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tures on " M o d e r n Problems of H e r e d i t y . " February 26-27-28—The University Military Band of sixty-five pieces, accompanied by a special harpist, made its second annual state tour, playing in Bloomington, Peoria, Decatur, and Springfield. February 29—Vice President and Mrs. Burrill tendered a reception to the faculty in the Woma n ' s Building in honor of President James on his return from Europe. March 2—Annual band concert in the Auditorium. March 4-9—Prof. W. L. Kuekenthal of the University of Breslau gave a series a lectures on The Principle of Convergence as Illustrated in the Whale. March 12—The girls of the University began a campaign to secure funds for a new Young Women's Christian Association building and dormitory, for which Congressman William B. McKinley pledged twenty thousand dollars. March 13—A students' mass meeting, called by President James, was held in the Auditorium, to discuss the Western Conference Athletic situation. Seven lectures on public .health were arranged for, to be given by health experts from different universities and bureaus throughout the country. The first lecture was. given by Dr. Henry B . Favil of Rush Medical College, his subject being Sociological Aspects of Public Health. March 18-23—Prof. F . E. Schelling, head of the department of English at the University of Pennsylvania, gave a series of lectures on ' ' The English D r a m a . " March 19—The presidents of the universities in the " B i g E i g h t " conference met in Chicago to discuss conference rules. March 21—At the annual meeting of Trustees in Chicago, officers were elected for the ensuing year. W. L. Abbott was again chosen president. The Board of Trustees decided on the location of the new Armory, the Stock Judging Pavilion, and the new horticultural building, all to be erected on the south campus. April 1—Dr. Inazo Nitobe, of the first higher college at Tokyo, gave a series of lectures under the auspices of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace on Some Characteristics of the Land and People of Japan. Professor William A. Noyes, Director of the Chemistry department, was given a leave of absence of a few months from April 1, to attend the International Council of representatives of chemical societies at Berlin, as the accredited representative of the American Chemical Society. April 2—The city election in Champaign to decide the " w e t " and " d r y " iesue resulted in a victory for the " d r y " element, with a majority of 479. Student voters were generally challenged a t the polls, and notaries public were kept busy swearing out affidavits. April 3—Dr. John A. Lomax of the University of Texas and President of the American Folk Lore Society, lectured on ' ' The Songs of the Cowboy.'' April 4-6—The central section of the American Society of Zoologists met at the University of Illinois. April 9—Colonel Theodore Roosevelt visited Champaign and spoko in the City Park at 1:30 p. m. April 10—A chapter of Sigma Delta Chi, the national honorary journalistic fraternity, was granted to Fourth Estate, the local journalistic fraternity. The Trustees voted to close their medical and dental work conducted in the city of Chicago in the plant owned by the College of Physicians and Surgeons, on the expiration of the lease on June 30, 1912. April 12—Professor Wilhelm Paskowski of the University of Berlin delivered a series of lectures at the University on The German Theater and Drama. April 30—Following a petition of the Pan-Hellenic Council, the Council of Administration passed a rule that no student may become a member of any national or local fraternity until he has successfully passed eleven hours of work. May 16—Annual Maypole dance on Hlinois Field. The weather was cold and a drizzling rain fell. May 17-18—Annual Interscholastic week. May 21—The ceremonies connected with the laying of the corner-stone of the Commerce building were held at 4:00 p. m. W. L. Abbott,, President of Board of Trustees, presided. Ad-