New-York tribune., 1881-12-27
THE rNIyERsIrY or uucnIaAN.
INTEREST ~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES At The coli
LEGE-NEW BUILDINGS.

INTEREST ~ FCOTBALL-AMUS SEMENTs AT TIE COL
LGGE-NEw BUILDINGS.
ANN ARBOR, Mich, Dee. l5.-Ihc recent
Eastern trip Of the football team Of the Uniyumty Of
michigan has awakened lively interest Ia thH game
among the students there and that the ice been
broken the indications that they will take active
part IN such intercollegiate contests in the future. Our
team treated most cordially n, each the three col
cges where it played and was auGcd not only that
but also ihc result OF thH 70 b. sure, the team
wac beaten in each case-at Harvard ,y touchdown
10 nothing at Yale by two goals TO nothing, and at
Prirceton by one gO ana two touchdovus 10 hothne-
but no one here expected that It would DO well as
thar cyeu as ils members had pracscd tog, er only
two weeks previous 90 playing HaryurG'5 team.
There Is abundant material for the best Of foot
bail teams among the 1860 students tnat
attend the University, but We have no symua8ium,
and as from other colleges is great IL is
very oihic-lt keep alive active interest in athletic
sports.
me students themselves are working hard through
their athletic association to raise money for gyunosi-
un and to show the alumni and the state Legislature
that they really need The fund, raised almost
tilcly by the students themselves, now amounts 20
SO 800 and is slowly increasing The only way, how
ever of getting enough moneytO buid ana equip such
gymnasium he University should have Is to convince
granger" Legislature of It's necessity. That Is a
pretty difficult undertaking
y
nouncug the safe arrival 0f President Angel aud his
family at Sapies their way home from China. They
left Naples az once for Rome. II Is also stated that
snor,y before leaving PeAin Presidcnt Angel received
two yauab bic closOnnc vases from the English and Amer
lean Missionary Association oil that city, accompanied
by an address approving ms official action concerning
the imuortaiion Of OPIUM into China, also prasng
ms siicce i'm relieving missionaries ana Chinese
vcrts taxes they hat previously Dcen forced
pay toward the support OF ldOatOuH religious lcstl-
Tnrough the efforts OF C. Il. Cddy professor OF music in
the Cn,c csty, and the enterprise OF HE Students Lee
Association there are Tar better opportunities Of
hearing good music mere tha oHst IN most small towns
The Kellogg aud thc Cary cUnccrt trOupcs have already
OtbcF 0i the bc7l tl"a7 nave bech engaged 10 SING b
different tIIn,s during the winter The OF tine
University dDsicai society assisted by Mise Hccse, MIR
kyuiucIZ dul if ldhuy, @ 500 singers, VIII give tho
UTdiOfO Oi The Creation under the direction Oi Pro
fcs-OF Cldy tHis week. series Of chamber concerts
WIi also be given, undcr his direction, this winter
papers saying that . nc| museum building was beng
erected 6y thc University OF Michigan al a cost oi
$4,000. The museum tiulsucd year HgO and
cost $4,000 A new library bulGng is going up how
ever Tor which an appropriation OF 100000 was made
WcIeHddciy w,ikBOWu Boston architects, who have de
signed many OF the best library buildings n the country
oar library contains only $4,000 volumes, buf It is
weh selected one and is now Increasing IN eize rapidly
There is regular annual appropriation Oi 900 Tor ths
purpose, whie Gs Oh Nau4Uo DookS are being received
Cyii service Reform Association WIS formed here
among the professors aAd stuucns last year and has
been revived again this term Professor & X Adams ls
its president. Professor Adams addressed largo aB
dcucc Oh tuc evening o. Drccabtr 3, ufOn tho Civ
Service Hi England: Tue Ola ana the New A course
D -X lectures viii be gwen undcr the pces OF the
and VIII include by Judge H. H.
oocy 0i ths place &. A. KEN, oi Detroit ekoycrnor
Blar, War Governor OI M.cnigani sherman Rogers, OIL
Buffalo, and President Angol.
JIcIe Is EAOat mere that former professor M
University, who has made vide reputation by ,
4rtings viii b. offered tle OF English Literature
At Columbia within the coming year