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Chapel services will not begin until the second semester. The gymnasium will be open during the holiday vacation. T. C. Gaylord, '93 lit, is on the faculty of Armour Instituto, in Chicago. H. W. Levy, '96 law, bas been elected assistant business manager of the U. of M. Daily. The senior lits will give a class social in Granger's hall on Thursday evening January 17. Albert A. Read, of Shenaudoah, Iowa, who was in the University for two years. is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Sunderland. Two organ concerts vill be given in January and February to raise money with which to finish payrnent for the Columbian organ. A. C. Burnliam, who took gradúate work in the University last year, is at present instructor of mathematics in the University of Illinois. The Junior Hop frater nities have invited the independents to take part in the hop. All requests for invitations must be in to-day. There is a movement in operation backed by Prof. Kelsey, to fiud out how mauy students tliere are iu the University who intend to euter tlie miuistry or do missionary work. Dean Knowlton is arranging a series of lectures on "Legal Ethics" to be given during part of the second semester. The eourse will be open to seniora and post-graduate laws. Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity will offer a silver cup, valued at $50, to the winner of the running high jutnp, in the annual indoor meet. It will be competed for five successive years. Each year the name of the winner will be engraved on the cup. The interior of the chapel is being considerably changed. The pipe organ is being moved to the front of the room, and a stairway will be built from the west end of the room to the dressing room of University hall. The preliminary debating coutest of the Alpha Nu Hterary society will be held irnmediately after the holidays. The date was set for January 12, but as that is the date of the benefit concert, the date will undoubtedly be changed. There is au interesting album in New; berry hall. Itcoutains the photographs of all the ex-presideuts of the Students' Christian Association besides all the other prominent officers. It is an interesting fact that almost all the presidents are ministers and professors. Prof. A. C. McLaugblin will read a paper before the American Historical association, during its meeting in Washington, Dec. 26-28, on "The Retention of the Western Posts by the British after 1783." He has been making special investigation of the subject. Prof. lludson will read a paper at the same meeting on "The Germán Emperor." Prof. Craig has devised a system of examinations that will be used in the coming examinations of the week beginning Feb. 9. During the last week of eaeh semester there will be no recitations at all. The examinatious will all be two hours in length, and they will be so arranged that each student will have as few examinations as possible on the same day, and but few will have more than one. The schedule will give the date of examination for each subject in which there are recitations or lectures on Mondays, or Tuesdays, or Wednesdays, before four o'clock. Courses beinning later thau that in the week or having recitations later thau four o'clock, must look out for themselves. The scheme meets with genend approval, for the recent lack of system has been anything but satisfactory.