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John Bishop, home on a 20 days' furlough, tells af the great distaste the boys of Company G have for the purposeless Ufe they axe now leading. Mr. Bishop says that out of the entire 31 reg-iments there are scarcely .100 men who express satisfaction for tne lot in store for them. The general health of the boys is improving steadily, although there seems to be an increase in the numbe-r of cases of scurvy, caused undoubtedly by the lack of sufflcient vegetahlp fnod. The lads from Ypsilanti continue in their admiration and respect for their company officers. In faot there are few companies in the regiment where there is such a perfect understanding between offlcers and men. It is generally conceded in the Thirty-flrst that the Ann Arbor company is the star organization, and that next comes Company G. Camp life is showing conclusively the effect which higher edueation has on the entire character. Mr. Bishop says that the boys of the Normal, the University and large high schools are as a class better soldiers than those who have not enjoyed similar educational advantages. They are more thoughtful, show better judgment and are more Hable to be uncomplaining than the majority of the men. It is significant that the rank of the companies may to a certain extent be determined by its proportion of highly eduoaited men. Mr. Bishop says that football is assuming quite an importance as a means of recriation. The team from the Thirty-first has been practically chosen and it is expected that active operations win De commenced in a short time. Games can be secured at any date with other regimental teams and with tha team of a Southern university loeated near by. It is the expectation of the boys that on the gridiron they will be supreme. Tvvo of the regular U. of M. team of last year are on hand and several g-ood players from the Ann Arbor high school. Wood, of the Normal, and Hewibt, of the Ypsilanti high school, wi.l probably play on tackle and half-baok respectively. There is one peculiar sta affairs in camp. An offlcer or a pn 9 elther a universal favorite or he is cordially detested by all. There is no happy medium at Knoxvill-. Mr. Bishop says that Col. Gardener is dolng 'hls best to procure discharges for those who wish them. He does not care to command a regiment of dissalisfied soldiers. There is no telling, however, whether or not any of nis plans in regard to the matter will be adopted by the war department.