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16
Month
February
Year
1888
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-flops will grow soarce now til! after Lent. Prof. Loisette spent Sunday with Trof. Morris. The freshmen are billed for a social Friday night. Bronson Howard was in Detroit the first of the week. The class íd Langley's eleclro-therapeutic8 numbers 144. A University democratie club is now being formed among the students. And now who will fill the chair made vacant by Prof. Payne's departure? E. H. Wilbert and W. H. Burk, both pharmics '84, are visitingfriends in thecity. Dr. RobinsoD, of Cleveland, O , was a visitor at a number of recitations last Wednesday. Dr. John H. Musser, of Philadelphi, was viaiting various members of the medical faculty this week. The freshmen will not have Oxford gowns. They can't stand the strain ; they will stick by the cap, though. Prof. John Dewey has been offered the chair of Mental and Moral Philosophy and Logie in the University of Minnesota. Dr. L. A. Booth and Dr. Wood, of Grand Ripids, vi.sited the various departraents of the University last Thursday. Now is the time when the student in chemistry tries to add up his account and to make out there is something his due. The Argonaut contained an interestin" letter last week from a member oí Prof. Steere's'party now in thePhilippine Islands! Sneak thieves are reported ; look out I tor valuables. Mr. Baylis, rooming on N. University-ave., was relieved last week of $11.85. "Tubby" Spencer, one of the University's great jokers and end men, has finally settled down in the drug business at Morenci, Mich. The class of '80' lits, after a few weeks of hard struggle, finally mustered out a quorum last Saturday and yoted $100 to the " Gym." Mrs. Prof. Stowell is engaged in writing and illustrating an article on stiuctural botany, to appear soon in one of the leading scientific journals. The art gallery had on exhibition Jast week a valuable painting said to be an original Rubens. The owner is Prof. Gibbes, the new professor of pathology. The Orac'e prizes were awarded to R. T. Farrand, for the cartoon and design ; J. A. C. Hildner, for humorous sketch and song; and J. R. Angelí, forpoem and story. Hon. W. P. Wells will deliver the j dress in honor of Washington's birthday in Univergity hall, next Wednesday at 10 a. m., under the auspices of the law department. The medical faculty had a meetiDg Monday afternoon and struggled with the problemof recommendmgpome one to the Regenta to fill Dr. Palmer's place. No decisión was reached. J,Vhyte. Langley's assistant, and F. F. Sharpless, '88, have fortned a partnership as assayists and chemists, and will get their share of much of this kind of work that comes to the Uaiversky. Air. Hegeier, father of Julius Hegeier, 88, who has shown his generosity to this University in so many ways, especially n the help he has afforded the Athletic association, is visiting the University in company with his daughter Mary. The following editors were electad on the Chrouiole for the coming semester : Independent?, James Chalmers, James Duffy, and H. Bracewell. Frato, A E Rowley, Beta Theta Pi ; Wm. Beekley' Zeta Psi; and L. McMillan, Sigma Phi. At the meeting of the senior medical cías, last Tuesday, a class pin was decided OD. Tne design will be a star and crescent ?fioen bI a c,hain' and beariQsr the figures 88. .They forgotto vote on the "gym " question, but no doubt the $100 will be forthcoming in time. Dentists seem to be in demand in many places of the United States; for searcely a week goes by without bringing numerous letters to this department here, inquirmg for assistants and partners among the studenfs to take part in well established ' business. This speaks well for iíichigan's dental college. , H. II. Clayton, formerly in the Observatory as meteorologieal assistant now assistant in the Blue Hill observatory near Boston, was in town Monday. He is now making weather predictions for New England, and they are highly prized in oston where the papers publish thero He is very successful with bis predictions as a larger per cent. are accurate than than of tbe Signal Service prediction?. Dr. Vaughan's services as a public lecturer are worthily in demand. He spoke before a medical association at Toledo, last VVednesday, on (he subject of food stuffs lhis week he delivers a lecture before the .New 1 ork medical academy. And he will talk before the Canadian congress at Toronto in the near future on the needs of a hygienic department to be supported by the government. IIe will also lecture at Cornell in the spring. Argonaut: Prof. Payne was very greatly surprised last evening by about sixty of his former pupils. The purpose of the gathermg was to show the professor now high a place he held in the estituation of those with whom he had come in contact in the class-room. Their esteem lor their teacher was shown in a very substantial way, a magnfieent gold watch beïng preseoted to him. The presentation wa made by Mr. Lehman, '88, in very short and very appropriate remarks, the sentiments of which were heartily seconded by every one present. Prof. Payne's reply showed luw deep was his love for his i-tudent friends, and how much he regreued leaving a field of labor be had enjoyed so much. He said further, that he lett only bscause a bigherduty called him.

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