Commencement Week

Another Universily year hus been rolled off on tho whcal of time ; another Commenccmont Week - with its exeroises and eáoitBmfentá; lecturcs and pcbrn?, reunions hhd feasts- has gone the way of tho twenty-aifyht prededing Commenceraents at the Unirerêity of Michigan, and is noW ft láfíd-nl ark of the past iustead of an expectation or aspiration of tho fnture. First in the order of thü anniversary eXercises, caino the ÈA VSÉ ÁBDRES3. This VfeM áeliéred by President Ahoell, to,a! larj?e audience convoned in tho M. E. Church, at -1 o'cloclc v. . of ftjuday, Juno 22d. Dr. Angell's subject wus " ïhe Life of Christ." ïo condense : It is not the least remarkable feature of Christs's lifu that it furnishes tho model for every life, the primo minister the statesman, the legislator, the professional innn, the toiler in whatevcr field. And yet we are not accustomed to apply this model to the scholar, and tho söholar in ft littlo starÜed at being told that ho should model his lifo ufter one so seeiningiy unlikó hi idoal as that of Ohrist. tu developing the subject the fullowiug points wore made ! lst. The long, quiot, and patiënt preparation' of 'Jhrist for his wcrk. Confounding the doctora at twelve years oíd, ho yot puraued his studies and preparation until thirty years oíd - thirty years of preparatiou for tlireo years of wórk : what a rebulco to' the baste of this age what an evidence th.at time is a factor in the attaininent of culture, the power of growth not simply acquisitions. 2d. In Chrlat's resistance of the tlireo great teiuptations the scholar inay learu to resist the illusions that beset his pathway. Simplieity and singleness of life, a determiuation to do his Father's will commanded steady work and success. The soholar has his temptations, and not the least bas been the teaching that culture is to be pursued foi culturo alone - Goethe'a philosophy. Intellectual conuest lias been made too prominent. 3d. The life of Christ shows how the mjst tensitive and refined nature may ïeet and conquer the roughest obstacles. ■Ith. The prayerfulness of Christ ; and th, Uis unshaken and immutable faith n truth and God, were commended as niodols of imitation by the scholar, who nn acconiplish nothing without prayer'ulness and faith. The address was a model in compositon and delivery, and was full of instruciou. Tho closing remarles to tho class will .long be remeinbered and we hope rofited by. THE REUNIÓN OF '70. A sharp dash of rain oamoTuesday af;ernoon just in time to make tha day enurable, and prepare every one to enjoy ae freshuess aii'i piquanoy of t'hu comng exereises. Thesö opened aboat tive 'clock, with a greeting song to Alma later, by the old üleo Club. After the üusic, Dr. Anoell gtive the class a graco'ul and earnest welcome, and assmed acui that immortality awaittd a class which couid produce the twofirst babies Ie then reinarked upon the relations of ae Aluumi to their Alma Mater, the ndifferenco usually charged upon theni, nd the want of affuction for thoUniverïty which wassaid toexist, avorring that ie was by no means a pessimist, that ho 'ound more lights than shadows in lifti, nd more encouragement than fear in tho n-eneral spirit of Alumni ; the cry of inifference and coldness is raised against hem elsewhero ag here. Our ideal love :or Alma Maler is of a higherquality than han the realities of life penuit us to atnin ; but that love in a very considerable degree exists ; it evinces itself in the arnest interest feit by Alumni throughut tho country, and in the presenoe of f the thirty-six and a half of '70 who meet tocelebratethisday. The disposition f the Alumni toward the University is a rucial test of its fitness to continue. If t be truly a University it will win their ove and affection. If it cannot do this t doesnot deserve to iive. " Whero would I bo ?" was beautifully omlered by the Gloo Club. ïhon Dr. CoCKKB rose to welcome the olas in a vury happy raanner. He assured thcm .bat onc introducid the President would lever f'orget tliom, and tliatas Themistocles knew the name of every Athenian, o he knew every student in Micbigan Jniversity, and a great many who had ;one out into the different cities and lowns. The Dr. claimed to be a member of '70 ; his career began vvith them ; he vas the Freshman Professor, and they ut hirn througli a thorough courso oi questions, obstruso and profoundj; ques;ions, wise and otherwise to test the soundïess of his theology and the depth of his ibilosophy ; whether Oninipotenoe could nake two mountaius without a valley jetween ; or, if, indeed, one of two men on a light raft at soa inight not kill the other to save himself. Then tho vigorous essays they wrote on every conceivajlo subject of thought. They made him work till his beard turaed gray ; he colored it, but the dyo turned reddish and when ho came into clasa-room the next day, he saw Dawson with his faco of shme telling iLn boys with a laugn tnat the Freshm&n Professoi was trying to get his good will by wearing a red beart likehi own. By aucl by they graduatec hiin ; but in that oíd oarved obapel he bad laarnod to respoot the opinions ant knowledgo of yoang men ; ho learnec too that tbey oould be rulod by oourtesy Now that tiiey bad once inoro gathered so inany ot' thera, hefelt. liko going back to that old cliipcl and enjoying with them the memories of tbose pleasan tlaya. He could recoguize the tbo twen ty-threo liuuediots by thscontentedsraile upon thcir faces ; lie bade them all tun Benedicta and enjoy thefull ripenedfrui of life, but espucially to remember the advice of thoir President, and " conquor the disgusta of life." " Auld Laag Syne " wasthensung wit! a full round chorus by the elass, when tbe President introduced Mr. Gbo. ï Cahpau, of Detroit, as the orator of th olass. Mr. Campau's subject, " Practica Education," is one which comes upon ev eiy gradúate sooner or later ia a way whieh makes hini foei a painful irapo tenca for the actual dutios of life. Afto 6peaking of the propriety and adrantag in the free expressiou of opinión, anc apologiing 6omewhat foi anything h miglit say of a derogatory cnaracter, h proceeded to give reason for his belie tbat rauch of tho time spont ifl colleg is mis-applied. ■ Vas the soheme of edu catión tho best which could be deyiscd The study of tho Classics requires far too muoh tiiue; to epend six kours each da; for seven yenrs over Greok and Latin may bo well enough for ministers and professional antiquarians but tho great body of men can speud ttieit time in íomething moro advnntagoous and practical, not practical in the narro w .■■■ bat practical with reference to tho uctüal duties dovolving upon u's aibuSÏKelSnien, laWyers, doctors, and student _.t' Soienoe Our time is exhausted bi-'iu [f modern lungunges, tctia yt tfrey afford eqiral disciplme, eqnal opportanity tor fino distinotjone nin1. aopurato disctiniiuation, iiiid are lüörg advautageous in uvery-day life. The classics were )i' wiiin Laíiíi was thelanguageof intallectual Europe, büt thst time bas paseed long sincc, and with it tlio necessity for delving in the dust of these dead tongues. Tho student of to-day neods more Botany, more Histoiy, more xVstronomy. The gradúate} of to-day ought to be yell groiitided ia .Business .Law, and in Constitutional Law. More polisli ia mild and mannurs is needed. A paii.ful collape is usually experienced aftc r gr.idnation. Oraduatea aro fit for little but teaobing, aöd henee the kind ofcontempt vbich bufiiiL'ss men fooi for them, and .heir lack ut' interest iu tho Univcrsity. Mr. Campau readhie oration in a very I musical tont-, and whether uil will accept lis eoucluüions, all certainly will a .hat he has au elegant figure and a deightful voice. The Glee (!lub gave a unique selection, and thcu Mr. Edwin Flemixg read his poem ; he did not inteud to have itheard md isa man of too mueh cxpeiience and duturmination to fail iu unytbing lie really interïds to do. Aftcr the Glee Club sang " Alma Mater Oh .'"Mr. C. M. Wells presentad the cups with tho most spicyiuid entertaining spuoch vo have heard in a long time ; t was the feature of these very interesting exercises. Mr. Ciias. BalLENOER made a very happy response in behulf if lis absent oup bearer, and when the ri val baby triud to elimb up his watohguard, put his hand gravely on hi head ni an "1 baptizo tne way, wmcii went ;oward warranting Mi-.Vell'S statement ,liüt he was a pastor as well as a father. Mr. Wincheli, took it íor granted that soiiie explanution of Hakley C0R80XS appearance was needed, and proffered in i ploasant way Othollo's excuse. Ilis voice is vory olear and ploasant to boar, The gleo club then gave us the last oí' ;heir delightfui musió, " Good Kight," in which Mr. Davson's smooth solo was very sweet and tlien tho audience broke np, agreeiug tüat tbu excrcises liad been a perfect suecess, and that a reunión is a delightfui thing wheu it is a reuuioii of 70. THE COMMEÏTCEMENT EXERCISRS. These oocurred on "VVednesday, at 10 o'clook A. M., in the M. B. Church, which was densely crowded as usual, " with fair women and brave men," for none bttt the )ravo would have voluutarily gathored themselvts into such a pnek and on such a day, and maiutained their position for hree long hours ; thougb. wo uiust coucodo that the wreather was niuch more 'avorable than that of the day before. The graduatiug claes fórined in front of ,he uew hall, under tlie diroctiun of Mr. Willis, Marshal of tho day, at 9 1-2 o'clock, headed by Bishop'a ljand. They roceoded to the church, which was aloady well Blled with visitors and thcse eager for tho annual heat aad weariness of commeiicemont. After the usual introductory musió and jrayer by President Angell, William Browx Williams apoko of 'Té Jitcujieratii-e Polier of Franre." - íranoe, the ioiiner arbiter of liurops, bas uJfered tho two-fold dtsolation oí for■ign and civil war ; sho has not h;id weuty peaceful ycars in eleven centuries. luaichy, deapotism and misrule havo not lestroyed her. The resources of this ocuporaüvo power uuderlio war )ower, and are beyond the reiicb. of anar:hy. A hopeful love of country enables ïer to accept the gituation and master it. ihe is rieh in agricultural resuurcos and nanufaeiurcs, and struug in her landïolding, cour.try-loving pnasantry, and n oyal priesthool. Hr owm cruditor, trance over bopeful, ever patriotic, is lever so freo that she cannot bo subjugaed, and never so bound that sho oaanot juist her chains. Charles Lymax AVilson'6 subject was 'Ancient Tei-ness and Modern Biffuiinem' ie cooipared the carefully knit orations f Demosthenes and the conciso history )f Thucydide's with. tho loose and Tolumnous works of to-day, and endeavorod to ;how how the influeuce of the expansivo iress and novel infecís the graver portions of modern literature, renderiiig ;hem diffusive and irregular. The Frenen nave set us an examyle iu this respect, nid we utsed to study ancient inodelh nore carefully to acquire their torso prejision and puiity. Tersunosa is the stvle 3t' truly succesaful men. "The Aeütetic Influente of the Natural Sciences," by Marshall Key lloss, was a jlea for a closer and moro direct comnunion with Naturo. Thig lovo of tho 3eautifulcn be cultivated, and Nature' ivorks are tlie best schools, lts infiuenoe .ipon the heart and inind is important ; Big intelligent pureeption of tho beautiful .nvests the thought of men liko Tyndall nd Hugh Millei with tho language and uaagery of poetry. Tho rhythmic ilow jf light and sound with tho over proBunt jlorïsa of the heavens is a continual appcal to man's moral naturo. Earth and iky forin " one grand gallery of beauty which the hand of God haa adorued." Af ter anolher piece of inueic by the band, ChabLES McK. Vanclicve spoko jf " Thii Èvih "f Ocer-goeernment." The tendency of government at this day is to Siceed its proper functions, and this teniency iuiiiots upou the govurued a thrce-fold mjuryjit binders tboir developinont ; it opens an easy way tocorruptiou and diverts goverument from its truo fLinction. Itgovernment- eau do but ono tbing, Tvhon its. functionft are complex it becoines inofficúnit ind corrupt. It must not attempt too inany duties. " The way tj govern wisely is not to govern too much." "Albkiit P. Jacobs disoussed briefiy and pointedly " Thé Drama and Life of Atheiu." .The Drama iu the poetry of action, it expressos the emotions of the heart and thus appeals to all of mankind, lu Athens tho Drama was tho educator of the massex in religión and art, it here reftched its highest porfectiou. Traedy is thü heart-lifo of man. Comedybis outer, every day Ufo. Fatality was an important elentent in Grecian tragedy.tminouBlyoTershadowed thej,udgmeuts oí man and resistlessly urges hini to sure destruction. In the politioal life of Atbens, Comdey was a potent agent for good, its scathiug rebuke was the terror of demagogues, and its caricatures checked the follies of good men. The Drama was the mirror of Athenian life, the uttorance of the heart of Greece. Bobekt Si GllOSS dolivered a pbilosophical oration on ' Mystkhm." Tía sliowed in au able marnier how Myatioism has always had a homo in tho thowght of men, how the mind,unconsciously puvhaps ,buk always teuda to asiimilata tho object of its thought. " Keasoii is only a latent sense of iraportance." Mysticism is not neoessarily ianatical : it ha been the croed of most excellent and useful men. Evon tho Quaker hold to a kind of Myticism, in faot half the world are mystics in their belief, the danger is tbat emotioiis may take the place of convictions. Tho next selection of music waa well xecoived. XjOYAi. E. KNArES" expro3Sed the prido wliich many have feit in '-TkeTri'imphs of American Diplomacy." Tho rsceut natie achievements have been peeuliarly jrilliant, and they are the mora a matter " jf ytide beoause their relulta are [ úiú to every civilizcd people. % ■ it an car] y day assumed the basis of i I ra Ut y whioh has made kor an authority .ui the law of natioha: At length iu ibn ieliberations ot' the G:eneva council the 0 list. qnestion betweon Bngland and j ca was settled, and now no unsettled j fèrences exist betweeii thein. kv 7,1. SfALDixü set forth " The Vaithf' -vitli ;::t êarnest . ness whioh gót hili an attentive hearing. Jüs simple pointed style was well suited ' to bis theme. A caret'ul studp of the ; ènables tim thinklu'x, mimi to infer the The Coming Faith will be c pcinii.nt, it will lm oharaoterized liy an intelligent liberality, and reacting i'iom E the pure intellect uality of the past will center its energies in heart-power. It is the faith of old, thefaith cf minkind, but purer and more generous. , Siunkv C. EASTMAN made an eloquent 1 : Col' ■ The H'njher Order of ' man-thip." The largo part iu politics which Americana tnke demanda great gtatesineii, men of profound learning, men ot' unawerving integrity, men who can read a nation'a horoacope. Furtlierniore,as the exigencies oi' American ' tico are peculiar their perils peculiar, the truo gtatesman must be a true American, alivo to the pi culi ir, uraergeneiaa of the people, and capable of forseeiag the dan gers time has Btored for thein. Qood meu and great men have too long stood aloof. The nation's neceasities demand their highest powers. Demagogues in republics and syeophanta in nicniarcbies counsel eyil, and the sin of a nation receives punirthnient as the sin of the individual. ",luha Stuari Mi'l mul Utilitarianism," vat tho subject of Henky W. Oelston's oration. Self-preservation with him as with nature is a rlmal luw ; it was tliu old oase of two on one ïai't, and Mr. IHül had to go down. Mr. Geiston has a Uno voicu anti an easy, praoeful delivery. Tic spoke of the New Phllosophy which hd Btartled Europe, the eagoraess for bappiui'ss, the return to cpicureanisin ; the attack upon old and long reverenced principies. The varying wants of ditforeut people were overlooked in tire erigí nutiou of tbis Philotephv. Mili, raagnanimoikS, passiunless, severo, caliu in the conseioua iu'egrity ot bis own lite, sits apart trom the rest of mankind looking to a rjyless future. Cha. B. Keeler spoke of the "Jemiit Infiiitnre upon the PoliÑet of iïurope." His oration was one ot the uiost interpsting of ttio day. He reviewed briefly the history of the organization, its iniluen:e in different couutries, and ifs gradual decadeneo. They have been expelled tuirtyDÍne times within two centuriee, were lied in 1794, and have never since regaini thiir formev poteney in politics and i'ducatiou. Noble in individual example, as educiitorof t lic masses, the order bas bean nono tho less vicious, the tooi of despots, and the foe of freedom. The dogrees wero thon conferred, the graduates going upon the platform and receiving their diploma3 trom President Angell, as follows: Pharmaceiitical CKt 'iiist - ik Jillis Bodemann, Jimea Peter Boyd, John Browu, George üheDnan Cook, Aastin Kent Hale, Buf us Halsey McGarty, Scott tlice, Austus Csssar Stephonson, Tiieotlore Sedgwiciv Wilbur. ( ïi il Enffin Frank Blisi, John Hemy Darling, Tliomas Emery, Edwin Jacob FerJon, Frank Ward Guernsoy, Williarn John Head, Joseph William Perkins, Claronce Mooie Stephens, William 'r., Josiah Wyatt Willis, Ciiarlos McAllister Wmchail. Bachelor of Science - Arthur Gile.-i liiho]), Dwiht Natlian Burritt, Henry lieed Cocker, Wilhelmua Decker, Bichard i, Joseph R. Biöeney, Joseph Marvin Lewls, Heury IIowoll Luckwtuxl, Goorde Kust, Zar De la-can Scott, Franklm Hirain Walker, James William Yule. Bachelor of Rhiloëophff - Elliot Hunt Brush, Alfrod Erskine Bruah, Vilaui Fluit Clarke, Samuel Towiisend Douglase, Elias Buri'ee Ctalloway, Clark Houli i Heason, James Biddle Gulle, William Wallace Uranger, Mary Francés Kapgood, John IMaynaird Hemizigway, Charles Builtu' Koeler, Herbort Jiwight Petara, Marshall Key ii.oss? Ovxus Obadiah Tower, John L. White. Bac'fior of Arts - - Carrier, Q&rbert Erastus Davis, ' , Sidney Coming Eastman, Henry Willi;:ni JSlliott, livirv Waítenaan Fairbank, frank Ward Farr, Wiliiamilímy Fox, II' Robert Cías.-, Marshall Thomas Qtus, Henry Wiseweil Cx;lston, Iiobert Spear Qross, Senry Mareb Hajkoll, Waynè Hayman; Albert Poolo i, Wakrr Monroe Keenan, ( 'harías Edwatd Kiü'r, Loyal lidwiu Knajitm, .!!m Aiexander ,'Uiu'y. .lu.lson Qregory Pattoiigill, Sherwootl Ka-ymond Feabody, líarry Otis G-eorge Fraucis Robison, Harrv ttuasel, Willium Smith Sheeran, Volney Morgan Spalding, i Cumnrings Stuart, JSrnest Taylor Tappj -,va,nl Ernest Thayer, Albín us Levi Todd, Charles .Mií.s iiisM-y Van Cíeve, Charles Ruasell Welis, William iii-owii WilliaüH, Charlee Lyman VVilson, Ojiarles Scotto Wilson, Edward White VVood, EugeueB. Woodruff, Kimliull Yoimg. Advanced degreos were also couiêrrud as follüws : Matóer f Science ÍJn eoui'sé) - Daniel Webster Oouse, Harlow Palmer l)aroch, James (Villins Howlaud, Clark Oída, Pliilctu3 Ilaivoy l'hilbrick, Aarou Perry, Jamas S.inderb, Charles Manley. Weils. Master of A)'t& (jn coursé) - George William Bates, Wooster "WoodrufF Beman, Julius Abiraiu Blackburn, Frank Bradley, Charlea Franda Buiton, Ueorge Ellis Dawson, ('liarlos .Síoughtoii Edwards, Bobort Kewton Fearon, Oftgood Batoa FuUer, Xrithan Lewis Gathrie, Otis Erastua Haven, John Eugene 1.1. ninaii, Edward Coultas Lov.ell, Vinceut Smith Lovcll, WiUiam, Freeman Matthew, Thomas ad Etaynolds, Walter Barlow Stevens, ( Irlando La Fatyotte Tindall, Schuyler llubertsun rinchell. William Henry Smith, B. A., [cru fíxamination.) The dogree of Doctor ot' Medicine was announced as eonferred upontlie folio wing graduates of the Medical Department : J. C. Oraig, J. E. Gandy, Robert B. Best, J. Henry Wilson, L. 11. Eirick, u,nd J. P. Brown. The degree of Bachelor of Arts, to date with bis class, 184o, was conferred upon Hon. Wm. B. WessoJÍ, of Detroit ; and tho honoiay degreo of Doctor of Laws - ■ most worthily, and equally to tho credit of the Univorsity - upon Judgo Cooley, thc announosmenl of which was recoived with great applause. The benediction wa3 then pronovmced, after another pieoe of musió, by tho venerable Kev. Dr. P.iíííw x, of Flint, Tirr, rsTTSEsirr bixxeh. At the close of thu Commemoemeat oxpreises, the Regente, Alumni, and invited guost piooeedod to the Law Lecture I4oom, to partake of the TJniversity dinner. The tablea rere found ' groaning xinder a burden of toinptinji dolicaoiea, and were uuickly Burroonded and taken. After piayr by the Kuv. (. 1. Vosïeb, the President gave tho guesls and alumni a graceEul wi-iconio, as8uring them of of tho pleasure it gave him ta say these woids of greeting The Univereity has during tho year made some progreas. The prospect at, the last dinner was by no means clieerful, but the genorosity QÍ tho Legislaturo liad euabled them to breathe freely agaiu . 'i'he new tax adds $1G, , 000 to the Univorsity incoine,'but the outgoes increaso fuster. There is abundant opportunity Lor private beiJefactíoik ; The following toasts wero then proposod by the President, and responded tu as notad. ■ The State af Michigan;. Tho chief patrón of the üniveraity: the aid Bhe funiishes the . üniveraity she ffnds, we trust,r&turned to her with intefeBi by the lTnivorsity. W.j. l! v::ti:b, of the State Hom-rt of I -Eduoation, in the absence of the Governor, Bpóke ê State. Not forgotting her oomi ■ and agi-ieultural prosperity, he deola uoationAl Bjïtem, oulminatjiigin tSe University. her erowning glory. Thé Uumnï: their lo-#e oí iluir Alma Ma is the ïiulispensable condition of her i ■ ity. 1 Eev. L. Fisir, of '50, responded fof thé ■ 5,000 children Bcattered thróugh the -State and ' nation. A letter irom tho abs,,nt Noorologist, T. E. Chase, gave the number qi dèathi dui Erg the year at three. Alninhi do not grow old ; the memories of college life keep their hoarts i fresh. The Alumni of this University will ' in all time hie Uither irom every peoplè oi the earth. Tita City of Detroit : Wo liail lier interest in na ai eme of our chief resources. The Eav. Mr. Iiiraívs, of Gracc Chnrch, fespoiidod happ'ily, promising umoh for Detroit. May the Mayor interpoSé uó retó. Yate and ÜUvet. Prof. Hewitt, a Yalo alumnus and .President of Olivet, responded at some length. He paid a high ccmjiliinont to the text books hsuing from this University, and the lllustrious rank amsng aatronomera attaiuad by Prof. Watsox. Adopting the cutiré speech oL EooEB Shebmas at the i ; itiun oí a bridge, " I do not s se but what it stands flnn," the applieatiou waa made to this University. 77 e dtfgy : Always the truc friends of edu' üii-.ii. ' . Dr. Pitkix, of Detroit responded at Bom length. This waa the last toast. Levi Bishop, an ex-Regent, made a characteristic speech between toasts : and ex-Regent Sill declined. The class of 181)8 waa happily spoken for by E. O. Lovell, and that of 70 by Aabon T. Pxabt, the youngest of our State's legislatorH - Dr. Huikbl, a protessor in the University of Helaingfors in Swedish Finland, waa iutroduced, and made Kome interesting remarks, favorable to this University compared with those of tbe old world. - A happy incident oocurred during the r oceedings, Mr. O. A. Rf.venauuh, of Jackscr, brought into the room, placed upon the platform and mivoiled a íull-lenKth, finoly executed portrait of Dx. Wii,uams, loved and vcnerated both aa a profeiBor and a man. It was received with thrce ronsmg chcers, the Dv. mcautimc escaping to tlie lawr Library room to hidc liis emotion. - And sn eiided the public exercises of the twenty-ninth cominencement annivcrsary of the X'nivcisity of Michigan. In the evoniug the rucoption or levee given by President and Mrs. Anoell was largely atteuded by the Tisiting alumni, graduates of the day and invitcdguests aijd pruvcd a very enjoyable occasion. Lack oi both spaco and time .compela us to postpone notite of tho meeting of the Alumu Aasociation, and of the several Clasa Eeunions until next weck. The exercises of the graduatiug class of tbo High School of this city, eaine ofi' in the hall of the High School building, on Friday morning last. The hall was densely fillod, the platform being occupied by the members of the School Board, city clergymen, and prominent citizens, and the gallery by the junior oles. The juniors had trimmed the hall eluborately sud with good taste, and hung the walls with paintings, chrcmos, and engravings. Over the platform wa the class motto in evergreen letters, " E Avant,'' and on tho gallery front, also i evergreens, the legend, "Success to'73. Bes Wishes of '74," which was both neat anc expressive, considering that there had re cently been a little class jarring. The exercises were opened with praye by Eev. W. H. Siiier, and intersperse with musio by Bishop's Opera IIous Band, as notod in the following pro gramme which was observed on the oc casion : Musió. Prayer. Music 1. The Euergy, oi Faith, Charles H. Hoppe 2. Our PÜRiim Mothers, Lulu Goodrich 3. Honor Your Oftlliug, Heber K. Collin 4. Vuils, Jenuie Ë. Pease Musie. 5. Why It Hns Failed, Michael H Brennai 6. Froin Duluth to Seattle, Sallie E. Wliito 7. As Others öee Us, Magie Stewart. 8. ïho Polar World, Heuiy J. Fisk. Music. 9. Driftwood, Estella Norton. 10. Children of the Blessed Land, M. S. Toyama. 11. Opportunities, Brauch H. Colby. 12. ïhings Must Important Least Thought üi, Fannie O. Cooley. Masic. 13. Olimos and Crimináis, L. C. Huil. 14. Bridgea, M. Louise Hall. 15. Individuitlity, Ida. M. Knowlton. lti. The Problem of the Age, T. B. Twomey. Music. Presentation of Diplomas. Music. Benediction. The compositions were all well read and the orations delivored with good spirit aud eifoct, showing careful study of subjects,'skillful manipulation cf language, and thorougb. training in reading and spoaking : creditable alike to instructors and pupils. We appond a full list of the class, by Boursos : Classical Course.- "Bi E. C:iry, 'Heber R. Collins, Jcreiniah Coughlin, O. V. Fcrdon, Henry J. Fisk, L. O. Huil, Anna E. McDonald, Estella Norton, Maggie Stewart, M. S. Toyama, T. B. Twomey, Geo. W. Wickes, Arthur L. Worden. Latín Coiirse.-HL. H. Brennan, Ettie Bell Clark, Clara M. Colman, Clara L. Conover, T. J. Eaman, E. F. Smith, Lulu Goodrich, M. Louise Hall, W. S. Hunt, Ida M. Knowlton, Mary L. Miner, Hattie L. Taylor. Scientific Course. -Branch C. Colby, C. D. Goodrich, C. H. Hopper, Charles A. Peck, J. K. McLaughlin, Milo M. Potter, J. E. Turtle, Sallie E. Whito. Enpliah Course.- Jennie II. C!ollins, Lottie E. Moore, Carrie W. Sijiley. Commercial Course.- Charles Chittick, Wirt ConrweU, C. J. McGinnis, Ada E. Loop, W. E. Eoss, O. P. Sperru, C. C. Wilmot, W. ï. Wnght. English and Prench. - Fannie C. Cooley, nio E. Pease. Latín and Germán. - Charlea W. Millard. Frcnch Course.-A.nna. Nicholu. At'ter tbe presentatijn of the diplomas or certificatea oí' graduatiou the exeroises were closed with the benediction by Rev. ü. I). GiLLEsriE. - The class visited Whitmoro Lake on Weduesday preceding graduation day, where the class supper was partaken of, the oration, poein, hietory and prophesy, delivered, recited, and read. On Friday evening, the Sujierintendent, Mr. W. S. Pekky, gave the class a receptiou, on which occasion he was proseuted 'with a beautiful silver tea set. The niajority of the gradiutcs knockod at tho doora of tho University on Saturdny, presentod tbeir certifjentus and wero udmittod without examination May they be able to run their courae in that institution without the aid o "ponies" and refleot oredit upoa th school in which they have been so wel piepared for University study and life.