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The Beta Theta's have moved into their new house on S. State st. Last year there were 33 Japanese studente, this year only 15 we under8 tand. Prof. H. C. Adams has gone to Washington, D. C, again to resume work on census statistics. Dr. McCabe, formerly an instructor in French and Italian in this University, died at Bryn Maur, Pa., last week. Prof. Harper, wlio held the Bible Tnstitute here recently, has accepted the presidency of the new Chicago Baptist University. " The Rose Tinted Envelope," is the name of the play to be brought out by the Dramatic Club to-morrow evening. All for the Gym fund. The brain of Prof. Winchell weigbed 54 ounces. Prof. Onley's weighed 61 ounces, it will be remembered. Daniel Webster's brain weighed 56 ounces. The gymnasium fund has now reached over $15,000, so the friends of the enterprise feel some hope that the $20,000 will surely be raised within the specified time. When the committee came to pay Mr. Finnerty for coming here to address them on the 22d, he accepted only $25 of the amount, and gave $50 to the gym fund. A generous deed. '"Baby Anson," as he was once known in base ball circles, the famous captain of the Chicago league club, advises the U. of M. base ball club to engage the services of Sunday, an old Chicago team player, to coach the team this season. At the oratorical contest to be held March 20th, the judges will be Hon. Don M. Dickinson, of Detroit, Hon. S. F. Fitch, of Lansing, and Regent W. J. Cocker, of Jackson, on delivery ; and Prof. W. A. Gleason, of Grand Rapids, C. A. Towne, of Lansing, and Rev. Howard Duffield, of Detroit, on thought and coniposition. The work in Geolugy and Paheontology the present semester will be under the charge of W. H. Sherzer, M. S. Mr. Sherzer is a gradúate of the University, and received his Master's degree here last year. At that time Dr. Winchell stated that the work done by Mr. Sherzer had been really suliicient to entitle him to a Doctor's degree. Since then he has been teaching in the state school of mines at Houghton, Mich., w here he went in order to pursue his geological studies in so favorable a location. Mr. Sherzer's home is in Ohio. He is a very hard worker and an exceptionally intelligent and promising young man, one wüo will, no doubt, conduct tbe work with ability and meet with success.