University Notes

Prof. Wells will sign the diplomas of the graduating class. Prof. Harrington is in Oregon. He expects to absent one week. The Webster and Jeffersonian sooieties eleoted officers last evening. The Delta Tau gentlemen gaye a social hop at their house last evening. Misses Angel', Adamsand Slaght have been elected members of the dramatic club. Baldwin, homeop '86, will assist Dr. Baldwin of Cold water, during the Christmas vacation. K. W. Hesse will act as assistant in the mechanical laboratory during the next semester. The laws are endeavoring to secure Col. Breckenridge as speaker for Washmgton's birtlulay. Dr. Stowell is at present engaged in showing the magie lantern pictures to the freshmen medies. Hugh Keynolds, homeop '86, was in Grand Haven last week, to attend the funeral of his sister in -la w. The board of regents will probably appoint an assistant in engineering laboratory at their next meeting. . The classes in art have a secret knock by whioh they are admitted to the art room outoide the regular hours. J. A. Bobb, medie '86, who left for northern Michigan last week, where he is to be assistant physician in a lume, will receive his diploma in June. Davis, law '87, left last Saturdav for his home in Indiana, on account of injuries received while beinu " put up" in the law lecture room, one day last week. Hon. Otto Kirchner, the newly elected Kent professor of law, will leoture on the law of corporations, agency and partnership, commencing after the holi days. ïhe dramatic club have made arrangements with Lawrence Barrett to del i ver an address at university hall on "Acting and Actore," the afternoon of the date on which he appears at the Grand. The people of Fenton are offering great encouragement to the college projected for that town . There are already 12 grailuates from her high school in the ditl'erent departments of the university. Bishop Harria has outlined nis plans for the establishment of a hall at a cost of $ 15,000, to be used by the Hobart guilil, also the endowment of three leotureships at a cost of $30,000. Something over $15,000 has already been raised. Dr. D. A. MoLachlan of Holly was last week appointed to the profesorship of theory and practico in the homeopathie department, to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr Wilson. Dr. McLachlin graduated from that department in '79. The Phi Delta Phi fiaternity gave a hartíjnfit-tQ EnL.WüÜ8 laet_JEridai-eyL; of the society were prtsent, with the exception C. A. Kent. .Letters of regret were received from Mr. Kent and Hon. C. I. Walker. Prof. Wells delivered his last lecture to the law students last Friday, finishing the subject of the law of contráete. After the lecture Mr. Wells addressed, briefly, the students regarding his re tirement from the unversity. lle spoke as folio ws: "Ladies and Gentlemen- Law Studenis: - With the few words with which I close the lectures on contracts, I close my labore in this law school. Of course, that event can not have as much sigmncance to you as it bas to me. Wben I corisider how long this scène has been familiar to me; when I think of the nearly flfteen hundred students who have passed out from here under my eye and under my iustruction, like any other event which brings one to a decisivo departure fiom any familiar place, I feel it a matter of great importance to me. "Í am speakiug to you not only as members of your classes but as representing large numbers scattered all through this wide land - some of tliem in far more distant regions and in the ïslands of the sea. I can scarcely go any where without meeting some one who presenta himself to me as a former student here, and am always glad to see any one who has sustained those relations which have existed between me and tiie students. The place that 1 have filled here has been in the highest degri-e congenial and ite duties have been highly agreeable. Nothinj; but the con straining requirements of my own professional business would lead me to give it up. In giviug it up I surrender these agreeable labors; I break these congenal assoclatious; but there is laid up in my own memory the recolleciions of the friendly and cordial relations which have existed between me and every class, and I beüeve between me and every man whom I have ever met. [Applause.] It is not through any merit of mine that I have received so much favor and conñdence, because 1 itm aware on how many occasions it has been necessary for me to assert, or to at least to suggest, that the discipline of this school required strict attention not only to the studies doiug thi I have always fouad that the sim piest appeal to the feelings of ouug gentlemen, and to their intentions and purposes in pursuing a liberal profession, was always effectual . This place ia not an easy one to flll, and the member of the faoulty who undertakes to hold you closer to the discipline of the school and the work before you, acts not in bis own iuterests but in yours. Therefre, if I have sometimes been seemiugly too stern and rigid, I know that every one of these classes, as every nne in the classes that have none before you, will remember that the professor acts for your sake, and has acted for your sake in maintaiuing discipline. I have not a single recollection concernïng any one who has ever been in this school that is not agreeable. I shall consider my successor fortúnate iüdeed if he reeeives the favor, confidente and esteem wbich has he n manifested toward me in these last twelve years. If I have been able to do anything to turn the eyes of students to exploring the wide learning of our profession ; if I have held up to tbem high ideáis of professional labor, mul high staudanls of professional atkaiumouii I liuvv clono notUiug Vui my duty. I have endeayored always to impress upon you that, if you would scale the heights of professional success, you must follow in the footsteps of those great leaders of the professisn - jour masters and mine - who have, by livesol ïndustry, scorning delights and loving laborioiiH dayn, attained to success and distinction, and who have through many centuries reíiected honor upon ihe order ol law ers. If any one or any class that has passed beyond me, has den ved from my teaching these convictions; has been lifted to a higher appreciation of the great work upon which he has entered; bas been inspired to nobler ideas of life, of service to his country, or service of his profession, my work has been amply rewarded here. I sprak to you as representing this great host of students when I say that my best wishes wiü follow every one of you; that there will never be any occasion or situation m which I may be placed, when I shall not welcome you, if you present youselves to me, though, perchance, in such a multitude I may sometimes forget a face or a name; that there is not one of all this vast number whose absolute success and happiness in every relation in lite - including that of his profession as highest of all - will not be gratifying to me to hear. My final words in this place are words of farewell, good wishes, and of supplication to the Divine Author of all good for 11 h blessing upon you. [Applause ] A little Delaware girl was compelled to don a dress to which she took exceptions. For a long time she sat moping, ueversayingaword. "What's the matter, dear?" apked her mother. "On, 1 believe this drestt makea me bilious."