IJ te I. of 1. Wai j. VOL. II.-No. 53. UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1891. Jeffersonian Society Entertain- Freshman Caucus. ment. -- - The Independents of the Fresh- The seating capacity of the law man class held their caucus this lecture room was taxed to its utmost morning, in Room A. J. M. Davis last evening to accommodate the acted as chairman. After the min- number of citizens and students who utes had been read, nominations for assembled to enjoy the Jeffersonian president were made. The nomi- Society entertainment. The exer- nees were Van Tuyl, Trott, Abbott cises were opened by Mr. A. J. and Yeomans. On the first ballot I)avis, president of the society with Van Tuyl received a majority of all an address of welcome. Mr. Davis the votes cast and was declared the also spoke of the present age, as an nominee for president. age of progress, and treated his sub- For vice-president, the nonina- ject with rare skill. A cornet solo tions were Misses Taylor, Crane, by C. W. Collins, accompanied by Sturgis, Thompson and Post. On Miss Minnie Davis, followed, and the first ballot Miss Taylor wasse- this effort well merited the encore it lected. It was moved and carried' elicited. that the secretary cast a ballot for 'Moored or Afloat,' a paper by J. M. Davis for treasurer and Mr. iH. F. Wentworth, was an excellent Goodrich for secretary. production, having for its object the For class orator there was a spir, proving of the theory that stability ited contest. The nominees were is the key to success in our every James Kuh, James S. Handy, C. M. undertaking. tHolt and Messrs. Trott and Felder. A guitar solo by J. M. McGill was On the fourth ballott Holt was creditably rendered and received an elected-55 to 41. encore. A society paper, entitled ----" - -- "Csnglomeration of Flatulent Gar- A Uniue Contest. rubity '' ly J. H. Whitely, was a Next Friday evening an entertain- happy effort, abounding in wit and maent will be given by the Oratorical humor, and was fully appreciated Association, which will undoubtedly by the audience. A vocal solo en- furnish much amusement and in- titled "The Distant Shore,'' by Mrs. struction. It will consist of a con- lleaaan, was finely rendered. test between representatives from trhen came the debate, the subject the literary and law departments, to of controversy being " Resolved, see who can pronounce the best. That Selfishness is a Greater Civil- The former will be captained by izer than Benevolence.'' Mr. C. O. A. H. Nichols, 'gt, and will be tlolly opened the debateand with an apportioned as follows. Eight ladies, array of solid arguments endeavored two from each class and sixteen gen- to rove that selfishness or self-in tlemen, four from each class. The terest is the most potent factor in laws, twelve from each class, will be1 modern civilization. Mr. R. H. led by A. C. Gormely, law '91. The Hall, of the negative, followed and latter have already held a prelimi- proved himself thoroughly cenvers- nary contest to see who shall go on. ant with the subject under consider- The referees will be Profs. Knowlton ation, and advanced some telling ar- and Scott. The entertainment will guments in favor of benevolence. be held in University Hall. The No formal decision on the debate was admission will be 25 cents, which rendered. will be used to defray the expenses Next on the programme was a piano of our candidate to Evanston. solo from Chopin by Miss Minnie Columbus and America. I)avis, who acquitted herself in her C customary grand style. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, who has "Sweet be thy Slumbers," a quar- made such a reputation as a lady tette by Messrs. Van Horn, Palmer, lecturer, will deliver a lecture on Davis and Barnhart, of the law de- "Columbus and the Discovery of partment, closed the evenings enter- America,' to-night at the UnityClub. tainment, and was a fitting climax This is intended to be one of the to a programme repfete with merit. best that she has ever delivered,. This is a rare opportunity, and no Ted Smith was in town Thursday one should miss hearing it. The night. Clemnenceau Case. price of admission is 25 cents. The Law Students in Dickens' Novels. PRICE, THREE CENTS. OF YOUR - q~nP77T77V 7tT M17 Prof. Abbott will give a talkOUM1 BE before the Webster Society next Tuesday evening, on "The Law Stu- Mailed to You Your dents of Dickens' Novels." This NEW is a very novel and interesting sub- C HAPTER1 ject to all, and especially to studentsofh a Dc s r-lfU n of the last. Dickens' portrayal of Uo a a characters of all kinds are very PRICE - .:. APPLICATION. interesting, and his characterization of lawyers and law students is pe- culiarly striking, as the author was ILIST himself a practitioner for some time. Manufaeturers of Finest Plain 'he meeting will be held in theantlJetted Soiety Badges. (DETROIT. - - VIICH. law lecture room in order to accom- modate all who wish, to attend. A discussion on the question, ''Be- solved, that a lawyer should also be a politician, will also be given, and the programme interspersed with music. The society extends a spe- cial invitation to its friends in all departments to attend this meeting. Pr tNthen you want the Latest Metropolitan Styles Prof. Scott on the Newspaper. ----_ tin Shoes at St to st a pair tess than Ann Arbor Prof. F. N. Scott left the Univer tprices,send for catalogue to sity Wednesday, on a short lecture R H. FYFE & tour. le lectured before a Chicago * j1 *1 F autadienceThursdayevening tatn "How DETROIT, MIWII. to Read the Newspaper.'' Ile treat- ed his subject in an interesting and Chap. Speller & , masterly manner, answering the i UIVersity Oullitters, questions of, what is the newspaper, 21) Sac sTirAtI ST., ANN ARBOR. what part does it play in aur daily lives, what is its office, and where Neckwear, did it come from. Prof. Scott lec- Dress Shirts, Gloves tured last evening at Freeport, Ill. He will return in time to resume his Underwear, work on Tuesday.** GENTS' FURNISHINGS, o 3ts Foot-BallRecords. The records of the games played in the Inter-Collegiate Foot-ball As- Euglish Mackittoshes, sociation this season is as follows: Athletic and Games Games Points oppon's . .Gyr1masitum Goods, Colege sa. Ltst. Scoerst. Soee.j tasaottoacttrta c< lee. >. L