University Items

The plans of the new library building ¦ have been received. Miss Hattie Taylor, of '81, is to teach at Ludington tbe coming year. The addition to the university hospital wlH be corapleted by Sept. 20th, it is hoped. Prof. Hennequin has returned to the city, having completed his instructions in the suinmer school at St. Olair. C. H. Greathouse, '80, is spending the summer in Ann Arb.,i. nc 1 u teach in liichmond, Mo., the coming year. T. B. Bronson, '81, has been in the city the past week. He goes to Orchard Lake military academy as professor of Latin. Mrs. Rosebury and Mrs. H. A. Hurd, of Hillsdale, have beenchosen matrons of the university hospital for the coming year. The new work about to be issued by Prof. A. Winchell, of the university, is entitled, "Chips from a Geologist's Hammer." C. H. Horton, who was drowned in Chautauqua Lake, N. Y., on the 15th inst., was ah assistant last year in the homeopathie hospital. Here is a hint for the newdepartment of political science. The Boston Post deflnes political econoniy as the act of running on a ticket with a very rich man to pull you through. D. E. Osborne, class of '82, who has been spending the summer at his home in Chardon, O., returned to Ann Arbor this week, and will leave for Chicago uexf Monday, to uttpnd iKc Huw ïüeta Pi convention. Prof. W. II. Payne, of the university, luis been assisting in conducting the teachi era' institute at Constantine tlils week, and , on Tuesday evening lectured in the Reformed churcli, having for his subject: "Are we making progresa in education f The statement is made that the late Bishop E. O. Haven liad planned to write a treatlse on Voltaire and Wesley, contrasting Uieir labors and results. Sucli a book would have been highly prized, and no doubt very entertaining and popular as the ex-chancellor was a smooth, pleasing writer. The Michigan Christian Advocate has tliis item : "The lecturesgiven at Bay View by Dr. J. H. Stowell, of the university, on microscopy, were very instructive, being illustrated by actual specimens of tissue from the orgaus of men and animáis in health and disease. and tlirown conspicuously upon a screen." Theo. J. Wrampelmeir, of '79, from Louisville, Ky., is to accept the positlon of assUtant in the laboratory the coming yenr, we understand, having relinqulshed a very lucrativo position at his home to take up the woik he prefers. It will be remembered that Mr. Wrampelmier held about the saine position during the year 1878-9. He will be in the city soon. We notice that in the race for the prosecuting attorneyship of Wayne county, made vacant by the deuth of Mr. Firnane, the iiaincs of Henry W. Montrose, class of '71, and Qeo. F. Hobison, class of '73, are favorably mentioned. The latter is at preser.t the ussistant prosecuting attorne}', but belonging to the wrong party, Judge Chumbera will not probubly promate him. We quite often learn of the doings of our professors in different sections of the country, where they go ostensibly to rest and recupérate. But they always seem to be busy. The following item is taken from the Michigan Christiuu Advocate: "Dr. J. B. Steere delivered two lectures on Formosa, and one oa South America, at Bay View, Aug. lOth and llth. The audiences were good, although many had left Dy expiration of time. The lectures were highly appreciated. The doctor indulged his usual piission for exploration pretty freely in this región."