Commencement Week

The exercises usual to Commencement Weck at t!ie University Leve made a dein;tnd upon the timo of our cilizenu, as upon their iiospitulity , this week. - Tlitso oxeroiseu were iaauguratcd od Salbuth aftcinoou last, by the BAÍCALAUHEATK ADDRKSS. Tlus address was prepared by BCting President Finían, but owing to an unfortunato accident which coufined bim to Lis room ibr several dnys, it was read by Prof. WiNctiELL. lt was a well digested address, and was full of ir.struction for the young men for whoso especial bcüefit it was prepared. THE I.ITfilíAKY 6OCIKTIES. The annual f dJross boforo tha Literary Sooietios was deliveredon Mooday evening, by liev. Rouert Collykr, of Cliioago. Jlia subject was "The Human Life of Washington." He thought that we were fast losing sight of the real Washington, and thereforeproposcd to revive the memory of him as boy and man. Itwas au entertaining and instructive effort. - We ebould say that, in opening, Mr. Coi.LVKit adiuiniBtered a severe bul just rebuke to "the boys" who had invited him to address them and then not como to hear him. He proposed to write to the "next man," and let him kuow that the meanest trick had been served nn himhero in Ann Arbor tliat he had been tho victim of eiuce he becamo a preacher. THE ALUMNI SOCIETY. Tho Society of Alumni held its annual meotiug in the old chapel, at 3 o'olook r. m., on Tuosday. It was the largest gatheriug of Alumni we have ever eeen, quito a number of the older classes beiug represented. ïhe Society was called to order by the President, H. P. Duffieid, of Detroit, and the minutes of the last meeting read by the Secrotary, J. Q. A. Sessioxs. Mr. T. R. CriASE, of Cleveland, Ohio, the Necrologist of the Society, read bis annual report, which was very brief, recording but a death or two duriDg the year, with Beveral in former years, of which he was not advised at tho time of uiakicg Lis very full report last year. We give tho list : TIhk. S. Biackmsn, of 1849, died at Detroit, Nov. 27 18(iü, aged 45 years. Gco. W. Waldron, ofl8ö8, cüed Dec. 18G9, at Memphis, Tenn, Ricliard G. Sablne, of 1859, (lied Dec. 18G8, at Lapoite, Ind. Wm. S. Brewster, of 18G4, date and place of deatb unkuown. James Steele, of 1867, dled Aug. 18C9, on board United States Plag tihip, Albany, on her passage from Key West to ISew Vork City, aged 2'á years. The Society then proceeded to the election of officers, the Itevs. G. P. TinDAi.r, and L. R. Fisk acting as Tellers. The following officers were e'eeted : President - Rev. G. P. Tixdall, of Ypsilantl, class of' 1849. sl Vice President - Isaac H. Elliott, of Illinois, eluss of lfcïGl. 2d Vice President - Cyrus B. Thomas, of Battle Creek, class of 1860. 8ecreii(ry - Eusjia Joxes, Ann Arbor, class of 1859. Ireasurer - A. II. Pattengill, Ann Arbor, class of 18G8. Orator- -W. IIoward Wait, of New York, class of 1848 ; Altérnate - Augustus H. PbTtbbohB, ol Grcenville, ïenu., class of 1860. Poei- IIkkkt M. Uti.ey, of Detroit, claps of 1861; Altérnate- E. L. W alter, Ann Arbor, chiss of 1868. Execuhve Commltlce - M. II. Goonnicn, 1845; J. Q. A. Skssioxs; 185G ; and E. D. Kinxe, 1864 ; all of Ann Arbor. Onmotion, the President was appointed to respond, at the University Dinnor, tomorrow, to the toast to "The Alumni." Mr. Elliott spoke of the pleasuro he had derivcd in reading the Uuivertity Chronick, of the value of such a publication in keoping fres'i old memories, ar.d offered a resolution commending it to the support of the Alumni, which was adopted. Rev. Marcus Lane, of Fliot, oiïered the following : SesoJced, Tliat a commlttee offlvc bc appointed to tuke the subject into consideran tion, and prepare a memorial to the Legislature requesting therri ío so chango the organlc law ol the University as to jjive llic ulinnni a share in tfie management of its iiií'üirs by a proper representation In the Board of Rigente, and to lay the same before the Leglalature at its next regular session. The resolution was discussed atlength and with considerable zoal - though none of the speakers were able to teil just how the thing could be done - by Messrs. C. B. Grant, M. H. Goodrich, Edwin Willots, Dwight May, G. P. Sanford, R.E. Frazor, 15. M.' Cuteheon, G. P. Tindall, and H. A. Burt, and, on moiion of Mr. May, was laid on tho table. A communication was reoeived from Acting President Fbieze, inviting the Alumni to join in the exereises of tomorrow, the University dionor included, which invitalion was acoeptod. Gen. J5. M, Cuteheon offered the following, which was adopted : limolced, That wc, as Ahimni of the University, expresa our thanks to the acting president and the Board of Regenté, for liberal provisión for the Alumni at Diis Commencement, and thelr efforts to brlng us, as Alumni, into renewed and close relation to our Alma ilater. Mr. Tindall offered tho following resolution : Whereas, The Legislatura of the State of Michigan, at its last session gave to. the University an unconditioual annual graut of $15,000, thercfore, Hesohed, That the thanks of the Society of Alumni be, and are hereby tendired to the LtgislatoFe for the additional endowmept glven to our Alma Mater, a gift mi il ed by the lnstltutlon In order to aid the development f that remarcable progress ol whicrj its past history lias given such signal promlse. Which was adopted. The Society of Alumni then, on motion, adjourned sine die. TMi: ALIMNI 0KAT1OX AND P0EM. The annual oration and poem before tho Society of Alumni wero doliverod in the M. E. Church, on Tuesday cvening, a largo audienco boing gathored despite the sweltering heat. The orator of the evening was Ilon. A. S. Wiaeir, of tho class of 1846, President of tho Iowa State Agricultural College. Mr. Welcu discuesed clear]y and ably, but too much at leugth for 6uch an occasion and in such a beated atmosphere, tlio comparative valuc o( Iho Classics and tho Natural Sciences, botb as fystems of Mental Gymnastics aiul as fitting tlio student for his life work. Reaaoniug both deductivcly and analyticall)-, lio reached the conclusión t'aat tbe study of tho Natural Sciences would more fully and barmoniously develop thu facultiej of tho mind than tlio auccpted classical ourrioulum. Ho said not a word against the study of Latía and Greek, but thought that an undue propoition of timo was givcn them in colloge courses, Wo cannot givo n synopsis of tho address. The poet of tho cvoning was Rev. Gbo. S. Hickey, of the class of 18G8. Ho opened with tho gratifying annoncement that he sbould give his hearers n very brief pieee of blank verse. The brevity was not over-apparont, but the verse was of tho very hlank-est ordur, and raigbt readily havo passed, in thought and construoiion, for sliglitly animati-d prose, had it not been announced as a poem. Tho subject was Ftiïth, and a good Methodist brother sittinp in our rear remarked that "George had made a little mistake, and had re-Iiasbcd and given us one of his sermón, beginniog each lino with a capital." We endorso tho criticism rb coming from a friendly source. The subject was not exactly tbe thing for tho oocasioD, and was not poetically troated. COMMENCKMENT. The Commencemout exercises werc set down for Wodnesday, on irhioh occasion, as usual, there was hot wealhcr and a great crowd, the M. E. Church boing iilled to suffocation. Tho oxercises commenced at 10 o'clock a. m., the procession baving been formed half an hour before in the campus. ActiugPresident FitiKZEpresided, and was supported on the platform by the regular arrny of officials and dignitaries. The following programma was obeerved : music. Prayer by the Ver)' Rev. Doan Helmitii, of Londou, ünt. MUSIC. 1. Latln Orat.ion- Ex Nlhllo Nihil Fit, Wooster W. Beman, Anu Arbor. 2. Our Alumni anil Alma Mater, Oscar J. Cami'bell, Cuba, N. Y. MUSIC. 3. American JTIomcs, W alter B. Stevens, Peoría, O. 4. The Ideal In Thongbt, Washington Uyde, Farmington, 1U 5. Comcts, Marcüs Baker, Kalamuzoo. MÜSIC. 6. Libcralisra - True and False, Thos. Christy, Kinsman, O. 7. Our Irredeemable Cnrrency, Burhie L. Swikt, Yates, N. Y. MUSIC. 8. ThoPurilkation ofour Courl.sof Jtistice Wji.i.iam i,. I'k.M' ii ■ld. Hndson 9. Iuflucnccs of the Illiisimted Press, üeorge ï. Cami'Aü, Detroit MUSIC. 10. Why Condemn Expcdiency ? Flemeng, West Lebanon, Ind 11. Government of Unlverstty, Vincent Ö. Lovell, Elgin, 111 MUSIC. Our reporter is not disposed to criticise the speakers individually, and wil leavo tbat task to tho dailics. Aa a whole, the essays wero well written anc conservative in tone - the latter be ing an unusual feature on sucli occasions There was not a singlo tirado about the war and its issues, dead rebels or living "copperhoads," woman's rights and the ballot, or the other "live" issues whicl young men have been so wont to ride In delivery there seemed a lack - uit] twotir three exceptions - of spirit anc anitnation, a want of action, with a quite general holding of the speakers' hand behind tiiein. This was, perhaps, in part, attributable to the unoomfortable and heatod atmosphereand in part to the subjects discussed, which requirod an( received argumentative rathcr than declamatory treatment. Let this suffice for our purposo. At tho conclusie n of the spcaking President Frieze, by the author ity vested in him by tbe Board of Re gentf, mada the larga class - the largee ever graduatcd in the Literary Depart ment - happy, by presenting to each ruember the diploma to which he was entitlod, and conferting upon him the corresponding degree. We append, a list of the gruduates : Pharmaceutical Chemist - Charles A. Boehmc, Wm. A. Bnchannn, Johu C. W. Carey, ïiicodore G. Case, Albért C. Curtis, Frank Ewiog, Cbarlts E. Ford, Ait luir C. Gower, George O. Guy, Peter N. Hagle, Qorace F. Ilatch, George E!. Hlgglns, Cornelias O. Howell, Henry B. Jewett, John K. Jones, Goo. II. Lohinan, Wm. McKlmmle, Otls A. Merrell, Ch;is W. ■Mills, James R. JNIoss, Wm, E. Newton, Isaac N. Newman, Bamael V. Romig, Jolm O. Boe, Merarl B. Stevens, Wallace Taylor, Wm. A. Wolcott, Eugenc J. Weeks. Mining Engineer- Clarcuce M. Boss, Charles F. Gilbert, William J. Waters. Cii'il Engineer - Judson 8. Bird, Harlow P. Davock, Luther E. Fergiison, CliarlesP. Gilbert, Jamea A. Hayward, Charles ,1. Kintncr, Georjce W. Mickle, AJfred Noble, Heury U. Hiplcy, Warren C. Willctts. Bachdor of Science - Chas. S. Carter, Wm. R. Day, Harlow P. Davock, Wm. T. Emerson, Morris Ii. Foster, Jolm C Howland, Eugene Ketelium, John S. Jlaltman, Milo E. Marsh, Clark Olds, Darius C. Pennlngtou, Aarou T. Perrv. Wm. H. Bchock, Alexander Thompson, Oltver H. Wattles, Charles ïl. Wells. Badidor of Pleilosophy- Oscar J. Campbell, Washington Hyde, Owen E. LeFevre, Beinard Moses. Leonard E. Stockiug, Burrie L. Swltt, Chas. G. Wlng. Bachelor of Arts- Arthur C. Adanis, Marcus Baker, Jclin A. Baldwln, Charles Ballenger, Henry H. Barlow, Qeo. W. Bales, Wooster W. Beman, Julios A. Blackburn, James 11. Blanchard, Pranfe Bradley, Patiick II. Bumpas, Chas. F. Bnrton, Thomas II. Bosh, George T. Campan, Oscar J. Campbell, Thomas C. Christy, Eugene F. Cooley, George E. Dawson, Chas. K. Dodge, Chas E. Edwards, Ir., ÉtaBsell Errett, Robert X. Fearon, Achules Flnley, Edwin Pli mlng, Georga .1. Prench, Otls E. Haven, Frank H. Howe, Fruncís W. Jones, Vincent S. Lovell, Wm. P. Mathews, Wm. L. Penfleld, Samuel B. Price, Waltcr B. Stevens, Kufiis H.Thayer, DrlandoF.Tlndall.Jaroes F.Tweedy, Peti r Voorheis, Albert W. Weisbroil, Charles 11. Whitman, B, liobertson Winelull, Thomas Wylle. Bachelor of Lom- Gabriel F. Hiirgo. Doctor of Medicine - HalseyB.Jeucks.il. B. Wilder, 'elsou S. Witting. Tho dogrees of M. S. and M. A. were also conferrotl, in course, upon thö folowing formar graduates :