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12
Month
March
Year
1880
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Public Domain
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. L' e Delta Kappa Kpsilon Onjoyed a F'ippe at lUng.sterf'ur's last Saturday eve ilion...Frof. Limglef spuki; b'jforc tlic Sciunliüc A-.-ni:iil"U, iu Detroit, Wednesday evenioK, mon " tílectrio ipÍHing - its past uuJ iíü ("ututo." ...lluUKiiyi rrivud . yeatcrday morning and wus vrc;.)ui'-il at (he dcpot by about a bun licl of tlu: l.oys, wlio escortcd biin up Gwïl. Ai nonti lie liad lii.i picture taken ¦fö ftnnt of tlio l;iw buililing. ...l'rol". Winolirll bat iu press a work ont'uldl, 'l'rfailamiti s. or a .l.'inonstrationof tlie exi.steoco oi' meu bof'ore Adatii, together witli a study of' thfir condilion, ftDtjquiíy, rmcial affinitics and propressivt dispjersioa over the earth." It s an 8 vo., witli charts and illustrations. ...A beautiful placard for the Alpha Nu literary society has just leen placed on the bulletin board. It was executed with a pen by Mr. Hall. ...The new Board of Regenta meet on the 23d. The Hon. James Shearer, of Bay City, and the Hon. Ebenezcr O. Grosvenor, of Jonesville, then take the places of ltegents Rynd and Grant. ...At the last meeting of the Scicntific Association, Prof. Winchell delivered a very interesting lecture on the " Dispersión of' Mankind" over the surface of the earth from a primitivo centre. It was illustrated by a large chart. ...Regent Shearer was in town tliis week examining thu new museum building, and witb Regent Clitnie disoussed the advisability of adding another story to the laboratory. The present available space is all occupied and more room is necessary. ...There are about forty in the class of Cotnparative Anatomy and Physiology under Prof. Stoere, who are taking work with the microficope in Dr. Stowell's laboratory. Before very long a Physiological laboratory will probably bc established in the University. ...According to their usual custoru, the two literary societies in the law college had a joint public last Friday evening. Tho law lectura room was crowded, and the audiêtiiv folt well repaid for attending. Miss Kelsey, from the Webster, gave a reading as 1 11 Mr. Finch, from the Jeffersonian. Orations were delivered by Mr. Beckett, for the Jeffersonian, and by Mr. Miller, from the Webster. The debate wassustained by Messrs. Brongand Lounsbury, Jeffer?onian ; and Messrs. Sinclair and Sherman, Webster. The music was excellent. ...A car-load of girls, shipped from Jackson, struek the town last Saturday morning. They carne alone and unprotected, but by the time the bevy reached the campus, each was provided with a student, who kindjy offered to show tliem around. It was a great day for the girls, and also for the students, and each party improved the timo to the best of their ability. During the afternoon, the people residing near the Uuiversity had the inipression that Yassar, or soino othor female seminar}-, had just broken loose and was making a raid on the towo, however the specials were not called out. About 5:30 a large crowd happened aceidentally to collect at the depot, and by quite a coincidence tho yourtg ladies were at the depot and took the train west at that huur. Venerunl, vlderunl, masherunt. ...For the second time thisyear thu groat üildler, Remenyi, has enchanted ;m Ann Arbor audiencu. The concert last evcning was for the Lecturo Association and the Gymnasium lund, and was a complete success. He was assisted by Messrs. York and Zinkicsen at the piano, and by a Glee Club of sixteen voices. Remenyi's three fiddles are valued at $13,000. The oldest, "the Printje," was made huudreds of'years ago by Nicolo Amali ; value, $5,000. It is seldom used. The second, "thePiincess," was made by a pupil of Amati - the celebrated Stradivariua, and is used for concert purposes; value, $0,000. The third instrument was made by Mr. Colton, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The work is dom: ontirely by hand. tíhould Mr. C. live to be a very oíd man he will only be able to complete about 15 violins. Remenyi calis it " the Crown Prince," and wen it for p:irlor playing ; value. $3,000.