UNIVERSITY COURIER.
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The Freshman and Sophomore classes of Haverford College had their annual snowball fight on the 11th. The Freshies did well, considering their age and experience, but were finally compelled to take to the woods.
Nearly 200 of the 258 colleges of the United States favor and practice co-education.
The Zeta Psi Fraternity held its thirty-sixth annual convention in Boston, January 3d and 4th. The Rev. Gunnison delivered the oration, after which the "stuffing" process,customary at such conventions, took place.
Henry Ward Beecher delivered his lecture on "The Moral Uses of Luxury and Beauty" to the students of Michigan University on January 30th. He was listened to by a large and appreciative audience.
The colleges of England have no papers published by students.
Two hundred thousand dollars have been subscribed toward a Catholic University to be founded at Chicago.
A society for the aid of native missionaries in foreign lands was organized at Wheaton College on the 31st of January.
Ann Arbor has seven graduates elected to the next Congress.
In the experimental kitchen of the Iowa Agricultural College, the girls are taught the philosophy as well as the practice of cooking. They learn the chemistry and comparative economy of foods,the usual adulteration and the methods of marketing.
The delegates to the Tennessee State oratorical convention called to meet in Chattanooga, December the 7th, were ingloriously stampeded by the report of the prevalence of small-pox in that place.
The ladies of the Senior class of the University of Michigan lately gave a reception to the male members of the class. An excellent time was enjoyed notwithstanding the fact that scarlatina had broken out in the house in which the banquet took place on the same dav.
Four hundred Harvard professors and students formed a co-operative society, and opened a store, where books, stationery,fuel, and pictures,were kept in stock or sold by sample. The price for everything was 5 per cent. above wholesale cost; and members only could buy; but on no other terms than cash down. They also paid $2 a year. The experiment has thus far been highly satisfactory, and no reason for failure in the future is apparent, as there is no capital at risk, the 5 per cent. and yearly dues cover all expenses.
SOCIETY NOTES.
OROPHILIAN.—The Orophilians have profited by their victory. It has not made them feel as if they had reached perfection in the literary field, but has inspired the new members with a desire to keep up the honor and reputation of the society of their choice. Good work is being done in every particular. It does the old members good to see the work of the society pass into such worthy hands. The new set of officers selected insures a term of unusual interest and profit. One general criticism might, however, be made. Don't make the programmes tedious by the selection of long articles. Brevity is one of the most enjoyable features of a production, no matter how good a speaker may be upon the floor. It is a characteristic that visitors especially enjoy. If we would begin now to impress the utility of
this principle upon each and every performer, we might elect a programme for June that would insure an entertainment worth the hearing. This is a question worthy the consideration of our society. Shall we spoil a two hours' entertainment by boring the audience two hours longer?
ENGINEERING SOCIETY.—The society met in Professor Marvin's room Friday, February 9th, and was called to order by Pres. Osmond at 3 o'clock. The following program was rendered : "Water Works," Prof. H. S. S. Smith; "Description of the New Solar Transit," A. S. Riffle; "Pile Driving," H. F. Smith; "Notes from Actual Work," J. W. Lightfoot. Prof. Smith's paper upon "Water Works" was a very interesting and full treatise of that subject. Members of the society have access to three weekly and two monthly engineering journals. Professors Smith and Marvin are both active members. At the last meeting an able paper upon "Rock Excavations in the construction of Railroads," by Franklin Rifle,'80, was read before the society. Papers from our honorary members always lead to the discussion of topics not treated by the text books; and we feel grateful to be thus honored by those who are experiencing the practical part of Civil Engineering. Although in its infancy, the Engineering society offers many advantages to scientific students. That these are fully appreciated is shown by the fact that almost every person in the Civil Engineering course is a member.
COLLEGE SPORTS.
"By sports like these are all their cares beguiled."
It will soon be time to arrange for Field Day. Time should be given to those who enter the arena in which to train themselves.
A series of football games are to be played with the Detroit football men in that city, by men from Michigan University as soon as the season opens.
Twelve men of Columbia College are training for the Freshman boat crew.
An inter-collegiate rowing association was organized at the meeting of delegates from Bowdoin, University of Pennsylvania, Cornell, Princeton, Rutgers, Columbia and Wesleyan, held at the Hoffman House, New York, December 28. The first regatta will be held on Lake George, July 4th.
It has been ascertained, on a careful examination, that the average athlete and base-ballist at Yale and Harvard has a low forehead and thin legs. Barnum, it is said, has just completed negotiations for caging up a few of these monkeys, and will retain them for exhibition in one of his side shows. They will be labeled "Darwin's Theory Exposed."—News Letter.
FUNNY NOTES.
A lengthy Junior recently had his right arm damaged somewhat while skating on the rink above the dam. It is supposed that he was attempting a not entirely new kind of fancy skating known as "circling daisies," which differs a little in its nature from the "Dutch roll."
A Senior who is making up several back studies and taking four regular ones at the same time, is said to have exclaimed when invited to attend the Y. M. C. A. prayer meetings, "Gosh, I haint got no time to pray."