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13
Month
April
Year
1892
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Public Domain
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1 The Iaw8 have the reputatioa of 1eing rustoers and pushcrs. In that respect théy differ irom the contractors Tor their aew building-. j "The new hospitals inake an excellent itippearance fr-oin almosb any point Of view. In anany instanees the distances are very deceptive. The U. of Jj. Democratie Club banquet to-nfeht wHl be auother Cleveland boomen All the speakers are Sollowers of the ex-president, Tlie rush-pi-ooi post-office plans, published by the Detroit Evouíhí; News miffht do for Albion or Ypsilanti, but hvould be no good here. Not stout Ifenough. Thére are over 700 mames on the K-oll of the University re.publican club. Mr. A. E. Ewkig lia.s beon selected ,to Öeliver the address of welcome at the coming conventiou of college republica.n clubs. The vacation of one week "will really commence to-morrow, and "tibie iranís going out of towii, begin tocarry the boys (and girls) already. tThere wlll be a rush and a crush Ffiday. l'rof. J. E. Schma&l, of Müwaükee, Wte., has accepted a position of teaehBr of the piano in the new school of Oluwif. Tlie ])roíessor carne to thie Country two years since from Hamburg1, (iermany. A canvass of xiip Nwm.al students reveáis the political feeling among them to be: Repoiblloams 56 per cent., democrats 24 per cent., tete 20 ixr cent, There were 3 indepeiiidents and ane on the íence. The chapter of the t"hi Psi fraternity in the U. oí M., attended the banquet mi a body, given by the general comVention of the fraterndty, held in Detroit last Thursday evenhig, at the Cadillac. It was a very elabórate 1 affair. The Glec and Banjo Clubs start now On their grand spring tour, and if g-ood wishes will have a-ny effect they will meet wifch the greatest of sueCese Avherever they appear. The boys (are of success. They have wovbed hard for it. Tlie board oí regents met Saturday feveni,ng with a quorum present and let the contract lor the gymnasium ■building. J. L. üearii!i & Sons, oí 'Detroit, the sanie firm that built the M. C. II. R. station buiLdings here, becuredthe contract, for $35,S28. This inicludes the foundation and walls of th maim building-, with necessary par'tition.s and ateo the tracks. The story of the of eight studcnts of fhe Boston Farm School at Thomp.xon's Island, Boston Harbor, toether with their instructor, m Stinday last, is a sad one indeed. The 'boys had been to .inn-ch service twid were returning home as was customary, when the boat was caught In a gquall, capsized, and only two of the crew oí eleven, had sufficient ïdurance to to the boat until it. drifted ashore. Ana now thé gym tegins to look like i oreality. It is hoped that the ladles annex may be prospered in eecuríng funde so that thfre shaU be aai opportunity for the lady studente to etudy physical culture a-nd build lip Btnxag tonstitutions as well as sfcrong minds. In fact the one seems ö bc largely dcpendent iipon the othcr. It is lioped that by nexrt fail the gymiia.shiin will be comJeiTing ts benefits 111)011 the Ktudents. The faet that the U. of M. .stands at the head of all umdversdtiee in the new world ín point of attendance is ono that the average oastorner fails utterly oí comprehemdiaift-. The adranced positions the U. of M. has taken in the past have been gradually crawled to by Harvard, Yale ,etc., even to the ad-mission of wonicn as studente, tut thiis position of attendance is one they will find it very difficult io reach. Will any of the eastern papei-s teil their readers about the 2,092 student in the U. of M.? No, they wül hot. Detroit Tribune: "Twenty-six hundred and ninety-two litudents are now in attendance at the University of Michigan. This mimbor exceeds the attendance at Harvard by thirty-four, amd places MicWgan'e great university at the hea-d of American universitiea as regards attendanoe. Thirteen hundred and twenty-three studente, or very nearly one-half, are from Michigan. The largest increase is shown in the literary department. These fact are of a character to ewell the natural and justifiabl-e. pride of Michigamders in their Bplendid popular inetitution of loarning." The programme for the tan Society this evening, at Univerfeity hall, is one of unusual excellence, imd will cali out a large audience. It is as follows: PROGRAM. 1. Piano Solo JIM Ckopin. Miss Minnie Davis. 2. Address, Hon. W. H, Russell. S. Waltz Soug- " Gaily I Wander," Champion Miss Imogene Dunham. In the election oí editor for the U. of M. Daily, ncarly all of the old board ïnik'd of re-election and there will be ttew man at the helm hereafter, on that paper. In an article on Bvolution in FolkLore, to be published in The Popular Science Monthüy for May, Mr. Dayid Dwight WeJls givcs two versions of a negro legend nearly a century apart in time, -which show the alterations (produced in the tale by the change ïrom free life in África to slave life In America. A. L. Noble held a special spring Overcoat sale on Saturday last, which Nvas a great suecess. Garmeate worth $5.00 to $10.00 for only $3.50 ought to créate a furore. This sale will 'continue during the week, but in better .grades o! goods.

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