The Famous U. Of M.

.Dait F. Lyon, lit '85, of Fenton, has been greeting oíd friends here duriní the week. j ■. Fntries co'se 1o day for the annual ltolti day eveuts, which are scheduled lor Saturday on tlie nthletic grounds. The claeses at 1he gymnasium are nici e numerous than ever. Ihe average attenúance durlng the week has been over 300. Tbos. F. Moran, lit '87, of Manchester, and one of the very biight toys the 'II. of M. has sent out, ia ncw pro.essor of histoiy at Purdue. James Baird, the idol of the loot liall boys, and captain of last year's team, has returned to the University, touch to the joy of all lovers of atbIrlics in the U. of M Pi oí. Stanley is already at woik upoïi the Jlay Festival. Among the probabilitíes los that week is Mine. Melba. It i certain that Mme-, Nórdica wl 11 not be in'it tisis time. The íraternities ai e ha ving a hot coiitest over the toastmaster.Yhip for the Freshman class. ïhe convestants aro Muir Snow of the A. D. P., aud K. i:. Eeüly, oí the D. K. E. Bleetion i:cx; Saturday. L. A. Woodward managing editor, -F. R, Cutcheon asslstant, Miss Innie L. Bacorn -secretary, C. A. Manning business manager, W. H. Thompson and Gr. T. Lamont assistauts, are the new ofiicers of the Castalian. Tiie students at Olivet college wiio vrero quartered in Shepherd Hall ïebelled against eating woi-ms in tlieir oat meal aud left the tabïe. Tliey did not care to have their fresh meat served that way. How mighty particular some people are. The Glee and Banjo Clubs expect t'o tour throu.jh Chicago, St. Louis, Omaha. Topeka, Denver, Pueblo, Salt Lake City, Ogden, and Lincoln, Des Moines and Davenport. In Michigan, Lansing. Grand Eapids, Saginaw, Bay City, Port Huion, and Detroit will be visited. The University Orchestra, with J. J. McC'lel au director, Fred T. McOmber 'business manager, and Mr. Lohrsterfér irst violin, has been organized for the year, and will iurnish tnnsif eutertainmeuts, receptions, weddings, etc. lt will contain 15 or 20 members, and be f irst elass in every respect. liisi. Mary P. TVilliams, ol Piiir.esvlüc Ohio, lit '9ó, has been awarded the Elisha Jones classical scholarship c: the üniversity of Michigan, for tv.-o years. The award i-i made apon competative examination. Miss Williams is the firsb lady student who captured this valuable jirize, and a- a _ consequenee the co-eds are all ■ ei y hap'py. The Olee and Banjo clubs have commeBced busl i ml have chosen E. C. Worden '98 leader of the club, and 1Í. D. Ewing 96 :eader oí the banjo club. Teu members oï o'd glee club and seven members of the banjo club have returned tliis year. an excellent foundation. F. 11. Waldr-on '97 is business manager of the clubs, and Sidney I!. Tremble, '98 I ain . The Chova! Union serles oí concerté are announced as follows : Theodoie dore Tilomas' Orchestra, Nov. 19. Clementine le Vere-Sapio, song recital. Dec. Cd. Elijan, I y ihe thoral Union, January 17th. Achille Kivaidc. violinist, Feb. llth. Iheodore Thomas' Orchestra, April Gth. It is a most excellent course, and added to the five concerté of the May Festival makes 'a valuable series of entertainn,('ntt, that all lovers of music will rejoicc in. The foot-ball schedule has been completed and is as follows : Oct 10- Olivet, at Ann 4rbor. Oct 19- Lake Forest, at Vnn Arbor. Cct. 2C- Case School, at Ann Arbor. Aov. 2- Harvard, at Boston. ov. 9- Purdue, at Ann Arbor. Kov. 16- Oberlin, at Ann Arbor . ov. 23- Minnesota, at Detroit. Nov. 28- Chicago Üniversity, at ChiCÍ.CO. Tlás year the debate between the ' oí ators oí Chicago University and the U. o! M., Avill take place in tnis city on February lst. At a meeting oi the committee held at President AngeJ''s residence last Friday evening, thi folloTving question was decided uyon for the debate : "Is the principie oi a graduated property tax one ■wiich should be adopted by the state ?" Chicago will be given its choice of sides. The debaters from ] Michigan wiU be chosen the same as foi merly through competitive contesta ia the various debating societies oi the Üniversity. Mis. Gertrude Buck, lit '94, ia r.ow studying on the fel'owship ecuied tlieic by hei'. The U. of M. Reserves defeated the Noimal Saturday in a game óí foot ball -at Ypsilanti, by a score of 10 to 0. Miss Marión Jane Barmby, Ut '92, v ::s marrled at her home in JBay City, on Tuesday, to Rev. Wm. E. Ambrose Lewiü, rector of Triniiy church, Caro, the former home oï the bride. The game of foot ball played Saturday 'afternoon on the ath.ttic grounds, resulted in a score of 42 Xo O in favor of the U. of M. T he Detroit, boys were out-c'assed all ïight encugh. A prominent citizen of the city read whafc the two graduates of the Univeisity isaid in the last Courier, and, upon meeting this scribe afterward remarked : "I sliould like to have tl;osu two graduates talk with a young friend of mine who left here a year or so ago to study at Ya'e. II(! reinaiued tliere about three weka and then came back here, because he .s;iíl lie was going to college :or wtudy and not for fun. íle is bere yet, and is a firiner friend of tlie L. of M'. than ever be.'ore. He suy.-; if tliis is 'a poor boy 's college' ie is a place where the boys get sonietliing iu 'their heads besides deviluy." Chas. AV. Elcketts. who was a (lont In the l". of M. in '93 and as manager of the S. L. A. is thought to havo made some $800 or $900 by sluidy practices, in one year, is in Trouble down at Terre Haute, Ind. He has been acting as agent for the Western Suppiy Co., and has öeen arretted for changlng a school warrant from $390 to $590. Kicketts went from here to Chicago Unicersity after getting into trouble, and rernained there one year, but was under a eloud there for some al'eged irregularities. He was a pleasant, gent'.emanly appearing young man, and at one time was the most popular stvident in the University. The president oï the Humane Society of this city, J'. J. Goodyear, Esq., has often heen asked to investígate tlie laboratories of the University, wit ii a view of unearthing alleged ciue". practices in the medical laboratories especiaüy, upoii dumb anim.'ils, in the interest of science. Accoidingly in company with Ohief of PoJlee Peterson, Mr. Goodyear visited 'all the laboratories a féw (lay's s'nce. and tlie two report that they not only find that no cruelty is practiccd, but that the ferrets, rats, rabbita guinea pigs, etc., kept íor expeiimental purposes, are all given the very best of care. People who have not hing el se to do but to imagine all sprta of Uiings about the University anti tlien teil their imaginings íor facts, have done the University a vast deal of injury among tlie peop'e in tlie past, and probably alvrnys will do so