What's Matter With Cleary?

Five years ago thi? fall, a young mar., Prof. P. R. Cleary, opened a school of penmanship in Union blocV, in Ypsilanti, with about thirty studente. Shortly afterward book-keeping was added, and then different commercial studies, until at last a complete business training course was planned and carried out. Now Cleary's Business college is a fully established and equipped institution. Tuesday was tlie final triumph, or perhaps, better, the beginning of a series of triumphs, as every succeeding year will undoubtedly bring forth similar gratifying results. Tuesday forenoon a large cumber of the citizens, together with the studente, old and new, accompanied by the Chequamegon band and Co. A, of Ann Arbor, and Co. H and the City band of Ypsilanti, gave Gov. Luce and Senator Palmer a rousing welcome as they entered the city. The governor had too many political engagements to permit of his remaining but a few hours, so he held an informal reception at the Hawkins house, wherehe waa greeted by a host of friends. In the afternoon in the opera hou9e the exercises consisted of an address of welcome by Mayor Bogardus, singing by Prof. Pease' quartette, soul-inspiring music by the Cheqnamegons, salutatory, valedictory, etc., by studeuts, and a grand address by Senator Palmer, who amused and instructed his audience in his happiest manner for 30 minutes, after which diplomas were presented to a class of 162 graduates. In the evening a reception and banquet were given in the new building erected for the college. Platea were spread for 500 people, but about 800 tried to crowd into the room. Congressman Allen and Regent C. R. Whitman, favorito sons of Ypsilanti, were present, but there was no doubt that Mr. Cleary, for the time being, had supplanted them in the affections of the people. All of Ypsi's pretty girls were there aa waitresses, another tribute to the manager's popularity. Senator Palmer spoke upon Business courlesy and business in State and nation al affairs. General Alger was to have talked on Business courtesy. Mr. Palmer said it paid to be polite, and besides it makesone leel better. There are business men who go through Ufe with a chip on their shoulder. They make an assignment in bree years. As to business in state affaire he said it was a common belief that lawyers only could do congressional work, 'and that such work consists aimost wholly of talk. It isn't so. There are speeches made, but they are delivered for the edification of the constituent ; they don't change votes in congreas. The hard work in congress that tells is done in committee aud by business men. Charles R. Whitman also had two subject assigned to him, one of which was "The natural relaiionship of educational in8titutions." He made a fine impromptu speech, opened by a compliment for the lndies in the re?ent's most winning style. He said he hoped that thewomen wno planned that eupper would come to Ann Arbor to get up our commencement dinners, which are usually the commencement of dyspepsia. Here the eupper was unalloyed delight. In the course of his remaks he gave very high praise to Cleary's Business college. Prof. Putnam, of the Ypsi. high school, spoke on "Character in business," claiming that in his subject was the solution of the labor question. Congressman Allen mounted a chair and said that he was more inclined to teil them the difference between Australian and American wools, as the topic upper most in his mind. He had been eugaged in keeping the top rails on his fences, which accounted for this incliaation. Of course he made agood speech on "Success in business." The graduating classthen presented Mr. Cleary with a gold headed cane, and the banquet broke up after much