University Items

The sophomoreg wlll hop Dec. 14. A new bulletin board traces tlie law depaitment. Prof. H. C. Adams 9 ?till busy at Washington. Miss Elsie Jones, 'SS, i-s teaching near Phlladelpbla. Dr. Upton M. Carnes h:is located at Cantón, Ohlo. A. T. Wingert, of Illinois, is the senior law's president. "Horn rushes," are the latest noveUies in the rush line. E. M. Johnson, of Uhlo, is the junior law's class president. The spring recess lias been changed froni March to April. No college papers this week. Editora gone Thanksgiving-ing. Rutgers seniors haveelected a Japanese student as a clas orator. Six huiu'.red American students are at Berlin and 200 at Leipsic. W. 8. Cletnents, lit. '82, is designer for the Hay City Iron Works. Dr. Martin is lecturing to the dents. on fractures of the lower jaw. Dr. Gibbes is recuperating and hunting deer in the northern woods. The Albion rugby team was defeated Suturday by a score of 70 to 4. Patients for the dental operating room must be on time or lose their chance. The senior laws wlll have an oratorical oontest on the second Monday in December. Dr. Henry Hulst, '88, Ie assistant physician at the northern Michigan insane asyUm. The largest library in the world is the Imperial at Paris containing 2,000,000 volumes. Vienna claims the largest university in the world, liavlng 5,222 students and 285 professors. Scores of the boys have left to cali on the old folks it home and help to devour that turkey. A. L. Noble will supply the juniors head gear In tlie shape of "The Young Man's Dunlap." A goodly number of the boys took advantage of the cheap rate to Chicago with the rugby team. Mrs. Wolcott, a well known Boston philanthropist visited the hospitals in this city last week. A. C. White, law '87 bas been elected prosecuting attorney, for San Joaquin County, California. The Students' Lecture Association offers tickets for the remaining five lectures of lts course for $1.25. The Pennsylvania Club wlll hold their animal meeting and banquet at Hobart Imll to-morrow evening. In the rugby game with the Detroit Athletics the U of M. boys held up their end by a score of 14 to 0. A. E. Mlller, 83 is nssistant attorney for the D. A. and S. S. R. R. and is at present Incaled at Marquette. The Chronicle compliiins bitterly of tlie lack of sympathy among students and between studeuts and professors. Rev. Ida C. Hutton, a U. of M. Gradúate, read a paper before tlie "Woman's Congress" in Detroit last week. The junior hop oommUtee has elected John R. Kempf, general chairman, and E. W. Mac Farran, secretary and treasurer. Dr. Steere and his p:my got out of Formosa just the right time, for there is an immense lusurrection on that war-like island. The immber of patients have so increased in Dr. Frothingham's clinic that several liours have been added to his course. P. D. Connelly, law S9, returned recenlly from Indiana where he was en(taged during the campaign in making speeches. .T. C. Quintu-, lit. '79, is connected with the harbor Improveinent to be conducted by the U. 8. jjovernment at Crio, ra. # Dr. Obetz was In Detroit Saturday on business connected with au Important case of allcged malpratice by a Detroit physician. The organ recitals given by Prof. A. A. Stauley are attracting a great deal of attention and calling türth many appreciative remarks. And now the slumbcring gym. is again to be resurrected by means of a f reshman's "Idea of Heil." Poor gym. thy lot is truly a hard one. Dr. Vauglmn has been requested by the State Board of Health to inake spec ial investigations for tyrotoxicon in case of cholera Infantum. The bl-weekly meetings of the Mathe matical Club are greeted with large audi encep, indicating that the club is in a very prosperous condltion. Dr. Vaughan returned from the wes Saturday, where he had gone to atteiu to his duties as one of the comtnittee to awiird the L:imb prize essays. '89 has a most novel way of settlins its disputes by referrlng them to the ladies of the class, who are said to have bccome wonderfully expert arbitraters. At 7:30 o'clock on Sunday, Dec. Otli, the Rev. T. Harwood Pattlson, of Knchester Theological Seminary will deliver the annual address before the S. C. A. in University hall. The junior pharmics are now haring delightful times in analyzing"unknowns" given out In a finely powdered state. It Ta stated that gome do not even know linw m ilissulvc Itlt'ül. President Angelí, togetlier with Eev. Dr. E. E. Hale and Maurlce Thompson will iet as judge of the Lathrop literary prizes amounting to $2,000 for best stories for Wide A wake. Ross Granger opene ) lus clas ia advanced dancing last Monday. This class wlll be instructed in the more uncomraon dances among which is his original University, which promises to become a great fa-orite. The Chronicle propogesto make ts subcribers toe the inurk on paying up subscriptions. It is lioped that they will make a lifelong impression upon the delinqiient8 and thussave many publishers trouble in the future. It may not be generally known that the river is frozen over bnt two students went skating last week, that is they took their skates and proceeded to the lirer. It is expected that the ice will be thick enough to cut by January. The senior lits are offleered as follows: W. Holden, presideut; Miss B. K. Barney, vice-president; C. E. Soddaiil, onitor; E. B. Perry, historian ; Miss J. 11 Andreus, poetess; Miss F. Barker, seer; II. M. Yoiing, marshal. Tlie first of the series of the dances given by the Cheqn:ime;ons took pluce at Nickel's hall lapt Fiiday evening. About twenty couples were in attendance and crowd, thougu small, report an excellent time. M ra. Morris, Mrs. de Pont and Mrs. Condón were cliapcrouf. The program consisted of 24 dances and six extras nd was not completed till 3 o'clock Saturday morning. The Cheqnamegons give thls as a venture and at their next they expect a inuch larger attendance.- Chronicle. The U. of M. Rugby team composed as follows left for Chicago to-day: Van Inwaen, right end; Bradley, right tackle Mallc-y, right guard ; Prelty man, center Beech, left guard; Hagle, leit tackle Payne, left end ; F. L. Smith, quarterback; MacFarran and James Dufly half-back; Macmillan, goal. Substitutes, Messrs. Corraan, de l'ont and Ball. The Chicago team is made up of graduates o eastern colleges. All of the 6,000 seats in the grand stand of League Park have been sold, and if the weather permits therewlll be a big crowd and a good game. The receipts will be devoted to charitable purposes. The Oraclb Board offers the following prizes to members of the class of '91, hay ing extended the time to Jan. 10, in hopes that every member of the c as wlll interest bim or berself in making tin editios surpass all former ones : 1. For bet Btory, of not more than tw Uióusand words, $15.00. 2. Fur Ulo best huniorous katch, of nöl more than two tliousaiid words. $10.00. :i. For the best daos soug, the choloe of Itliera Uultar, a Bniijo, or u Mandolín, preeuted by Lew H. Clement. 4. For the best pgem, the cholee of eltuer gold headed cañe or a gold headed urarellu, presented by A. L. Noble. B. For the best cartoon drawn In lnk, $5.00. i. Kor the best design of Oracle Cover $0.00. 7. For the best dramatic scène, the cholee r elther a set of Thnckeray's Soott's or jllot's works, presented by Sheehan & Cov The School of Mu9c, although still ery yomig, having been established in 879, is rapidly coming to the front and under its present management, its propects look exceedingly bright. The aculty is large and contains many intructors of considerable reputation both ïere and abroad. Altuough, many stulents from tho various departments of he University, especially ladles, are receiving the benefit of this school along vith their other work, tliere are doubtess many more wlio do not fnlly reiilize all the advantages that are offered liere. riiere never will be a more opportune ime for those wlio have time aud Inclínition to givesome attention to this work. l'liere is no reason why music should be neglccted wliile attempting to make the most of a college conrse. It is as esseninl to the student as gymnastics or any of the otber accessories which have their own peculiar functions. Our Ideas m;iy lifTor from those of the old Greek's is o what makes tlie complete man, but here is no reason wby we should go to he other extreme and pay so little attenion to those minor atfilrs tbat add so much to the completeness and happlness of lile. - Chronicle. Amphions Thursday Dec. 6th.