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Social science has been decapitated this year. Wlien last heard hom Prof. Elisha Jones was iu Rome, Italy. Lewis & Oibsou takc] thc pictures of the senior dental class. The prospecta for a gymnasium is bright say those who kuow. Good. Prof. T. P. Wilson lias left Aun Arbor, and goes abroad in scarch of healtli. The aunual conventlon of tho Sigma Phi fraternity oceurs nt Schenectady, N. Y., to-day. The Cornmencement Animal íb to be pnbllthed this year by Willis Boughton and Louis J. Fasquelle. Frank P. Smith, medie, '82, is surgeon on the stearaship " Kdara '' running between New York and Amsterdam. W. II. Burke, pharmic. '83, wlio has been with J. J. Goodyear for the past yi!r, lcaves in a few daya for Angola, Ind., where he has received an excellent sitiuition. At the annual reunión of the Cbi Psi fraternity Friday last, at Detroit, Senator T. W. Palmer was elected president, Dr. H. '. Lyster, vice president, and F red A. Robinson, secretary and treasurer. Dr. Aladean, ou Saturday gaveoneside of the Detroit plan, and Dr. Vaughan, last evening, gave the boys the other or stayin-Ann-Arbor side. "The boys" say that Dr. Vaughan had tlio best of it by all otitis. E. S. Crawford, lit. '84, at present takiug a post gradúate coursc and attending the law department, has had uuder advisement for the past week, a professorship iu a western college, hut he doesn't propone to accept at present. Dr. Maclean says that it is only the "youiiger portion of the faculty'1 that are opposed to thc Detroit scheme. It must the re f o re follow that he and Dr. Frothingham are the only two old ones connected with the department. With the compliment of R. Q. West, U. of M. T2, now in the law practice at Austin, Texas, we have received an invitatlon to the ceremonies of layingtlie corner stone of the Capítol of Texas. It took place Monday of this week which was the forty-ninth anniversary of Texan independence. Two medical students were discusstng the relativo merits of the Detroit College and our own medical school. " Why,"said No. 1. " you just ought to hear their final examinations in Detroit. None of yonr takc off your coat and ruil up your sleeves eX.lllllllaUuilo iko T.v, ho l.orc. ; they JUSt say ' walk up gentlemen, and get your sheepskins,' and that'stlie end of it." A meeting of the universlty faculty was held last Friday evening to consider the proposition of removiHg the unlversity hospital to Detroit. As every member was pledged to seerecy no one can fine! out wbat was done. This much is known, howover, that some pretty loud talki:ig was indulged In, and that a tnujority - and a large majority, - are opposed to this schenie of Prof. Maclean's. The following item has been sent us from Jackson, under date of Feb. 'J7th : This afternoon, Miss Lulu B. Foss, of Ann Arbor Unirersitv, while on her way to visit friends in Summit, was thrown from a cutter on Main st., and badly injured. The young lady struck on the rails of the Ftraet car crossing, and was picked up senseless. She was carried into Dr. Lyons' drug store, and when consciousness was restored,wastakeH to herfriends in town where she is at present. Her in juries are thought serious and may prevent her from resuming her college work. Miss Sclirieber, attending the literary department this yer, while at the New Orleans Exposition during the holidays, with some universlty girls, met a Mr. Sawyer, lately of the law department, who is practicing some where in Texas, but who was there visiting the Exposition also. Telling her friends one night tbat she was golng to the theatre, she (seoretly) went with Sawyer to a justice of the [eace, and was married to him, iiitcnding to keep the secret until graduation. Not being able to remain away from hlm any [onger, she left last week for Texas tojoin lier husband. Which is much talked of y every student who knows of it. Quite romantic. But the end may not prove the act a sensible one, nevertheless. At least twice every year the Chronicle board have a bniiict at " Hank'a." Tue last one was last Thursday evening, and it was the most successful and complete one e f er had. Besides the regular board the former cditors in vited and imong them were Profs. Thomas, Hudson, Herdinan liurt, l'ostmaster Knowlton, Willis Boughton, and ye Courier editor. Besides the repast gotten up in Frank's best style, there were toasts by Messrs. Goss, Kuowlton, Beal, MeNeil.Corbett, Phillips, Hudson and Thomas. Before breaklng up, the large Chronicle cake was voted to the ladies of the Courier bindery. The Clironicle probably bas the largest circulation of any college paper and as it is one of the most ablv conducted it well deserves such recognition. On Wednesday evening last the Musical Union of tliis city, assisted by Messrs. Slocum and Faeder of Detroit, and the Chequamegon orchestra presented to a large and appreciative audience the most entertaining concert of the season. The Scriptural Idyl, " Rebekah " and a serenata, " The Dream " were the feelections presented by the Union. Considering the grandeur of the oratorio of "Paul," and the strength of the chorus of last year, some doubts were entertained as to the probable sucjess of thisyeur's production. But judging from the number in attendanee, and the roundsof applause, the productions were received with their proportional good favor. The solos, as sung by M8ses Winchell and Whedon, sopranos, Mrs. Huviland mezzo soprano, Mr. C. V. Slocum tenor and Mr. O. B. Cady barritone, were intelligcntly.and where an opportunity presented, grandly rendered. As Misn Wlnchell had not appearedin public since her return from Boston, her debut was anxiously and critically awaited. Whatever may have been the e.vpectationg of the audience the highestcould not have failed to have been realized after the rendition of her solo, " Home, I leavc thee." It was sung wltli a forcé, finish and comin.-i ml that amateurs seldom attain. While Miss Winchell's voico is ftill, clear and cultivated, stil 1 it lias an easteru style - a certa in uneven, warering movement - that does not harmonizc with our western taste. Kecitations are notusually fruitful in opportunities for skill and ornament and therefore neither Mrs. Havlland juor Mr. Cady had a privilege of exbibitiag the quallty and strength of their voices. Miss Whedon's conception of the solo, "O, teil me gentle orb of night" in " Tho Dream " was all that could have been desired. It was peculiarly suited to hercompass and power and illustratcd notlcoably the clearness and purlty of her voice. Witta the orchestra accompaniment the effect was heightened so that the solo was one of the ïnoct pleasing if not the most ileasing efforts of the evening. Messrs. Slocum and Faeder appeared befo re an Ann Arbor audience for the first time and re-conflrmed theirenviable reputation by the artistic rendition of tlicir parts. Mr. Slocutu has a very sinooth and musical voice until he reaches the strong head :one8 and there is noticed a harshness and straining that is everything but pleasing. Mr. Faeder's execution is smooth and {raceful and the hearty encores he received was well earned. The ChequamegODs sustained their good reputation and were convinced of the appreciation of the audience by the many and continued applause. !io small amount of praise is due to Mr. O. B. Cady for the akillfnl duun in which the chorus was drilled. Tlie result of careful attention and labor was made mainifest in every chorus and especially so n the last. In this the stacatto, crescendo uid diminuendo phases were rendered with a uniformity ar.d smoothness that reflects great credit on the chorus collectvely and on Mr. Cady individually.