The University

Ho more concert or lectures uu hl April. Pluoks and conditions are very numirons at present . F. W. Whitely went home Tuesday o attend a wedding. The medios tackl their firet box of uuknowtis this week. The sixty-two year old law student ias left the class of '87. Eleven law studente attended the Michigan club banquet. Prof. Carhart attended the o pening of the physical laboratory at E van ston. More studente desire to take the tfasterpiece course this semester, than ast. The frontispiece of the Oraole will be an etching of the head of the late Prof. Olney. O. N. Negelspacb, of the medioal school, got the entire üfty nnknowns correct. The Harvard' college library is reported to oontain 240,800 volumts and 223,000 mmphlets. The banquet of William's college alumni was held at Boston on the lOtb. of lnst month. Dr. Howard Crosby's lecture on temperance at Butgers college oreated quite an excitement. A chapter Pni Delta Theta has recenty been started at Washington and Jeffereon college. The New York alumni of Hobart colege had their annual banquet on th 17th ot last month. The senior medies have appointed commitees to look after all mattere couneoted with olass-day. The outlook for athletics is very good, as there seems to bo considerable interest in each department. The sixth annual oonvention of Kappa Alpha Theta fraternity closed at Madison, Ind., oa last Friday. The firet regular meeting of the political economy assocition was held in room 22, Tuesday evening. On Friday Prof. Hutchins began his quizzes on his last year's lectures in Equity and Jurisprudence. Quite a numbr of complainta are béng made in regard to the poor aooommodations of the reading room. James Russell Lowell delivered the addres at the unniinl bannuet of the Harvard club of Chicago last week . Misa. Julia Caruthers took part m a concert given by the Detroit Philbarmonic club, in Detroit Tuesday evening. We are informed that the arranements for the Seminary to be started by the Presbyterians are being rnpidly oompleted. Some of the senior pharmics intend to take the examination of the board of pharmacy, held in Grand Rápida, this month. The prohibition club has its ürst lecture, thia evening, in the Opera house. Prof. Diokie of Albion college will be the attraction. The thesis of more than one senior law has been reapecttully returned by the faoulty, causing some consternation amo ng the boys. Psi Upsilon sent the following members to the con Tention whioh met in New York: J. B. Thomas, VVillard Pope, J. E. Ball, F. S. Arnett, and F. W. Mehlhop. It is earnestly deaired that thoee -who wiah to continue their connectiou wuh the Hobart guild shall register at H. J. Brown's, at once. The majority have done so already but a few are delinquent. Th fïre in the chemioal laboratory Tuesday eyening did considerable damage in the way of destroying chemicals and instrumenta. The loss will amount to a large aum of money but is fully inaured. In the moot Congress the demócrata defeated the bill to increase the tarifT which had been introduced several week ago by the republicana. Thia is considered quite a victory as republican atudents are vastly in the majority. Thia even ing, the exercisea of the philosophical society will consiat of a paper upon the "Philoaophical Conoeption of the State' ' by Prof. Dewey and an account of the presentation of the portrait of Prof. Caird of the university of Glnscow, by Prof. Morria. A yery enthusiastio non-partisan masemeeting was held in university hall, last Friday evening, at which time speeches were made by Dra. Palmer, Steere 8nd Preacott, Prof. V? alter Miller and several students. The meeting was held to consider the prohibitory amendment, but as nearly all the speakers were oonfirmed nrohibitionists it can readily be seen that if one believed all he heard he would be compelled to thiuk that prohibition was the only.thing worth having - amendment or no amendment. All tlie speakers were in favor of the amendment except Dr. Prescott and he was not oppoaed to it. In the midst of his remarks the Dr. said that he believed in entoreing the laws we have and that if he had ten yoices with which to cry out he would give nine to enforcement and he might also give the tenth. The speakers were limited to ten minutes each, and only one or two spoke longer. Prof. Spaulding presided.