There is no denying the fact that even with people of intelligence and refinement it often becomes necessary to have work done for little money or not at all. Therefore, when a patient whose pocket nerve is very sensitive and nearly exposed comes to our office, let us serve him with well-made amalgam, cement, or gutta-percha fillings, if necessary, rather than force him to a parlor where he will get showy but poor operations.Dental Digest.

In President Angell's report to the Board of Regents he says: "The Dental Department has as usual had as many students as it could accommodate, and is steadily growing. It has received official information that its diploma is recognized in Holland, as it is in some other European countries. The Faculty are giving careful consideration to the questions whether it is not expedient to extend the course to four years. The variety and amount of work required to meet the standard of training desired by the Faculty are so great that in the opinion of some three years hardly suffice. Apparently we must soon choose between raising the requirements for admission, the extension of the course, the refusal of applicants for admission, and the enlargement of our building. It seems impossible to find proper accommodations for larger classes in the present quarters."

Alumni Notes.

CLASS OF '99.

Dr. J. R. Davis, '98, is in Cleveland, Ohio.

Dr. Roy Archibald, of Decatur, Ind., was here in November. Owen and Furman have gone into partnership in Ontonagon, Mich.

C. L. McKinnis, we hear has a splendid practice at Saranac, Mich.

R. J. Huyck, has gone to the far West and is located at Butte, Mont.

F. M. Washburn succeeded in passing the New York State examinations without difficulty. He is now located at Perry, N. Y., and has become interested in cleft plate work.

C. A. L. Johnson has offices with an ear and throat special

ist in Chicago.

D. C. Martin, S. D. Peters, and C. H. Burton, have their offices in Detroit.

F. E. Renkenberger reports a good practice at his home town, Columbiana, Ohio.

J. Weston Minerd, '98, of Battle Creek, visited the College at the opening of the term.

Edward Cook Mills, class of '89, of Columbus, Ohio, paid a visit to the College in October.

E. A. Salisbury is in Midland, Mich.; A. C. Thompson is with Dr. Randall at Port Huron.

C. C. Westcott is at Grayling. Mich.; W. J. Polglaise is one of the four of '99 to locate in Lake Linden.

Dr. W. H. Bowman, who was assistant to Dr. Watling last year is now located at Toledo, Ohio, and doing nicely.

Dr. H. B. Hinman, '95, paid the College a short visit in November. He reports a good practice in Bucyrus, Ohio.

H. C. Orvis is in Monroe, Mich.; W. D. Kirk and C. E. Hathaway each returned home to enter practice with his fathe. Miss Spore is located with Dr. Light of Saginaw and is doing a wholly operative practice. We are glad to hear of her

success.

Harry Sheldon sailed on the 17th of October for Glasgow, Scotland, where he will remain until spring. J. E. Gilbert is located in West Bay City.

C. J. Miller found Nebraska uncongenial, and is located at Huntington, Ind. E. W. Sanford is at Marlette, Mich. K. M. Squier has begun practice in Santa Rosa, Cal.

Dr. O. W. White, who last year succeded in taking the degree D. D. S. C., is now located in Detroit at 1526 Woodward Ave. Dr. White visited the College December 18th.

Dr. Geo. D. Edgar, of Defiance, Ohio, stopped for a day on his return from attending the marriage of Dr. H. E. Fiebig, of Grand Rapids, to Miss Flora Hustand, of Grand Rapids.

J. F. Sartore is getting a nice practice at Farrington, Mich.; G. H. Mengel is in Bucyrus, Ohio; W. G. Law is located in Salt Lake City, Utah, and F. P. Cattermole in Boulder, Colorado.

Dr. A. W. Haidle, '92, and for several years Demonstrator of Prosthetic Dentistry and Alumni Editor of the Dental Journal, was married to Miss Maude Hicks, of Ann Arbor, on the 8th day of August, 1899.

We received notice of the romantic wedding of Dr. T. E. Carmody and Miss McBride. Dr. Carmody has been very successful in his work in Denver, and is now secretary of the Dental Department of the University of Denver. This fall he was taken ill with typhoid fever just before his marriage was to occur, and being ordered hy his physician to go to the hospital it was determined to not pospone the wedding, thus in the presence of a few friends, the bride standing by the bedside, the ceremony was performed. They have the best wishes of their many friends in Ann Arbor.

It has been the pleasure of the alumni editor to meet many of his classmates whose love for their Alma Mater, or perhaps some other deep feeling of friendship influenced them to return as usual in the autumn. Drs. Wright, Kline, Allen, Baker, Wells, Paul, Chase, Horning, Sheldon, John Miller, C. J. Miller, and Shannon have each spent a few days in Ann Arbor since the opening of college, and each reports a fair practice and brighter prospects. Wright is located at St. Ignace, Mich.; Kline, at New Haven, Mich.; Allen, Paul, and John Miller, at Lake Linden, Mich.; Baker, at Woodville, Ohio; Wells, at Evart, Mich.; Horning, at Ionia, Mich.; and Shannon at Cleveland, Ohio.

Department Notes.

Lost-His gold plate-Gray.

Don't say anything to Barnes about trading patients. J. J. Perry spent Thanksgiving at his home in Fenton. Dr. Darling gave a little private advice to a few of the seniors.

W. L. Ainsworth, R. H. Bedell, B. F. Miller, and D. M. McCall, report a good time at Flint during the Thanksgiving

recess.

W. W. Kimmel was sick for a few days but is back at work again.

Section I of the juniors have just completed their work in dissection.

Dr. Taft: "What is the capacity of the mouth?" B. Barnes: "About a pint."

Dr. Briggs has been appointed quiz master in Osteology and Physiology.

Eighteen new Columbia chairs now grace the west side of the operating room.

Sections II and III of the senior class are just completing their work in Metallurgy.

Who was the senior that found the systole of the heart but couldn't find the diastole?

Dr. Taft: "Describe the mouth."

mean to take it as a hole?"

Ainsworth: "Do you

Miss O'Connor for two years with '00 is compounding prescriptions in Parkinson's drug store, Saginaw.

L. W. Jordon, with '00, their freshman year, has again returned to College to complete his work with '01.

So far this year Kimmel holds the amateur championship for late hours, working one night till nearly eight o'clock.

Who is it that pumps the chair up to the highest notch and then stands on two stools in order to reach the patient?

That fatal shower of plaster will probably make Walter Cook more courteous about breaking plates for the '02 ladies.

Mr. W. W. Kimmel, for two years with '99, has again returned to college and is now continuing his studies with '00.

Dr. Hoff says silver nitrate is a very good astringent, but one of our seniors found it wouldn't stop holes in a rubber jaw.

Miss Hubbard has been confined to her room for several days on account of sickness, Miss Tibbot taking her place at the desk.

Monday, November 20, occurred the first extraction under ether anesthesia, which was a success so far as the anesthesia was concerned.

Messrs. B. Barnes and V. A. Goodrich, who spent the summer in the Chicago Dental College, say the U. of M. is good enough for them.

The first section of the seniors have been having some practical work in the treatment of cleft palate cases in Dr. Dorrance's clinic.

Section II of the junior class, having completed their work in mechanical technic, are now observing tissues in the Histological Laboratory.

Who is it that may be found every morning in the freshman "Lab" busy with pumice trying to remove the nicotine stain from his fingers?

Messrs. Monroe, Mattison, Lord, Deyoe, Colwell, Keyser, and Dr. Moore, report a good time at Portage Lake, Saturday and Sunday, November 25 and 26.

Walter Cook has decided to make a specialty of plate work and may be found busy at work every forenoon in the senior laboratory setting up teeth.

One of our seniors found that it was a little dangerous "rubbering" too near a revolving brush wheel and as a result took the wheel home to disentangle it.

J. R. Watson, '00, while exercising in the "Gym" fell and sustained a double fracture of his right arm just below the elbow and has gone home to recuperate.

The senior class election held early in the year resulted as follows: President, T. R. Braden; Vice-president, Miss Mitchel; Secretary, A. L. Steger; Treasurer, C. W. Beistle.

The operating room had to be enlarged in order to make room for all the seniors. The passage way from the operating room to the dental ampitheater has been fitted up with chairs.

The senior class has been divided into four sections in order to facilitate the forenoon work. Section I is doing prosthetic work; II and III metallurgy, and IV laboratory work in oral surgery.