A Brilliant Week

The exorcises f commeneement weelc began with the Baeealaiireaíí address óf President Ángel! whieh was delivered to a large audienoe in l'uiversitv Hall Sunday nveii ï u -. I'rof. Stanley and a part of the Choral 1'niou chorus fiirnislu-d the ïmisie for the oceassion assisted by Leiut. Casswell of the l'. S. N who saug a tenorsolo. Dr. Angell's subject was "l'atriotism and International Urothei -hood. " After sayiog (lint, "We profese, as individuáis nul as a natión, to be governed by the principies of Chnstian ethics. Ve are all ayreed that patriotism is so eommendable a virtue Ihat we despise, i) we do uut hate, a eiti.en wlio is devoid of it. We are all agreed that our nation, if it is to bo respected by others or by us. must maintain its rigïits with difjnity and respect. " The sppaker asked "Wliile our country cherishes this spirit of manly independence, what attitude shocld it hold toward other coud tries? What spirit should we cherish toward other peoples? What relations should we aim to hold with thena?" He thcn proceeded io answer these queries by an argument for the arbitration of international disputes. Tho two gfreat Eoglish speaking people, England and 1 _ IT. ' a .1 Í1 i . _ 1_ jl_ _Ï.J tac Li linea oiaies ne iiiouifiii were favorably situated for establishing such a court of arbitration crdthe successful issue of sucli in arrangement betvvcen these tvvo coun tries mijjht induce tbc armaraent ridden nations of Europe to seek in it a more humane and less expenSive solution of their international difflculties. Itwas a thoughtful addretss aml oud fiitiiijj the occasion. THE i.a vs ha Y. At two p. m. Monday Die Benior laws beid their annual class day in University hall. The class president l'rcd L. Ingraham delivered his addreos in his usual happy style and urged his classmates to retain the high ideal formed durinf; college life. llenry Edwaid Natliorn, of Iowa, read a poem on "'J'he laxvyers fee'" .Mr. Nathorii will need to prove ïiinself a better lawyer than heisa poet if he earns niany large feea Daniel líoderiek Williams of Mis som-i presented tlie class hislory and portrsyed the eccentricities oí his clasa mates in an ejccelleat manner, Earl Devvey Reynolds, the class orator, spoke on the "Ethioal Dominance in Society." Albert A. Hnseman, of ('incinnatti, the prophel foretoM a future for the cl;is-; of "96" luid cvorvonc oonnected witli it, whose few eloinls were gráeed wilh silver liniiis. Daniel H. Ilng-hes of Missourri, then presented the class memorial - a portrait of i deao Knowlton with a touching tribute to the character and services of tliat wortliy proffesor. The es teem in wblch Prof. Bünowltoo is held by the bojis was tnanifested in voeiferous applause. The gift was aecepted on behalfof the Universily by Ketent liarbour. Edjrar P. O'Leary delivcred the valedictory address. tin: BBNIOB PROMttNADB. On Monday w;is a most ntoresting affair. The brilliaiit illuininatiotn-. aud the throng of happy fucos old and younf passing to and fro óver the velvety turf lisUming to the sweet strains of the Cheqnnmpgon orcliestra and enjoyiiifj the oool breezes of the delightful evening gave the campus an air of aniination wliicli it rarely presents after nightfall. ini: i.hi;kakv ci.ass da v. As usual the class day e.vercises of the literary departnieut were lield under Tappan Oalc, and the nuinbers OU llie program were interspersod with Diuaic from tlie Chequamegon orcliestra. The committé'e on arraugements failed to provide seats for more than one fourth of the people who desired to luar what tlie young men and young womcn liad to say and two bours is a long time to remain standing for the sake of hearing even so excellent an entertainment as the bright representatires of "yo" furnished Tuesday. E. H. House of (Jreel.y, Colo., class president made a catchy address which pleased those conversant with mattere pertaining to the class. Miss Annie Louise Kacorn of this city portrayed in a vivid and humerous inanuer the chiss history. Frank P. Sadler, of (rove City, 111., dtlivered the class uratlon. His subject was the "Ideáis in Practical life." Wbile his roasoniiifi was Mimcwliat on the stereotyped order of college orations, it was well doliveied and getier ously applauded. The class poet Miss Euretta A. 1 1 ■ -l .-s, of Aurora, III., dealt with "ïappan Oak" and deftly wove the memories that ding to this historie tree, together witli a Greciao legend into a poeto which deserved the appreciatioD that it received. Mks Alice E. liithniaii, of Ann Arbor prophesied a brilliáot and enjojable future for her class matos and the I nnivi-rsily. Alben H. Tuttie, in a neat speech presented complete casts of the aruh of Trajín to the Uoiversity. The gift was aeeepted bj Prof. Kelsey. The senior recep'tloo occurred Tuesilnv evening in tho O.ymnashim. It in luiliil i pi-ogram of lo dances and waa a social BuccesB. Tin: COMMMNCKMKNT EXEBCI8B8. On Thursday fullowod the u nal routine. Prebldent Charles Kendall Adama of Wisconsin University I livered address. It was :t scholarly , production and dealt lart;ely with our nniversity in wliich Mr. Adama was once a teacher. The ncrc 745 diplomas frranted, distributad as follows; Literary departraent 1%, Engineering department 74, Medicine, oíd school 51, Homeopathie ti, Law department S37, school of l'harmacy '23, Dental department 5S. Tliis in point of mimbers eclipses the record ui any American college.