University Items

F. C. Colé, '81, of Aun Arbor, 9 to teach at Lyons, Ioiiin county, the coming year. Frank McNaraara, '81, lias been appoiuted principal of the high school at Port liaron. Prof. V. M. Spaulding bas rcturned from his glimmer vaentiun, which lie gpeiit in Petoskey. We understand that Ben. S. Waite, class of '80, is to enter upon the practice of law in this city. It is not yet 3atisfactorily settled but that nnivcriity ilolili Wlll IlilVi' to be takcll down entirely. Dr. E. A. Freeman, the English historian, lias been apK)inled a nou-resident professor of Cornet I. N. McMillan, claas of '80, now on the Chicago News, spent last Sunday in tbe city with his.parents. Dr. S. C. Graves, medical class of '81, of Grand Rápida, has been appointed assistant to Prof. Herdman. K. C. of '84. has returned to the city, preparatory to entering upon hls studies In the university. Ooieman Bancroft, of New York, a gradúate of Michigan university, has been elected professor of mathematics at Hiram college. The ladies' homceopathic hospital üd association will meet at the house of Mrs. J. Bishop, Thursday, September 8th, at 3 o'clock p. m. The two uuiversity papers will probably not be united this year. At least "The University" has announced that its first number will be issüed at the opening of the professional deDartments. The university of Berlín still outranks the U. of M. in point of numbers- not otherwise. It bad during last year 5,027 students. To instruct this number 215 professors expended their talent. Coliins Johnston, class of '81, a resident of Detroit, and Miss Alice Sutton, of Northfield, were united in marriage at the Episcopal chuich, last Monday, Rev. J. H. Magofflu ofttciating. A reception was afterwards given at her father's residente, in Northlield. Lansing Uepublican : On Wednesday even ing the board of etlucation, by a vote of seven to five, resolved to displace the present text-books on arltbmcttc and substitute therefor Olney's three-book series, a proposition having been made by the publisher's agent to place thein without cost, in exchange for those now in use. L. S. Norton, '80, principiil of tlie Vassar schools; O. C. Seelye, '80, superintendent of the Owosso schools; Geo. N. Carmau, '81, principal of the Ypsilanti high school; C. W. Hiteheock, '80, principal of the Paw Paw high school; G. M. Bigelow.'Sl, principal of the Lapeerhigh school; J. J. Abel, '80, superintendent of the Laporte, Intl., schools. Tuere will be about one hundred cadavers in tbe pickling vat of the medical college when that departinent opens, and not a grave robbed or a friend er relative to niourn over the fact. White the counties sending thein are something ahead. It took the legislature a lonfr time to see its way clear on this subject, but now that it bas been done, the benefits of the law are quite apparent and satisfactory to all. There will be a meeting of the board of regents on Thursday, September 8tb, for the purpose of looking over the modilied plans of the new library building, and probably, lctting the contract for the same. An unusual effort will be made by the board of editors of the University Chronicle to make that paper an extremely neat one in typographical appearancc and able and entertalning in all its various departments the coming yea New and el gant department headings have been ordered for it, and other improvements in lts typography are contemplatt-d. A mailing machine will also assist the editors and greatly lighten their labors. The various departraenU will be in charge of llvelr, energetic wiittrs, who propose to make the paper a nccc88ity to the alumni as well as the undergraduates. Last year was a very surcessful one ilnancially, and the boys hope to excel even the unusual prosperity of that year. Everybody should get ready to subscribe and pay for the Chronicle for the year 1881-2.