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14
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March
Year
1888
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The class of '88 adds its $100 to the gym. fund. The reading room Is a thlng of history. There will be some regrets. R. D. Lampson, lit. '88, ha9 has been eleeted principal of the Howard City school?. Dr. Dumter has been on the indisposed list for a time, being afflicted wlth a carbuncle. Another man registered now raises the list to 1667. The last corner was in the law department. The Hobart Hall gym. from 4 to O p. in. Tuesdays and Wednesdaya is for the use of ladies exrlusively. "Borrowing" books from the library subjects the "borrower1' to expulsión, as bas been found out recently. Kansas has 70 so-called colleges. One good, stronjr, healthy college would be of more value than the whole 70. Spring's here. A blue bird was seen on the campus Wednesday. - Argonaut. Some girl dressed in blue probably. Senator Ingulla gets off uis ba9e occasiotiülly, and his view9 respeetiiig a collegute education is au example thereof . Torn Ballinger is practicing law at Galveston, Texas, it was always thought that Tom would be a success at the bar. The Chronicle refers to the law firm of Flekher & Warty, of Grand Rapids. Flctcher & Wanty will probably bringan immediate snit for damugep. Public Debts, by Prof. C. K. Adams, is belng publi8hed in England. No royalty over there, hut just wait until the international copyright law isenacted. On April 27th the Freshman banquet occurs, and the offlcers for the same are: J. R. Efïinger, chairman ; R. E. Vun Syckle, sec'y ; D. B. Cheever, treas. Dr. McCosh was president of Princeton two decades, and during that time $3,000,000 were subscribed lo the college and the number of students increased from 264 to upwards of 600. The university calendar has been issued from the Courier presses this week. It is prlnted from new type throughout, and has had the careful supervisión of Prof. Pettee, so it certainly ought to be a creüitable work. Yale's new gymnasium will cost $300,000 when completed. Now can't some kind, rich old alumnus collapse and leave eur gym. 100,000 or so ? Don't rely npon tlint, please, hul mll in your $100 subscriptions just the same. The base hall association held a lively meeting Saturday afternoon, and eleeted the following directors : Pa89ault, pharmic, '88; Wood, law, '89; Doud, literary, '89; Hegeier, literary, '89; Duffy, litemry, '89, was eleeted president and Beekley, literary, '89, secretary and treasurer. About $ 200 svas raised. Mr. Rosenthal lias leen chosen class orator of '88, vice Mr. Lampson resnjned, and the followlng commlttees for commencement exercises appointed : Reception Comralttee - Messrs. Morgan Manu, H. K. WhitP, L. K. Comstork, H. s. Hmllh. F. V. Leliinan, Miss E. K. Clark and MIhs M K. AHhtey. Comralttee of Arrangements- MeHsrs. F. F. Sharplena, K. Colé, a. A. Moran, (i. K. Mltcnell ntui K. Boyle. Invilatlon Commltteo -Messrs. P. II. Rlcliardsorj, J. E. Hodge, S. Park and W. Pope. Mr. Harris, the new acquisitlon to the senior class, exhibits the genius English pluck. After graduating from the Baltimore colleges with ttie degrees of M. D. and D. D. 8., he was not allowed to practice in England without the examinations, fo he just slides across " the pond" and enters our University, a diploina from which will do away with the examinatlons.- Chronicle. The pronoiincing contest at University hall Ia9t Friday evening was a grand success every way, and the gymnasium fund is some $75 better off thereby. The laws Ciime oft' victorious, slx of them remainIng standing when the last lit. succumbed to hls own bad English. In a previous contest slx Hts remained when the last law had been given his sent. Xow it Is proposed to have the draw contest by a "rubber," as some people pecullarly term it. The winner of the coutest was presented with a set of Britlsh orations, by Sheehan & Co. For the success of this enterprise, muph credit is due to Prof. Trueblood. Ann Arbor Lodge 320, I. O. G. T., will hold its meetings In Cropsey's hall, commencing next week. Henry G. and Geo. F. Allmendlnfter have purchased the candy kitchen of Mrs. S. C. Pratt, on Huron st., and wlll deal out swectness to the public in tempting lumps hereafter. Chas B. Davlson, of this office, went to Detroit last week and before he carne back was nyested wlth a handsome pin bearing the emblema of the ScottUh Rites mason, or the faraous 32d degree. Isaac Greentnan of the 5th ward has been granted a pension with back pay amounting to some $1,200, through the efforts of O. L. Matthews of this city and Congressman Allen at Washington. Geo. I-aubengayer, of Lodi, was found drunk March 9th with $80 in his pocket. After agreeing to deposit the money in the bank to the credit of his wife - which he did-Justice Pond let him off on suspended sentence, on payment of costs. Aun Arbor Comraandery has taken the initial step looking toward the formation of a Washington Club, to attend the Triennial K. T. Conclave, at Washington I) C, in Oct., 1889. It looks as if It was quite a ways aheud, but the boys intcnd to go in good style this time, and havo a well drilled squad to represent the commandery. Gideon R. Payne, fur the past three years residing with his son, President W. H. Payne of the Nashville Univeri(v. nn si t ¦ i r at iii.i A.r A.,,i,inin kstThursday morning, of an afiection of the heart, aged 75 years. He had been a resident of Adrián for many years prevlous to coming here, and his remains wore taken tliere for interment. Next Monday eyening, MarcU l'Jth, the program at Unity Club will be both literary and social. Mrs. Sunderlaml will glve the sixtb of her talks on Famous Picture?: Titian's Assuinption. Music by hom quartet, led by Mr. Eli Moore of the Chequamegons. A paper on Goethe the novelist by Mr. León J. Richardson, W. & W. B., to be followed by the annual " sugarlng off." Jerome Freeman has rented the postoflice barber shop and will take possession next Monday. He is one of the best barbers in this city, and is known by everybody as one of our most upright, hard-woiking and intelligent citizens. It goes without saying that he will draw good custoin at this, the finest siiop in the csunty, where there are electric lightp, buths and steam heating the most nnmnlfttp The finn of J. C. & W. W. Watts, of th8 city have just coinpleted two Past Grand Hujh Priests Jewelg for the grand chapter R. A. M. which are as fine pieces of jewelry as we have ever seen. One of them, on which shines a diamond, is for P. O. H. P., Eugene P. Robertson, of Albion, and valued at f 150.00; the other an exact counterpart except the diamond 8 for Joseph Clark of Monroe, wlio has been cliairman of the financc committee for many yearg, and is valued at $120.00. The board of trustees of the county agricultura! society having been offered 22 acres of land and $5,000 by Israel Hall i ii exchange for the present fair grounds, will seriously consider the adyissbility of accepting the same on Friday, April 20th, at which timo a meeting has been calied. The land offered is south of the present location, adjolning C. Eberbach's property. President Braun being intervlewed upon the subject said that no defínite arrangement would bc made for a time, at least, and lie thouglit tbat the exebange would not be made at all unless more consideraron oould in some way be secured. He thinks adjolning property owners ought to ive a bonus to get rid of the present location. Win. K. Child'8 paper on our northern terrltory of "Alaska," at the Unity Club Monday eyening was in perfect harmony wlth the weather and the subject. The iampness to the atmosphere congealed so that great cicles hung irom the chandeliers and ceilings, and clear ice globes surrounded the gas jets while they were in full blast, the frost cubes nmking the entire auditorium resplendent with I he sparkltng diamond hues whicli were reflected therefrom. The recent down east blizzard s no doubt directly traceable to tliis vivid descriptlon. Gov. Swluetord lias fled to New Orleans to escape being mobbed by an indlgnant public (or paying that judgment. ) But serlouely, the paper was an excellent one, thougli not taking a torrid view of the icebergs and grub forjéis of that frozen land. The Alaska mosquitoee, however, whose blte is sure death to the tough hided cinnaraon bear which finds ts home there, recelved a glowlng tribute for its energetic nature. A thorough history of the country was glven. Mr. Childs brought out one idea that is gomewhüt new. He thought that the purchase of this territory was to compénsate in a measure the Russian government for its friendliness during the war of the rebellion. A complete history of the seal fur trade was given, and the habits of the natives described. It was perhaps as iuteresting a paper as has been glven before the club this winter.

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