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The law library now occupies the old general libiarv quartera. Col. John Atlcinson, of Detroit, will address the law class on Feb. 22 Claud Wallich, '84, was called home to Detroit last week by the death of his mother. l}o you hear Miiinie Hauk at University Hall to-morrow nhïht? No "misnnp" this time we are promised. Prof. C. K. Adumg leaves for Cornell Uiiivérsity this week, where he delivers a course of liistorical lectures. Thursday being observed as a day of prayer for colleges, the Uuiversity suspended exercises for the day. . Prof. C. N. Jones addresses the Sunday morniDg chapel meeting of the 8. C. A. Subject, "Religión and Morality." A. B. Mercer, medie '84, f rom West Virginia, was culled home Wednesday jy telegram annouiiciiig the death of his father. Arthur 11. Clark, elected at Kalamazoo Wednesday as Grand Master of F. & A. M. for the State, is one of the new regenta of the University. And now "they do say" that Harry Ashley, '79, is soon to be no longer among the single. Miss Lotta Hall of this city, is said to be the other contracting paity. McOonnld, Haff and Streng have been appointed by the seniors president a committee on class pictures, and F. Wagner, Boyce and Burnett constitute the committee on cluss caps. The freshmen had a meeting oaturaay and decided upon a kind of skull cap with stilt' side, clath top and tassel, as a olass bat. " Wonder what they'll do next!" J.W. Bennett, '82, surprised kis friends recently by addressing a young lady as tfi-s. Bennett. John was married several nonths since in Detroit, and has kept the wliole affair mum, spiïnging the news as ibove given. A veiy swell receptlon was given Mathevj Arnold by Dr. Angelí and the facilty, at the Presidenfs residence, last Fridny evening. The " Impression " will robably be learned in detail after Mathcw yct liimic. A postal card from J. W. Payne, '83, hoT8 lie has been engineering lately at Scudder's Landing, Arkansas. The addressof himself and I. O. Walker, '83,will n a few days, however, be 2828 Washingon avenue, St. Louis, Missouri. At the Argonaut electlon last Saturday norning, W. E. Brownlee, A. H. Wiliams, and E. L. Lockwood, from the jun ors, E. F.Saunders, from the sophomores, and C. E. Chapin, from the freshmen, were elected as editors for one year. Dr. A. L. Worden, medie, '79, has called i irieeting of the sixty or more Iowa graduates of the medical department to oreanize a State organization of the U. of M. medical alumni, at Des Moines, Iowa, Wednesday, May 21, '84. Every class is epresented in the State except '55, '57, 59 and '77. The State Medical Society convenes at the same time. Through some misunderstanding the Leudan buyers for the University in expeiuling the McMUlan fund, have dupliated about eighty-seven volumes already ound In the Shakespeare library. These ire iiow oflfered for sale at cost, and perons dedKNU of adding a number of rare Shakespearian volumes to their library would do well to look the matter up at he library. Prof. Demmoii's seminary stndents vere this weck assigned seats by lot in he west seminary room.second floor.new ibrary. This will furnish them unusual advantages in the use of special books in heir line of work. His classes in Engish literature flnd this semester's work exceedingly interesting, and the anticipations for the work In Shakespeare next emester are with good reason very con-. iderable. Frank K. Perguson, '85, died of typhoid fever at liis home in Detroit at 1 :30 last Friday inoriiinK. He was taken sick on Dececeraber 26th. Thougli he had been very low at different times, hopes were eiUeitained of Iiis recovery. Asuddenchange, ho wever, resulted In hisdeath as stated. The members of his fraternity, Sigma Phi, attended the funeral in a body Sunday, eight of tliein acting as pall bearers. Episcopal services were held at the house in Detroit, at 2 o'clock. Deceased was about nineteen yearsofage, was very popular, and is widely mourned. His death was the second last week from the undergraduates of the University.