University Matters

The pharmacy department will close June 17. Five games of base ball were played Saturday. The annual "swing over" occurred Tuesday morning. The pharmics will have their final examiD&tion this week. Prof. W alter inspected the high school, at St. Clair, last Wednesday. The faculty have decided not to dismiss my of the classes until the 23d. Nearly 4,500 invitations have been issued for the coming celebration. The Delta Sigs have leased the Frankin house, on Thayer-st, for next year. Prof. Q-. S. Morse attended the reunión of alumni at Battle Creek, last Friday. The City milis were tested, Saturday night, by the senior mechanical engineerb. Bob Burnett, '85, lately with the Cleveland Plaindealer, is now on the siaff of the New York Sun. Prof. Beman inspected the Caro schools, last Friday, with a view to admittance to the University grade. M. E. MoEnany, '87, has been invited to deliver the Fourth of July oration at his home in Manchester, Iowa. E. L. Von Suessmilch, law, '88, is the lucky possessor of a lottery ticket which recently drew $200, so he tells his friends. The Phi Delta Phi's and the first year men croised bats on the fair grounds Saturday. The former won, the score standing 31 to 11. The Glee club are rehearsing two ever,ings of each week. They will probably give an open air concert during commencement week. Willis R. Roberts, lit '77, and president of his class, expecfs to attend the reunión of his class in this city during commencement week. The Engineering Society will hold a meeting Friday evening, June 10. Papers will be read by F. B. Pelham, J. A. Sinclair and B. B. Brown. Gibson photographed the senior laws, Monday, on the steps of the law building, a small girl in the center of the group posed as their mascot. John Brown, Gladding, Whitney and Babcock, laws, '87, went to Columbus, Ohio, Tueeday, for examination for admi8sion to the Ohio bar. H. L. Barie, '87, and Chas. Mann, ot ttis city, have bought the drug stock of iïr. Hoggues, 20 Monroe-ave, Detroit, and (ook charge of the same June lst. DeHaven and Malley, the contestants in the heavy weight wrestling, finished Saturday afternoon, on the fair grounds. DeHaven easily won the match. At a game of base ball on the fair grounds Saturday lorenoon between the Nu Sigma Nu's and the Zeta Psi's the former won, the score standing 32 to 20, The committee in charge of sendiug out invitations for the semi-centennia!celebration would be pleased to have the postofflce address of all fortner students handed to theiu. Chas. W. Noble, class of '46, of Detroit, president of alumni association of the University, was in the city, Monday, making arrangements for the alumni meeting during the semi-centennial celebration. Mrs. Mary Öütwater White, wife of expresident Andrew White, of Cornell university, feil dead alter leaving the breakfast room Wednesday, of paralysis of the heart. She was 48 years old, The Dramatic club are rehearsing the "Ladies Battle" with a view to presenting it Monday evening of commencement week. In addition to this they are practicing it farce entitled "Which shall she Wed?" The Afgóaaut association will hold a meeting at ten o'clock, room A, üeï't Saturday. Important business will be transacted and every person who is inter- eated in the Argonaut qr in tollege jourualism should be present. The Alpha Nu Viciety eleeted the following officers Saturday night : President, E. Hubbatd ; vice-president, H. W. Fairbanks; secreta,ry, M. W. Crispin ; senior sibyl editor, J. H. Powell; critic, J. M. McBridej librarían. P. L. Bolton. The moot congress met last Fnday, for the last time this year. A speaker and a clerk were eleeted for the first term of nex't year. The surplus in the treasury, about $7.00, were spent at Hangsterfer's ia the evening on "internal" improvements. The Central Alumni Association of Michigan UniverBity held its second annual banquet at Battle Creek, Friday night. The attendance was large, including several members of the faculty. vious to the banquee a recepuon was given by ex-EegeDt, Qeorge Willard. Chas. O. Stevenson, law, '85, of Boise City, Idaho, is secretary of the territorial democratie central committee, hig father being Governor of Idaho. He is also historian of the society of Idaho pioneers and is at present engaged in preparing for that society a history of Idaho Territory. The portrait of Prof. George P. Williams, now to be found in the President's office, was painted by Mr. Revenaugb, of Jackson, and lately pregented by that gentleman to the University. A frame valued at fifty dollars is on the way from Chicago, and as soon as it arrivés the picture will be mounted and hung in the art gallery. The Argonaut proposes tJ publish, in one of the last numbers of this year, a complete collection of TJniversity of Michigan songs. Any one who is acquianted with any old college song, which the University can claim as its own, will do a favor by sending it to them, as it is desired to make the collection as complete as possible. A game ot base ball Will be played on the fair grounds Saturday afternoon, at three p. m , standard time, between the Agricultura! College nine and the University nine. As these clubs are evenly matched a closely contested game is expected. The Alpha Nu presenta the following interesting programme for Saturday evening, June 11: Declamation, J. W. Mathews ; select reading, E. A_ Thomas ; story, Clyde Sloan; debate, "Resolved, that foreign studente should not be compelled to pay a higher matriculation fee than at present" ; F. L. Davis has the affimative and W. Cnspin the negative. A very interesting game of base ball was played on the fair grounds Saturday afternoon, between the Universities and the Hiawathas of Detroit. Though the home team was defeated they demonstrated the fact that they cm play base ball, by the large number of good playg made by different members of the club. The score stood 11 to 10 in favor of the Hiawathas. The result of the election of Adelphi Literary society officers, on Saturday evening w&s as follows : President, Miss Willoughby; vice-president, W. A. Boyle; secretary, H. Remington ; treasurer, T. C. Severance. The election of a lady to the presidency of the Adelphi is a very noticable iunovation, a thing neverheard of before in the history of the literary societiea in the Univrsity - and quite in keeping wkh the spirit of co-education. The society seems to be organized on a working basis, for at the last meeting five members were expelled for lack of interest and nonattendance. The recent lecture delivered by Dr. Maclean to his class in surgery has been the subject of muoh discussion by the i sity authoritiea and the medical faculties. His suggestions were to provide for a four years' course in the medical department, two years to be spent here in theoretical work and the other two years at Detroit in clinical work, making the school there a part of the University. This plan was supported by him as it would give the students f ar better clinical advantages. His plan was supported by some of the faculty, and condemned by others. To ascertain what the the feehng is on the subject, interviews have been had with the authorities which found them as follows : President Angelí, Secretary Wade, Drs. Palmer, Vaughan, Stowell, Dunster, Martin, Obetz, McLachlan and Wood oppose the plan. Dr. Frothingham alone supports it. On Tuesday last F. W. Gordon was united in holy m&trimony to a most beautiful "silk hat." The match having been made by some of the boarders at Mrs. Sears, the bride being presented by them in appreciation of his friendship. Carter Jones, lit, officiated, issuing the marriage license, presented the bride after a few well chosen and uppropriate remarks and finished by congratulating the much astomshed groom. Mr. Beardsley, medio, '88, acted as usher, bringing Mr. Gordon into the] midst of a ci. ele of friends immediately after supper who had gathered to witness the ceremony. Mr. Gordon, though overeóme with surprise and emotion, responded in a few brief, yet appreciative remarke, expressing Lis pleasure for this occasion and high regard for those Y;h 80 ki1 d'y appreciatedhis f iendship. The Students' Christian Association have issued ahand-book of the University, which is iiitended a9 a guide book to students entering the University. It is one of the best books oí the kind ever issued by any students' organization. The enterpri8e of the association in compiling such a wok, so f uil of valuadle ioformation to the new beginner, is certainly to be commended. lt presenta, in a concise form, all the general information and practical cnowlege that a student wiïl piek up ifl a 'our year's course. It contains a map of Ann Arbor, show ing the location of public JuildinEB. and the different buildings of the University, and a chapter entitled "directions for new students," giving practical hints and suggestions, and answering, before hand, all the questions that naturally arise to a student entering the University. Also a chapter on the Christian Association, relieious statistics of the University, the nature of the work of the association, and a list of its meetings. There is also a chapter upon the University itself, containing a brief historical sketch of the institution and of the buildings, and catalogue of the various literary and ecientific societiee, their time of meeting and the nature of the work. The whole is prefaced by a list of officers of S. C. A., the Bulletin editors, and trustees oí the association, and a preface setting forth the purpose of the book. It was printed at The Register office.