University Items

F. A. Woodruff, pharmic "79, is in town. W. L. Axford, medie '81, is practicing in Chicago. Work has been begun on the calendar for 1881-82. The flrst section of medical students has ñnished dissecting. The Palladiuni is out on time this year, and is a very good one. Six of üetroit's Ólergymen are inenibers of the Psi Upsilou iraturnity. F. G. Ward, meüic '83, has been sick lor some time past, but is now better. College closed this year on Thursday evening instead of Friday, as usual. J. P. Kelly, medio '81, was in town last week. He lias located at Golden, Col. Jno. E. Meüill, law '81, was by error mentioned as au '84 man last week. A. H. Potter, lit '83, is book keeper in the Northwestern National bank of Minneapolis, Mimi. F. D. Sutton, medie '81, is physician in charge at the Minden hospital lor the Michigan lire sufferers. More posts have been removed at the entrances of the campus for the accommodatiou of bicycl8ts. W. H. Butu, lit '79, professor of mathematics at Orchard Lake, is spending the Holidays in this city. Rev. T. l'. Prudden, of Lansing, and a meiuber of the Board of Visitors to the University, spent Tuesday in Ann Arbor. The microscopical entertainment to be given in Detroit by Mra. Dr. Stowell is on the evening of January 3d, instead of llth as reported last week. The portrait of Horace Mann.that adonis the walls in Professor Payne's room, was presented to the University by Miss M. Estelle Norton, lit '81. C. B. Gates, law '74, of Worcester, Mass., who married Miss Ida E. Noble of this city, has a partner- a nine-pounder. Hard to teil which is the senior meraber of the lirra. Mrs. Dr. Beardsley, of Jonesville, was in Ann Arbor the first of the week. She is a member of the last year's medical class. She brought a patiënt to the hospital. Geo. A. Briggs, lit '75, died at his home in Paw Paw last week Tuesday of typhoid fever. He had many friends in Ann Arbor, being a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternlty, The friends of the man who referred to the mechanical laboratory as a "scientific blacksmith shop" can have his body by calling upon the superintendent of the "pickling vats." E. J. Rothwell, an early gradúate of the department of medicine and ïurgery, will spend the Holidays here. He and his brother, P. D. Rothwell, medie '81, are practicing at Leadville, Col. R. B. Oglesby, '82, called on the boys last Sunday while on his way home from Nashvílle, Tenn., where he is engaged in business. It is rumored that he will not return alone. We wish him happlness. President Angelí has reached Naples. After taking a trip through Europe, and spcuding a couple of weeks in London, he will sail for home. He expects to reach New York bet ween the 5th and lOth of January. W. F. Baxter, lit '79, has been in the city for several days past establishing a local agency for the Accident Insurance Co. of North America. He took out quite a nuinber of policies while here, and has appointed Mr. A. W. Hamilton as local agent. The Psi Upsilon fraternity were given a banquet in Detroit last Friday evening at the residence of Mr. C. M. Davison, cashier of the Second National bank. This took the place of the usual aunual banqnet. Nearly all of the niembers in this city were in attendance and report an exceptionally good time. The Manistee ,Tiines is a true friend of the medies and has originated a pet scbeme of its own to meet the demands of science. It says : "Great complaint s made at Aun Arbor because pauper bodies are not supplied fust enough, under act 16 of 1881, to meet the demands of 'science.' It is now proposed to ask the next legislature for an act to kill off worn-out preachers, crippled soldiers, and those mother-in-laws who have out-lived their usefulness, that science may be satisfied."