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Irving K. Pond was home last week Thursday. Miss E. M. Farrand, asst. librariau.has jone to Illinois for the sutnmer. A. F. Hangsterfer had covers laid for 700 at the commencenieiit dinuer. Fred. W. Job, '85, expecta to return next year and enter the law departinent Rev. Geo. S. Hickey, lit. '68, of Battle Cieek, alumnus of tlie U. ot M., was ii town i few days last week. The clas of '82 holds its nt-xt reunión n '88 ; "80 will holü one in '90; D in '89 '68 in '88; "67 in '87; '60 in "90. Judge H. D. Follett, lit. '62, law 'GG, died at bis home n Bminard, Mimi., last Fridiy, the 26th, of conaumptloD, Thursday, July 2d, to morrow, Mr. C J. Ki'itcr holds un examinado underthe civil service rules, In the north wing ot tlie inaiii building. Miss Hugaret Humphrey, dent. '85, was married on commencemeiit day to Mr. Payne, of Chicago, 111 , The class pre sented lier with a silver ice-set. Dr. A Stanley Dolau, during the past year assistant in the homeopathie medical college, bas located at Loweli, Kent Co., tor the practica of his professlon. W. H. Breutoa, '88. lit , of Higby, Mo , and MKs Mary Foter, mtdic. '85, wei e married Fiiday evening last, at the resldeuceof Mrs. Ailes, on 8 Fifth st. Hugu Biown, lit. '84, will remain in Aun Arbot dring a portioii of hls vacation Next year he will hold the posilion of principal of the Pontiac high schoul. Arthur G. Owen, M. A., M. D. who has been connected with the medical department in thecapacity of assistant professor of materia medica, contemplates resuuiinj his practice In Petoskey. The proceedsof the commencementcon" ceit have been douuted by the Amphion Club to the University Musical Society, to assist that organization in paying for its pianos, etc. A worthy object. Miss Carrie Wilmot of '84, who has been instructor in inathematics at Drew seminary, Cornell, N. Y., hasjustreceived appointment tothe professorshlpof math t-m itirs In Oxford Female College, Oxford, Ohio. But will decline the position, we are intornied. Harris Graliam, of the medical graduating class, steps Into clover qilickly. Tlie American board of Foreign Missions has appointed a medical missionaiy, and he will occupy a chair in tho medical college at Omtab, in Turkey. He is a Presbyterian in f.iith. Senator Palmer, in his speech at the commenceinent dimier, vcry singularly did not refer to the liberality which the legislature treated the university as hedid in his speech before tbat body itself- but come to thiuk about it, it wiisn't the university he taffied the legislators about, it VU a more famous institution. The claís of '82 liad ils fust reunión at the home of J. E. Beal, Wednesday evening. Tliere weie present the lollowing : Messrs. F. E. Baker, J. E Bral, John Bennett, W. B, Browu, V. II. Cady, W. E. Ctiandler, D. H. Campbell, Sumner UoUtna, Miss M Curtís, R. T. Gray, A. C. McLaiiahlin, W. L. Mahon, VV. II. Mitchell, J. E Reijdiard, F. A. Kobiusoii, T. W. Bargeni, H E. Spalding, H. H. Spencer, E. E. Whilc, Fred Wliiting, F. L. York, Harold Wilson, H. A. Hodge. We have often heard of ' high kickers," but this is about a high jumper : " Wm. P. Page, of the uuiversity of I'eiinsylvania, haf by bis phenomenal feats won the title ot Champion high Jumper. He stands 6 ft., 6J nches, and has a record of 6 ft % inch. Be shoots himself over a crossbar straight as au arrow f rom a Low, his "take-oft" is something about 9 ft., and he lands on the opposite tully 6 ft. away f rom the standards. A noted athlete say.-: ' In my oplonlon it is likely he can clear more nches above his own head than could any other man tbat ever lived.' '' It seems true, though al most toogood to be true, that the Uuiversity of Mii-liigmi bas made a " clean scoop " ot all its coteinporaries, and putllie tallest kind of a peacock's teather in lts cap. It has secuied the Chinese departinent of the New Orleans exhibition entile, and will have the most interesting kind of Chinese museum, without the cost of a cent, except tbe expense of bringing ft from New Orleans, and properly caring for it. The associations of the stufi", Is quite as inleresting as the bric-a-brac itself. As specimens of Chinese art it represetitsthe best, and will remain for comparison to future years. As a Chinese collection it ís vuluable, but to posterity, as the Chinese depurtment at the world's exhibition In New Orleans, 1885, it will grow beyond price, as the years roll by. It was not only a " scoop," but it was a dash of enterprise. We guess therc is no " Coldwater Art Gal; lery" joke In the Chinese gift.- Ypsilant Sentlnel. Hon. Jumes V. Campbell reitres from the Marshall professorship in t(ie law de paitment.lcavitig a vacancy that will haT to be tílled. Judge Campbell lias held this professoiship ever since the law school was founded, and lt is with feel Ings of regret that friends of the univei sityseehiin sever bis connection therewith. Thecommencementaddressof Dr. Caldwell was decidedly English. In bis opinión there is no literature like English literature, nothing like English free trade; nothiug like Engligli this and English that. Bah I It would seem a8 thougii this country ouht to produce a race of people that have American ideas, and American independence. We muy have had to go to Enjfland for our literature in the past, but Enyland has to come lo America for her literature to-dny. Americau authors, American magazines and American publications are rapidly rooting out the English even on tlieir own soil. Nelther does this country aak any odds of lier In any other sense. Why can not our uuiversities produce something better than this sickening laudation of everything English. We respectfully refer Dr. Cald well to the words of Prof. Goldwin Smith, a full-blooded Englishnan, in an aldiessat Cornell recently: i U 1 „ ¦ „I 1 ...;il l„„ tnows. Her drum-beat enclrcling the world is a hoax. She has less than huif the soldiers of Russia, and it may be posible that she cannot hold her 250,000,000 ubj-cts on tne other side of the globe uu. Ier her hands for a grcat wbile. Whatever may happen to Euglaud, she has lad her history." TWO APPOINTMENTS. Two Michigan University graduates lave been elected to chairs in the Ohio State Univeruity. George W. Knight, B A., class of '78, of this city, has been chosen to the chair ot "History, English ..anguage and Literature, "and Geo. Cary üomstock, Ph. B., class of '77, of Madison, rVis., has been elected to the chair of Hathematics. Mr. Comstock was a private assistunt In the observatory here in 877-8; asst. U.S. Engineer od the imrvement of the Misdssippi rlver during 878-9; a uiemberof the Wisconsin Academy of Science, Literature and Arts; and or a time assistant in the Waihburn Observatory, University of Wisconsin. Mr. inlght occupiesthe position of instructor n our high school, and has the Indorsement of the entire faculty of the univerity. These two appointments, if nccepted, will prove valuable ones for the Ohio University. A criticism. As the only way we have to flnd out our faultsis by iiaving them pointed out, and as it is the Juty of the newspapers to joiut out faults in which the public are nterested, the writer deslres to cali the attention of the faculty to a fault in the commencement invitations sent out. As ar as the nvitations theuiselves are conoerned they are models of beauty, and as ouveniisof the event will be treasured ip by any person fortúnale enough to re:eive one of them. But the wording of he nvitation is what we desiie to cali atention to, viz : " The class of '85 requests he pleasure of your presence at the exerciaet of the week, 41st animal comnienceneut of the University of Michigan." What does that iuyltation mean ? It extends an nvitation to the " exercises of the weck," does itnot? But the happy recipiënt tinds out nis error wlien he attempts to altend any of the exercises of the week uot open to the entire public on the Btrength of that card. The university authnrilu's should hereafler eith rchange ihe woidin : of the invitations or elsemiike tlu-nigood for theirface. At present they are a deception, and in one or two Instances have been quite embarrassing. ALUMNI OFFICBRS. The literary departiutmc alumni elected officers iis fullotrs: President- Jay A. Hubbell, '63, Houghton, Mtoblgwi. Vlce preldeut- Edgar Rexford, '66, Ypsllauil. M ch. öecretary- V. M Mpaulding, '73, Ann Arbor. Treasurer-Z. P. Kiug, '68. Auo Arbor. Directora- M. H. uoodrloh, '15; N. W. Chee er. 'i8 ; W.M Perry, 'BI. Neorologlst- T. R. Chase, '49. Detroit. Orator- VV. J. (ilbson, ', Detroll. Altérnale- F B. Wilson, '71, New York City. Poet- C. M. Uayley, 'TS, Ann Arbor. Allernute- II. J. Davls, '68, Ano Arbor. The alumni of the school of pharmacy cho.-ie ofBcers as follows: Prealdenl-T. J. Wrampleineler, Aun Arbor. Ist vlce president- A. B. Stevens, Detroit. 2d vlce-presldeut- G. A. Klrchinaler, Toledo, O. Cor. Secretar and Treaíarer- A. C. Schuin aclier. Recordlng Secretary-Stauley E. Parklll, Owosso. The medical department offleers are : Presldent-rr. C. J. Lundy 72, Detroit. Vloe-presldents- C. O. Chadd.ick. '8ö; John Mudden, 'm ; A. J. Burdeno. 'sa ; Mls.i M. E. Pagelson, '82; Dallas Warren, '79, aud Ebenezer Tldd, 70. iSecretary- Dr. V. C. Vaughan, '79, Ann Arbor. Treaurer- D. W. Btelner, '83. Dental offleers are: Presldent-L. M. Jamea, '84, Ypsllanti. Vloe-pres'dent- Margaret Humphreys, '82, Ann Arbor. Seoretary and Treaanrer- E. F. Randolph, 'Í5, Toledo.