.o , . a . VOL. IV.-No. 111. THE [DEAL COMPOSER. Prof. Stanley's Lecture on Richardt Wagner. at Unity Club Last Evening. A good sized audience listened to a lecture at Unity club last evening by :Prof. Stanley, on Richard Wag- ner, the renowned artist of operatic consposition. At tisc lime of Wagner's birth, fstay so, 1813, the opera needed re- formsation, as it had become of such a character thsat people sesverely crit- cised it. Thsis great genius of sun- sical art was horn to raise the then osv standard of musical dranma, hut for a hose Iis hopes were dashed. His early productions~were not otf a nature to become works of art. However, he did not despair, but carried out his ideas of a national- ied drama, in which he saw a great future. His prodisctions dazed his contemporaries, who looked upon Bleethoveo as the greatest of com- posers, hut who realited from the artistic skill of Wagner's acconm- plishments that he was destined to become a wonder of musical ideal. He did for dramatic art what lBce- thoven did for symphsony. It was his idea that the otperaI must be made something more thsan amusement and lis whole attenition was directed to bringing the dra- nmatic art to a higher standard. At the conclusion of Isis lecture Prof. Stanley played a number of selections from Wagner and ex.- stained their relationship to nsature and nsan's ronceptions of humanity. intercollegiate Debate. # Thle picia eastern colliegcs have beensinvuiteci by the debatin societies of Itarrard and 'alet: eect delegastcs wvho shalt rersenci thir rvarious rdebatinsg sceties in a sMeeting to finm a debatinig league amsong the rdifferenst insstituiions. aumong tlsose to lie asked are Ami- burst, Btrowvn, Colusbia,Dlartisoutts, I tarvard, Princetois, University of lennsylvania, Wesleyan, Williaimss and Yale, and several of these have already elected delegates. The pur- pose of the union is to secure ntore freuquent intercollegiate debates and a regular and uniform program for debates in the college de- bating societies. tn addition to the regular debating contests anmong thse larger colleges and universities UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, the smaller institutions would hold practice intercollegiate debates whirls would greatly stimulate the interest in debating and impirove thse standard of speaking in thse col- leges. The union would select a set of questoins for all the dtehating societies, and the North Anserican Reviesv, the Arena and Public Opinion have earls prom- ised to give stpace every nmonths for articles on the subjects chsosens, so that there would be no lark of nma- terial with wtichl to work. After the league has -been focused as sug- gested it might be enlarged to take in many msore colleges.-Amiherst Student. TUESDAY, AIARCI61 18194. PItE, THREE CENTS. ( THE SCHEDULE. } EVERY U. OF M. STUDENT The hoar at its meeti the securing nasium for decided to in the hand; If the con with the sin control will gynmnasium, will be drol A cosni of Dr. Nan+ C. F. Bairr in of the Board of I Control. U ml d of control of athletics, ofU ing last night, discussed Afusiciiy tLew If. Clement. of the Watermsan Ovm llnss-'bylics Granger-. an indoor oseet.Ittsvas I2710i l~hist Ihishicussiwe" AspII is'i~-- leave the entire matter sh . susrufe fss/i sof the track committee. 41 Ttl ;350401 a I nmittee wishes to go on 5t South Main St. sdertaking, the board of 1 take stepis to secure the- Othserwvise the matterp psedt. ttee of three, consisting ' Lcrede, G. J. Cadwell and 1, was appoisnted to con- - ---~ ~ - fer with the auditing committee of * q . The Press Banquet. thse hoard of regents to secure, if The committee on arrangeensts possible, the renmoval of the cinder Wh~en youcat stnisest titrassuseosssty es of$ a 3 $ r,5shloses at 5c ao51 aapair ls for the University Press association walk running across the ball field to tsansAtin sArborsprcaes sr I'aetase tc hanqtuet is nsade up ot the follow- thse medical building. lug representatives from the various The eastern trip, as arranged hyr . FY E C University publications: baseball manager Cadusell, wasup 101. 183-I85 Woio-siss, Avi., i. IBulletin-E. S. Btartlett, L. proved by the board. The Penn- DETROIT, - - MICHIGAN. A. Pratt. sylvansa game has been dropped, as 2.r Castalian-Di.It. Lyons, E. satisfactory arrangemsents could not J. (lttasvay. he made. The dates, as finally ar- 3. U. Os M. Dlroi-1-'. P. Sad- ranged, are as followvs: - ler, J. A. Leroy. ilay 19-Oberlin, at Oberlin. 4. D~ental Journa-HI. . Hiss- May 21i-U. Of \-ermsont, at th'ur. sey', H..Idgn. lingtois. Artistic Photographer. 6CE HURON ST. 3. Inlander-S. H. P'erry, L,. . May 22-Dartmsouthu, at itanover. FRESH ASSORTMENT GI. Seeley. - May 23-liar-arh, at Cansbridgr.-F- 6. Olrale-J. H. Prentiss, J. It.I May 24-Browvi, at Providence. I A[t IDeitz,! May 23-Prinretous, at Princetons. 01 ___+, aldu -F .Bafed Na 6Crea taa R.. PaJondes. .P.lralel, My ".Conll't taa.i- _-. s 16. . Joes.Webster Society. Tu~rLI5LS, - 48 S. Sftate St. 3. Technic-I). 1B. Lten, H.___ It. Lonar. Flu Weterltrr oit vl Taugist and Dansced sit aver the World at B.Lenrd TeWestrlieaciscetcwl teLeading Academies: 9. To-Wit:-O. 1. Scott, E . nu eet tomorrowv eveninge at ;7:30. at \YAiI17iO FORD #Ihabat. whichs tiisic the fosllowsinag progr' lan i5isicii- Ii iishe ith ::oxw an at f(ass-: so. IWrinskle-i. E. hhuhiesR. uill be rendleredl: T'rio, Msessrs. Con- iy lisa- 5 sass-a: 51orofd 5.-oii i.i.iSsiits IL. Wagner. rickr, Jamssand Consant: reading Mich . .itsrs i-ti >>--sa s:: s ls-sui5ussr: O .11 Conant' essay,II. 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