University Matters

Frank Muir, lit '89, is sick with typhoid (ever at his home. G. R. Olsrnbo, of Kioto, Japan, faas en tered the University. Frank H. Honey, medie, '8(5, of Wichita, Kn., ia in the city. The ladies complain that the gentlemen intrude on their tennis courts. An ïnteresting meeting of the natural history society waa held last evening. The Univeis:ry orchestra will furnish the music for the frethman bacquet, May 6. Bishop Harris was the guest of the I Alpha Delts, for lunch, while here reI cently. Prof. Davis addressed the Students' ' Ctristian Aascc'ation on "Autnority," last Sunday. It is rumored that the freshmen captured the whole lot of sophomore canes, Friday night. B. F. Shively, law '86, addressed the anti-coercion meeting at Washington, D. C, a few days ago. Prof. Cady requests that those who are to tuke part m the oratorio of Elijah, attend all of the rehearsals. W. S. Meeker, law '86, was married, April 20, to Miss Winnie, daughter of J. N. Lowry, of Greenville, O. Thé Glee club will give one of their entertainment in the opera house at Ypeilanti, next Wednesday evening. Chas. Goodrich, who graduated in the literary department a few years ago, died at his home in Kacsas, a few days ago. The homceopathic hospital is so overcrowded with patients that Dr. Arndt was obliged to give extra clinics, last v eek. President and Mrs. Angelí returned f om Providence, R. I., Tuesday, where i aey had been attending the funeral of a relativo. The sophomores will hold a social at Mrs. Spence's, on Division-st, on the same evening that the freshmen hold their banquet. The University people having in charge the semi-centennial cdebration, desire the address of all tormer graduates and students. Owmg to Prof. Griffin's continued sicknees, Prof. Kent has been procured to deiiver lectures on "Pleading," to the junior class. Warren B. Sexton, medie, '86, who kc&ted at Kansas City, has discontinued tbe pructice of medicine, and engaged in the real estáte business. .Richard Johnson, of Windsor, Out, was in the city, Wednesday. He expects to move back to his forraer home, near Ann Arbor, in a ehort time. Prof. Rogers has consented to presido over the joint contest between the Jeffersonian and Webster societie8, to be given in University hall, May 7. Prof. Payne's classes have raised sight dollars to be used for the purpose of getting a piaster cast of some eminent teacher, to be placed in room 22. Some of the boys are trying to work up a schede for the whole law class of '87 to go to Detroit at the end of the year, for the purpose of having a banquet Prof. Rogers announces that he is ready any morning from nine to ten o'clock to examine all seniors on criminal law who will make their appearance at his offiw. The two literary societies of the law department have arranged for a joint contest on Saturday evening, May 7, of which further notice will be given next week. Walter W. Campbell, senior lit., and formerly one of the editors of the Chronicle, is spending the last part of the college year in the study of theology, at Andover, Mass. The different positions in the University base ball club are open to competition,none having yet been filled. All players are requested to practioe on the campus from 2;30 until 5:30 each anemoon. Mr. Hobson, custodian and taxidermist of the museum, bas been requested to re8i'gn by Pres. Angelí, owing to differences as to the management of the museum between Mr. Hobson and Profs. Steere and Winchell. Mr. Hobscn will give up his keys May 1. Miss Chapín has counted up the ladies in the Unvereity this year, and finds that there are 265 as against 229 last year. These are found in the different departmerts as follows: Literary 175, medical 51, law G, pharmacy 2, homoeopathic 27, and dental 4. The Alpha Nu presents the following programme for Saturday evening, which was postponed last week: Essay, "Culture," R. E. Dunbar; declamation, "The 8pnish Duel," P. J Sjöblem; paper, "April 1920," J. A. Leslie; music; select reading, " Cari, the Marryr," G. A. Brown ; "Sibyl," H. F. Shiêr. Ttae-to be-a-surprise sophomore canes cane last Thursday. They are large and clumsy sticks - therefore in style - cost 70 cents a piece, are of nazei wood, with turned handles, and are painted and varnisnsd to suggest the class colors - yellow and brown - and in short would be taken for a $ L.25 cañe. 'Tis said several fresh men got left in trying to get canes of A. L. Noble, through whom they were ordered - Argonaut.