University Notes

The pharmics have organized a brasa band. Reviews commenced this week in most of the cuurses. All the senior laws have tried their moot court cases. The Quintette clnb at university hall to-mortow evening, Byron Knapp, homeop '70, leads in his profession at Owosso. Prof. Cooley is preparing a new edition of his work on taxation. The new olook announoed the correct time Wednesday for the first. President, Angelí held au exaniination in international law, yesterday. J. A. Case, lit '87, holds a position in the U. S. treasury department. The Alpha Nu literary society will present a play some time in March. President Angelí will leoture at Traverse City this evenmg, on " The Thinker and the Doer." A student can gradúate from Harvard, after 1887, without a knowledge oí Greek r Latín. The university of Berlín, Germany, has 5,343 students earolled, the highest nuniber ever rsached. The; memhers of the law department are unanimous m their praise of the new professor, Otto Kirchner. Pres. Angelí delivered the welcome address before the Michigan engiueeing society, Tuesday eveniug. Prof. Rogers will take np the subject of commercial law after finishing his lectures on the law of doinestic relations. The political science asssooiation will be addressed, this eyening, by A. B. Pond. Subject: " Prison Contract System." Wednesday the day of prayer for the colleges, was observed by the U. of M. by a prayer meeting in the chapel in the ovening. Wm. P. Wells, ex-professor in the law department, was a member of the Michigan delegation that called on president Cleveland, last week. Prof. Cooley, at the request of the faculty, "sat down" on the boys for yelling in the law lecture room before the opening of the lecture. The Cocker league presented a yery attractive program last Monday evening. Dr. Winchell addressed the meeting on "A Walk Under the Sea." The Hon. Wm. -Blaikie's lecture on " Sound Bodies for All," waa of more than usual interest, and we regret that he waR not met by a full house. It is reported that Judge Cooley will be appointed railroad commissioner of the truuk lines centering at New York, wfth a salary of $10,000 per year. The law students have secured senator Vauce of North Caroliua as speaker for Washiniton's birthday. The address ivill be delivered in university hall. The followinff editora for the Clirrmicle, for one year, were elected Saturday morning: G. L. Canfield, J. D. Hibbard, T. F. Aloran, and W. W. Campbell, all lits of '87. The university dramatic club was received by a fair house last Friday evenintr, in its initial performance, "A 9orap of Paper." Those present pronounce the play a success. About 40 laws of '87 huve organized a weekly review cla'-s, with Miss May as president. The class meets every Saturlay raorning aud the object is to review. ;he lessons in Blackstone and Kent. Dr. C. H. Payne, president of the Dhio Wesleyan University was greeted jy a large audience Sunday eve ning at the M. E. Church. His uddress is highly spoken of by those present. The junior laws completed their list of officars Satnrday, uk follows: ' dent, .T. V. M. SUutrt: Heuiülül'y, T. II. Alfred; troasurer, A. Wagner; chaplain, G. W. Bird; sergeani-at-artns, G. Dygart, chonster, G. W. Howard. ThoRe students who disobey the rules of the reading room and of decency alao, by talkin;.', i papen and using lobacco while n the room, had better 'let up," or thegennrousleotnre associalion may stop the supply of papers. The liugby association find that the liall on Ann street is eniirely too amall io accommodate the large number of students who would wish to frequent a gymnasium, and have wisely decidid to rent the. skating rink for that purpose. The issociation have bought the eqtupmtmts of the Akron, O , gsmnasium and will have them in readiness for use at the rink in a very short time.