THE U. OF M. DAILY Published Daily (Sunday excepted) daring the College year, at THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN. OFFICEn: Times building N. Main st., opposite post office. EDITORS C. 0. CARY, Gr. L.. W. W. Tos-en, 'B6 L. S. E. KNAPPEN, '98. 0. HAnS. '98. Wf. W. HUGounS, '98, E. L. GEISMERo, '98 L EDITOR-ON-CHIIEF C. B. ilAnRISON, '96 L. Ilt INAGING EDITOR .. F. TessuAS, '97. B3USINESS MANAGER L. C. WALKER, '90. ASSOCIATE EDITORS L~ A. Pratt, 'H6 C. 9. Heath, '96 P. S. . Smits, 'OI L. C. E. Sterman, '99. F. Simous, '98. H. B. Gammon, '98 9. FA. Fucik, '93 E. H. R. Reilly, '99. I, C. Faulds, '991. J.1.. Walob, '9. Party will be n groat success. Eve'ry girl liai the Un~iversity shoul attenid, an stenme us aiw~rnear 500 that aiiount. woill'9 bo a very tidy stuml to b(e jpaced towvards tile Gylli. If the young laies arcelnot lacquiaint- THE SECOND PRELIMINARY. First Your .Lows Hold Their Con- tout Tonight, T1he seconod of the lpreliminlary toln- tests heldl by the Oratorical Associa- tioni will lake 1p1lac toliglit In the law ed iWithi any mienlit1109'desire to ask, 051 011c5,sls l~~l 7:45. The foilowti iig -will colitesi: E. let tlieni gonut inoathe Ihighi ways S. Bartlett, "Profit ShRaring a Solutioin anidtiyways an111ask tile first Illai thnt '11A iftho th~i no oftile Labor Problemi"; F. J. Frenchi, succeosful, let themn come toi the IDoily office iand we will gladly phisec thi' whiole editorial staff at thecir disposal. The plani of illing out) thepirogramns before haudtis, decidedly nliel, but we rio draw theline at imlportinig ieni. This affair shioudd be of somle beneit to thle boys as well as the girls, a191 above all we- are very desilios of attending ourisel'v's. C B Roe, '98D. Ssasnnah ichlarason, 0'9 ALE8T.HCAO C. IR. Sims, '10. SDE CIAO Tihe subscription price of the Dully has Speaks Before the Students of heen reduced to $1.25 s advance for the resit Knickerbocker School, of the year. Leonce subscriptions at tile Daily office or with P. C, Meyer, C. of hi. Thousands of school children role- Neon StalO.. hited Washiington's birthday yester- Eitior of today's papel: day in Chictago by listening to patriotic 0. 97. tANS, '98. addresses. These were niade by col- lege nien, ulnder the auspices of tile 'The too prevalent lack of respect to- CUnion Leagne Club. Tine speakers ward things that should be revoeeod and subjects wiere an follows: F1roetol wonsiquite promnenltly shiowni before Schiool-Hermaon C. Cooper, of Beloit the opelning, of ihe Washinlgtons, bilrth- College, "Washiington as i Amiericail day exercisesii Untversity Hail1, Salt- Citizeni"; Clarke Srciool--Edtward.V urday. The idea ot displayinig a per-tilonl, of Princeeton, "Our National trtit of Wl-ashiligtol decorated with Progress"; Knickerbocker School--F. whiskers is onie quite worthly of suchp. Sadler,PUiversity of Mliclltgoli, an organizlationi as a 'Whiskers Club" ,WashintliIon thi'Great American",; and as comiing from such a source is Evanston High School-Henlry D. harsdly to be wonidered at. The rub- Baker, of Yale, "lE.dlealion anrt Patri- sequeni hoodlunmismi disployed in tear- otismi"; South Chicago itigh school- ilng the balnner in pieces was ouch ala Ellis 7'. Grait, of Lake Forest, "The exibition as we head hoped had been Ideal Citigen"'; take View School-A. relegated to tile days when to ho a E. Puckerin, of Northwvestern,, "Amier- student meanit largely to bec ilfel .'ut ira's Mlission andl Oir Duly"; Doolittle frolrn orderly people. terhapas by this5school-B. 1". Stantonl, of tOberlin, tilie, the particitpants iii the affair-l "Ptntallism of il1ie Seventeenithi t.n- realige these facts, if not thie imlilen- tury." sion shlould be borne ini upo their Alr. Sadler ill his arddres dwelt 111on1 nllinds fromi withiout. lietliaracter of Washlington, showin~g 'Anmiico 011n1 Aliericallisli"; '. T.1 Storm., "Politics in tlie Utited Staltes"; G. ltib, 'The City Problemi"; G. I., McCollun, "Gas-our"; 1'. A. Berkible, "Armiua." Profs. Drake aud fLloyd, and1 Deall Hutchins will act aus judges019 tlioughit hind composllition; Pross Johnon, Bogle and Thomipsonl 19asldges011 do - ltvery. It is hiolped that the tulrnout wiiil be large. N\ot elioughl interst is manifested illthlese prlriinitarti's. Let the class 1a1d1all others tturn ouit i.1 malke thliii'metinig ilrouisiig 0110. Engineering Society Meets. Prof. Denison irddressed lile hii,,il- eering Society leidaiy evenling 019 the' "Distribultion of Piuwer.' He de- scribed tile developmienit of till'dif- ferenii -i1'llisfor transislsioni of 1100- er 0119 dwvslt at som~e length on heii hiydraulielpower iat IGcneval, Swozl er land, whetre limenise lower 1s derived from Lake ItGeea. Thiellpll0r011n911e whole was very iliterenltilt 111(1 i1- strucetive. ,After Ithe lecture iiorrt buiness ileetilg was held. It was de- cidedIto111o1(9tile' linnual Enliilceo,' banuet before tie n'itneers go iiorthi. Comlmitteesn will bs'.sllnllcl'll next week. Prnt, Walgiier will addilre'ssthe, sod'iety- next Friday evening, stlit.'' "Developmllent of Ilhe SteamliEtlgilie." Th~lese lecttires are ollt'll 111 ~o are interesterd ii s'Isille'lilg wrk. Every- one 'is cordially illsitied to attlendl. THE 01110 CEN'TRAL SIILEAG14d TICICIT. If you travel one thauoanid miles during 7110 year you iwill sve ioliey by purchasing a thiousanule 111 ticlket. The best in the market are those is- sued by agents of Ohio Centratl Lines. They are good over all the important oystms iucluding the entire 1B. . 0. system west of Pittsburg, the Big Four, etc.. See agents of Ohio Ceuntral Lines before purchasiug. Price $20; good one year. SENIOROS! ATI1LTENION. Owing to the large niumber of orders already taken for cops and gownis, thin, will be the last week ill wich. to hare thsem taken. Rlooiin 9, Main Bildinig, fl-sm 4 to C p<. m., 91011., Feb. 2-1, Wed., Feb. 211, Fri., Feb. 28. A deposit.ef $1 will be requlired. Suite of rooms, 58iSPackaird. st., gas, bath rosom, hot 111n1 cold wsater, $4 per wreek. No helter rooims initowvn for tiie mlouey. 102 Sectlre your tickets for the 1001p year p'arty. League Bali will bat further and last longer than any other make. It contains the best materials and shows the finest construction throughout. Every I"Iofficial" league ball offered to the public is an imitation of the VICTOR. Demand the Victor in all cases.' Our trade mark is a guarantee of finest quality. OVERMAN WHEEL CO. bakstrolictrBicyrkes. a :r The failure of the commilittees in chaa'ge of Saturday's execises Is se- cure 7110 services of the mial cl 'ubs for the occasion is atiter svliieli should call forth the plrofoundl~est rc- Feet fl-sm those interested in tile t'ni- viersity. the elubs are certainly fli-. versity affair's, and ecause of tis 110 one could expect 111011 to tenider their services free of charge. '~ilay arc at a high expense annualy115'ill d'spaosing of the profits fromh thei'r trips 9111 shiould receive all 110he naliciol suip- psort at 1h0100 whichi it is possible for their fellow studen01t orga'ilatiohin to give thieml. 'flits celebrationl is all event to whichl the eclbs loak for pe- cunilary aid anid the failuire to place thlem n11tis yea's hrogranlisill no doubt increase thle hostile feeling In- ward the U'niversity throughiout the state. We are pleased ta announce thlat from all indications the Leap Tear esp~eciallyyis gcnis5andl statesman- ship us guirinig the rdestiniles of tiic country s-len btllow's of ir 'were shiakhng the thrones of Ellrope. Ito t0111 hoss- Waslingtsu stoodoeiw eon hits passloilate counhtrymein'han111tilt fury of the Frenlch revolutian, a1111 paid a glowin~g tribtite to 71h l memory of the greatleaiter. Y. M. C. A. State Convention. Thle state ronvenition of Younig Ms''s 'hiristialh Assoiatislis meets at tKala- miazoo February 27 to Marcih 1. T.Lhe ailsi is to miakde tis 1107 the largest convenfionl, but thie best ever held in the state. Of especial interest to coli logoeiiien wsill ho the College Confer- enice durinig one afternoon, coniducterd bsy -Mr. Gilbert A. Beaver, one of thle college secretaries of the interniationial commlittee. The'Uiversity Associal- thou will soeid from four to never dele- gates. Everyone should attend the leap year party, Saturday at Ci1e Gynm. ElS, The Tailor, vv*OP 0CHICAGO. ~ -WILL BE AT- THE 00K HOUSE Week of March 2d, The biggest line of Foreign Novelties in Snitiugs and Trovtserigs ever. display ed. A guaranteed saving of 25 per cent on every purchase. WAIT FOR HIM.