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The Clironicleappearsagain to-morron and the Argonaut was issued last week. The students interested in Philologj have formed an oigauization and will meel to morrow. At the Argonaut election to-morrow, flve new editora will be elected,- thret júniora, one soph, and one fresh. Dr. D. A. Joy late of tne Uniyersitr U now taking a post gradúate courge in medicine and surgery in New York city. Byron G. Stout the Democratie nomine for U. S. Senator was a gradúate of the literary department of the ü'avp"r ' Martin B Trainorof the junior clas ha been mude the post-master of the Indiana Senate; left college and become a man ol letters. Last Fridiy evening the students and profs. in Pwlitical Science met at Prof. Adams' and organized an association for mutual improvement. By the Marshalltown (Iowa) Reflector, we note that Dr. Rosa K. Martin of the medical class of '81, was married last Kriday evening, to Mr. Earl C. Upson. At the meeting of Surveyors and Enifineers at Lansing last week, Prof. C. E. Greene piesided, he also read a paper on "Difticulties in practical engineering caused by water." Messrs. Berry and Willard represented the Chronicle and Argonaut respectively, at the recent convention of the editor of college papers. Tiiey report that about thirteen were present, l'hey met in rooms in Columbia college in New York city. In theUuiversity Chapel Saturday th 3d of February, the Young Meu's Christian Asaociation will celébrate its twentytifth anniversary with addresses from alumni and others. They are talking of erecting a building for their use. Dr. T. H. Turner, late gradúate of the Ann Arbor Medical College has established an office in Pinckney.and expresses an idea of locating permanently. He is of homeopathie practice, and will undoubtedly be appreciated by the people in and about that place.- Dexter Sun. The entertainment at University Hall Saturday night was a novel one as regarde the part taken by the Spanish students. Theaudience.which was larger than usual, were on the whole pleased with the playing of the students, butsomewliat disgusted with the pianist, the elocutionist and tne singers. The mandolín and guitar pieces were encored and the medley giren on one encoré was especially pleasing to the listeners. ¦ As an evidence of what can Le done in oats in Dakota we clip the following from a Jamestown paper concerning the harvestofa gradúate of the Uiverslty who has (one out there and bought a farua : "I. C. Wade, Secretary of the Board of Trade threshed 2,565 bushels: of ouU from 33 acre9, or an ayerage of over 70 bushels per acre, 10 acres of this field went 85 bughela per acre, and weighed 37 pounds per bushel. These oats were all aold for flfty cents per bushel, - a return of $35 per acre." Instead of a chime of bells to be placed in the tower of the I.ibniry the tuusio ii to come from a peal of bells. Concerning it the Argonaut says : "The peal will consist of four or probably fi ve bells, arranged ia harmonies, the lower or tenor bell being in E flat, and the others in progreasion in one of two orders, G, F, E flat, B flat, E flat, or C, B flat, A flat, E flat, A flat, the tï ft h bell taking the ninth in the scale. At each quarter hour the bells will strike peals, one for the first quarter, two for the second, and so on. Alter the foor peals of the fourth quarter, the great tenor bell will strike the hour. The casting will be done at the bell foundry of C. H. Meneely& Co., Troy, New York. The tenor bell weighing about three thousand pounds, will first be cast, and then a number of small bells from which the desired ones may be selected. Owing to the grent difference in the quality of the tone of bells, a selection of those in perfect harmony is very difflcult, but Professors Adams and Cady will endeavor to hare them aa musical as the material will permit." Firmly believeing as we do in the necessity ofagoodly amount of exerclse in connection with college work we are interested in the following remarks of President Eliot on Athletics at Harvard: "It is agreed on all hand3 that the increased attention giveu to physical exerciaea and athletic sports within the pasttwentyfive years has been on the whole, of great advantage to the University; that the average physique of the niass of studenta has been sensible itnproved, the discipline of the college made easier and more effective, the work of many zealous studenU been done wlth greater safety, and the weak and sickly youth into one wellformed, robust and healthy. It is alao agreed that athletic competltions, though necessary to the maintenance of a proper interest in the general aubject, may easily run into excess, and on that account need to be kept within discreet limite; and that the whole spirit of college sports and contesu ahould be that of amateura who are amii8ing themselves, and not that of professional players, who are earning a living and seeking a reputation for ita pecuniary valu9."