Commencement

Laat Sunday evening about 3,000 per. gons hstened to the baccalaureate sermón by President Angelí in universityl hall. Gounod's " Kyrie," by the Choral unión opened the exercises. Prof. M. L. D'Ooge read a ohapter f rom the Bible.after which Mrs. Sylvester, of Berlin, sang the solo, "Come unto me." and the forty-second psalm of Mendelssohn was rendered by Miss Ida Belle Winchell and a male quartette. Thesubjeot of Dr. Angell's address was " The Propulsive Forces in Christian Life," and he was listened to with rapt attention. The following are extraots : My fríen ds of the graduating classes ; at the stage at which you have now reached in your careers, there is one question which every one of you would do well to consider. It is this: What are to be the great propulsive forces in my life? What motives, what ideas, what purposes are to incite me to activity and to hold me to the plane of my best endeavors? Conspicuous among the incentives which seem to be stirriug most men to activity are these: The nocessity of gaining a hvehhood, the desire to uccumulate wealth, ambition for professional eminence, and a love of the reputation, of the social consideration, or of the politieel distmetion to which wealth or professional eminence leads. Now, any or all of the incentives whioh I have recited may, under proper conditions and limitations, furnish worthy and effective stimulus to us in life. But there is another class of incentives which I beheve, furnish the highest inspiration for the best service in life. These are set forth in the teachings, and exemplifled in the character of our Lord and Mnster, Jesus Christ. Throughout most of lier history the church has been the f riend and promoter of learmng. For centuries she alone kept the lamp of learning f rom being cqmpletely extmguished. The overwhelming majority of the greatest scholars since the christian era have been men of pronounced christian character. Where the spirit of rational and intelligent devotion bas prevailed there schools, and colleges, and universities, and libraries have sprang up innumerably as the flowers of spring. There, too, great literatures have blossomed into beanty to charm and edify the world. My young friends, are you setting out on your various careers content content with a lesser and destitute of the mightier propulsive forcea within your reach? These great spiritual forces are free as the air to every one of you. Ask and ye shall reoeive them. Open the doors of your hearts and they press in and fill your souls. God waits to bestow them on you. It is with deep interest and emotion that we, ypur teachers, see you leaviug our halls. Tor years you and we have labored together in furnishing you for the pursuits on which you ure now to enter. We trust that you are well provided with such equipments as a university traiuing can afford. We doubt not that to-night every one of you is cherishing high resolves and aspirations. But we cannot part with you without exhorting you once moreto add to all your other preparations for life - if you have not done so already - that spiritual preparation which snreharges a human life with something of divine power and molds the character into the likensss of the one perfect character. The program closed with the first chorus f rom Matthison's " Kebekah " by the Choral union. OXASS DAY EXEBCISES.- MEDICAL 0LASS. Although Monday was a rainy day a very good number assembled in university hall in the morning to listen to the class day exercises of the medical class, which consistcd of a prayer by Kev. F. W. Brener, of Southampton, Eng., the olass poem " Vis Medicatrix " by E. H. Conlin, of Battle Creek. Miss C. K. Anderson read tb history of the class which was thoroughly enjoyed by them if one couid judge by the repeated encores and frequent peals of langhter. Will L. Griffln of Ann Arbor, was the orator of the olas, and the class prophecy was readby C. A. Fletcher, of Kalamazoo. Henry Hulst, of Grand Bapids, closed the exercises of the forenoon. THE LAW CLASS. The class day exercises of the senior laws were held in university hall Monday afternoon with a goodly number in attendance. The stage was tastefully decorated with the college colors and boqueU of beautiful flowers. W. S. Frost, of Ann Arbor, the class president, gave the opening address. The class poem was read by Charles Alling, jr., of Madison, Iud., and an oration on " Government by Law," was delivered by M. De Vries, Ph. B., of Woodbridge, Cal. The class history was read by Perley F. Gosbey, of San José, Cal., and was listened to with close attention, not only by the students but by the entire audience. The statistioal part of the history was as followg: The countries claimed as birthplaces are America, 23; Uawaiianislands, 2; Japan, 2; Ontario, Bohemia, England, Denmark, New Brunswick, Ireland and Austria by one each. Of the fathers, occupationi given 60 are the sons of farmers, 21 of merchants, 21 of lawyers, and 33 of the various occupations. In religious beliefs the class is protestant, 113; catholic, 10; mormon, 2; jew, 1. Politically the class is divided into: republicans, 57; democrats,56; prohibition, mugwump, 6. On a ohoice for president, Cleveland leads the list with 57, Gresham follows with 19, Blains ia third with 17, Fisk 6, Alger has 5 ailmircrs; Sherman 5, Linooln 3, Ilill 2, I Harrison 2, Cullom 1 and Depew 1. 87 1 have prepared for the university in the ( high Bohools and 33 have college degrees, , 117 members are single and 11 married. The fraternities have 30 members in the department. 108 of the class together spent 843,985 laet year, an average of f407.27 eaoh. The higbest amount was 8700, and the lowest $200. Next tollowed the class propheoy read by Miss Alraeda E. Hitchcock, Hilo, Ilawaiian islands, after which the Chequamegons rendered a grand fantasie, and tho exeroises cloBed with the " Consolation," by Lodovick F. Crofoot, of Pontiac. SENIOR LITS. At the class day exercises of tho senior literary olass Tuesday afternoon, J. % Mo Bride, of Burton, Micb., read the claes history. The class is the largest ever graduated there boing 123 members. The youngest is 20 years old and the oldest 30. Average age, 23 years and 7 montliB. Average age of ladies of '88, 23 years and 5 months. 25 per cent. of the class come from farms,, 10 por oont give tlieir parents' occupation as merchante, 6 per cent as physicians, HJs Per cent as olencal. Of tbe Detroit papers preference is given as follows: Free Press, Journal, Tribune, in the order named. The News has a solitary reader. The class has 00 republioans, 15 protectionists, and 13 confess to Grover Cleveland, with also an appropriate smattering of mugwumps. 11 per oentof the entire college expenses have been met from tbe students' own earnings before and after entering the university, the average anuual expense being 393.44 per student. 43 members will teach, 20 study law, 10 work at engineering, 8 study medicine, 4 preacb, and the others willmix up in the world as business men of various stripes. 100 of the class favor co-education, and the others tolérate ít. Miss Laura Tupper, of Kay City, tbe cJass prophetess read a very interesting and amusing produotion. The poetess, Miss Elsie Jonos, daughter of Dr. 8. A. Jones, of this city, read a beautif ui poem entitled " The Gift of the Gods." Miss Jones has written some very pretty poems, and many of " the gifts of the Gods," have been showered upon her. J. H. Powell, of Bowen, 111., the class president, read an address. The clase held its reception in the large pavilion in the eveninff. THE DENTAL CliASS. The dental claBS of '88 held their class day exercises Tuesday morning in the dental class room. The f ollowing program was prcsentcd: Address, President T. D. Maxwell; poem, Wm. O. Randall; claas history, Frank 11. Essig; oration, E. T. Loeffler-, class prophecy, Harriet P. Bnerley. The hall was well filled and the exercises interesting. ALUMNI DAT. Wedneëday was alumni day, but tuis year there were very few of the old students of the university present. THE HOMEOPS. The class day exercises of tlie homeopathie senior class were held in Adelphi hall, Wednesday. J. II. Lawrence, of Leslio, was the class orator, and Miss Ii. L. Porter, of Black Kirer Falle, Wis., class poet. Miss L. A. Henderschott read the class history, and Miss M. E. Thompson, of Lapeer, the" class prophecy. Mr. Ruggles of Hfirtford, delivercd the class address. OOMMENCEMBNT DAV. Although a drizzling rain feil all diiy Thursday, a large audience fllled university hall to listen to the graduating exercises. The commencement dinner was held in the law lecture room, and a brilhant reception at President Angell's last evening closed the exercises of '88.