THE U. OF M. DAILY Published Daily (Sunday excepted) during the College year, at THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. ,orFiE: Times building N. Main st., opposite post office. EDITORS C. D. CARY, Gr. L. J. F. THOMAS, '97. S. E. KNAPPEN, '98. G. R. Sims, '99. W. W. HUGosES, '98, E. L. GEIsMER, '98 L, MANAGING EDITOR G. B. HAnuRsSt,'96 L. JIUSINESS MANAGER L. C. WALKEa, '96. ASSOCIATE EDITORS L. A. Pratt, '6 G. M. Heath, '96 P. C. A. Houghton,'96D. G. E. Sherman,'99. R. C. Buck, '99 M. H. B. Gammon, '98 M. F. A. Miner '96 H. R. R. Reilly, '99. R, C. Faulds, '99 M. J. L. Walsh, '98 M. Susannah Richardson, '98 The subscription price of the Daily has been reduced to $150 in advance for the rest of the year. Leave subscriptions at the Daily ofice or with P. C. Meyer, U. of N News Stand. The Ann Arbor edition of "Head- light," published by Mr. F. C. Dayton, is in no sense a publication similar to the "official souvenir" mentioned in Wednesday's paper and there is noth- ing in common between them. Noth- ing in the article referring to the "souvenir" was intended to refer to Mr. Dayton's publication. NEWS FROM THE COLLEGES The Michiga Agricultural College is issuing a weekly bulletin, styled the M. A. C. Record. It is edited by the faculty and gives the college an op- portunity to keep in touch with the farmers of the staite. A press despaltcn from Ithaca, N. Y., in yesterday's papers quotes President Selurman, of Cornell, as follows: "I regret to announce that A. Abraham, of Brooklyn, has been defeated in his efforts to enrich Cornell University. Mr. Abraham authorized me to pur- chase the late Ernest Ikenan's great Oriental library as a gift to Cornell. My offer was on the point of accept- ance when Mine. Calmanne-Levy, widow of Renan's publisher, tele- graphed that she will present 'it to Bibliothique Nationale, in Paris." The debate committee of Lake For- est University has decided not to agree to Chicago's desire for a with- drawal of its acceptance of the form- er's challenge and the question to b- debated upon will soon be forwarded to the latter institution. As last year's debate was held in Chicago, the forth- coning one will take place ii Lake Forest, the time set being the first week in May. The victorious debat- it now, ,there may soon -be trouble in isfy every 'taste and call out every connection with Nicaraguan matters, capacity. The extent to which this then in Alaskan affairs, and next in is done depends to a great degree on Maine. the intensity of the common spirit It is too early for a sweeping con- which animates the body and draws demnation of college presidents' and the men together in an honorable professors. The American division of and enjoyable community of senti- them is beginning to be heard. ment. I know of no large university * * * * in the world in which this community Prof. Sumner, of Yale, who has been of sentiment is as strong as it IS here connected with that institution almost at Yale. In this connection I look as long a time as any other member upon college athletics as of high edu- of its faculty, writes a letter to the cational value. They produce disci- Yale News in which he takes a very pline and discipline is one of the great- hopeful view of Yale life. He says: est needs of American youth. We A community devoted to learning have plenty of liberty,,we need more i should develop interest in learning and zetal for its pursuit; also it should pay the highest respect to learning. Let critics say what they will, I am sure from my own observation that there is a better spirit here now in all of these matters than there was thirty years ago, but, if you ask me what to do to "strengthen Yale life," I answer first of all, cultivate and en- courage zeal and respect for learning still more. Atthough I tiitus insist upon the value of what the University author- ities impose, I am under a profound and growing conviction of the is- portance to the students' of the Wdu- eation (taking the word in its highest and best sense), which they exert on each other. 'flis education comes from the life of the university world. It is one of the advantages of a great university, especially if it is not lost in a big city, that it has a domai,' and an atmosphere of its own. The student feels it around hiin all the time. It touches him at all points. The subordinate institutions are so. numerous, various and well devel- oped that there is sometiting to sat- of its corrective. Athletics properly belong to the student life, to the co- operative action of the undergrad- uates, to the sphere of their own in- itiative and to the domain of their own control. The history of athletics .-'' for ten years past has seemed to ine (a diistant observer and incompetent judlge) to prove titat the more others than undergraduates have meddled with that matter, the more it has been mudd'led and spoiled. Officers of Sophomore Class. Ninety-eight has elected the follow- ing committee to manage its affairs for the present year: I. M. Hardy, chairman executive committee; Messrs. Warriner, Stevens and Miss Mack, so- cial commtittee; C. R. Preston, baseball manager; It. T. Heald, track manager. '95 Class Meeting, A class meeting of '95 will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock in Room 9, main building. The object of the meeting is to make provisions for holding a class reunion and banquet in the near future. UNTIL COMMENCEMENT - The Daily for $1.50. The Inlander's prize story is deserv- ers of Faye Forest last year came en- ing of more thtin passing mention. . tirely from the collegiate school, but Mr. Smith's "Phil's Doctor" displays this year it has so been arranged tiat consiiderable literary talent and as- . at least one of the three speakers is to suredly merits the prize given throigh came from the law department. the generosity of Macmillan & Co. It . e is rich in that peculiar quality which Te young woie' of Nortivetern belongs to the short story, and theh.e htave decimied to enter the~ field of in- local interest which it posseses does tereshiegiate debate amd as a prelim- not dominate its literary excellemmce. inary means of accomplishing this aim Itere is a suggestion from the Unt- they have organized a debating club. .After a few meetings they intend to versity of Chicago Maroon, which is ask far repsresemitmtialn ii intcrroitcg- respectfully submitted to the women iate debates. Their president is said The most novel and probably the to he one of the best debaters ii. the most brilliant event ever given at the university and the other twelve memo- University was the l.eap Year Party bers of the club stand well up in t'heir at the Kenwood Institute Friday even- classes. Questions of a household na- ing. The first part of the evening was tore are prohibited in the discussiions given over to a program of ten ul~anoes; of the club, but an early effort will be a cotillion followed, led by Mr. Aivar Bournique. The favors were bows of nm1de to effect ai settlement of the ribbon in the colors of the University Venezuelan boundary dispute, and due and the different fraternities and attention will be given to other press- clubs. Carriages were sent for the ing public matters. men, and the matter of flowers and programs was most carefully arranged by the young women. Among the college professors who If the young ladies of this tniver- hmve undertaken to discuss the Mon- sity are so anxious to raise money for ro; doctrine, it is agreeable to find a the women's gymnasium why do they college professor talking like a patriot not follow the example of their Chi- and a man of sense, says the New' cago sisters and give a dance in the Ydrk Sun. Prof. Arthur T. Iladley, of gymnasium. It would ccertainly be an Yale, lectured on this subject before enjoyable affair, and as every woman one of his classes recently, and he is interested in the gymnasium would thus reported in the Yale News: take a ticket the financial success is It would be a great mistake to let assured. The young men- would not the unimportance of Venezuela cause dare refuse. an- invitation to such an us to depart from any such traditional event, even if they wished to, Which policy. It is true that, in itself, Vene-. is not at all likely, zuela is not worth fighting abot, but it is imperative that this principle in UNTIL COMMENCEMENT - The our foreign policy .should be main- Daily for $1.50. taned; for, if we do not insist ,upon 'Your oney's Worth. The editors of the Daily desire to call special attention to the fact that the paper will be issued up to commence- ment this year. Subscribers who leave immediately after the examinations of the second semester can have the Daily mailed to them without extra cost, This arrange- ment enables them -to keep fully informed on University affairs during commencement week. The Daily is not a class publication; it is devoted to the whole University apd gives the news of every depart- ment. It is the only medium devoted to University affairs covering everything of news interest relating to this insti- tution and happenings in the college world. 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