University Notes
Prof. E. F. Johnsou, of the law department, addressed the niembors of the nuiversity Y. M. C. A. Tuesday on "Selfishuess. " Tomorrow eveniüg the S. C. A. will give a reception at Newberry hall to a visiting delesatiou from the state Normal school at Vpsiliiiiti. Prof. R. M. Wenley, delivered the address at the graduating exereises of the Normal training school iu the central sohool Detroit, yesterday afternoon. The law stodents bave iovited President Henry Wade Rogers, of Northwestern Unuiversity, tu deliver the annnal address-at tbe exercires ou Washington 's birtbday and he has aocepted. Forty-two entries have heeu received iu the MiohiganeDsian's prize competitions. The large nurnber of entries shows the appreoiation on tbe part of the stndent body of the oombination of the varions annnals. The Webster Society of the law departiuent, held its annaal banquet Friday nipht at Prettyman's. There were aboat. 150 Reats ai the tables aud toasts and jolly fellowship continued nntil the small hours of the moruing. Snnday morning Mr. Goddard, of the inathe-natical departmeut of the university, spoke to a small but enthnsiastio meeting of staents in Newberry ijall. His theme was "Service" which he developed in a simpla but foroeful manner. W. B. Cady and O. F. Hnnt of De:roit and Judge J. H. Grant, of Manistee were gnests of Beta Theta Pi fraernity over Snnday. The society initïated Ralph H. Vau Cleve on Saturday evening the initiation being followed by a bïnqnet. A nnmber of medical students with cameras have been making sorne interesting experimenta in photograpbing in oonneotion .with the miorosoope. F.-A. Baldwin, assistaut to Dr. Huber, bas obtained some very suooessfnl pbotographs of nerve endings. The grippe is having a rnn in tha medical department of the university, and six of the faonlty and a large number of medical stodents are laid up with it. It does not appear to have affected the ' professors or students in any of the other departments. President Angelí left Monday for Washington, D. O , where he will at;end a meeting of the board of trustees of the Smithsoniau Iustitute, of whioh ie is a member. There wil! also ba a )anquet of Michiagn alumni at Washogton dnring the president's stay. ExSonator Thomas W. Palmer will neside at tbe inter-department debate n university hall tomorrow nigbt. The odges are Robert Gibbons, of Detroit; 'rinoipal R. G: Boone, of the state normal school; Hon. A. J. Sawyer and iev. J, M. Gelston, of Ann Arbor. A new orohestra is being formed among oniversity stndents for the pnriose of giving residents of Anu Arbor a series of popalar orohestral oonoerts. ihö flrst of these will probably be held early next ruonth. The assistance of a prominent grand opera baritone is to ie seonred. Dr. ília íáeure addressed fthe Hahnemanntan Soeiety at its meeting Priday vening on the subject of "Hypnotism." Ie brougbt a sabject with him from Jetroit and made his lectnre a highly utersrfMng one. He endeavored to show y uumérous experimenta tbat it migbt t times be profitably used in tbe reguar practioe of medicine and surgery. Prof. Knowlton has reoeived a letter 'rom Prof. Stagg, of Chicago Uuiverity, declaring that Chicago also will adopt tbe new rules relativo to amateurisin. The ooileges whicb have so far adopted the rules are : Michigan. oago, Wisconsin, Minnesota, University of Illionis, Pnrdne. Northwestern has uot yet formally adopted tbem. The Cotnedy Club has oommenced active reheareals of Qillette's "The Private Secretary" and will present the same at the Grand opera house Maroh fi. A tragio sketch, "The Laoemaker, " written by a Washington newspaper man, will also be given as a ourtain raiser. The proceeds from the performance will be given to the Athletio Assoeiation. The following is the personnel of the organization : J. S. Handy, A. sí. Smith, Karl Harrimau, Torn Weatiock, W. C. Boynton, D. H. Wagar, Will MoKee, Miss Tertia Farnswotrh. Miss Gertrnde Diviue, Mrs. J. S. Handy and Miss Blanohe Phillips. H. I. Weinstein has been selected manager. Throngh the generosity of Senator MoMillan the nniversity has been fortúnate the past week to add to the Shakespeare library founded by him in 1882 a fine oopy of the third folio edition of the plays (London, 1664). The third folio is said te be of even jzreater rarity than the first (1623). This copy is handsomely bound in full red morocco and is in excellent condition. The McMillan Shakespeaie library now contains all the four folios exoept the first, and of this it has Staunton's exoellent photo-litbograpnic facsimile, which serves all the purpoeeí of textnal stndy. This oollection is already far superior to any otber of its kind in the west and is rivaled by only two or three others on the continent. Senator McMillan faas expressed the desire to make it as oomplete as possible and fnrnish here a thorongh apparatus for the study of the great poet in all bis aspects.
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