The University

Law aud medical departments open to-day. '['he layiug oí water pipes on the campus is nor vel completad. The literary department and the school ot mines opened on Weclueaday. The laws tind their oasa set down ft to■ i:i, aml the medios luke their tirt dode ;tt the same huur. l'rof. Pettee will linve charge of the classes in geology fit present. II will be remembered that the old chair ot geology and zoolofty ia without an occupant. Prof. Wataon was in Paris on the 8th. He pent an eveninji at the observatoiy with M. Leverner, and was preaent at one of the sit_ ting of the Academy. l'rof. Jones, ot the homeopathie departinent, vrrived in town yesterday, ready to commence üs labors. He i stopping tor the present at he residence of Dr. C Backua. The nime of Alíales Young is registered i pon the Hteward's books aa an apilicant for ;he law deparlment. He comes froin Salt jake City, aud is the th sou of that great hieftain aud prophet, Brigham. Dr. John C. Morgan, of the homeopathie colege, reached this city on Wedneaday. He does not look like a man who would injure the reputation of au allopathic professor by professional or auy other kind of association Abraiu Van Epps Young, of (irand Rapids, las received the appointment of asf-istant to 'rof. Langloy in the departinent of Cheraistry Hr. Youug graduated from the IJniversity at he last commencement, in the department ot )harmacy. Prof. Langley was at his post on Wednesday inorning, and took charge of the class in physcs. Tlie subject will be pursued by his classes uring the present semester, and the following will be occupied with chemislry, also under 'tof. L. He will lecture to the class on Monays and Wednesdays, and the other days of he week will be occupied with recitations. The Chicago Times, of Saturday, reviews Dr jocker's new work, " The Theistic Gonception f the World," and gi ves it great credit. Atter quoting quito liberally from it, the reviewer ays : " The work throughout is unuïually in;eresting, and albeit may not possess the power f placing a filial check on ' certain tendencies f modern thought,' it is certainly a heavy tone cast at ' advanced thinkers.' " i lie new pavinous oí tne nospitai are urawng rapidly toward completion. Now that the uters are beiug put iuto place, the buildings how au appearauce of beauty not intimated efore. These pavilions are to be connected itb each other only by a wide veranda on the orth ends, and with the main building by overed passage ways. Pleasaiit piazzas will race the southern ends ot the wards. Atchapel on Wednesday morniug, the first eeting ot the members oí the literary departuent, President Angelí referred to the couduct mt would be expected oí studente this year. íe maile it emphatic that disorder of all kinds pon the Campus or in the streets would be rohibited. By disorder he said he nieant ishiug, hazing, cougregatmg in the streets or sewhere at night for the purpose of making onfusion and noise, &c. There was a quiet nd general acquiesence on the part of the tudents, and the prospect is that there will be btle of the traditional disorder the coming ear. A youug sawbones, with downy face and najeatic tread, swept along State street on uesday, and when in front of the Union chool building, boldly swung open the gate o that temple oí learniug, carelessly remarkng to a passer-by, " This is University Hall, I elieve." Wheu iniormed that his belief was aulty and that wasu't Uuiversity Huil, he exused his actiou by saying th it he was a little oufu8ed " on these buildings," making the atter all satisfactory by adding that he was om Steuben couuty, N. Y. This great city 8 bewildering to those unaccustomed to things out West." The number of students in all the departments will probably be about the same as last rear. lt is impossible to teil yet how inany of he old students have returned, but we know ïere is a slight falling off as usual. The reshman class thus far contains about the anie as last year, when there were just 10. Sixteen of the number were ladies, while now there are 13 ladies. l'here have egistered iu the law department 180 ; in the medical, 222 ; in the homeopathie college, 19 ; nd in the dental school, 6. The number in ie law and medical departments are less ïan last year at the same date. The students are receivirig a fine supply of irculars trom au euteiprising firm at Yellow prings, Ohio, calling ltself the üreat Ainerixu Literary Assouiation, and which offers to upply the needy with orations, essays, lecures, debates, poems, abstracts, reviows, critques, and anything else of the kind on short otico. " Applicants must state the occasion n which they wish to deliver the exercises, nd such exercises will be writteu suitable and ppropnate ; and also whether a strictly firstass production is desired," is what it remarks. A familiar adae says : " Tliere is uo royal oad to leprning." How is it about the road hrough college '( Sorae interesting relies have been received y the museum from Peru, thi'ough the kindess of Thomas H. Colé, a young man who las recently come from Chimbóte, to enter tie medical department. Amoug these are 'eruvian scrip and coin, spine reddishookiug coin from Cuzco, an embalraed leg of Per avian chief from Castilo, and a number f pieces of pottery and several skulis of anïent Peruvians, dug up near Chimbóte. Two un-dryed bncks are amoug the number, one rom au old Inca's fort at Chimbóte, the other rom an old Inca's road that runs through the Lepublic. These bncks are uine iuches long, even wide, and four thick, and are made of luish clay. The transformation of the formar residence f Prof. Alerrimun into a homeopathie and ental college building ia practically completed. The upper story has been converted mto a ecture room 34x42 feet in size, and, accordng to Prof. Ford, is the best lecture room ot ts size in the University It ia lighted by teu Windows and a sky-light, is adinirably adapted to thorough ventilation, will seat 120 studente, and h;is a capacity for 150, is fumished with the celebrated seats of A. II. Bodwell of this city, lias its walls handaomely kalsomined, etc. The approach to the room is by a covered stairway on the east end of the building, leadng both trorn the front and from the rear. The rooms on the tirst floor, tour in nuinber, will be devotecl to operating rooms for the dental professors aud for offices. The basement will be converted iuto a dental labora;ory. The fences in the lear and on the sides of tho building have been removed, and there is cousequently an improved outside appearance. The poor Freshman has stilt unnumbered misfortunes, aud we suppose they will hardly gruw less with the adv&nciug years. This time it falls to the lot of one to fail in an attempt at interviewing a professor. Sinith"s Dining Hall is well patronized by students, and now aud then an instructor tukes a meal there. üu Friday, at supper, our hero had a seat beside a young man with curly hair, smooth tace and of less than medium stature, who seeraed like oue that could Bympathize in trouble, aud accordingly he was addresset with the followiug remark : " It strikes in ;hat 1 have scen you at the examinations." ' Undoubtedly, for I have been there," was ;he reply. " Did you succeed in passing?" was ;he next inquiry. " Partially." " Are you trying to enter the Fretshman or the Sophocoore olasrt r1" ïhe accomodatiug ueighbor liad not time to reply bet'ure the ahouts of the studeuta on the opponite e of the table burat forth. The inquiaitor evia.itly suspected something as wrong, for he took a bee hne to the door and üisappeared. P)'of. Denison was lett to finish hit) meal iu peace. Vai.ua.blk Donation to thk Us iversity Libraby.- Prof. Adams has in nis possessiou a very remarkable work on naval architecture, which he will formallv present to the Truiversity for the library at the next uieeiing of the Board oi Kegents, in behalf of the donor, .1. .1. Hageriniinn, E-q., Fresideut ot the Milwaukee Iron Oompauy. The work consista ot tliree magnifieent volumes, described as ' doublé elephant folios," hut more dimnitely, as about thirty inches long, tweuty-t'our wide and three thick. They are bound in Turkcy morocco and weigh the trifling amount of 14o pounda. The j)aper i very heavy and aiuooth, almost approaching the quality oi tiua oud board, and the type is large aud very clear. The full title of the work ia, " A Modern System of Naval Architecture," by J. Scott Kuaael, F. K. S., Vice-President ot the Institute of Civil Enginecrs and ol the Instituto of Naval Architeots at Loudou. Mr. Hussel vraa the builder ot the (ïreat Eastern, and is kuown aa the greatest shipbuilder in the world. The work was published in Loudou, in lWió, and is worth $28ö in gold. Thore are few, it any, copias of the work in this country. Asi de from its valué as a curiosity it is of incalculable worth for what üontains. The ürst volume ia tilled entirely with descriptivo matter, and the second and third volumes contain uothing but engravings. An idea of the magnitude of the latter niay be obtained trom the simple mention of several views - twelve in number - of the Gieat Eastern. They represent thia great veasel in all possible ways, each of the engravings being eight feet or more in length, printed, of course, on folded leaves. The tirst voluino is divided into three parta, treatiug respectively of Naval Design, Practical Shipbuilding and Steam Navigation. This offering is the beginning of a library on architecture, and wiMi such a magnificent gift to the subject, huudreds of others ought to contribute to this coüection. The last legislature made provisión for the establishment ot a professorship of architecture at the Uuiversity, and we hope to see at no dislant day this subect iully taught here. These books will be placed in the general library aftel the meeting oí the Board of Regenta.