The Year Of Jubilee

TLc year 1887, marking the üfMetli ycar of the history of the Univcrsity of MichlgaB, wfll be a red letter "year," notwUlistniKliiisr the state'? fleur de Luce bloomcd not upon it. The programrue, printed hut week, ia at this wrltlng about half completed, and not a thlng so far has happened to iti the least mar the picasure of the occasion. The city is crowded with people, both alumni - sonic of wkom have adsen to dtetlngulshed places in thoir states aud nation - and others who have come from abroad to take part in or wttlMM thegreut event. Kewr did more bcautiful weathcr smile upon a pcoplc than hasso far greeted this celebratioo, and never did people enter more heartlly into the spirit of an occasion than do those present enter into this. The hearty hand shake of old classniiilcs as thcy meet eiich other for perhaps the lirst time In many year?, is really a cheering thing to witness, and m;ikes the heiirt strings swell with joy. THE BACCALAl'KEATK. The honor of opening the exercises of the week by the delivery of the llacculaureute address was accorded to tbe bcloved dean of the literary faculty, Henry S. Frieze, LL. D., and took place In university hall, which had been tastily dec" oratcd for the events of the week. A choir of 100 voices furnished inuslc for the occasion, under the lead of Prof. C. B. Cady. President Angelí read the sciiptnres, aud Rev. Dr. lïamsay olie red prayer. The subject Dr. Frieze presented to hls hourers was "The University in lts Relation to Religión." In the opening the Dr. stated several fundamental triiths: "I. The privileges of educatlon, both In lts lower aod lu lts hinh.-i grades, me neeessary to the stublltty of a .State and the welfare of its people. II. ;This eduentor. accesslble to all the peopto In all the graden and departmeuls of leurntiiK, nt agency but the State eau peifeclly irti:ini.' and maintain. III. insf mi! luns of public eduoation, thns Indispensable ti the ezlstenceand wellbelng of the State, cannot In the nature of tilinga, be delrlmental to religión and the cburch. IV. As an hUtorleal fact the public educa tlonal work, nnd especlally the Unlvernlty. has encouraged religión aud Iibh been helpful to Ibe cliurcn, and we have no just reaaon to doubt that they wlll continue forever to hold the same relation to Clirlstlanlty lu tbe future as lu the past. The interests of the state and of the people individually deinand that education must n eome way be made accessible to every son and daughter in the state. The Dr. referred to the founding ut one time, of several colleges In the state and their sttbsequent failure; t the establishment of deiiominatlonal colleges wil lob he regretted, believiug that all woukl be hetler seived having them clustered about the university, which should be its great head, and proving beyonü questiou that the university is a great aid to raUgloua training. The nddiess closed wilh an earnest exhortation to the graduates of this semi-centennial year. IWNDAY. The medical class day exercis-es occurred Monday a. m., in university hall, and that auditorium, handsomely trimmed with university colors was a dellghtful sight to look upon. The hall was lt lied, and the Chcquaniegon orchestra fiirni-htil some excellent ruusic. V. II. Winslow, of Carmel, Iud., delivered an oration on "Hyways;" A. H. Urownell, of Clinton, N. V., read a poem entitled "Healing Art," and the historian P. C. Thompson, of Xew Ilalümore, followed with the class history. The event that took the audience most, however was the whistling of Kobin Ailair, hy M. II. ClarkThe class prophecy was read by W. A' Cowie of Valiens, Out., and the class i kient, gave the ftirewell ttdüfeM to liis classmates. , In the afternoou occurred the class day exercUes of the law department. E. D. 1 Black, of Flior, the class president delivered au excellent address; Mrs. Mar, guret L. Wilcox, of Chicago, read a poein, "Sowing and Reaping," wblch was well received; au oratioo upon "Laws and Luwyers," by Webster W. Davis, of Gallatin, Mc, the class orator; and the Class History by Absalom Rosenberber, of Thorntown, Ind., wasfollowed by the "Con?olation" dellvered in a gmocful and polUhed inanner by John A. Shcehan, of Ann Albor. In the evening the rflgvnti met, and pasaed upon the gradnates of the varlous departinents, a uo sinall job. Ï1IK TORCH. Probably one of the most enjoyable events, so far as the mass of the student comniuulty s concerned, was the grand torchlight proceísion Monday eveiiing. Everybody could have as inueh enjoyment M they chose to make for themselvesand nota cent for admission. At about 10 o'clock p. in. fully one thousanU studente, each carryinj; a torch or Chinese lantern maiclied out of the campus. Along the entire line of maren through the principal streets of the city, Roman candles were lired by the torch bearers, and trom wagons in the procession skyroi'kets went up continually. A iiuihImt of tra n pare nck'8 relating to student lile were also cariied in the tanks. Th cavalcade, lead by Maj. Soule, was a grotesque one. There were maski nnd funny wcaring apparel, but the favorito co8tuuie was a robe de night, witb iu liastly white. Afler marchinor down trtiet 'the revelers with their tin horns and deafenlni noise, (in an occasional lull of Wblcfi the music of a couple ot bands migbt be for a moment distingultbed) retiirned to the campus, where upon the ball jjrounds au iinmeiise pile of boxe8 añil barrels were jf ulied, and in the pyre were crenmled the tt'Xt books which werc of no further service, the roar of a cantío further attestinji the joy of the cremators. It was a wild nijrlit atid most of the boys ver a right jolly one. ïue?daj' at 10 a. in. the litera ry class day exercises occurred. Uev. Dr. rufmsny oifered prayer, after whicli Mr. T. P. Moran delivered the oratlon upon " Retrospective Research in Social Reform." It was a niasterly effort and well delivered, reflecting mnofa credit upon the orator. The class poem, delivered by A. G. Newcomer, was entitled " Col Bobo," and was a thoughtful eil'ort. Thisclosed the forenoon exercises. In the afternonn, the remainder of the exerclies were beid under the Tappan oak, and consisted of the Class History by A. (i. Hall of Detroit ; the Class Pro)hecy, by Miss Antoinette Brown, of Chicago; and the farewell address by the class president, C. K. Pittman, of Detroit. The exerclues were closed by the 8ingin; of the class son{ couiposed by Prof. C. M. Gayley. Tlie Dental department had its class day exercise8 In the lecture-room of the dental department at 9 o'clock a. in., and thongh not as pretentlous as some of the others, was meritorious, and of great interest to the chis-. The s well event was the Senior Keception, held in the immense pavillion erected for that purpose just east of the main hall. The Detroit orchestra lurnished the inusic, and the youth, beauty aml loveliness of the handsomely attired ladies and their escorts iniule a scène , pleasing to look upon. NOTKR I1Y Tllí N M . Future inertie professors wil 1 j!ut$;J,0Ou per ycaronly. Prof. Morris' tille liercafter will be professor of philosophy. Prof. Cady lins been allowetl $200 extra coinpcnsatioii for last year. Deserved. Prof.W. W. l'.ciniii lias boen made full professor of nmtliematics, and Warren Miller instructor iu Latiu. Bn. T. Cable, lit, '70, of Hoek Island, UI., one of tlie wide awakc boys wheu n college, is visiting the alma mater thts week. A sum not excecding f600 has been voted by the regenta for the pubHcatloB of uu accouutof tbc Semicentennial cclebration. Why do not the reeents enforce the bylaws, which rc(iuire that all professors shall be residents of the city. It would bo a graod tliiur to do just now. Sign for the medical college building two years after removal of "clinical department" to Detroit. "For rent! A good chance for a Sanitariuni." The matter of retnoving the "cli'iicul department to Detroit, at the request of Dr. Maclean, has been referred to a committee consistiiii! of Hegcnts Draper, Btair and Urosvenor. The Ladies' Battle given at the rand opera house Monday eveninjr, was Well attended notwithstunding the torchliglit procession, and the performance is said to have been very creditable. The Detroit papers are represented at the semi ccnteunial by J. K. Fisher of tlie Tribune; Joseph Gruesel, of tho Free Press; Chas. M. Moore, of the Journal, and Chas. Thompson of the News. S. B. Tod.l, lit, '8(i. who ha been teaching at Oreen Garden, near Pittsburgh, Pa., during the past year, Is in. the city attunding coiiiineiicenient. He will teach In Kansas CUtltag the coming year. The class history of the medical department broughtout 70 repul!icans, 44 democrats, 6 prohibitionists, 3 independent?, 2 mngwampa, 1 greenbacker, 1 wouian sull'ragist, I variable, and 10 Don'l Knows. Notliing in the history of concerts bas ever equaled the sale of tickets for the coinmoiicenient concert tonight, when the oratorio of Elijah will be given. About 3,000 tickets have been taken, and Maadlng room is at a premium. With enemies withln and with enemies without it would feem as though this year of jubilee to the university would be'less joyous than it Is. Hut probably the institutioii is jjreater thau any individúala, whether officials or professors. Lust Monday evenlni: Mrg. Dr. C. H. Stowell ave a pleasant reeeption to the lady members of the senior literary elas. Last evening the members of the ficulty met l' 8. Senator P,ilmer at her residence, and thU eveningthe Dr. and Mr. Stowell entertain the class of '7(i. The 17th annual banqtict of the Phi Delta Phi fraternity was held bist cvenng at Hangsterfer's. amony the prominent mer. present were l". S. Justice Samuel F. Miller, of Cal ; Hon. T. M. Cooley, of the Inter-State Commissiou; and Hora. Levi T. Griffin, Otto Kirchntr Wm. P. Wells, and Geo. H. Hopkins, of Detroit. Mr. Stevens, representing tlie Grand Knpldl Eagle, is in the city „n the daily proceediiifrs of the semi centen nial. In the Daily Eagle ot June 25 one wholepajw is devoted to the Unlvérsitv With cuta of the maln building, Uie luw and medical buildings, nul the chemicil laboratory. The series of articles are very Interesüng. The question bas been asked many tunes.who owns Sanitamuu at Detroit which h said to prosper so trom patients that onginiilly come to Aun Arbor to be treated? The question is quite pertinent If the uulversity hospital s being systematically robbed of its material the reiets oiijflu to Inquire into the matter It might not be diflicult to obtain prooi. Is the man who runs the important clinieal material that comes to the uuivereity hospital down to Detroit to be allowed to run the entire medical department down there y For that is all this seheme means in the end. Howeverfalr it muy be made to look on the surf ace if entend into it m.-ans death to the medical department of the university. The University better make the most out of its Minl-centennlal, tor between the attacks of Gov. Luce and Dr. Maclean it bids fair not to have a eenteiinhil- as a university. There may be a ¦seminary here, perliaps, if soine of our Ypsilanti frienils do not a move to have the literary department annexed to the Xornial School hecause of the superior advantaes there. If the medical dep irtment .is divided the annoiincements will come ponietbiss like tliis: Ut year-V,. of M. medical deparlmeut, localed at Ann Acbor and Detroit." Sd war- " U. of 31. medical department loeated at Detroit and Aun Arbor." 3,1 year-'J. of M. medical department, lucuted at Detroit." th year -"The Detroit Medical College, ' the greatect clinieal material college in Auíerica. President, Dr. Donald Maclean." The pavillion, used for the senior reception last even ing, and to be used to-morrow for the alumni banquer, is the larjrest ever beforc put up heie, and It compar.-itively nnv. The Hoor covers an area 80x125 feet. and there is a plattoi in on the sontli 8ide for the orchestra, and a smaller one on the east end used' by the lady chaperons. The president's table to-niorrow will be upoa the orchestra platform, from which the speaking will be done. Light is furnished by fourelectric are üghts near the center of the vast tent. The Kansas City alumi carne to Ann Aroor last SunUay iu their own palace car, and have t so arranged that they are boarded therein during their stay. The members of the party u near s we are ableto obtain themare : O. II. Dean class of 72, Sanford H. L idd '06, I). J Hall' W'-'kinson 'ö(i. H. '40, H. P. Churchill 'Ü7, E. A. Halsey 77 C A. Keiiyon '80, Ilomer Keed '6S H (' Fiower '85, F. N. Lufkln '84, Maj. Wm' Warner '4!t (representativo iu eOMffraM) Ooi. I). 8. Twitciiell '0, and (hancellor Lippincott, president of the University of Kansas. THE ALUMNI REGISTER. The Alumni Memorial Register as t s cal led, gets a Bood start thls year, uud will hare apon Itf page. theautograph of' wveral hnndrod students when the preH:nt exercipes are over with. Up to this t. m. over two hundred had placed their ïames tbereiu. Among those we tioted ivere : Jay A Hubbell, '43. HuUKlilon. state senator. J. 14. A. Frltchey. 'BS. Ut. LouIh, Mii., lanyer Jud arnS' '!lH' Mllln., district Thos. W. Palmer. 'J9.U 8. Souator, Delrolt, Al 1 1 ' t) , 1!. E Blulr, 'SI, lawyer, New York City w in. A. Moor. 5), Detroit, lawyer W. W. Follett, '81, clvll eugiueer.' Pueblo Colorado. ' ('has. c. Browu, 7, Schenectiidy, N. Y. Prof clvll eiiKlnver. Arttmr Brown, 7í,Clncinnatl, Oblo, pIk lrou maoufacturer. v " II W. Baker, 77, 8t. Louis, Mo„ clvll eugineer . A. Clark Ford, '7.r. Cleveland. Oblo, liiwyer. b. A. Baru, '7, Chicago, 111., prluclpul J. J. Muple, '7.', MilwHukee, Wla., teacher. Kllz-abeth Enisleafleld '", (mud lla ld lawyer. ' ' Frank E, Bllss, 73, Cleveland, Oblo, attoruey. Krank D. Andras, '7, Detroit, lawypr. Wm. Meudeulmll, 7a, KluUiuond, Jud inatiuiacturcr. Percey T. Cook, "77, Orand Raplds, luinberraan . M. T. Fagquelle, '00, Ml. Pleagant, pliyilcbui, wm. J. Ulbsou, 'm, Clnclnnatl, Oblo, eilllor. Win. J. KngllHli. '117, ChlcaK, Hl., lawyer.. O. J. Campbell. '70, Clevelauii, Oblo, lawyer WI1IU K. Roberts, 77, Norrlutown, l'u. Journalist. Oeo. C. Comstock, '77, Madlson, Wla. astronoiitiT. Jo. Klpley, 7U, Hault at. Marie, U. & ass't Eos. Hldney C. Kiistman 73, Chicago, 111., lawypr. J. 8. Cromble, 77, Mlnneapolla, Mlnn teacher. Almlra T. Lovell, '8i, Fllnt, probate register. Ileury A. Clieney, '09, Detroit, lawyur. W. F. Clarke, 73, l.aiiHlng, deputy Supt. Public iriKlr. Ja. M. Barrett, 75, Fort Wayne, Iud. J. H. McUowan, 'UI, Wanhlngtou, D. ( '., lawyer. Alfred E. Wllklnson, '09, Denulson, Texim, lawyer. Mlsslucy M. Sal mou, prof. of HUtory Vaaar College. li. R. Flake, 'M. preoldont of Alblon College. F. L. Merrltt, 74, Lagrange, Iud., l&wyer. Ja. I,, Taylor, '.), VVheelerMburg, O., pbyslclan. Johu i. McKerniiii, '44, Lake Superior.