Gathered Arout Town

It has oíten been asked : "I wonder how many students and pupils there are attendlng the various schools in Ann Arbor 1" Jn answer to that query a Courier reporter has been the rounds and secured the attendance at all the schools of the city, and the figures are given to our readers for their perueal and grati ication, perhaps. It is always rulable to commence with ,the greatest in these compilations, and work down. So we will start in with the TJniversity and give the enrollment as it stands to-day : Liiterary department - 1,178 Engineering department - - 325 Medical department - - - 442 Iaw department .... (574 Pharcnaey üepartment - - - 82 Dental department .... 191 Homeopathie, department - - 27 Total 2,919 The next in line will be our pubVc schools and we find the enrollment there as reported from each department Jan. 17, to be as iollows : High School 545 8th grade H. S. building - - - 105 lat ward 435 2d ward 269 3d wara 21? 4th ward 265 5tti ward - l13 6th ward 18S Total 2,137 At the üniversity School of Music the onrollment is considerably in advance of last year : Total enrollment for '95-'96 - 152 The various parochial schools of the city have also a number of students, .which swells the total quite a considerable. At St. Thomas' parochial school the record is as folio vs : In regular school - - - -215 In Conservatory of Music - - 52 Total 267 The other two parochial schools are attended as follows : Bethlehem 57 Zion's - - - - - " 38 Then by rights the Y. M. C. A. night school should bO counted in, for its students are attending no where else : Y. M. C. A. night school - - - 98 The totals of these would inake quite an army. In fact many tiattles of note have been fought Svith less numbers on a side RECAPITUIATIOX. Tniversity 2,919 Public Schools - 2,137 Kuiversity School of Music - 152 St. Tilomas' Schools - - - 267 Bethlehem rj7 Zion's 38 Y. M. C. A. night school - - 5)8 Total .- ' - - - - 5.668 Got Even With the General- At a recent installation of officers of a Gr. A. B. post, the vets who were present were greatly glven to the telling of stories of the times when they were making targets of themsevles down south. Tkose who have been present at one of tlieso story telling matches, mows how thoroughly such a comany enjoy the recitation, and even stories which have been told and retold until they are as thin as was the grub doled out to the boys incarcerated in Andersonville, arerecelved each time with a laugh expresslve of satisfaction and pleasure. At this particular time of which we peak, there was one among the number who had served as brigadier eral during tlie war, and wlio was a capital story teller. His jokes, however, were most'y turned against the private soldiere and his sallies of wit eonvulsed the ''boys" wlth laughter. He had been a brave officer but the boys wanted to get even with him in his stories. There was one quiet fe'low in Hic company, whose looks indicated that he had a story to teil to pay the gen ral for hi sfr.cef.ousiief s, and when a lull carne lie spoke up anti sftid : "Comrades, I want to te 1 you what happened to the co'onel oï my regiment at Gettyslmrg. He was hit with a Bhe'l that took nearly the wfiole top of his head off, and "was carried to the hospital at the rear. 1h& surgeon looked at him and said : Co'onel, you are badly injured. The who'.e top of your head is Bhot away and your Tarains are fuil of flirt. I shall have to take them out and wash them.' The eurgeon removed tlie pieces of i ku'.l not shot away, took out the colonel's "brains and placed them in a pail of pure water to wash them. Just then an orderly rode up and handed a eealed envelope to tibe colonel, who was recluiing on a stretcher. The colonel read it, ]umped up, took the orderly's horse and rode away furiously. "The surgeon saw him and shouted: " 'Grea.t Scott ! man, where are you go ing ?' '' 'Going to headquarteis,' thouted back the colonel. " 'Hold on man, and get your brains - they are here in a bucket,' ye led back th esurgeon. ,'' 'D n the brains,' roared the colonel, as he stuck spurs into his hoi se, 'I have been promoted to brigadier general and don't need 'em !' " Then all enjoyed a Bmoke at the general's expense, and he owned up for once a private soldier had got the start of him. Ann Arbor Needs More Such - Ann Arbor has made a good'y number oF its citizens wealthy, but liow many of these men in turn have endeavored to build up Ann Arbor and its institutions ? Yery few, you wül find. Instead of investing in Ann Arbor enteiprises nnc] puShing them to suecess, they prefer to buy bonds, or invest their money in some other place. That policy nas been pursued in the past to a great extent by onr "svealthy business ness men, to the great detriment oí our own city. If the peop'e whO have -made their money liere in ihis city liad invested it here and pushed tiheir investments, Ann Arbor would to-day be as large as .Tackson, Sapinaw or Graaid Eapids. One notab'e exception in . his respect Is our fellow toivnsman Moses Peabolt. He believes in building up Ann Arbor, and puts hia money into everything that tends to that end. He has spent a g-reat deal of time, for instance, in working for the establishment of the TJnivcr.-ity School of Miiisic, and but for his lefforts it is doubtiu! iï the Ypeüanti Underwear Eactory would have been .secured. Tliese are two recent instances, and tliere are many others. Any enterpiise that .vil help Anu Arbor has liad mot only liii share of money to help it, but his vnergy and inlluence as well. If all of Ann Arlor's business men "vvere like Mr.Seabolt Ann Arbor would be a different place. Th enterprises that he is prominent in shows something of his work. Por instance he is a director in the Michigan Furnitur eCo., in the Ann Arbor Agricultural Implement Co., the University School of Music, the First National Bank, the Ann Arbor Gas Co. He is also a member of the Board of Fire Commissioners, and has done much to bring the department up to its present state of efficiency. He is also an active vestryman oí St. Andrew's Episcopal churcli. And he is nat a figure head, an oificer eimply because he is a prominent man, but he is a live, iworking member of everythimg he takes hold o.'. 'There is amother peculiarity about SIr. SeaUxrit. He is very charitable in his way, trat his way fis not one o; notoriety, whieh is repugnant to his feelings. There is many a good, Cbristian deed credited up to liim that no one knows of save himself and the one benefited. Being modest man he wi'l probab'y not thank us lor mentioning these Tacts, but we believe sueh men should be held up as models for ethers. Ann Arbor needs more euch, and we are sure that we Bhall be forgiven for ca'l'ns attention to this instance of rig-ht doing and right living. It is a peculiarity of the Amencnn people that thy do everything posslb'e to trample upon and keep a man down while he is alive, but ae soon ae he dies. they sudden'y remember h:s g-ood ('eds nnl forget that they ever liad amythiong ill to gay of him. After it is too late to benefit him any they laud him to the ekie=. Would it not be a desirnble change to reverse this, and let people know and understand, while they are yet with 'us, tliat their deeds have been appreciated ? Just think how many happy diay.s might be added to a great many Uves by so doing ! But it is doubtful wliether human nature wi'l ever change in this ïespect. Bar Association Jubilee - When the WasUtenaw Bar Association does anytliing it believes iu doing it well. The annual banquet on Friday evening will be no exception, and the legal fraternity on tbis occasion will lay aside their quips and briefs, forget cases and coruruou lav and for a few hours eat, drink and be rnerry. The eommittee on arrangements has been toiling early and late and the' resul t is a program ot toasits which has rarely been equaled in this county. The Courier will not publish the menu- space forbids- but the "feast of wisdom and flow of soul" will run as follows, John F. Lawrence, E-sq., offlclating as toastniaster: "The Bar of Washtenaw County," Hon. A. J. Sawyer. "The Bar as Viewed from the Bench," Hon. E. D. Kinne. "The Funetion of the Probate Courts," Hon. J. Wlllard Babbitt. Music. "The Bench as Viewed from the Bar," Hon. Chas. B. Whitman. "The Laiwyer in Politics," Hon. E. P. Alten. "The Dignity of Our Profession,"' Hon. ,T. C. Knowltou. Music. "The Mlssion of the Advocate," Hon. M. J. Lehman. "The General Practitiouer," Hon. A'. F. Freemau. "Tlie Amenities of the Legal Profession," Hon. B. M. Tñompson. Musiic. "The Evolution of the Lawyer," Hon. T. A. Bogle. "The Literature of the Law," Hon. Ñ. W. Cheever. "The Progresa of the Liuv." .Tudge Harriman. A Beautiful Church Edifice - This evening, in the neiv church, the members of Trlntty or theEnglish liiithernn congrtgatiou. will liold their third animal meeting. Three years ago on Feb. lst, Rev. W. 1.. Tedrow carne to out city to establlsh a utnireh society of EngHsh Luthernns. Of course lie eonimenced his labor here without uny followers. Since then 125 communicant members have m;ited wtth the society, 25 have either moved away from the city or been removed toy death, so that to-night there will be an even hundred entitl ed to membership. This is a record to be proud of, and it shows that the establishment of this society was something that was wanted. Many of the Lutehrans have grown int o the almost constant use of the English language, and the childreu of Germau families come more and more to adopt the language of the nation, bo t3iat in order to hold them in the faith of their fathers, this course has been adopted. The new church at the corner of E. William and S. Flfth ave., is alittle beauty. The decorators have pleted their work, and the au penters are finishing the floor, so that it wtll be ready ior the handsorae oak ieats at the end of the week. The seate have been ordered but wlll not te here 1 e 'ore March, so that the dedicatory services will take place on Easter, whieh oceurs this year om Apii] 5th, a very appropriate time. The auditorium which can be made to seat 400 people, but which will be seated for 350. is as Ane a one for its size as the city cnn boast. The windows are all of stained glass, the two large ones costing $300 e:ich, and the others an even $200 all told, making an $800 investment in Htalned glass, all of which was glven to the church as memorials. The iloor is raiscd, and the room eo planned that none of the seats are t'ar distant from .the pulpit. If the sometimes unpleasant echo is not found to be one of the features of thie auditorium, it wlll be unsurpassed by any in Ann Arbor. Saturday's Court News- In the case of George Letter vs. Edward W. Ryan, which grew out of the iquor prosecutions in Ypsilanti, a moion was made to quasli the writ of capias, for false imprisonment, and argued n favor of by Capt. Allen, and against by Judge Babbitt and Jolm Kirk, all of Ypsilanti. Judge Kinne decided in favor of quashing. Martha H. Crittenden, et al., vs. Board of Home Missions, et al. A friendy suit brought to ailow Mrs. C. to dis)ose of her one-third interest in her deeased husband's real estáte. Argued and then settled between the parties. George M. Vail vs. Edmnnd Hevritt. Decree of foreclosure granted. Frederick Schmid vs. Wm, Whaley. Decree of foreclosure granted. James Linen vs. Paris Banfield. Costs taxed at $45. Edward Treadwell and N. W. Cheever, executors, vs. Joseph Wilsey, Mary Lawson, et al. Judge Kinne rendered a decisión favoring the complainants as to AVilsey, but dismissed the case as to Mary Lawson. Court stands adjourned until Friday next, at ten o'clock a. in., when it is probable that the Ann Arbor Register newspaper case will be again taken up. "Tribute" to Talmage - Ir. Talmage again "lectured" be tare an Aun Arbor audience last Friday eventng. He hnproved very litt'e over his last previous effort here, wheu one of his auditors was lieard to remark : "Dr. Talmage ought to be prosecutetl for obtaining money unto fas'e pretendes for th:s evenii;g"s uork." Wlien asked to explain the gentleman said : "Dr. Talmage can do we'.l if lie tries. He simply did not try, and his treatment of the peop'.e wlio had paid their good money to hear him avíis Kimp'y outrageous. If traveilng on one's reputation. as the Dr. did to-night, is not obtaining moBey under false pretenses, I do aot know -what that phrase meane. I feel that I have been beaten out of ■svhat I paid to hear him. That's wTiat I mean." And there were inany ntiiers wlio fe't the' same "way, but did not expresa themselves quite so forcib'y. It is very evident that Mr. Ta'mnge lectures for what there is in it tor him. and not to extent his reputation as a fppaker. preacher or orator. The January Phiz- The Physioian and Surgeon for January, contains. among other contiibutions, an article on "Fracture of the Neck of the Fémur," by Dr. Hal C. Wyman, a gradúate of the medical class of 1873, of the üniversity oí Michigan, and another on "The Tests and Clinical Signi:icance of Albuminuria." by Dr. E. 8. Sherrill, of the literary class of 1880. Dr. "W. F. Strangways p:efnts "A 8uccessíu] Treatment for Hay Fever ;" Dr. E. S. Pettyjohm discourses upon "Neurasthenia," and Dr. Jay L. McLaren narrates his experience with "A Case of Doublé Pyosalpinx." The transactions of four medical Kocieties are published in this issue, besides the annual quota of editorial, medical news, et [Coutiuued ou Sth pagel The January Phiz- (Continued from lst Page.) cetera. "With the present number this journal enters upon the 18th year of its exUtence, and, as a befiting "testimonial to it sexcellence, has Just been adopted the oííicial organ of the Wayne coiuily Medical Society, an organization of 150 practitioners. The Slocum-Wade Nuptials- The wedding of Mr. Walter F. Slocum, of Chicago, aud Miss Gertrude S. "Wade of this city, oceurred Thursday eve'g at the Preefoyterian eliurch, the Rev. J. M. Gelston officiating. P.otween five and six huudred invitations were issued, so that the gathering in the ohurch was quite large. The church was very tastefiilly but siinply decorated, the main feature of the work being vines of sruilax springing upon a white background covering the whole space back of the altar. The top of this extremely beautiful piece of work was finished by a row of lighted candles. Prof. A. A. Stanley presided at the organ. Fromptly at 7 o'clock the straáns of the Lohengrin wedding niarch issued from the organ loft. Rev. J. M. Gelston took his place at the altar, and the grooni attended by Prof. Earle W. Dow, eame forwnivl. Then tlie bridal xrocession moved up the long aisle, the four ushers in front followed by the 12 young ladies attending on the bride. Then carne the bride leaning on the arm of her father, Secretary James H. Wade, oL the L'niversity. During the service the organ played continuously in scarcely audible tones. The Episcopal service was read, modifled by the omission of the word "obey," and the parties were pronounced "husband and wife," instead of man andi wife. Mr. Slocum repeated his iassages in the service without the usual promptings from the clergyman. The procession then reformed, the newly wedded pair leaving at once for the home of Secretary Wade on S. State st, where a very informal reception was given to a very few friends, the younger people being mainly selected from the respective college societies, Sorosis and Beta Theta Pi, to which the bride and groom belong. The hour of leaving the city and the direction to be taken was kept a profound mystery by the young couple, but they will be at home to their friends after Feb. 14, at No. 5,604 Monroe ave., Chicago. The bride was extremely protty in her handsome bridal costume of white duchesse satin triimned witii duchesse point lace. She wore a very long veil, reaching the floor, and carried a large bouquet of lilies of the valley. She was a charter member of Sorosis, the collegiate branch of the fainous Xew York society, here established sotne years ago, and her 12 attendants were the members of that society in the thxee upper claves in the University. They were all dressed in white inuslin trimmed with the society colors, yellow and white. The guests were a representative gathering of townspeople and faculty, there being a number of people present from out of the city. It was a handsomely dressed assemblage, there being many superfo toilets among the ladies present The ushers were Messrs. Eugene Garnett, Richard Hawkins, aud Lester Maher, of Chicago, and Mr. W. A. Spitzley, of Detroit. The bride's attendants were: Miss Julia Pike, Grand Rapids; Miss Helen Ramsdell, Manistee; Miss Carlotta Goldstone, Saginaw; Miss Mary Cooley, Ann Arbor; Miss Alice Chandler, Chicago; Miss Francés Wilcox, Adrián; Miss Mary Butler, Ann Arbor; Miss Julia Butler, Ann Arbor; MiSB Alice Brown, Chicago; Miss Louise Morey, St. Johns; Miss Ruth Tuttle, Niles, and Miss Anna Hegeier, LaSalle, 111. The groom's mother Mrs. J. S. Slocum, of Chicago, was present, as was also Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Fay, of Chicago, Mrs. Fay being his sister. The bride's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Chas. F. Wade, of Jonesville, were also here. Hon. and Mrs. E. O. Grosvenor, and Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Sibbald, all of Jonesville, were aiuong the out of town guests. Mr. Walter F. Slocum is a teacher in the Chicago high schools, where he went after graduating at the Uuiversity of Michigan in 1892. He has uiade a fine record as a teacher and his adancement has beeD rapid. Misa Gertrude Wade pursued special studies ia the University, but did not arrange lier conree witli an idea of gmdnatlon and tberefore has not taken i iegree. She lias been one of the most popular young ladies in the city for several I years, taking a leading position soejnlly among the young people of the 'University set. - Do'ily Times. An Awful Scène - The University art co'lection, ■a-orth half a million dollars, is stowed away in the upper portion of the library building, with the most democratie disregard of character, 6tation or degree. The bust of Martin Luther is reported in close proximity to a redmouthed, barbed-tai'ecl devil- Luther bated the devi! - and the stern eyes of Oüver Cromwell gaze "with a stony glare on the ehai-ms of the Sleeping Beauty. The social features are decidedly heterogeneous, and were some persuasivo Pygmalion to pur the wrath of the gods into giving life to the niarb'e, bronze and gypsum grouped in the crowded gallery, a reign of chaos, fatal to the laws of good society must inevitab'y fo'.low. Again might the world behold Luther hurl his ink bottle at the head of the devil, and perhaps witness the elopement of tlïe Puritanic "round-head" with the awakened beauty. Monkeys might chatter in the "Temple of Jerusalem, and apes spring upon the backs of the apostles. The revivified lions would make a short meal of Daniel, despite a vigorous defense with his green umbrela, and lick their chops for Nebuchadnezzar. The state troops would be called out to suppress the riot and the state made great expense. The Courier vise"y suggests an art hall to the genei ósity of some wealthy philotechnic, anxious to rear for hiniself a monument in the hearts of the people. Let him come from his concealment. - Monroe Democrat. The Farmer's Instituto- President Ange'l will speak at the Farmers' Institute at Ypsilanti, tomorrow, on "The University of Michigan and its Eelatkm to the Parmer." Hon. M. T. Co'.e, of Lenawee, who ;ecently spoke at a Farmer's Instjtute at Adrián and protested against that county being taxed $5,000 to support the University, when $4,000 of it went to edúcate students trom Japan, China, etc., ought to be present. He vou!d no doubt learn someth'ng atout the CniTersity that he never knew berore. One fact, that about threeflfths of the etudents are child.en of farmers or peop'e ivho labor wit! their hands for a living, might Kurprise him, while his statement sm-ws that he knows nothing o' what he was talking about, for what he eaid was not only rank but fal e. Vote of Thanks- At a meeting of the Ann Arbor Light Infantry Wednesday evening, th followmg resolution Avas unanimously adopted : Resolved, That the Company extend a vote of thanks to the Detroit Wheelmen for the niany cooirtesie3 shown our arrangement committee while in Detroit and timely suggestions and favors rendered us in arranging our Mid-Winter Circus. That copies oí this resolution be sent to the Detroit Wheelmen, furnished the city press and spread upon the records of the Company. A California chemist has vobbed Castor 011 of its bad taste. Laxol Is its name. U. S. Bonds at tht P. O. Postmasters are receiving a circular írom the Treasury Department, at "Washington, with instructions to post in a conspicuous place, inviting proposals for the purchase of U. B. four per cent. coupon bonds, in denorninations of $50 or more. These bonds will be dated Feb. 1, 1896, and be payable in coin thlrty years after that date. Purchaeers are required to pay in U. S. go'd coin or gold eertificates for these Txrads. Thoee who have ány surplus gold lying ar.ound can have au exce'lent orjportunity to invest it. A Fine Issue - Paper and Press for January leads the holiday numbers of American magazines in artistic typography and designs, lts editorial on "The Old nnJ the New," in Book-!etter is a resume of Theodore L-. DeVinne's aiticle, presenting a strong plea for the old types with their plain faces and legibility. "Studies in Title Pages," illustrates the necessity for observance of the three rules : brevity, legibility and beauty, good samples accompanying. Octave Uzanne has an able article on "Decorative Art in France," and Oscar Binner on "Modern Illustrating." Book binding has its representation in several illustrated articles, as has Stationery, Lithography, and colored posters. Paper and Prees is a most valuable magazine of the graphic art, It is published in Philadelphia. 1 ■ - . Something About Aitkin- of Aitken's gubernatoilaJ aspirations the Cedar Spriugs C ipper eays : "The '16 to 1 free süver' republicans of Michigan -vvho are Oooming Congressman Aitken ror governor ehould halt, at least long erougb to kmow what they are about and ■where they are at.' It is a known fact that Aitken belongs to a steeringcommittee of five to help nomínate the single standard gold basis Thomas B. Reed president of the United States. Oh, consistency thou art a fraud." And in another place the same paper says : "Col. A. T. Bliss of Saginaw, has an nounced his candidacy for the nomiration of governor for the great state of Michigan, nnd his friends, the rant and fi'e of the republican party, will ra'ly to bis support." So there is no doubt where the C ipper stands. The statement is made that the cora erop of 1895 turns out to have been one of the three ïargest on veeord ; bat the amount of it that has been marketed is comparative'y email. Past experience has taught the farmers the importance of holding surplus crops for higher priees, and there ore more cribs of corn on western farm at the present time than has ever been known before.