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Day
16
Month
June
Year
1881
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Public Domain
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- Regeuts incet June 28th - The senior class reception will bc lield in a pavilion on the campus. - The allopathic hospital will ündergo some improvements after colleire closes. - Dr. Sawyer of Monroe, has COtnrtlofed Ilis o.xiimination of the senior homeopaths. The candidates for the degree M. A. are reading their theses before Ihe diilerent professors. - TUe seniora are engaged in the laudable work of ubolishing the llover uui sanee on commcncemcul day. -The Rev. J. T. Sunderland is out in a review of Dr. WinchclI's work on Preadamites. He expressen u high appreclation of the book. - The fresh are not so friglitened ovei thüir exauiinatioiis (te tlicy wort; uvur the last. rheycan rkle a horse better now than they could then. -Mr. Norton, .'80, who lias been teaching io the uorlhern part of llie state during the last year, lia.s retunigl to Ami Arbor to spend the summer. - Last Fridaj' the clase in floanoe weré requested to write on their oxaniination papers whether they were Pree 'Vvndv or Frotection. The vote stood: Krec Trade 18; protection 9; undecided, 4. - The students had a high old linie burning "Mathematicus" on tin; OampHJ Momiay cveniug. The exerci.M s wen; witnessed by a larpfe iiuinl t of citizuns who eojoyod the fun iminensely. - The commjttee from tlie uiiiversity havo c'ompleted their visits to tli e high schools in the stiitc, iind fouml tUctö gencr&lly advanciag ai.d preparing classes aninirably for the univer&ity.aad building up educaüon. - Last weck's Ypsilunti Commercial recommended the normal school base Ijall nine to 8taj at homo and not to try and compele, in tlicir uhprépared coudilion against tlie university ninc. Tnus wc frighUn, but that 18 all we do. - One who was wflll aniuaintud with the late W. Cary llill peys tlie fölluiving tribute to uis cliaraclcr in the lasl num ber of tlie Ypsilantian: W. Carry llill, a well kumvii ahiralius of the Normal, was alsii au uliiiiiniis of the L'niversily in the literary departmcni Few men poulii bc fouud of riper suhutbl slii, altbough ue was unaljle :o devote fiis early youth to acquiring kqoyvledge. The cure of bis pafents in their oíd age occupied Uie Lime usually dtvoted lóeducatión. When he cuuld no ftfagef minUlor to them lic tunicd liis aücnlion lo bis own life-work und liegan faillitully laying tho foundation of the thorough culture bc won through s inany obstaclcs. Mr. llill was a teacher of superjor ability; he taught in the high schools of CIicl sea, Tccumsch, Dcxlcr, llowull, and Buttle CreeU. II is faitliful teaching and gentlrmanly bearillg, toirl lier with bis synipathetic nature and practical cln -istianity, made liim a power fur good in every coiu. muuity where he lived. He was onlySSyears of ajfe at lus last birt li-day and seemetl only to have lii'un what miglit have been i loèg lifi-of iisefulness. He would have made liis mark, oillioias an educa tor or lilerary man - probably the former, as cireumstauces obliged hinl tp cboose the more certajn path, aud his stute of health did not admit of both. Ile had litenuy abilit}1 of i blgfi order bad li(' lnü'ii iibïu to foilow hi.s nattiral l)cnl. But lie found time umid the practical neecssities of life to dasta oö i few pnerafl h iiich bear evidence of his genius. He was a liue American - able lo adiil himself to c'n'cunistaiiccs wliere lic couid not miike circumstances - able to be a piiiciicil :irciiner or a pruelical worker, ao entbusiast or a drudgt, tg iho case re(.juiriMl. The funenil services wen: condUCtcd by l{(tv.l). lí. Sliiei of Saliin', liom Uk; text "I llave fought a good fight," etc. The floral decorations were siniple and bcauliful. Orie Ittrge bouquet atuong the rest sccined a tittinu; type of his cbaractef; it w;is built up wil.h Ml] gK&cefOl fci'iis and long sprays of rhubarb Mossoms, anggéabing the jyonderful uombination ofthe poettical and practica) which went to make up his cháructer. In his deatli is lost one who niigbt have reflectad the highest honor on tlie Normal and University- oue wliose aira in life was to the world better. .V wide circle of l'neiids have lost a brother, and his own little faini'.y the bigbest type of a christian liusbund and father."

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Ann Arbor Democrat