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"Jaw Doñea," Is the classical name of a Greek letter society at the UniTersity of Indiana. Five Greek letter societios, eonfined to the professional departments, have had their origin here at the O. of M. The Sophomore-Frp.shman field day wlll occur on May 21st, and promises to be a most interesting occasion for lovers of athletlcs. The first Greek letter fraternity establlshed in this country was the Phi Beta Kappa, at the college of William and Mary, in 177(i. It is estimated that there are 80,000 studente belonging to the various college fraternities. That estímate is probably in round numbers. Hon. .T. Sloat Fassett, the brilliant young republiean leader of New York, will bc here at the banquet, sure. Score another victory ïor the ü. of M. Republiean Club. "The daily rehearsals of the minstreli?," says the Yellow and Blue, makes it "evident that the entertainment will be a great suceess as far as the performers are concerned." Students at the college at Alma have organized a Republican Club and wilt send delegat es to the grand banquet to be giren at Ann Arbor on the 17th. And stil lthey come. As far as the successful completion and equipment of the new gymnasium, now in the process of eonstruction, is concerned, the Yellow and Blue says: "We are truly in the hands of our friends, and needless to say, we exect great things from them." The Detroit Tribune favors the raising of fully $40,000 to complete and furnlsh tlic new gymnasium. Thaft 8 about the amount needed. ,Other institutions have erected gymnasiums costing from $100,000 to nearly $200,000, but Ann Arbor could get along handsomely on $80,000 if it could only be raised. The U. of M. Eepublican Club bas ordered 1,000 pearl button badges from the Detroit factory wlth whlcta each attendant at the banquet wil] be graced next Tuesday evening. A capital idea. Pearl buttons never eould have been manufacturad in this country liad it not been" for that grand protective raeasure, the McKinley bill. Forty-eight membera of the senior and junior classes of the Pharmaey department went to Detroit last Friday and inspected the laboratories of Parke, Davis & Co., and Stearns & Go. They liad a good opportunity to gatlier knowledge frorn a practical standpoint. At the laboratory of Mr. Stearns they were handsomely treated, being shown all the workings of the laboratory, and in addition to a nice souvenir for eaeh one, they were treated to a fine luneh, whieh proved very acceptable. They carne away voting Mr. Stearns a generous host and au admirable entertainer. At the animal intercollegiate oratorical contest held at Evanston, 111 last Friday night, J. 8. Bacon, of the U. of M. presided. The first prize was awarded to Albert S. Mason, of the Northwestern ünhersity, who liad for bis subject "The Battle of Gettysburg." J. F. A. Payne, of the üniversity of Wisconsin, took second prize, speaking upon "Poetry and. Freedom." Jesse E. Roberts, of the U. of M. stood third, having for a subject "American Mater ialism." Oberi lin college was represented by A. H. Currier, and the University of Iowa' by A. Beardsley. In the election of officers, J. P. Jolmston, of Michigan,, was chosen 2d -vice-president. There were two exciting games of base ball on the Athletic grounds in this city last Saturday. At 2 o'clock p. m., a game was called with the Vlbion nine, and resulted in a score f 13 to 2 in favor of the Universities. t lasted for 1 1-2 hours. The secnd game was with the D. A. C. eam. It took two hours and 20 mintes to play the game, and 11 innings o decide the contest. By a wile tirow the 0. of M's lost the game, he result being 2 runs, 4 base hits and error on the part of the D. A. C's to run, 7 base hits, and 2 errors on he part of the ü. of M's. The gama -as one of the most ecxiting of the f the season and was witnessed by several hundred people. Pres. Angelí has rcturned from a trip to Naehville where he lectured beíore the univfi-sity. T. J. Gaffney, '92 law, caught a foul ball on the campus Friday, but not In the regular way. He caught it on his head. Results will not be serious, it is thought, but it was a close cali. Last Priday'8 papers announeed the resignation of Dr. Chas. K. Adams, as president of Cornell unlverslty. The reasons given are: "grave and seemingly irreeoncilable differences of opinión in regard to matters of administrative importanee." A party of students, evidently medies had a lively picnic last Sunday p. m., dissecting a large snake, to all appearanees a six-footer. that one of them had killed down on the river road, east of the city. There was not niueh left of him when they got through. Président Angelí was one of the judges on thought and corapositiou inter-state collegiate oratorical contest between representatives of ten western colleges, held at Minneapolig last week Thursday. Miss E. Jean Nelson, of De Pauw University, Indiiina, took first prize. To the list of orators given last week, for the grand Republican Club banquet to be held on the 17th, will be Hou. J. Sloat Fassett, of Xew York; Hou. Richard Yates, of Illinqis, sou of the famous war governor "Dick" Y'ates, and Bon. John M. Langston, of Virginia. A better list was never presented by the Michigan Club at Detroit. At the fourth annual eontest of the Senior law class, held in Unh-ersity hall last Friday niglit, W. I. Manny won the first prize, hls oration being upon "The Individual and the State." The standing of the contestants were: W. I. Manny 95 1-6 per cent., S. H. Whitley 90 1-3, T. S. McClure 90 1-8, Arthur Webster 88 2-3, C. W. Lemmon 85 1-3, E. A. Church 82 2-3, R. C. Wertz 81 1-6. TO THE MEMORY OF JENXIK Jf. DAVISON. On Saturday, April 23(1, 1892, Miss Jennie M. Davison of the Literary elass of '9-i, aied at her home in this city. It is the second time that the class of '94 has been called to mourn a fallen i-lass-mate. Although we were not personally acquainted with her, Miss Davison surely leaves a bright reniembrance In the hearts of her fellow-students. Her Christian faith an-J works are at the same time a waruing and a comfort to us who are left behind. It is especially fitting that her class-mates should pause a moment to weep over her grave, that they may learn the doublé lesson of her life and death. "We desire that thi.s expression of our sorrow and sympathy be published in the college and city papers and be iorwarded to the family of the deceased.