks and erosion, from the new, steep mountains of the Pacific Coast to the old and weather-worn slopes of N ew England. Heat and cold were given as the principal reasons for rock decompo sition, Dr. .Schuchert pointing out the results of the actions of glaciers that covered toe northern part of North America thousands of years ago. Action of Air The action of the air, of sand, and of running wrater in leveling the sur face of the earth was given and a full explanation of the formation of can yons and of flood plains by the wash ing of running water. Geologists have estimated that through the ef fects of erosion the United States will be a flat plain within fifteen mil lion years, Schuchert contended. The amount of rainfall throughout the world and the causes were also discussed during the lecture. F orty inches of rain W'as given as an aver age in the tropics and ten inches in the arctic regions. The different temperatures and prevailing winds were given as the causes for the marked difference in amount of rain fall. Dr. Schuchert is curator of the Peabody Museum at Vale, and was form erly associated with the National Museum at W allington. He is au thor of the t<*xt-hook used in firstyear geology at the University. His second lecture will be Wednes day night, when he will speak on " Coming and Going of Seas With eight letter men from last I year in the line-up, the Texas Si lents may give the Longhorns trouble 'n a baseball game on Clark Field at 3 o 'clock today. Akers, star pitcher of last season, has developed more power as has the remainder of the team. Opposing twirlers will he Akers and Cox or Baker. The Dummies O lson, Brow ne, Mather, G os sett, Foreman, and Cox W in in Preliminaries PRIZE CONTEST won By Edith f o x Final plans have been made for the Girls' Glee Club pro g r a m to be given W ednesday I a1*" have L a tu e, a curve hall artist, evening at 8 o 'clock at the Men's Gymnasium. There are six parts to the program, three of which will be folk songs, Elgar com positions, and nvscellaneous songs by the entire Glee Club. Dorthula Davis anil Louise von Blittersdorf will assist Esther Heacoek, accompanist, with violin music for the Elgar numbers. The other parts will be given by Constance Zirjacks, who will play three piano solos; Beulah Sweetman who will sing two numbers; and Iva Hall. who w ;U sing four compositions of Oscar J. Fox, director of the club. Program Free This program on W ednesday is to be free to all students and to the entire public. About a orty girls will appear on the program, including fourteen soprano voices, fifteen mezzo-sopranos, and eight altos. On Friday evening, March 12, the Girls' Glee Club will make the first out o f town, trip in its history and will go to Georgetown in response to an invitation from Southwestern University. Two other trips for the year have also been planned. The entire program for Wednesday evening is as follows: The Blossom o f the Year (Old English Air) ; May Day Carol (E n g lish Folk S o n g ) ; Pretty Polly Oliver (Old English A ir);