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T. C. Phillips has been elected temporary chairman of '85. The homeopathie students dou't likethe 8 o'clock lecturc hour. The Field Day prizes are on exhibition at Goodyear's drug store. The "university race" occurs at the roller rink Friday evening. Prof. Palmer met hi8 classes on YVednesday last for the lirst time this season. It is a pitiful spectaele to see a pure man ipologiziiig for bis presideñtial vote. Tliere had been 180 patients registered at the university hospital un to Saturdav last. The university printing has been awarded to the Cumien office for the coming ycar. Richard A. Proctor is to deliver the second lectura In the coune of the Students' Lecture Association. The law students attending the Laval University at Montreal, were all expelled Monday last for bolting rules. Prof. Obetz returned Friday evening f rom Paris, III., where he has been for a nionth or so recruitlng his health. The Chronicle editora are in want of Xos. 10 and 16 of Vol. 3, to complete their tiles. Can any of our readers help them out? F. E. Britten, classof '84, has accepted a cali to the pastorate of the First Baptist clmreh in Fuiibault, Minn., at a salary of 1,000. The sum of $200 per word is oflered by Dr. G. I. E His for any information coneerntng John Harvard, the founder of Harvard college. Iceland is to have a irnversity. Boys I there can adopt the plan of freezing each other out instead of the good old ancient custom of smoking eacli other out. The invitation of the Albion eleven to play the university boys could not be accepted, for Saturday last, but a game has been arranged for Saturday the 22d. Isn't the tin horn business being overdone ? AVe hear of numerous complaints froni sick beds, where the noise of the horns has caused mucli itnnccessary pain and anxiety. The l:nv students ho have been in the habit of hiding book?, by putting them in out of the way places, have listened to a severe reprimand for the same from Prof. Rogers. A commlttee of the students of the university has sent a dispatch to Thomas A. Hen dricks. in whlch they say : "We, students of the University of Michigan, congratúlate him lio so oftimes lod his state to victory " Thomas is sald to be greatly tickled about it -Detroit Evening News. Ye., Thomas is in a peculiarly happy frame of mind, just now you know. Everytliing tlckles him. There is a rumor afloat in college circles that application will be made to the general government to detail an army officer to give instruction in military science in the university, and to the state governtnent to furniih arms. In fact a military depnrtment is talked of. Good idea. The Alpha Nu program for Friday evening is : Music- By the Arion Club. Impromptu - E. E. Powell. Oration- J R iniley. Sibyl- W. A. McAudrew. Kssay - C. O. Keene. Debate- " Resolved, That the fi'equencyof elections is detrimentiil to tho country." Afflrmative, E. J. Phillips; negutlve, H.H. Crisp. JohnsHopkins rejoices greatly over her (omparatively recent acquisition of the Bluntschli library, which is saidto be an extremely valuable collection of books on the science of law. There are 1,800 bound books and 3,000 pamphlets - a small collection in eomparison with some, but composed of books very valuable and in many cases very rare. The university Rugby association is credited with the following billof farefor the current month: Saturday, 15, Albion vs. University, at Albion; Saturday, 22, Chicago Rugby team vs. University, at Ann Arhor; Thanksgiving day a return game at Chicago, which will be properly observed in keeping with President Arthur'l proclamation. The University of Edinburgh has 39 professorships, 18 of which have an iucome of $5,000 or more. Tho professor of Anatomy gets the handsome salary of $10,000, the professor of Greek $6,500, and the professors of Latin and Mathematica $7,500 each. These figures will perhnps tempt some of our professors to an infraction of the tenth commandment. At. the Friday evening meeting of the Literary Adelphi, the following program will be observed : Mosto. Declamatlon- D. Versteeg. Kssay-S. A. Moran. Oratton- R. Waples, Jr. Paper- B. McDonald. Discussioa- Of the following: " Resolved, Thut the press is more influential than the pulpit." Afnrmatlve, M. J. Caveuaugli; uegative, L. Q. Fritchie.