The University

Nast, to-morrow evening. The bell now rings at 6 p. m. Dr. Taft returned Wednesday last. Spring recesa will sonn be at hand. Prof. Demmon was in Lansing last week. Prof. Cowperthwaite arrived last Saturuay. The Oracle will not appear until after April lst . 'I'hos Nast at university hall to-morrow evening. Misss Annie M. Kimball, lit '82, was in the city last week. T. J. Peach, lit '85, has recovered from an atiack of bilions fever. Another select hop is to be given at St. James parlors very soon . Quite a niimber of senior its have already sat for their photos. John Cas", lit '87 does not expect to attend college aft r this year. E. W. Groves, lit '87, has been ill with mlarial fever for the past week. The laws will finish Blackstone next week and undurgo quizzes in Kent. On account of illnesa, Prof. De Pont "bolted" the 1 itter part ot last week. Prof. Sewall begau a special course of lectures on " Germs," last Fridny morn ing. Both the Alpha Nu and the Adelphi lite'-arv soeieties are prospering unusually well. 8. Oulver, medio '84, now practicing in Mason, Midi., spent Sunday in this city. A. O. Crozier, law '86, is in New Orleans. He will return in about two weeka. The male chorns now numbers 30 members. There seems to be a scarcity of tenors. R. N. Dickman, lit '86, whn has been very low with typhoid fever, is rapidly improving. Prof. Obetz, on account of illness, was not able to meet his class. s for a few days last week. The co-operative society has over 350 members, while it had not quite 125 before the "war." Miss Marcia Gilmore, lit '81, medie '84 has begnn practicing her profession at Los Angelos, Cal. Bill Mason, law '86, expects to spend the coming recess at Lima, Ohio. Wonder what the attraction is ? Prof. Prescott will lecture before the Phi Chi socii.'ty to-morrow evening on " The Manufacture of Soda." A goodly nutnber of senior dents will be with us only two weeks more. Murch 26 is their day for graduation. F. H. Berry, dent '83, is a member of the firm Drs. Walter Lewis and F. H. Berry, dentists, at Milwunkee. Miss Clara M. Coleman, lit '77, will be married to D. B. Smith, jr., at Manistee, Mich , next Tuesday, March 17. The annual convention of the Adelphi Delta Phi fraternity is to be held at Ann Arbor sometiine this spring. It is now almost an established fict that a chapter of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity is to be established at Ann Arbor, if one does not alreidy exist tub rota. Chewing gum has made its nppearance in recitation-rooms to some extent, but is very much used in leoture-rooms. Prof. Davis apoke before the engineering society, last Friday evening, on " HiiLrgestions Regarding Contracta." The Argonaut has changed its outside appearanco somewhat, by substituting four pages of advertising for a front oover. L. E. Chapin, ht '83, of Toledo, spent a few days of the past week with his brother, C. E. Chapin, lit '87, in this city. The Kappa Alpha Theta ladies' fraternity, will hold its annual conveution with Eta ouapter, in AnnArbor, March 26 and 27. The Alpha Nu anJ Adelphi literary societies, hold a joint meeting this evening. The programme is an excellent one. Prof. Hutchins discussed "Practical Cbnstianity" at the meeting of the students' christian association, on Sunday last. All reporta to the oontrary notwithstanding, the Palládium will not appear until the firat Tuesday after the spring recesa. W. P. Gillingham, law '86, left Monday morning for Detroit, where he will hold a position on the editorial staff of the Poat. The Chroniele board of editora sat for a photograph at Randall & Bnrnham's, Saturday, bat will have to sit again next Saturday. It is stated that the Kandolph Hogers art collection numbers over 100 pieces of statuary - partly in piaster and partly in marble. The Webster society of the law department celebrated its 25ih anniversary last evening with an excellent special programme. Frank Kasch is tbe latest addition to the freshnwn lits. He will be a lit this year only, as he expects to enter the law depariment next f all. B. S. Waite, lit '80, who is now practicing law in Menominee, Micb., spent last Sunday in this city with his fatherin-law, Densmore Cramer. Both the f aculty and the students generally, are very much in favor of the lection of Charles R. Whiman as one of the regenta of the university. Students, who wish to go to any points in Canada or the northeast, during the comming spring recess, should consult the Grand Trunk R. R. for terms . Joe Drake, lit '85, will leave for his home in Lebanon, Ohio, at the beginning of the spring recess, and will not return until June, in time for graduation. Miss Lulu Bell, lit '85, on account of ill-health, haa been obliged to resign her position in the Ionia high school, and has ariived home in search of health. Deloa Thompson, lit '85. has returned from Scheneetady, N. Y., where he attended the convention of the Sigma Phi fraternity. He repoi ts a glorious time. At the banquet of the Detroit medical ooilege faculty and alumni, Dr. Maclean responded to the toast, " The Medical Department of the Michigan University." Under the new board of editors the Argonaut has made a marked improvement. We always knew that W. E. Brownlee, the managing editor, was a "hustler." The editors of the Chroniele want it untlerstood that their publication is in a better condition in every way than ever before, reporta to the contrary notwithstanding. J . M. Gillepsie and C. D. Schurtz, last year freshmen medies, were in the city last week. They both have juut obtained their M. D. s at Rush medical college in chioago. Gus Williams, America's favorito comedian, is drawing big houses this week at tbe Detroit opera house. If in the metropolis to-daj , or to-morrow, do not fail to go and hear him. The university calender for 1884-5 will be ready for distribution in about two weeks. The edition will nnmber 10,000 copies, 2,000 of which will be sent to the New Orleans exhibition. L. C. Jones, medio '84, wlio did not succeed in obtainmg a diploma here, gradúa' ed last week from the Detroit medical college. He spent the latter part of laBt week in this city. An item is circulating in the college press of the country, staling that a new observatory of immense size ia to be built here, and that the dome is now being manufactured at Cleveland, O. The Argonaut thinks that the petition to prohibit the aale of intoxicating liquors within flve miles of the university, has been stirted by Ypsilanti saloonkeepers or the local hverymen. The bill before the legislature to make a teacher's diploma from the university equal to the normal sohool diploma, i. e., equal a life-license to teach, is said to be opposed only by normal school graduates. The freshmen lits are very indignant becanse their class-president, who was elected as an independent, has joined the Delta Tau Delta fraternity ; it is even said that they are soliciting signatures to a petition asking him to resign. We were sorry to hear that Dr. A. C. Wright, medie '81, late of Dexter, Mich., now of San José, Cal., has been seriously ill ever since his removal to the latter atate, where he hoped the change of climate would eertainly benefit his he.-.lth. Inquirer : Do you want to know what a reading-room hog is ? Well, it is a person who enters the reading-room and at once aeizes upon the Century and Harper's Montlily and carefully places them on his chair, spreads Puck and Harper's Weekly over them and hides this small library from view by sitting on it. Al the same time he will hold the New York Clipper under one arm and the Democbat under the other while n-ading the Nation, advertisements and all. He will read each of these publications he has thus secured, being careful not to omit a single advertisement, while he sees others anxionsly waiting r chance to read that he clings to so closely.