Commencement Week

Anotber University year has rolled off its months and weeks and days, and Jlnis ha boen written down at the end of its record. Another Cornmencement week, tho bo all and the end all of the college oourse, is numbered with those that have gono before, and it is our privilege and duty to note a few of the most prominent features and events. Tho exercises of the week wuro inaugarated oa Sunday, at 4 o'clock p. m., at whioh hour President AngBÜ gave the BACCALAUREATK ADDRESS to a large audience convened in Univorsity Hall. Dr. Cocker opened tho exercises with Scripture readiug and prayer, and the choir was composed of meuibers of the several classes. Dr. Angeli's subject was " Knowledge and Wisdom," and in discussing it he clearly defined the distinction between the two. A mass of learned facts conBtituted knowledge. Wisdom gives the possessor of kuowlodge the faculty to apply what he has learned, to discern, to discrimínate. Wisdom is solid common sense and may exist without great knowledge. Dr. Angell's illustrations of his positions were appropriate. It was one of the President's best efforts. CLASS DAY. The exeroises of Da y were heKl as usual on Tuesday. At 10 o'olock a. ai., in University Hall, after music by Prof. Spiei's Light Guard Band, ot Dotroit, and prayer by Dr. Cocker, the class orator, Henry C. McDougall, discussed " Shall the Coming Man be an American." The poem of the occasion was recited by W. J. Miller, whose theme was "TheBard's Vision, or a Contest between Love and the Muses." Both oration and poem were attentively listened to and receivod with favor. The other exercises of Cla9s-Day took place on the campus at 6 o'elook P. m., a floor haviug been laid and tent erected for tho occasion, seated, and lighted by gas. The history was read by George N. Orcutt, of whioh charity to the writer and class conainands the rriefest comment. It magnifíed the lapses and vices of the class, ignored its good deeds - if auy, and grossly and unjustly insulted and traduoed the President and his associates in the fuculty. If the historian and his fellowclass men do not early come to be ashamed of it they have pursued a oollego course without acquiring the olements of a true manliness. The Uuiversity can well dispenso with such class histories. Tho prophecy was read by V. J. Tefft, aud was modelod after former prophecios. lts hits were bet ter understood by members of the class thun by outsiders. The other exeicises consisted of severeral presentations (in the burlesque way) to distinguished members of the class, a brief farewoll address by Josoph S. Ayres, President of the class, etc, concluding with the class song, coinposed by M. L. Woolsoy, of this citv. as folAm: Siwni Lti Tntmb't. I. Clnssmates, our course is emled, Ere long we all must part : lione and sorrow blended Now UU euch loyul heart. Cbeckered thu pust we've spent - Whttt may the future hido 'e Low thcugu its bougha be beut, The fruit we must abiile. Thou oh ! ( 'hot ua - Loudly riii(,' our parting soug, Siiout it out to lluiivuu ! And may fume the name prolong, The nume ol Seventy-Seveu. II. Somo hore aiuong our brotliers May win a nation'a praise : Some in toil lor others .Loving apend their peaceful dnys. Lot but the Ufe be noble, Where'er tho patli may lie, Still will our cluss bo honordd, Hor glory uever die. Tlien oli ! ('horas. in. Sutnutiijn', around us springiu, Blooming girls and boys Will to the ti 1 1 ii ■ l be briuging Again our early joys ; Thbn to Alma Mater turnihg Them we'U set in her ways, To drink of tho fouut of luaruing Liku ourselves in oldeu days. Chorus. Thon oh ! Aud thon thora was dancing and a banquet, filling up tho hours until after midnight. THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATIOX. The annual meeting and exercises of the Alumni Association took place on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The orator was Dr. Edmund Andrews, of Chicago, class of '49. His address was characterizod as an excellent one, especially in its discussion of the evils likely to result from tho necessity of going to the Legislatura for appropriations and the opportunity thus given for legislativo intermeddling with puroly internal iiffuirs. The speaker also iudulged in many pleasiug remiuiscicenses of college lifo. T. R. Chase, the Necrologist, reported following list of duaths, giviug u briof sketch of each. Homer F. Schoff, class of 1816, died in Chicago iu May 1877. Thomas 13. Weir, 18C1, died la New Yort City in December, 1876. Honry S. Cheever, 1862, died in Anu Arbor, March, 1877. John B. Boot, 18G-). dil iu Kockford, Illincis, Novembor, 1876. Edwin D. Kelley, 1S76, died in Bunuah, 1877. Edgar II Tullman, 18G8, died iu Ogden, Utah, July, 187Ó. Julius A. Blttckburu, 1870, died iu Manchester, Michigan, April, 1876. Kev. Thomas VVylyo, 1870, diod iu Maston, New York, April, 1877. Uoorae F. Fox, 1871, died at Vienna, January, 1877 B. J. liice, 1871, died in Grand Island, Nebraska, May, 1876. C. O. Simtb, 1871, died in Fomeroy, Üliio, I87. Wm. W. VVilson, 1871, died in Dunver, Colorado, Febi'uaty, 1877. E. H. Brush, 187o, diud ni Santa Barbara, Cahtoruia, January, 1877. I. 11. Miller, 1874, diud iu March. 1876. '. W. Ham, 1875, died in Battle Creek, Michigan, 1877. L. C. Doualdsou, 1H7J, diod April, 1877. Mr. D. O. Rexford, treasuror pro tem., reportad the condition of the Williams professorship fund as follows : Atuount received for initiatiou foca, $ 32 00 Total 8ubscnptious to the tund, 27,355 00 Total subsenptions paid in, 4,165 75 Total iuterast paul ui, 2,728 24 Total interest paid to Gen. P. Williams 2,379 57 Total aiuount ot expense accuuut, 32 50 Boiids and mortgages, 3,000 00 Balance to ciodit of lund in bank, 1,110 22 ütHoers wero eleoted for the ensuing year an follows : Vten(--A8hIey Pond, '54 Vice President- ÉJwin ü. Kiuue, 'üi. Secretary - Noah VV. Cheevor, 'Ü3. Treasurer- D. J. Koxiord, '72. Directora- Ashley Pond, ü. D. K.nuc, N. W. Cheever, D. C. Rexford, U. M. Jiame-, J Q. A. Sessons, S. D. Miller. Orator- ürville VV. Coolidge. '63. Altérnale- E.lwin F. Uhl, 62. W-Heury M. Utley, '61. Altérnate- Prof. Mary Mary Duwling Slioldon, 74. If the Alumui Association could have Tuesday evening set apart for its exercises it would enable it to takw a more commanding position. ■ THE COJIMEXCEMENT EXBRC1SK3 These ocourred at 10 o'olook in tlie foreuoon, Wednusday, Juna 27, in Univsrsity Huil. Uwing to sorae wild and vieious reporta put in circulation r to the safuty of tho hall the audieuce was not is large as on soine foriner occasions. The body of the hall was woll filled, however, and the large gallery half full, and in tlio audiunce WO noticed a large uumbur of stranfjer froni thia and other States. Muuy distinguishod visitora oooupied seats uu the platform, iueludiüg the venerable Hon. J. D. Pierco, tuu first Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State ; Hon. John J. Adam, of Tocuuiseh, AuditorGeneral of tha State in 184., and an early Eugent of tho University; Hon Hoiiry N. Walker, of Detroit, who gave the transit instrument to the Observatory ; Hon. C. C. Trowbridge, of Detroit, Rogont in 1838; President McElroy, of Adrián College ; President Fisk, of Albion College ; Prof. Evans, of Hamilton College, N. Y.; Dr. Edtnund Andrews, of Chicago, orator of the Alumni Association and an alumnus who bas reflected credit upon altmt mater; Hon. Perry II. Smith, of Chicago ; Senator Baxter, of Jonesville, and Hon. Edwin Willits, of Monroe. The exercises were opened with musio by Spiel's Band, followed with prayer by President Angelí, after which the programme of tlie day was observod as follows : 1. The Moral Use of the Imagination, Gcorge Stephen Bishop, Hillsdale. 2. General Butler, Granville W. Browning, St. Paul. Mimi. 3. The Genius of Charles Dickens, John Samuel Crombie, Pontiac. 4. The Scientific Utility of the Clasics, Frank Clark Kerguson, Buffalo, N. Y. 5. Civil Liberty in France, Ferris Smith Fitch, Jr., Fitchburg. 6. A Permanent Court of Nntions, Win. John Gray, Detroit. 7. The Literature of the South, l.awrence Cameron Huil, Hamburg. 8. The Inlluence of Anglican Liberty, Gcorge Nathan Orcutt, Hornellsville, N. Y. The orations were brief, well written, effectively delivered, and greeted with applause (and bouquets). At their conclusión, the graduates wero called to the platform and the diplomas presented by President Angelí. We append a full list of the graduates in the several courses, and also a list of thoae who received professional and advance degreea : Pharmaceutical Chemist - John Herbert Avery, Gleason Filmore Dixon, Wiltiam Howard Gates, Will Frank Gritrith, Albert Adam Hallock, Bagley A. Harris, Theodore Hauck, Frank Jackson Hubbard, Kent P. Humiston, Marión Eliza Johnson, John S. Johnson, Joseph J. Johnston, Abram Pitcher Kerley, David Kirk, Victor Knapp, William Herbert Denston Lewis, Arthur Stephen Lobb, Robert Logan, William Lester Long, Stanley EU Parkill, Mary Elizabeth Post, Elwood Morris Reed, J. Hungerford Smith, Ransom II. Stevens, Clarence George Stone, J. Warren Tompkins, llugli Sumner Wyman, Arthur Lansing Young. Civil Engincer - Osrner Ilenry Aikine, Holland William Baker, Benj. Austin Richards, Edward Johnson Snover, James Edgar Turtle. Bachelor of Science - Alfied Allen Bennett, Granville Williams Browning, Lemuel Watl'Krs,1'Carl?on"CassVus'Ki'edencii','klTen'!CiKra Hogeboom, Frank II. Kimball, Hein I. ankheet, Joseph Rogéis McLiughliu, Milo Milton l'ottcr. Bachelor of Philosophy - William Carpenter, Geo. dry Comstock, Percy Tyler Cook, Thomas I. Eamah, Mary Emma Farrand, Ogflen Winner Fordon, Lulu Goodrich, Mary Louise Hall, Albert William Hard, Mary H. Hubbard, Lou Hughes, Ortive E. Latham, Milo Lewis, Emma Margaret I'ugsley, Willis Reed Roberts, William Abel Satterlee, Herbert Miner Slauson, Ernest Franklin Smith, Melancthon Lloyd Woolsey. Bachelor of Arts - Joseph Sutton Ayres, George Barnes, Octavia William Hates, Geo. Stephen Bishop, Albert Nelson Bliss, Fred Leroy Bliss, Charles Ankeney Bosworth, Geo. Preston Brown, George Alonzo Cady, Herbert Elwood Cary, Carlos Bingham Cochrane, Clara M. Colman, John Samuel Crombie, Frank Clark Ferguson, Joseph Henry Fiske, Ferris Smith Fitch, Jr., Edward Ashley Gilbert, John B. Glasgow, William John Gray, Edward Holmes Guyer, Edward Anderson Ilalsey, Harriet Amanda Holman, Lawrence Cameron Huil, Win. Ilurley Lightner, Chas. Emmett Lowrey, Mary Olive Marston, Wm. McCarroll, Ann Elizabeth McDonald, Henry Clay McDougall, Erastus Fletcher Mearkle, William James Miller, George Nathan Orcutt, Lyndon Sanford Smith, Edward Augustus Stevens, Margaret Stewart, Yenior Jerome Teft't, J. George Van Winkle, Frank French Williams, Affia Jennie Wllsön. Maser of Science [on examinaion) - Louisa Maria Reed, B. S., 1876. Metster of Philosophy {on exatnination) - Abram Sager Hal!, Ph. B., 1876. Master of Arts (on examination) - Ludovic Estes, B. A., (Ilaverford College), Absalom Winfiekl Jones, M. A., (Otterbein University.) Aaster of Science (in course) - Délos Buzíell, '74, Wilhelmus Decker, '73. Master of Philosophy (in course) - Oshea Stowell Brigham, '74, Josephine Augusta Day, '74, Anna Minerva Chandler, '74. Master of Arts (in course) - Fred Augustus Cady, '74, Oscar James Campbell, '70, John James Davis, '68, George Pinckney Glenn, '74, John Townsend Hall, '74, Hiram Hamilton, '49, George Lester Harding, '74, Almon l'Vanklin Hoyt, '74, Richard Hudson, '74, Don Alonx.o Matthews, '74, Fred Augustus Maynard, '74, Byjón Booth Northrop, '55, Wilbur Fiske Reed, '74, Henry Wade Rogers, '74, William Smith Sheeran, '74, Chas. Cumming Stewart, '73, Calvin Thomas, '74, Wm. Henry Townsend, '74, Chas. McKinstry Van Cleve, '73, Edward Wm. Withey, '74, Edw. White Wood, '73. Doctor of Medicine - Samuel Armstrong, Orville 1!. Batchehk-r, Harriet V. Bills, Daniel Sinclair Campbell, Egerton Clapp David, Leslie Medard Goodrich, Thomas E. W. Grover, George A. Hendricks, I. Walker Houston, Aaron Rood Ingram, John Smith Ingram, Juliet E. Marchant, Lucian Gregory North, William Russel, Fanny Searls, Jacob Danford Sherrick, Samuel Seymour Stearns, Frailees Augusta Tenny, Sophia Volland. Doctor of Dental Surgjrry - John L. Hodgman, Ulrich Kreit. The honorary degrree of M. ]"). was conferred upon I'roí. J. W. Langley, of the University. The audience was dismissed with the benediction pronounced by Rev. J. D. Pierce. THE UNIVERSITY DINNER, The annual University dinner was served at 1 o'clock p. m. in the law lecturc room, in Hangsterfer's best style, and was eaten by regents, ex-regents, faculties, alumni, and invited guests, to the number of over three hundred. After the eating was over President Angelí made a few welcoming remarks in lus happiest vein, and appropriate sentiments were responded to by Hon. C. C. Trowbridge, of Detroit ; Hon. John J. Adam, of Tecumseh; Hon. Witter J. Baxter, of Jonesville; Hon. Edwin Willits, of Monroe; Dr. Edmund Andrews, of Chicago ; and Prof. Stevens, of Adrián College. The exercises were closed by singing the Doxology. THE l'UESIDENT'S KECEPTION, in the evening, was largely attended and was that very pleasant affair which a reception given by Dr. Angelí and lady always i-. Judqe Hii.tox, who succecded, not by purchase but by will, to tho management of the estáte and business aff-iii-H nf tbe late A. X. Stewart, has raised a horuets' nest of very large proportion about his ears, by mi order ' ing Jews froin his hotel at iSaratoga, - tbe Clarendon. The Judge protests tbat it was not a discrimination against the Jew becauae of his religión, but that lm ftiined his inissile at the vulgar or shoddy Jbw. .Toseph Seligm&n, banker ivml of wido connections in banking aud bnmnes oircles, was the tirst viutiui of Jndgo Hilton's order, and his letter to the Judga is a bliater piastor of extra size and capacity. As yet Judge Hiltou ha the worst of tho controveray. Tuk opposition to the present management of the Miohigan Central Railroad flashcd in the pan, and the annual election, held on Monday, was a jughaudle sort of affair. Of the 187,000 sharos of capital stock 107,772 were voted upon, and the following candidutes for directors received a unaninious vote : Moses Taylor, (Samuel Sloan, George F. Taiman, John Jaoob Astor, Isaao Bell, Boswell ö. Rolston, Nathaniol Thayer, Edward Austin, and John V. Barron. Thelaat two are the only now inembers, taking the place of August Belmont and F. Billings. The report made by Secretary Kolnton gave great satisfaction. AiJD this order of President Ilayes is what makes the average governinent oÊfioe-holder happy : " No assessment for political purposes ou officors or subordínate should be allowed. This rulo is applicable to every departniunt of the civil sorvice. It should be understood by every officer of the General Government that he ia expected to oonfine his conduct to ita requirements " i Tho financial relief this rule will afford officials will fully compénsate thein for being relieved of " inalienable political rights," by this other clause copied from tbe same oircular order : " No oLBcer shall be required or pormitted to take part in the management of politioal organizutions, caucuses, conventions, or election campaigns." Who would n't take his ease in offiuü on a fat salary ? Thk Hon. Samuel Posr, of Ypsilanti, who write8 Pension Agent after his name, bas concluded not to follow his model and admired chieftain (Zack Chandler) into private lito, but has iiecepted a renewal of his commission for another term of four years, even at the risk of being charged with indorsing the Southern policy of President II iyes. Well, Sam bas been reported a good officer, and as the civil service rules don'c rcquire him to be aa administration man, we congratúlate hini on his ability to "hold on to a good tbing," - whicli was what the paternal Grant said L'lyssus " alwtiys would " do. In the Iowa Eepublican State Con■ vention, held at Des Moines, June '27, i the followins; resolution offered, by an indiscreet uiember, was read "auiúl general tumult " aud tabled by a throeIlesciïved, That the ao-called Southern policy whioh hos been inaugurntcd by tho prcRent ri-iti m:i ! administratiou is in accurdance with the principies of the Kepublicau party. Othér resolutions oalculated to give this same iudorsement showed the same inglorious fate, and the platform adopted gave the President and his frienda no consolation.