University Of Michigan

Is uo-education after all a failure? A writer in the December Inlander, A. P. Jacobs, of Detroit, appears to think so. His article, entitled "A Consequence of Co-Education," has attracted widespread attention, and the demand fort his number of the magazine has been, for that reason, unusually large. Mr. Jacobs, it may be remarked, graduated in 1873, at a time when great hostility was feit toward co-education. Mr. Jacobs treats his subject almost entirely on the basis of figures. Coinparing the attendance of 1870 and 1891, he figures an increase of 1309. But of this number he finds that 440 are women. The increase in the number of law students, among whom the inrliience of uo education is not feit, was 270, and the number of men enrolled in the homoepathic and dental departmente, which were founded after 1870, was 180 Subtracting these figures from the total increase, it appearg that in the period of twenty-one years there was an increase of only 369 men. Mr. Jacobs sums up as followt: "The admission of women was soon followed by a decline in attendance upon the üniversity, by a considerable decline in uumbers attendine the literary department, by a large decrease in the male academie attendance, by a seriousjand ssill continuing diminution in the nnmberof male classical studente aud by a uoticeable reduction in the annual number of male academie graduates, many classes being smaller than their predecessors of ten or fifteen years before. The medical department, where many women have studied, has lost men, while the law school and the school of pharmacy, two schools where few women enter, show a large growth." At times Mr. Jacobs becomes extravagant as well as disloyal. For stance, in one passage he charges that the name of the University has been ''stricken from its place among universities like Y .le, Harvard and Princeton and listed with Oberlin, Hilladale, Geneseeand Albion." He thinks that college life also has sadly degenerated - (perhaps he would like to return to the rough, boisterous daysof '70-'75!) As a remedy, MV. Jacobs suggests that a separate college be organiz tl for women. He believes that this plan would invulve but little additional expense. The other articles in the December Iulander are the following: ''Two Dancers," by Isabella M. Andrews; "James Russell Lowell," Dr.S.A. Jones; "A Mind Tragedy," A. S. Warthin; "The Musical Education of a Musical Ignoramus," Mary S. Case; "Ebe an' de Sarpent," A. H. Holmes; "The Scholastic and the Speculator," John Dewey; "A Diplomatic Blunder," H. A. Chaney; "Cuarles Lamb's Falling Out with Coleridge," and the usual miscellany. AROCND THE CAMPUS. Tlie Christmas vacation will com menee tomorrow. George B. Dygert, '93 lit, has been chosen foot ball captain for next year. The latest debating society in the law department is the Cosmopolita!), lts membership is limited to nineteen. Oracle prizes have been awarded as follows: Cover, H. W. Wyckoff; title page, G. A. Damon; cartoon, ,T. H. Sawyer. Rev. Dr. Fulton, of New York, gave a tthort talk Monday before the junior laws on "TheOriginof Eqnity Jurisprudence." At the meeting of the Biologie. 1 So ciety Tuesday night, Prof. Reighard delivereJ a paper on the " Work of the State Fish Commission." The regents yesterday authorized the exeentive committee to purohase the Rominger co'.lection in the museum. They transacted no otber business of i m portan ce. The senior medies decidid Saturday, by a vote of 42 to 41, not to wear the caps and gown?. The senior lits will adopt this uniform, provided two-thirds of the class will promise to wear them. Rev.T.DeWittTalmage'slectureonthe "Soienceof QoodCheer," was heard by an audience which filled every seat in University Hall. S me of the jokes were a little oíd, but no one failed !O laugh at them. The Junior "lits" celebrated thei; base ball victories Thursday night by giving an elabórate banquet in the Light Infantry Hall. About seventyfi ve persons were present. The following toasts were given: "The Foot Ball Team," Capt. Nicholson; "The Freshman-Sophomore Rush," Dodge; "Base Ball," Dodge; "The Tugof War," Fassett; "The Class of'93," Mayhew; "The Oracle," Jennette; "Journalism," Parker; "A Story," Cleveland; "The ü. M. ofA. A.," Griffin. Aa inter-fraternity indoor base ball league bas been formed. It is comprised only of tbose societies which are represented on the Palladium board. Mr. Vandewenter, öf the Alpha Delta Ph i fraternity, is president. The freshman lits sueceeded in completing their election last Saturday, all on the independent ticket being elected Holt.for orator, won against Haady, in whose behalf the "frats" and a portion of the independentshad united. An animated pronouncing contest took place in University Hall, Friday night, between corps of twenty-four persons taken from the literary and law departments respectively. Mies A. E. Tanner, of the literary departinent, earried off the palm, a fine eopy of Webster's unabridged dicuonary. Wüen the last law feli, flve lits were still standing. The County Fair. President F. B. Braun, of the Washtenaw County Fair Assoc!ation=,submitted his annual report on Tuesday last. He remarks u;ion the great succes3 with which the last fair met, the exhibits of horBe8 and cattle being in his cipinion especially fine. Sneep and swine were not so largely exhibited. Mr. Braun thinks that the grand cavalcade was an excellent method of exhibiting live stock. The publication of the premium book was this year a profitable undertaking. The president sncceeded in getting advertisements to the value of $360 and 3,000 books were printed at an expense of $217.55. The charges for solicitDgadverti8enaents,etc.,amounted to $56.00, leaving a balance in favor of the association of $86.45. Mr. Braun thinks it advisable for departoaent snperintendents to study carefully the rules and regulationR, so that there may be no mistake in the awarding of premiums. Closing the entries of live stock one week before the fair opened proved verysatisfactory; otherwise it wonld have been impossible to take care of the animale. The president reeommends that the offices of general superintendent and recording secretary be combined, and that a eompensation be paid to the officer wlio filis these two positions. Mr. B'aun further recomraends, first, that, in classes where there is nocompetition and the animal or article ie worthy, theawardingcommitteeshould award first premium and give second premium money; second, that all exhibitors furnishtheir own hay. Mr. Biaun hopes that the board of managers will never ask for another balloon ascensión and parachute drop, as they aredangerous i.ndunprofitable. The race track so far has cost $1.100. Seventy-fi ve dollars additional will be required t finish it. Through a mistake the track was made twentyfive feet too long and had to be sbortened. The president refers to the speeches of Governor Winans, Mayor Doty, Col. Dean, Frederick Schmid and Mr. Gibbons, editor of the Michigan Farmer.