On The Campus

The sophomare hop, Dec. 14. Dr. Gibbes is hunting near Oscoda. Mr. Wingert has been chosen president of the senior lans. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade will take Thanksgiving dinner in Jonesville. Bobert Nourse will lecture in University hall, Dec. 8, on " John and Jonathan." You can hear the remaining five lecture of the Lecture association course for $1.25. The U. of M. is crawling up to 1790, and will have 1850 students registered th8 year. Mrs. Major Soule has returned from Minnesota where she ha3 been visiting siüce July. Junior hop ljoras up with J. R. Kempf as chairman, and E. W. McPherran secretary and treasurer, of the committee. President Angelí, last Friday, made an address before the University club of the Ohio University at Columbus, on ' Study of political philosophy." "Heil" is explained at last, a freshman by the name of Harris Poe Johnson hav ing published an unorthodox pamphlet on the subject, but with the very orthodox purpose of assisting the Gym. fund. The Japanesestudents were entertained Saturday evening at the home of Mrs. W. K. Childs, who was assisted by several young ladies and gentlemen. Mueic, recitations, and games made the evening pass Tery pleasantly. In Hastings, Dec. 3 and 4, there will be a sanitary conVeution under the auspices of the State board of health. Dr. V. C. Vaughan will epeak on the duty of the State in investigating the cause and preventing the spread of disease. Dr. Henry F. Lyster will speak on the " Degenerations of age." The Chequamegon dance, in Nickel's hall, last Friday evening, was a success in every way but in finances. The reception eommittee consisted of Messrs. W. D. ïall, H. M. Young, and C. C. Warden, ag88ted by Mrs. Morris, Mrs. Condoa, and Mrs. de Pont. It was given to the college fratemities. Probably eucceeding parties given by the orchestra will be better attended. A Henry George debate will take place in the Unitarian church Monday evening, Dec. 10, between Giles B. Stebbins, ol Detroit, and A. Arnold Clark, of Lansing. Mr. Clark is a believer in Mr. George's views, and is a gradúate of Albion college, '81. He is faid to be a bom debater, and although not eo experienced in controversy as hia older opponent, he is expected to stand his ground well. The Oracle board offer the following prizes to the members of '91, competition being open to January 10 : For beat story, of not more than 2000 words, $15; for best humorous sketch, $10; for best class song, a guitar, a banjo, or a mandolín ; for best poem, the cnoice of either a gold-headed cane or gold headed silk umbrella; for best cartoon drawn in ink, $5 ; for best design for Oracle cover, $5 ; for best dramatic scène, a set of either Thackeray, Scott or Bliot. Today a great game of rugby foot-ball occurs in Chicago, between the U. of M. eleven, and a Chicago eleven made up of old players of Princeton, Yale, Harvard, and Columbia. If tbe alumni eleven are in good training our U. of M. will have hardwork, and there will be an exciting game. The U. of M. eleven is composed of the following : Pain, left end ; Hagle, left tackle; Beach, left guard ; Prettyman, center ; Malley, righi guard; Sam Brad'ey right tackle; Van Inwagen, right end; Fred Smith, quarter back; Mac Pherran, half back ; Jim Duffy, half back ; Macmillan, goal; Da Pont and Ball, subftitutes. In the game of foot-ball, Saturday, it was soon apparent that the Albions were no match for the U. of M's. The game stood 70 to 4 at the close, but the four were given to the Albions because they threatened, like the little boy, that they wouldn't play. They didn't earn the "touch down." D. W. Springer, manager of the Albions, was releree. The Albion "half backs" were D. Titman and J. F. Critchett ; " goal " was T. Snell; aod "quarter back" C. A. Phelps. Fred Smith, as '; quarter back" for U. of M., did his work welL McPherran, Duffy and Van Inwagen did some fine running, with ihe ball tucked under the arm, Duffy and McPherran makicg clean runs for ' touch downs," and the former " brushing " off two or three opponents, as they came for him, in typical style. The bst of (eeling did not prevail throughout, but nothing serious happened. Rev. Mr. Bradshaw, of the Congregational church, preached the union Thanksgiving sermón in the Baptist church at U a. m. today, his suhjeot being the text irom the 147th Psalm, "He hath not dealt so with any nation." Rev. Mr. Studley, of the M. E. church, was selecied, but could lot comply because of his sickness irom erisipelas.