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Dr. Taft is In Cineinnati practicing. Prof. Howison, the new teacher of logic has begun class-room work. Prof. Friese is president of the Choral Union and the Musical society. Frank Davenport dlefl October 7 at Bloomington, III. of 'J'yphoid fever. Tlie soplioniores wrestle with class politics a week froin to-morrow raornlng. The Rugby association instead of the Athlctic association, havo l'Meld Uay tomorrow. The School of Music hasaviolin recital Momlay evening with Mr. Luderer as violinist, Miss Wood as pianist and Mr. Orln Cady, baritone. Prof Reed of the Chair of the Science of Education in Acadia college, Canada, has been visiting Prof. Payne, and studying the methods of teaching in our University. The Delta Upsilon college fraternity is holding its annual convention this week in Mafiette, O. W. B. Chamberlaiu and and II. W. Hawley attend from the U. of M. D. S. Frackelton of Minneapolis stopped over a train Saturday while on his way to Detroit to see friend. He was one of the law graduales pf 'SÍ2, and is already in a lucrativo practice. More will be heard froni lüm. The number ïnatrioulated at the Steward's office at half past four yesterday afternoon was 12S, divided among tlie departments as follows: Literary MO Medical 309 Law 281 Pharmacy „ 74 Dental _ 1 Homoeopathy 6i The senior class lias elected the follow.ing officers tor their last year in college : President, J. II. Tyler, Napoleon, Ohio; vice-president. Miss lielle Huil, of Hamburg; orator, A. S. Van Valkenburg of Ypsilanti; historian, Hugh Browii of Rochester, Indiana; poet, Elmer Dwij;gins, ot' Rensselaer, Intl. ; seer, Miss Jennie Emerson, of Racine, Wis.; treasurer, F. N. Lufkin, of Normal, II'.; secretary, Walter Miller, ot Ann Arbor; marshal, Harry Bitner, of Mt. Carrol, 111. ; toast" master, Wm. Savidge, of Spring Lake.