The University

- A full and olassified Hst of desirable rooms and boarding-places can be found at asaociation hall opposito Treasurei's ofEca university building. - If parties having rooms to rent will loavo word at the hall or drop a postal card addressed to Thomas C. Green, Pres. of christian association where the rooms are all taken it will save much troubla on both sides. - A special meeting of the Board of liegents, at the request of three members, has been called lor Thursday evening October 2, at 8 o'clock. It will probably taka the place of the usual October meeting, which gouerally occurs later in the raonth. - Programme for Literary Adelphi this evening : Select Iteading, Mr. Morton. Declamation, Mr. Perdum. - Essay, Mr. J. McSmith. Oration, Mr. Helmb. For discussion - Resolved, That catholicism has been more of an evil than a benefit to mankind. - This evening the Alpha Nu Literary Society will form a U. S. Sonate and take up as special order tho following resolution : Resolved, That tho Senate sustaiu thu Executive p.uthority in enforcing all existing laws for the suppression of intimidation or other disturbance . . ■ - - ■ Prof. Watson iu the chair of astronomy, lias cominenced work with an earnestness and energy which stamp him as a very valuable addition to the university Instead of going off to some resort anc spending the suuimer, he has employee his vacation iu going over and putting into bettar shape the botanical colleotion. He has also just brought about an exohange by which our university becomes the possessor of 500 species of Fungi from the eminent Uerman T. De ÏUuetnen. The value of these as illustrative of the Botany of the old world must bo apparent while the duplicates exchanged for thoiu were omparatively valualess to the universiy. His latest movement by w;iy of announcing a course in rueteorology in adition to performing the work which las uitberto been assigned to his chair ndicates a man of unusual energy and ne whose oonnection with the univerty cannot result otherwise than to its advantage. - Literary department opened on Wednesday. Tho college year in the professional departments opens Ootober 1. Indications point to a larger attendanoe than last year as the following ures taken at the close of business on Wednesday last, corresponding with the same date of 1878, show: IDKKXAL SUKGERY. 1878 8. 1879 13. Increase - 5. MEDICINE AND 8URGERY. 1878 80. 1879 113. Increase- 33. LITERARY. 1878 109. 1879 225. Increaso- 116. LAV. 1878 74. 3S7! 70. Inórense - 1. FHARMACY. 1378 12. 1879 36. Increase - 24. HOÏIEOPAÏHY. 1878 7. 1879 1G. Increase - 9. Total iucrease, 188. Resident or Michigan atudenta are re quired to pay an admis8on fee of $10 and annual payment of $20 ; froin other states or countries an admission fee of $25, and annual payment of $20. Treasurer Tolchard reoeived over $5,000 on Wednesday from students, the inoney to be devoted to the payment of incidental expensea.