Commencement Week

Monday was devoted to the exercises of the medical graduates. In the Hall in the afternoon the oration was dolivered by Arthur G. Oven, the poem by Mrs. A. L. Yeomans, the history by Chester E. Coulter, and the prophecy by Harriet Beringen The history shows that of the 1G1 who enteicd, 70 will gradúate ; the average age is 26 years; the cost of the course was $111,825; ihe .verage $355 per year. In the evening a hundred and twenty-flve sat down to a banqnet at the St. James. LITERARY CLASS DAT. It s said that Tuesday was the tirst rain; class-day ia eleven years. It was a dirty drizzle but it did not prevent a fair attendance at the exereises forenoon, afternoon or evening. Mr. W. B. Garvin delivered an oration on "National Aid to Education," and Miss Van Harlinge an essay entitled " Carleon." It was a knightly story of deeds clustering around the search for the Holy Grail. The after dinner exercises were also held in the Hall and consisted of the history by J. C. Moore, the prophecy by A. M. Browi' and the president's address by II. A. Maudell. The history told how 185 entered college with the class of '83, and 85 gradúate. The average age is 23 years 4 months and 26 days - three montlis more than last year. The class have spent $140,943 making an average expenditure of $1,701.38. The largest sum spent by one man was $3,500; the smaüest $735. In the evening the rain ceased and a surging crowd jostled and elbowed its way thiough the hall and along the walks. Dancing was indulged in with difficulty until midnight when the crowd thiiined out enough to allow a little more room. ALUMNI MEETING. The alumni of the University met Wednesday afternoon in the Chapel and elected the following offlcers for aext year: President, C. R. Miller ; vice president, W. S. Perry; secretary, M. L. D O'oge: treasurer, Z. P. King; orator. C. P. Stearns: altérnate, A. H. Pettibone; poet, II. N. Utley, altérnate, Miss Van Harliiigen; director?, M. H. Goodrich, E. Quinby and N". W. Cheever, T. R. Chase continúes is necrologist. The report of the latter gentleman showed the death of only three of the alumni duriiig the year, but two more were subsequently added. The constitution was amended so that of the three directora the time of one only should expire each year. It was decided to turn the Williams fund, when entirely collected, over to the Regents, to have the ntcrest on it pay for a professorship of Physics to be called after the late Professor Williams. CLASS RKUNIONS. At the invitation of Judge Cheever the lass of '(3 met in hls house and had a jaiiquet with toasts, '08 met at Hangsteifer's for a banquet. ïight of this class have been in the faeilty. '77 had a reunión and elected Prof. J. C. Huil, president; H. M. Slauson, orator; . T. Cook, toast master. '80 had sixteen present and elected C Campbell, president; W.W. Hannan, secretary; and Mrs. B. S. Waite, poet. One of the pleas.mtest reunions of the week was that of the class of '58, which graduated twenty-five years ago. Out of the forty-eight who left college together, twenty-one gathered Tuesday around the old Tappan oak under the maples they bat] planted about it, In the evening they assembled at Hangsterfer's acd recounted old jokes, stories and adventures. Those present wpre Frank Askew, Kansas City, Mo.; Luther Beckwith, Bay City; E.B. Chandler.Chicago; G. M. Cliester, Detroit, J.JQ. A. Fritchey, St. Louis; John Graves, Detroit; Wesley Green, Detroit; L. E. Holden, Cleveland; D. Klosz, Highland, Kansas; H. F. Lyster, Detroit; G. A. Mark, Hillsdale; L. Mc Louth, Ypsilanti ; C. R. Miller, Adrián; B. F. Prentis, Detroit; O. F. Price, Galesburg, III.; J. Prutzman, Three Rivers; V. K. Quinby, Detroit; A. K. Spence, Nashville, Tenn.; O. P. Stearns, Duluth, Minn.; d. W. Wall, Du Quoin, 111,; D. B. Webster, Ann Arbor. At the time they graduated, there were no trees on the campus except the old Tappan oak, and as each member set out a tree there were forty-eight. It is now acuriouscoincident that twenty-one of the class should return to find twentyone of' their trees alive. They are going to erect a memorial stone under the oak. COMMBXCEMENT. The graduating exercises of Thursday morning were well attended, and the address of Professor James O. Murray was distinguished for its eloquence and finish. It held the large audience in rapt attention and when completed was applauded to a degree not before hear.l in the Hall. The alumni dinner in the Law lecture room was attended by a crowd completely fllling the large room. The toasts were maiiy and excellent. On Wednesday occurred the exercises of the laying of the corner store of the Alpha Delta Phi chapter house. Bishop Harris deliverud the oration and Hon. Edwin Willits the history. A_ banquet was held In the evening.