A Busy Week

Cornraencemerit wook began Kmitlay uight with the baccalaareate sermón and has eontinued with all kinds of fostivities until today when tho comrnenceinent exercises folio wed by a grand dianor fmished the program. Iu respect to weather, this weel; has not been ideal by any means. Showers ïave come up wheu least wanted and hen as if to bring up the average tli" un has shone with a 'brolllng üerccoess. Dr. Angeli's baeoalaureate address vns one of the best he has ever given. Ie spoke of the joys and sorrowe of oommencetnent timo. He advised the tudents to miintain the hij; best ldala after thoy have left college anl spoke of the necessity of continual stti;ly after oue bas enterod professional Ufo. líe hen closed by pronouncinj: a bleisinjr on the seniora and their Alma Matei-, D a way that brought tears to the rcuany a senior. On Mondify afternoon cama the Law eins-i day and tho exercises were hek! ín University hall. Only about flfty btndonts gradúate in the law dopartmoot this year and the audience at the exorcises was very small. The program waa as follows: Music Anti Arbor Orcuustra President's Address William Lincolu Hart Poem Albert Kooourek Solo Master Frod Daly I itasa History lleriry Xephi llaves Muaie Ann Arbor Orchestra Oratlon James Suuiner ïlandy Class Prophecy. ..Max VVelliligton Babb Solo Master Frod I )aly Valediotory. ...Emmet Chauneey Ryan The promenade Monday night was a curious affair. Instead of tho mual crowd of students the campus was thronged with peoplc f rom tbecity, the country, and f rom other towns anJ small boys were present in numbers, while only once in a while was the cap and gown of a senior visible. Rain threatened to spoil the literary olass day on 'l'uesday but it eleared away and the program was ren- uuder tlie Tappan Oak. Shirley W. Smith, president of lbo class spoke very ably on methods by which alumni may assist the university. Ie urged them to do all la their power to secure the election of broad minded iberal men to the leffislature and to promoto the establishment of seholarships in the high schools of Michigan. Miss Oceana Ferry then read the olasá history io which she dscribed tho adventures both good and bad, of the class. '97 lias iiot been wonderfuUy successful in athletlcs but had produutíd somc sjood men in oratory. The cluss has also lost itá full share of memben by expulsión, one of the men sent home benig the firot president. Then followed the oration by B. H. Ames, the poem by A. M. Smith a;nl the prophecy by Inez C. Perrin. After the addresses Mr. I. O. Woodward presentid the class memorial which consists of a scholirship fund to be loaned to students who are in neud of ünancial assistanco. Tuesday evening was oecupiod by the senior reception, a ïnagniliceut ball rivaling the junior hop. The gymnasium was deeorated with buntin? and IKurs and a pay crowd of students In tul! dress danced until late at night and partook of refreshments servod by Hangsterfer. Wediicsday was Alumni day. Old chape] liail liad ben deeoraticd with ruga, conches, chaira, pa'ms aud tlu.víl'é to üt it for an alumni reóepUoo room. llore all dny Wednesday eamo {;ruduOitus of all ayes, fi'oin the ioeïperioaced young senior of '97, to the jjrdy old man of the early slxties, to moei thcir fiiends and drink lemonade at the aasocltttion'i expens.:. The è'.umol assoelatloa of the varioua depai-tmelits held meütinfrs a.id voteil to unite uto oue U. oí M. alumni assotioa and a commitloe met in the o 'onius; aad perfectod aiTangeinentii tot the prjfanlzalloti. At night Ottme tha prosideot'u reception and alumni, Sbölors, and friynds all at tended. Toii.iy la coDamenceni'jnt day and at uiue o'ulock thu students lined up aad murched to univursity hall vvhero after llstening to an address ly President Aadrew L. Draper", of the Uiiivuríity ui 111., oa the "Rstopdtloa of the Ltw" thü yuuag (TraJuateu roceived thoif di]i!(tn):li. The total numbor yraduaüny was -lül. Tlio Iltertipy department aund out 1 ; the engineerlüg department, 47; tha medlcsal departooent, (4; the law department ")1. aad bestows 10 ma8tr's deyrees; tïie homeopathie medical, college, 5; tba dental 19. and the school of pharmacy 34.