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...Prof. Steere lectured in Williatnston ast week, and while ihere was the guest of' Itev. S. C. York. ...This semester there are about 300 classes in the literary department, and somc of the classes have three or four divisions. ...Quite a nuinber of students that were not seen in the halls laat semester have returned, and are again settled down to lieir work. ...Prof. J. C. Ridpath, vire president of ndiana Asbury College, delivered a lecure beforo the law students last Saturday on " Differentiation of Intejjration." It viis wull attcoded, and showed much orignal thought. ...There were probably some 2,000 perons assombled in University hall, Sunday vening, to hear Mrs. Livermorc's locture n " Temperance." It was an eloquent ppeal for tho suppression of the Hqnor raffic, and was euccessful in gaining fifty ignatures to the plfdge. ...It rather astonished the good people who have been aecustomed to hear only he lectures, crowded with the best thought f the age, and the classieal concerts of Thomas and Mendelssohn Quintette Club in tho hall, whcn tliry witncssnl the wild eontortions and wondorl'ul ?yinnat0 of' Dick Deadeyc last Satnrday. ...The association of Master Masons in the Univeraity of MioUgra on Saturday evening last elected the following officers : Hon. Consul - W. Boughton, lit., 'SI ; Hou, I'ro Consul- J. M. C. Suiith, law, '81 ; Scribner- H. Baxter, law, '81 ; Treasurcr, J. J. Lewis, medie, '81 ; Gladiator, F. H. Dodds, 'law, '80. ...The Young Apollo Club did not draw a very large house last Saturday evening at Univcrity halt Tho very small attoiulance on the part of .students was probably due to the adtuission price being doubled. Because of a. lack of scenery and proper arrangement", the troupe was compelled to omit the operetta and to substituto in its place a scène from Pinafore, a phy that waB once new here. Thore are sorae good voices in the company, but they were all troubled more or less with houmaeM.