Psi Upsilon Convention

He who lias novcr Tiai.l tlio pood ploasuro ofattonding sonic onoof' ihe fraternity convcntions that are hold every ycar has missed soniothing í'rom bis life whieh would always bo a very pleasant ransnbrence lo him. To the oíd veteran who has been fighting tho battles oí" lite since lo:iving collego, it gives an opportunity to throw off the armor and return to his tima mater. Ho does not meet those who wero in college while be was, but he ncvertliclosH does not feel loncly, for ho knows where tircrq U a home and a warm wclcomo. ït ia nhinold chapter. And for the student in college nothing is aiore pleasant than to meet thosc men who have made thoir tuark in the world and to hear them relate their experiences on the campus and in the Ofoss-rootn. It is as pleasant arid prob'tahle for the one, as it is amusing and at the same tiiuc instructivo for the othor. Such has boen the experience of the many who attended the Annual convontion of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity held in this city this weck. It was the occasion of the dcdication of their elegant chapter house, and the fjrty-sevonth annual convention. As oarly as Tuesday the delegates bcgan to arrive, a special car from Chicago bringing about fifty, and by Wcdnesday night thero was about in tho city. In the cvoning the public exercises were held in University Hall, and were presented to an audience of about 2,000 peoplo. Aftcr music by Speil's band, a song was given by the members of the Frateruity who occupied the center eeats in a body. Prayer was offered by the Rov. G. D. Baker, D. D., and afcer another selection by the hand, Prof. Adams delivered the addross of wclcome. Tho following aro sonic of the thoughts expressed : One of the characteristios of civilization is to combine and unite for protection and mutual benciit. The first Univorsities are examples of' this, and the modern are higher whero there is more fellowship between the professor and the student. The firt secret soeieties had many things open, and a few secret. Among the first to be organizcd was the one under whose auspices wc are here to-night. It is a fraternity noted for its good scholarship and fellowship. As a representative of Phi chapter I weloome you to this young but robust University, and give you greeting here in our new and elegant college home. Tho Oonvention song then having been given, tho llon. Clarkson N. Potter was introduced whose oration was npon the past and present of our oountry. Alter praising the beauty of our State in situation and l'crtility, the orator showed how the country bcing sparsely settled was easy to goyeru and naturally prospcrous, and how thingt have ehangcd since thun. Wo are stil] pronc to adhere to the government of our Htben while our circutnstanc s have so changed as to cali for change in govcrunn'iit. The f'athers wished the electors to chno.se .some one for the office of 1 'resident, whila now the electors have nu discretion whatever, but have to vote as their party dicta tes. Foruierly in Congrcss the repreaentation was even, now sixteen senators reprosent a uiajurity of the residents ol' (he U. 8., and sixty senators represent the minority of its inhabitants. Ivnh locality should by a vote of' it own poople decide and rule the affairs of that locality and should not be told by the governmont tbat lliey must takc this or leave that. But the respect for a local governmeut grows less year by year. In closing be said to the convention ; With you re."ts the fair name of the Fraternity and may you so govern it that as it grows older it may grow botter. The oration was well reeoivod and was followed by the wellknown writer and author Charles Dudley Warner, who oponed bil Kssay by saying that Audionces were generally more interested in subjects of whieh they knew the most, and writers usually wrote about what they knew the least. And he would try and not do this, but would teil tbem aliout the Western Man. Some time after tho Creation the Lord saw that man waxed strong and was becoming dangcrous, so he sent (he rain. After the Deluge the man pulled himself together and went west. Eventually the Western man always came to grief when he turned aside as tho Greek in Asia and the Roman in Greece. On this continent he always builds his house to sell, and the day of its completion is the signal for him to move. He has no time to inherit property nor to make wills. In going West when he reaches the Golden Gate, one step more and he becomes an oriental, he is then thrown back upon himself and must grow like a tree, and not spread like a cucumbor vino. And in his happy way the essayist gocs on : " Within my memory the Capiti.l at Lansing was out in the woods whero the members uscd to shoot deer from the Capítol steps. And unlo.-s your legislature diflars mtch from thr most of them it has never sinco been more harm lessly, and at the same time mure u-efiilly employed. In the future the Western man is to be lare and confident in his supremacy, while the Western woman is to be comely and handsome, if she chooses, and with clemency in her heart. 1 am not one of those who i hï ik that universal education is a panacea tbr all human ill-, no more than universal suffrage would lic. In some cases it teaches how to pass cxauiinations and how to forgive and forget, to forgive the examinor and to forget the subject of examination. Now there is a tendenoy to huild cities on a negativo edu catión, in wfaioh cities the catechism would read : Q. Who made yon ? A. I don't know. Q. What is your destiny? A. I don't know. Many years are necessary to polish a people. Porhaps not in a thousand vean will the Western Man have tho fioe feelings of the Arah nor the polish of the Turk. At the prcsunt timo there is no such interesting study as the Western Man. This essay, whose outlinos only we have been able to give, was of its kind aimosl a perfect production and cannot reoeive too high prai.-i' Ij itli for its wit and tin'' imagination. The literary exercises bcing concluded, the audience adjourned to the chapter house which was brilliantly hghtud and tastcfully deeoratcd. There were assembied all the elite of the city, whose elegant costumes vied with cach othcr in beauty, and taken all together the company was one which it, would be safe to say has ncver been equ.iled in Ann Arbor. The names of the dologatos to the con vention are as follows : l'uton Col lego- TUeta, C. W. Smlley, 'SO'; V. JJI'olliird '82. UnlverHlty of New York- Delt, S. M. Daniel, 'Hü. Yulo Bet, F. H. ShiUlor, Eraeet Carter, Kruiifls J . KnngN. Browu Unlvontity- iflgmn.T. W. Hiilburt, 'SO. AmherHt t'ollei!- Uaiuraa, W. V. SUmrt, 'SO. Diirtmoiitli ('ollCKe- Z'ta, Wm.Ij. IVarcv 'so C'olunililii Colicuó- Lnmbda, I,. II. Hrs, '81. M.iw.l.iin ColloKe-Knpi:i, 1L. 11. Wilson, 'Sll. Hnmiltou ('oliólo- J'sl, .1. I). lilgolow, 'SU. Wesleyuu College- XI, w. V. Oordy, 'SO H.x-hester Unlversily- Upsllon, H. ö. Iiiy, K. F. Miles, 'XI. KenyoM Olloge- Iota, W. I). Hamllton, '80 MlehlRan Uulverslty- Phi, p, H. L,mus ,lr ¦0; E. M. Hrown, '80; K. K. Hherrlll, "80 (;iiicaK) Univeralty- üiiii-k.'i, K. W. Clem.mt '80; lYW. HuboL -81 J. O. lïopklllK, 'KI C W Naylor, %1 ; H. TopplUK, '81 ; e. s Kniwn, '8Í. KyracuRO UnlverBity- Pi, I). II. Hotchklss, m ¦ V. E. Smltli, '81 ; A. A. Howlott, '81. Oornell University- C'hi, J. S. Lawrence, 'S0W. C. Iirowu, '81. Trlnlty Collese- R. B„ D. R. Wilson, v.i Alumni l)ele1;utes A. P.Jacobs, 1'. II. Smith. A business session was held yesterday and in the afternoon the members went to Detroit by special train, where the banijuct was spread before them. The Hon. l'erry H. Smith wns the toat manier, Prof', ft Ji. Walter tho ode writer and Prof. Fi.-ke the historian. Thus has ended a convontion very sucOMsful both in noint Ut noinWs and in arrangements. The Fraternity of the Psi Ujiiilon may well feel proud in leaving so goid an impression in tho tnin.ls ot our uitizens who would unito iisayiiii;: eotaie again.