The Metropolis Has Softened A Good

deal towards Chicago since the former vigorous expressions of disdain that Chicago should have the temerity to vie with it in the matter of the World's Fair. The two great cities are coming together and New York will generously do her best towards helping her great rival celébrate successfully the greatest fair the world ever saw. O.NE hundred and thirteen years ago last Saturday, June 14, it was resolved in the Continental Congress "that the flag of the United States be thirteen stripes, alternately red and white; that the Union be thirteen stars, white in a blue field, representing a new constellation." That day each year hereafter will be celebrated as tlag dy ; and we hope the beautiful idea inay be carried out by every patriotic person in the huid. The nation should be ablaze with the beautiful ernblem on that day, to inspire with the love of our country than whioh there is none more desirable. Pkof. Orr Schuktz, of Eaton county, ia being inentioned by some of the leading educational men of the state as a fit successor to our present liighly esteemed Superintedent of Public Instruction, who will not accept a renomination. Prof. Schurtz is a gradúate of the University, class of 78, and has devoted most of his time since then to teaching. For the past three years Mr. Schurtz has been secretary of schools for Eaton county, and has won a reputation of being one of the most progressive and efficiënt secretarles in the state. He has been associated in school work a great deal with the present highly esteemed state superintendent, and had the benefit of his long experience and practical methods. The present course of studies is6ued from the office of the state superintendent was formulated by a committee of the county eecretaries of which Prof. Schurtz was chairman, and he has been president of the state secretarles association during the past two years. "OiR friends, the circus men, had an experience in Detroit slightly different than they had here. Instead of driving they were driven, and] Detroit boys did the driving, until they, in turn, were ousted by policemen." - Argonaut. Let's see. Detroit is where the Tribune is printed, isn't it? Said Tribune represented the festive U. of M. boys who had a little racket with those circusmen as a very bad lot, and intimated that the state ought to "drop" theinstitution and refuse its support because of this unfortunate little escapade. Now, will the Tribune treat Detroit in the same way ? If she is unable to restrain her wild young men from disgracing the city with their pranks, shall the balance of the state "go back" on Detroit and its newspapers and say, "It is a disgraceful old town; it isn't worthy of our patronage." Hey.oldchap!