, 1873-06-26
EDUCATIONAL.
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: DErno1r,. June 25.-At tho univeraitv com.
,nonoon,ont a. A., hr,,o- tas5.1 49, 1a;,.ssn
degrees were conferred; pharmacoutjoal @ I otsnaat
0; Civil Engineer, II Bachelor Of 8oionco, 12;
Bachelor OF Philosophy, Ii: Master of sctonco.
In course. &. hfnater Of Arts in oorroo n.
Bachelors Of Arts. IA. Tho following honorarv ar
degrees we're also conferred: ". B. Wosaon, D.
A., to. dato from t845; Thomas Ii. Cooley, Of
the State Supreme Court, LID.
The closing oxorcisa Of tbo stato Norroa1
sc,ool 1T yna;lnnti snd ~ tho Tnu noaf fa nn1n,,
and bl'hd Asylum take place ut Flint to-mor-
row. -
Prof. NJ. L. Dodge WAS elected President Of
the Alumni Association for tho onauing yoar.
spn1soE1ELD, ILL.,. June 25;1Iho city high
school and tne' wara SCHOOLS Will close Tomorrow.
for the usual VACATION -.
Spe9ial Di.Pa!sh t9 A 7he g Ghieag" ' Tribune.
en Soo o1ofaaa nasD tn Soo oo Gnvsq
held today, and VIII conclude tomorrow. In tho
morning mo- tue graduates delivered oratioas II
in tho eyoning, mr, John J. Eitzgibbon,, Of Chi
cago, editor Of the 1peste''n Ca4hoc, delivered a
Eo4,dleeatoa ), ofa1ioa ~ on nonelon tue bagis
OF Eaucatlon Ino ulss5lGntloh a n OF pr1zes WI
taKe place tomorrow, and also ING o4hl1lt1on at
~. Mary Ac@oenS' 1no to"n Ii cfo"oeo VIII
sisltoIs. ,,,.-1 =. nr r.,.,..
MnsAaos, II, 'Ino zo;7aMo 7a1o eommencomens
eaulGases ~ ~ 9as' u mo toto o. nneaton Cua-
Icy yA ptaco totay. ~ ~ Nv & oaIty Lolnlns "as
tooa Ihu ~ ~ enG a sly ~ H. uooPie
peIhen auo tno sun hnone o. ont uncomIof.Gply
hot cue, nos"asIs'nnnb @ ~ tne opI,l9sslyely ~ not
atnoaphoIe, orowas o. people.o1 ~ aesorlpaons
nna ~ ING
Mo = 'oistinotly 1ennmno.,} oesSh H; 20 essem,
at to m ~ @ early 'pe bour and 1os' by o'AlpI II
o'olock the e. room WAS packed to it's utmost
calacit3' tuo ~ sAoss!ssa peHhn ploanptty " -
amer e e. haa pq"a
de4t Of tue College oered pt9ys which Tss
ates intorsspersed With music.
IhG gradqni;tes y; wafei Mary Dsns 1aset IS ot
Do!ia Elhortino Whiting, of oswegos n. Henry
II. Diasoll Of Galoshurg, H.; Arthur Wood Blunt,
Wheaton, Mi, Samuel p: Clark, Greon-
wood, IL; William T. Guild, Wheaton, H.
!: .'saa Pettingl, Psoria; IL; wm: t. Phiilips,
ohar'ss, GnSissi M .A' ''D ''f''s' "nos's'' p''
All performed their parts. we'll, and reflected
a oFs @ beth 9Th o s 1"sss Sna their aa1dp An
Ono or two Of tho gontlemen forgot their pieces,
aud wore Obliged to rofer to thoir manuscripts.
There is not much e1ouse for failure Of men-
ory Oh such occasions.. It IL such . common
fault for young speakers to atop in tho. middle
OF sentence and hold tho audience in sl1sponse
until they can recall what comes noxt, or rofer to
their manuscripts, that tioao who undertook to
commit spaoohes ought to take warning from tho
failures Of othors and 40 their work WE'LL.
"A foT OF the olaas deserve special 1nontiou
Tho salutatorian, Miss 1lary D. Diaaell, dollv-
cred hor oaaay with remarkable ease Of manncr
mud dtnoBa Of action. She manifested; good
taste IN speaking loud enough to be hoard III all
parts Of tho room, aud hor production WAS vol
written. -. -,
Mr. a. Y. Blunt WAS evidently tho yonngeat
member OF the class, md yot llis ploco showed
good deal Of study and compared favor'1ly with
The original poonl, BY hlr. r. 9. Moffat.: was
quito front, because y Mas o chahgo Or pro-
gramm9&; o. is % VIZ wen wr1Iton; ana % weil dei1v. y.
cred; We would encourage tho gontloman TO
CONTINUE Mn eourtshlp OF Tue Masee. M,
inc valealotoEy haaress. py nr. ~. .Nheelor.
ahowea more lnaoponaeht fnougAt, por44pH,
than i9 sny otnef onoit OF tho Gay. H., 40 soqk up
anu dlBoubaou, IN ~ own way, t4e 9iu qHen-
ton OF no 1mmorthhsy OF TIC s2ui' ~ mho gues
non, la 1he soul l1amoftAf VIII Always