Ann Arbor

There was a goöd attendance, alfchough not as lárge as bad been expected. Tli o grip makes jio descrlminationfi in favor oí newspaper men, tmd many were obllged to abandon the ti-i)i 'altogetber. Of those who did attend, a large proportion had to bc included In the eiek list. The ■president of the associatlon, W. I. NesWtt, of Big Rápida, was conflned to ïids room most of the time during the tneeting. The usual rounds of business and pleaeure were in order. Quit a mnnber of interestlng and instruetlve paipers were read by inembers of the aeeoclation, and at the close of each cri-tain topics that hád been suggestfd by the speaker were taken up and Hiscuesed by the members at large. These annual meetings are becoming ei. neeessary feature to newspaper men. not only in a Boclal way, but also froni a pccuniary .point of view. By i-ombining the esperience of all. many blpfnl Hints and suggestionB are elici icd that serve as guides to the lesB experdenced over many glippery places. "Wednesday wae largely devoted to Bight-eeelng. In the evening the editora Were tovlted to a reception at the i-esidence of the newly elected president of the aesociation, Junlus E. Beal, of the Ann Arbor Courier, and a poction of two days was pasKcd in a most enjoyable manner. Of eourse the great potot of attraction at Ann Arbor is bhe university- the TJmversity of Michigan, with its 3.G00 students, spacions buildings, and beautUul grovinds. The visitors were (flven free access to all departments, the professors using every endeavor to show tfaeta as mucli of the institution as they could in their limitad time. Weeks might lx devoted to fixplorlng those vast treasüre-houses of tearnlng and still the visitor would vethrn Wlth a feeling that he liad only made a beginning. The practical part. and especially in the mechanica] departments, is thOTOUghly baught, so that the etudent'may leave those halls with a competent under standing of both theory and practice. A feature 'OÍ particular interest is the museum - one of the most earefnlly Etelected nssortments to he found in tibia (ounti'.v. Among the more valii.-i iiio oí the recent additions may 1' noted the Chinese séction. It will be temembered that tliis collection ie i lie exhibit made by the Chinese govi'niini-nt at the New Orleans expositóon in 1885. It is a gift Erom that overniiient to the unlversity, and was oMained -tlirough the influenee oí President Angelí, ex-minister to China. The blosing feesslon 01 the association was eelebrated Thursday evenin.iï by a banquet given by tlio citi■. -lis of Ann Arbor, in Light Infantry hall, and it was a fitting closing of o, rnost successful meeting. The reception pairlors were tastefttlly deco■tutecl and covers were luid for two Inindrcd and fifty. Doctor Angelí, :]n: or me LTi.ivrink.i wf Miohi;aü, ncted as toastmaster, and was a at the head of one of the taliee, with Stlegent C. E. Whitman at lis right, and E. B. Pond, an old ncwsaper representatdve, at his left. Thea-e is cortainly 110 better toastaaeter in Michigan than President Yr.'jrl!. and we believo this grand old rarth wouW liave to turn lier pockets wsrong side out to flnd his equal. He was i'i;;'lit at home among the oditors, ie he himseli 'as one of the boys in lis younger Öays. As each speaker was iniiodueod the remarke of our Tistinguishtd toastmaster fairly sparkl-d -with genuine wit and jolly Rood ïumor.-