University Commencement

Commenoement week at the j sity of Miobigau will opeu with the baooalanreate sermón Snnday, Jnne 26, and will eDd with the eotnnieueement exeroisps Thursday morning, Jnne 30. The great institntion of learniug will tben olose, witn the exception of its six weeks of sunimer sohool nntil the opening of its next college year, Tuesday, Sept. 27. In previous yoats the nniversity bas not begnn its labors nntil Oct. 1, bnt the opening day hereafter will always be the Tuesday before the last Wednesday in September. In sonie years this may biing tbe date of opening as early as Sept. 20. The fnll program for oommenobment week is as follows: Snnday, June 26 : Discourse to the giaduatiug olass in University hall by Acting President Hutchins. Monday, Jane 27 ; At 10 a. m., meeting of the board of regenta; at 2 p. in., elass day exercises of the department of law in University hall; address by the class president, Lewis L. Thompson, of Allegan ; presentation to the nniversity of portrait of Hon. Levi T. Griffin as a class memorial, presentation speech by Carl T. Storm ; acoeptanoe on behalf of the universitx by Regent Farr ; poem by Charles Englehard ; oration by Rufus L.Weaver; history by M. H. Abbott, of Ann Arbor; propheoy by P. Y. Albright; valedictory by Robert Haly. At 8 p. m., the senior promenade on the oampns. Tuesday, Jnne 28: At 10 a. m., class day exercises of the literary department and tbe engineering department, uuder the Tappan Oak : Address by the olass president F. S. Simons, of Detroit; history by Chas. H. Farrell, of Dexter; oration by Chas. Simons, of Detroit; poem by C. F. Gauss, of Ann Arbor; prophecy by Florence BT. Poiueroy, of Ann Arbor; ptesentation of memorial, address by Paul W. Voorheis, of Ann Arbor. At 2 p. m., class day exercises of tbe dental department, in tbe dental ampitheatre: President's addtess, R. J. Roper; address by Dean Taft; history by Robt. B. Bowell; address by Prof. Dotrance; oration by W.H. Bowman ; address by Prof. H off ; prophecy by Bessie Hatchins; valediotory by Robt. N. Forbes. Wednesday, June 29: Alumni Day: Speoial reunión of literary classes of '48, '58, 73, '88, and '96. At 2 p. m. business meeting of the Alumni Association in Tappan hall. At 8 p. ru., seuate reception in tbe Waterman gymnasium to invited guests, graduates, former students and friends of tbe university. (Cards of admission can be obtained at the steward's offloe, from the secretary of the Alumni Association and the deiuis of the fauulties. ) Thursday, June 30: At 10 a. m., Commenoement eseroises in University hall, cration by Benjamin Ide Wheeler, LL. D., Professor in Cornell University. At 1:15 p. in., oommencement dinner. (Dinner tiokets must be secured at the steward's office, prioe 50 cents each. )