University Notes

Prof. dePont has had a severe attack of pneuruouia. Totiias Diokboff, instructor in Gerraan, has returned from a summer's visit in Germany. The homeopathie department shows a gratifying iucrease in the nuinber of students this year. More than l,OD0 loads of earth have been drawn outo the campus this year and nsed in gradiug. Sixty-six applicants who have been examined for admission to the literary department passed witbout couditions. The psychological laboratory will not be opened this year. Work in this laboratory will probably be resumed in 1897-98. The football team arrived in the city from San Beach Monday morning and has oommenced practice oa the athletic field. Dr. C. K. Lahnis, medie '96, is Dr. Martin's assistant in the chair of obstetrics and gyneoology at the university the coming year. J. A. LeRoy, of Pontiac, C. C. Parsons, of Detroit, and L. C. Walker, of Alpena, '96 lits, will be guests at the Delta Upsilon house Hunday. Hazen S. Pingree, jr., son of Mayor Pingree, of Detroit, is one of the most promising candidates for a positiou on the 'Varsity foot ball eleven. Ed. C. Shields, of Howell, stopped over in the city Friday night on his return from a season's engagement with the Jackson baseball club. Dr. E. A. Nevin, medio '96, is the new house surgeon, and Dr. C. E. White, medio '96, the new house physician at the university hospital. Dr. Dewey, of the homeopathie faculty, had his pocket picked of $12 in the toilet room at the Michigan Central depot in Detroit, on Wednesday evening. Agnes H. Turnbull and Margaret Sohwik were given certificates of graduation froni the training school for nurses by the regents at their July meeting. Dr. J. B. Fitzgerald, director of the gymnasium, aud his new assistant, Dr. Rabethge, of Boston, Mass., arrived in the city Mouday moruing ready for work. The tennis courts in front of Tappan hall have been destroyed. The faculty courts will now be opened to students and new courts will be built on the athletic fields. Earle W. Dow, instructor in history, has been given leave of absence for one year to study in Europe. His university work will be done by Dr. Frank H. Dixon and W. D. Johnston. The Michigan State Federation of Women's clubs meets in Detroit, Nov. 3. Dr. Eliza M. Mosher, woman's dean of the university, is down on the program for an eveuing's address. George B. Harrison, who probabJy did moie work than any otber one man on the U. of Si. Daily last year, is baok to college again. He will possibly do some work on the paper this year. Work has progressed so far on the woman's building that some of the rooms, including the bathrooms, willbe opeued about Nov. 1. The fonds on hand are not sufficient to complete the building this year. Potter, tb.3 star half back of last year's Northwestern University football eleven iutends being a student at the U. of M. this year and will try for a place on the 'Varsity eleven. The anuounoemeut hasarouseda storm of protests from the Northwestern enthusiasts. A youth from Utah carne here to enter the Univrsity a few days ago. When he gave bis age as under 16 years, he was informed that he could not be entered as he was under the required age, and altbough a gradúate of a well know high school he had to return home to await his sixteenth birthday.