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Do not forget the MeiideUsohn Quintet concf-rr, ou SaturdAV uext. The class of '88 have a sloiyli ride on the tupis to Warren Smith's, YpsUanti, Fritlay eveuing. The niechanical laboratory buildiug s ussuuiing fine pro portions, a ud bids fair to outshine al) tlie others. This is tlie Day of Prayer for colleges, and a meeting lias been called for prayer and conference at 7J o'clock p. m. Prof. A. B. Prescott lectured before the Detroit Pharmaceutical Society last Wednesday evening, having " Literature of Pharmacy" for a subject. It having been rumored that Andrew D. White late preside nt of Cornell University, is a candidate for the presideney of Harvard, bis friends deny the rumor A. B. Pond will read a paper on "The Contract Prison System," before the political Science Association uext Friday at 8 o'clock p. m., In room 24, north wing of univerbity hall. The opera house was lilled f uil last Friday evening to listen to the play of "A Scrap of Paper," by the university dramatic club, and everybody went away pleased, it is said. One of the busiest places about the University is the dental college. Kvery chiiir is full each afternoon, putients coming from Ohio, Indiana and long distances to receive treatmeut. Thestudentsof the homeopathie department will be represento! upon the Medical Counsellor, the new homeopathie publication, by Prof. S. G. Milncr, formerly principal of the Grand I'apids Union school. At the animal meeting of the Chronicle Association, held in room A last Saturday morning George L Canfiekl, iKE, J. D. Hibbard, 2 , T. F. Moran and Walter W. Campbell, Independents, wereelected editors for the ensuing year. The Michigan Engineering Society is holding its seventh animal convention in thig city, having a goodly attendance. The general sessious are held in the chupel with the exceptiou of tbls evening, wheu it will le held in room 24. The surveying section holds its meetings in Prof. J. B. Davis' room; the civil engineering gection in Prof. C. E. Grecn's roomj and the ïnechanical engineering section in Prof. M. E. Cooley's room. Just now our state universitj' sadly needs a building for the accommodation of one of the finest art collections In the country. The Lewis art collection and the casts, molels, etc, presented byRandolph Hogers, are In themsel ves enough to completely lili a Ittge art hall. It is to be hoped thit our next legislatura will make an appropi ation for the construction of a snituhle building. - Fenton Independent. "A Scrap of Paper" was the comicdraina by which the members of the universily dramatic club entertained a goodsized andience Friday evening. It is a light society play without a cali for strength in any cliaracter or any scène, so It was evenly playr I. The leading palts were ably sustained by Mr. Wilson and Miss Winchell, who made in the second act a decided hit, and were culled before the curtain. Mr. McAndrew gave to his character a considerable of his own inrtividuality, and he plnyed his difBcult róle with creilit. Miss ilson and Mr. Taller made theii by -play cdective, as also did theothers. One thing was notioeable, and It always is when Prof. de l'ont bas the management, that is: every thing went smoothly, without the awkward hitehes and blunders which amateurs are prone to make. It goes without saying also that the Chequamofon played as finely as ever. The library tower clock is now a "pulxed phact." It is liere, it is set up, it is running. It is the finest machine of the kind in America says the gentleman who is supcrintending "the putting of t up." Il starts to-day on its long run of ycars, and will each day strike the hoon, (luarters aml halvos and rinir the Cambridge chimes at 7:28 a. m., and ó:28 p. m., one minute eaeh. It is set by standard time- sensible. For the first j{ one blow each on the two larger bells is struck, for the 2d I4 two blows each, and the iid Ü throe blows each. The hour is struck 011 the blgbell. The clock consista of tour separate trains or machines, and Is a handsome piece of mechanlsm that would consume a column or two in a proper desciiption. It is a credit to the state and a convenience that the public as well nt the university people will appreciate. E. L. Dorn of tbc Hterary departmci went to Akrou, Ohio Saturday to pur chase a gymnasium outfit fof salent thi place but could not ngioe on the pi ïto t be paid and ao carne Lome. without it Consequently tho rink wlll not bc usc lor a gymnasium at present. Tlic munificent present of Kandolp Rogcrs, tbc sculptor, lo the university, o all tlic original modela UMd by blm i his studio, is now onc-lmlf opened, am in the :irt gallery o) the librar.v. Th casts h:ivo had bard us:igc in llicir tri across the occan, uiany of' theui bcin badly broken, but ucarly all eau Iü re paired by an expert workman. Ainoni, tho 50 or 60 iieces now herc are soine o Koger's roost fatnous productions, includ ing the bronze döon of tlic capital a Washington, two of bis soldier monu ments, Nlobe, Vlctorr, Union, Emancipa tion, Xydia, Ruth Úleauing, Michigan Lincoln, John Adams, etc, etc. Strauge as it may seem a sculptor seldom ever uses the chisel hiinself', but forma tlit model in clay, frora whicli piaster eaatl are taken for the use of workmen, anc these casts or working models are wha the univer8ity now pnniOfliM. They are tattooed wlth pin heads and minute penci marks used for poinUuf nieasureniciit by the workmeu. When the entire collection shall have been placed in position we will try our pencil upon a description.