University

The il. of M. Daily started a crnsade this week against the system of cheating in examinations, by printing a lengthy communication which called a halt pon the practiee. The author of the commnnication desired faculty espionage and thought that the samo "honor" system prevalent insomeeasfcern colleges should bs made prevalent here. It is held that the closest scrutiny by professors only makes stndents more adept in "ponying"' and "riding the horse. " Campanari and Williams are engaged for the biiss and tenor respeccively for tbe May festival. Mme. Lillian Blaneit, soprano; tíertrude May Stein, contralto, and Rose Stewart, soprano, are the other principal soloists. A meeting will be held Feb. löunder the auspices of the Student's Christian associatioa for the purpose of raisinfl j fnnds for the persecnted Armeniaus. j The freslimen have organizad a banjo club with the foüowing members: Standish Backns, president ; Artbur Skinner. manager; F. R. Hoover, leader; banjos, J. T. Frenoh, Standish Baokus, W. S. Cooper, J. W. Spear; banjeanrines, A. S. Newton, Albert Foster; rnandolins, F. R. Hoover, G. E. Fay ; guitars, H. T. Griswold, P. Oliver, C. M. Jack. ' A "Whiskers' Club" has been organizad by the nierubers of the '96 law olass aud the first one who shaves will be heavily fined. The memberhip is liraited to thirty, which Í8 iuterpreted to iueaii that that number is all in the law school who can flourish Peffer adornments. A "Sons of Rest" clnb bas been organized among the fraternity men. Tbeir motto is "never do today what you eau do next week. ' Their suucess iu life is assnred. It is rumored that Grand Rspids people are soon to make an eudeavor to have the school of teohuology removed to the Valley City. This only shows wbat the regeats and facnlty feared Should it be finally decided that the homeopathie school should go to Detroit, that the precedent theraby established would result iu various endeavors to dismeuober theimivesity by theremoval of varióos departmdnts to different plaoes. J. F. Thomas, '97, has been eleoted ajuuior member of the Inlandfir board. The juuiors h6ld a well attended sooial at Granger's Wednesday evening. Geo. E. Woodrnff, of Grand Rapids, has been elected captain of the '98 baseball team for the coming season. The Students' Lecture Association usually provided fnnas for the monthly arrival at the library of such periodicals as Scribner's, Harper's, the Oentury, etc. Now that they are giving their funds for tbe benefit of the Women's gym the students have to get along without the current literature of the day.