Dr. Nansens Great Lecture

The lecture oí Dr. INansen, tiie great Arctic explorer, at University Hall last evening, was a success every way. The people here have become so accustomed to being imposed upon in the lectures delivered by great men, that they went to the hall auticipating the usual result, but desirous of satisiying their curiosity by seeing the man. But they were happily disappointed. Dr. Nanseu not only had an interesting story to teil, but he told it in an interesting way. And although the audience had to pay close attention to understand his words, by reason of their foreigu accent, which, in his case, is rather pleasaut to the ear than otherwise - yet they were sufiiciently interested to do so. One who had heard both rnen, could not help but compare Dr. Nansen to that other great explorer, Henry M. Stanley, when he was here. Stanley, instead of thrilling his audience with tales of travel and discovery, wasted most of his time, to the great disgust of his audience, upon the quarrels he had with Jameson and others. Nansen, on the contrary, had no quarrela to nárrate, but he touched the sympathy of his great audience, more than once by relating the little incidents that happened in the three year's of Arctic discomfort, that proved how strong thebond of affection was between these brave and determined men. Although there was naught but ice and snow in the great unknown wastes over which he traveled, yet Nansen told I what lie saw and what he feit in that desolate región, in a way that thrilled every listener. 1 Ie is made of tlie material tliat enters into the oomposition of great men. And shonld it be the good fortune of Ann Arbor people to ever again liave the opportnnity of listening to hini, Universitv Hall will be even more uneomfortably crowded tlian it was last night.