University Items

The last Friday evening in May is the time set for the freshmen supper. The sophomore class has decided to wear class hats. Whataction the "co-eds" will take in the matter is unkoown. C. Williams, law class of '71, was in the city with his bride, Miss Emma Hayward, both of Rochester, N. Y., this week. Prof. Tyler ha9 returned from his eastern lecture tour, and the good reports which followed him back are certaiuly pleasing. The following are the officers chosen by the junior medical class : President, L. 11. Dawson ; vice president, Miss Clara D. Pope ; secretary and treasurer, George II. Cleveland. The following is the sophomore committee on thcir class supper : C. N. Stnith, F. H. Holden, H. A. Mandell, C. H. Warden, L. E. Chapin, J. P. Winship and J. J. Comstock. The studente' lecture association has had an unusually prosperous year, clearing $075 on the course. Out of this amount they have given $500 to the gymnasium fund. Generous. Prof. M. J. McMahon class of '77, for some time a teacher in Milwaukee, Wis., leaves for Paris in a few days to accept tbo psition of profosoor of Kugll.'-h literature in the university of Paris. Word has been received from ex-CbancellorE.O. Haven tbat his duties as bishop in California will prevent his delivering the baccalaureate address at the coming commencement, as was expected. This will be greatly regretted by the hosts of friends of Bishop Haven in the city. The president of the woman's foreign missionary society, in her opening address, stated that the first missionary sent to China was Judson Collins, a gradúate of Michigan university. Some of the females now laboring in foreign mis-iions are also graduates of this university. The fencing club has revived. "Strike, till the last armed foe expires," etc. The new officers are : President, E. Mack, Ann Arbor ; vice-president, C. A. Lightner, Detroit ; secretary, H. G. Olds, Hillsdale, 111.; treasurer, H. Ayers, Fort Smith, Ark. Prof. Hennequin is to drill them, and the first meeting therelor was held last Tuesday night. A recent issue of the Coldwater Itepublican, has this to say respecting the youngest chair in the university : Since the establlshlng of a chalr of muslc In the unlverslty the interest In this brancn of palturehaa largely lncreased. What has prevlously been a perlodlc enthuslasru for vocal and instrumental study, cropplng on: year and then dylng away.has been ohauged Into a permanent zeal for self lmDrovement In thlsdepartment of (esthetlcs. Vocal lnstruc tlon is gl ven by the tonlc sol-fa method to large classes of new and advanced puplls. Orchestral muslc is also studled by thone deslrlng, and the corps of lnstruolors is very efficiënt. Kach month a public mxuieaU Is glven in the university hall to very large audlences. Thus the standard of popular taste Is considerably ralsed. There Is no reason why Ann Arbor should not have a conservatory as wortliy. In every way, as those in Boston, or Lelpslc, or Vlenna. It would not fall to attract raany studenls and would help enhauee the reputatlon of the university. Tbe sophomores of a certaiu college worked all night to lug a lot of wood to the top story of a building and want to find out who first suggested the plan, now that they know that the janitor wanted to ;et the wood up there.