University Items

The Regenta hold a meeting on the 21st. According to the Palladium there are 1,067 students in the University. Prof. M. C. Tyler's article on Michigan University will ap]ear in the February uumber of Scribuer'8 Monthly. Edward Egbert, a gradúate oí the law dpartment, with the olass of 71, died at South Bend, Indiana, on the lOth. The executive committee oi the Board of Regenta have been buaily engaged thU week over those laboratory books. The holiday vacation for the literary department begins to-night and will continue till the Tuesday morning alter New Year's. The medical departinent doses Weduesday noon next, for holiday vacatiou, and resumes work two weeka from the morning of the same day. The University Palladium made its appearance yesterday, filled, of course, withjthe usual amouut of funny things and reminiaceuces of by-gone dimcultiea. Aa one of the latter, the "kèttle affair '' of laat spring is pictured in ita various phases. The following committees for the junior hop have been appointed : on arrangement, W. R. Roberts, P. T. Cook, G. N. Orcutt, T. J. Eaman ; on invitation, A. W. Hard, O. W. Ferdon, W. J. üray, H. _!. Moore ; on reception, E. H. Gilbert, E. H. Guyer, E. F. Smith. Heretofore the privilege of admiaaion to the iiterary department of the University on High School diplomas has been confined to such schools as could prepare students for all the courses ; hereafter schools will be recognized if prepared to do the work for either or auy course. So orders the faculty. The president announced, on Monday morning, tha death of Henry Frank Overton, a member of the aophomore class. He left thia city last apring with symptoms of consumption and went to Colorado for his lealth, but he grew worse and returned to his home at Dane Station, Wisconain, where he died on the third of this month. An interesting case of surgory waa presentd by Dr. Maclean to the medical claaa, on Saturday. It waa this : about three weeks ago a lady came to him from ths northweatern art of Iowa, a diatance ef 1,200 miles or more, with a diseased foot. The bones of the nkle were affected,and to such an extent that cure was impossible. Something must be one however, aud at once, for the lady's lealth was tast failing. Iustead of ainputaïng the leg he simply uujointed the foot from ie bone of the leg, preserving the heel entire. 'he lady came before the class, on Saturday, s before statod, and the operation was exlaiued. ïhe wound had almost entirely heald and it was especially noticed that this leg was fully as long as the other. The doctor aid that the patiënt w"ould be able to bear her hole weight upou this sturap without pain as she could not have done if the bone had een cut off. A cork foot may be worn and obody will ever know that a true foot is wanting.