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Just wait ïor the next Wrinkle ! A moveinent is on i'oot to organize mi alumni association at S agina w. Prof. J. B. Steere is to give his stu(icafs in zoology some practical field work during the coming semester. The Choral Union is working as ir, never worked before, to be thoroughly prepared i'or the great May festival. It is lri.nted that ñ large number of the studente in the medical and dental (lepar; nifiits received "(.■ons." throtigh the 1'. 0. The laws have beon quite a little more quiet sinee ths faculty have been raising the requirements. tThere is notliing like good solid work to keep boys out of mïschief. ïhe 22(1 of February address before the students of the law departincnt tiiis year w!U ba dllvered by ihe eloquent Congressman Dolliver, ol lo-wa, in Dniversity Hall. W. W. AA'edemeyer, lit. '94, went to('liicago Saturday, as the guest of the Dnion Leagu dub, and to delirer an addrees on the 22d oí Feb. beíore one ol the high scliools of that city. The 2d international trlennial convention of the Students' Volanteer Movement for Poreign Missions, is to be held at DetróJI on Wednesday next, l-'eb. 28th, to March -1. Probably ncai-ly every educational institution in the United States and Canada wil] be represented. A "practice court" is running in the law diepartment of the University. Noae ol the .students have yet proceeded so far as to fcell the Judge that he, tlie jury, and the lawyers ou the o', ii er side ought tö be ie jail ; but but it must be remembered tliat they are only students, yet.- Adrián Press. Prof. A. Hall Jr., and his assistant Mr. Townley at the observatory are attemj)tmg to make an accurate survey and plat of Saturh. Not for the purpose of a real estáte boom there, but to correct some supposed inaecuracies in the present map of that planet. A new telescope "vould aid the work materijilly, but that does not appear to le wttnin the visión of any one at present. It is hoped however that some one has made provisión for it in his or her will. An interesting' oíd ladtes' tea party was given at the home of N. W. Cheever on E. Madison st., yesterday afternoon in honor of the birthday of his mother, Mrs. Emeline Cheever, she being 85 years old. About 30 ladies were present, the youngest being 38 years old and the oldest, Mrs. Clara W. Peck, 83 years and 4 months. The combined ag-es of the 12 oldest people was 900 years. Each lady wore a cap, ,neck handkerchief and long white apron, and most of them brought their knitting. It was a regular old fashioned tea party such as our grandmothers used to have years and years ago. The tables were lighted with candles set in brass candlesticks and were set with old fashioned dishes, steel knives and forks - one set being 100 years old and the spoons used in one dish were 150 years old. There was also an old time spinning wheel in the room and the small foot stove used long ago caused much laughter. The beans were passed around in the iron kettle in which they were baked. One lady, Mrs. S. L. Carpenter, wore a silk dress made in the forties. The following was the menu: Salt Eising Bread and Butter. Eye Bread. "Injun" Bread. t bleken and Pickles. Beans, Vinegar and Pppper "Sass." Hot Biscuits and Honey. l'mnpUin Píe. Ginger Bread. Orullers and Oheese Fruit ('akr and Tarts. Parched ( lorn, Maple Sugar. Tea. CoflFee. During the afternoon the company were divided into two groups, "old" and "young," and kodak pictures were