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A Detroit finn lias measured the lit. juniors" heada forplugs. The Olivet and Albion foot ball college team liad a trial of skill Saturday. Albion college lias as many student tliis yeai as last, and rejotoe constderably thereat. Wlll Holland was calleil tohis home Ín Detroit yesterday, by the severe illness of a brotlier. Politics caused tlie freshuian class to postpone tlie election of their remalnlng offlcers for a week. The girls at the Somerville school engage Id a gymnastic drill every day. But foot ball is debarred. The students at Toronto puraded the strcets 200 strong Ilallowe'en and carne in contact with tlie pólice. A papcr 011 steam heating is to be read before the engineering society next Friday evening by Prof. E. M. Cooley. The Albion college team have invited ihe Rugby eleven of thc university to play a game Nov. Sth, which will doubtless be accepted. The Arion male quartette recently fornied consists of A. B. Martin '87, C. H. Perry '88, F. A. Chuy and W. A. McAndrews '86. Next Sunday evening, Nov. 9th, the Eev. F. A. Bristol of Chicago, is to address the Students' Chrlstian Association in university hall. The pro[ortion of ladies n attendance in thc various departments is greaterthan last year. The nuniber of lady students is increasing each year. Yesterday Prof. Ilerdinan met representatives of each class taking work in dis3t'ctng thls montli, and all necessary ai rangenients were perfected. The trustees of Cornell University liave ordered a statue of Ezra Cornell, tlie founder of that institution, from Story, the American seulptor at llonie. The Geo. Eliot proeram before the Alpha Nu society will be heard Friday evening, to which time it lias been postponed on account of tlie - the - weather. C. P. VauDeventer, of Olive Hill, Carter county, Ky., visited Ii is sister, Miss Jennie Van Deventer, of this city Friday. Both of whom went to Dundce to visit relatives Saturday. The lit class of '88 claim that f they are beaten in athletic sports on the campus, they canexccl all prevlous fieshmen classes in the elass-room, and that is what they are here for. More students have entered the university upon diplomas tlian ever before in its histoiy, which (act speaks well for the advancement the high scho li are making throughnut the state. The board of supervisors of Calhoun county have ordered that all bodies of indigent persons who were uniou soldiers who ina3r die at the county house, be given decent burial nstead of being sent to Ann Arbor. It is stated that a party of students and professors is being organized to visit the New Orleans World's fair during the holiday vacation. If it is successful a special car will be chartcred in which to niake the round trip. Thc familiar face of J. A. Case, of Washington, D. C, beamed in upon us Tuesday. He reaclied home iu time to vote, we are pleased to say. He likes Washington life very much, so far. John A. Lockwood, 2d lieutenant U. tí. A., has been detailed by President Arthur to tcach the students in the Michigan Agricultural College at Lansing, military scienceand tactics. Has the once proposed military department of the U. of M. vansihed like a dream? Short-hand fever is raging at the university aud an eodless atnount of ustrucllon c, n be had for the paltry sum of Í 2.- Detroit Eveuing News. Don't you believe anything of the kind. The $2 man isnot in any mauner coimectedwlththe unlversity. He is a-a-well, we'll teil you shortly, perhaps. There wcre o38 students in the republican torchliglit proce6sion Saturday nlgbt, and but for the f act that many had go"ñe home to vote, the numbers would have reached upwaro's of S00. The boys feel proud of the display, and well they may. It fakes something more than bad weather to scare out republicana. Prof. Charles W. Hennett resigna the cliair of history and logic in Syracuse University, which he has fillcd ever since that institution was foumled, to accept the profe3sorship of clnuch history in Garatt Institute, Evanston, Ill.,succecding theRev. Dr Ninde, who hat been elected a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church. It is claiuied that quite a large number of students voted Tuesday, notwitlistandi„g the watchfulness of politiclans, and the law which says that no person shall gain or lose hls resideuce by reason of attending any educational institution. The boys dlsllke being dirfranchised n a presIdenüal contest, andone can hardly blame them for it. There is strong talk of giving tlie boys attheOichardLake Michigan Military Academy a picnic. That Is, a propoíitian i, being considered to take them to the ew Oriwni exposition duriiig the comIng-and notveiyfaroff-bolldaya Tüey wül be accompanicd by their teachers aud the trip be used M i lesbon of broad and m-ictical value. How would it do for the iv gymnasium class at the umvers.ty to „et upa similar tour.' The Hon. Frank Plumly, of Vermont, who made a very line speech at the opera house Saturday p. m., was a student of the university scventeen yetirs ago. In opening his speech he referrecl in a very pleasaut vcin to the old memories of the place and university awakencd by Iiis visit to Ann Arbor ouco Rgaio. Hou. R. E. Frazer who followcd him, is also a gradúate, lit. class '57, and law class '5'J. Capt. J. D. llonan, of Monroe, who spoke in theevcning graduated with law class of '71. The action of the rcpublican studentson Thursday last was in sharp contrast to the action of the democratie students at the time of Mr. Jllaine's reception. There was not one un'entlemauly or andlgnlfled word escapee! their lips Thursday. The democratie studeiits, 1% in numbor, had their parade, and carrted their baiinpis, and did as tliey pleased, without any interruptions, and not one remaik was lieard tor (en. Rosecransor Gov. liegole, thoujrh there were hundreds of republican students in theorowd. Tlie fact was quite f rcely and faTorablv Dommented upon.