New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1874-06-29
COMMENCEMENT SEASON.
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN.
THE COMMENCEMENT PRoGRAMME-woMEN AMONG
THE GRADUATES AND AT THE COMMENCEMENT
MxSsR-rHE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS
,r,ou AN oCC AsorAL CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRIBUSki
AVN ARBoR, Mich, June A.-An audience
,hsr;ns fully 1000 assembled this forenoon In Uni
r.,v Hall 10 attend the thirtieth annual Commence
ont OF this promising Western University. In pre-
.od,np wears the University has had TO rely on the
r,bris,ian charity (weu paid for howeverl OF the
,nurcbes OF the town for place in which 10
,o,a its public exercises. The largest Of these,
,bough never so tightly packed, would Lot contain
,hom.nv who wish on "great Commencement day ]"
% hoar the class say its and make its final bow
nreparatory TO joining the hulyourly OF active me-
Az consequence the uufortupates who were unape 10
,h,s,n ,ckets Of admission compelled TO stay
swsy To-day the commod0us University man,
finished and dedicated during the present college year,
with its seating capacity OF 800. afforded ample room
for all The programme OF the exercises was as follows
Tn, Repuhlc Of spain-Lyman Decatur Folett YPsilaut
saure-Chare. Henry MAJ Go n49s ont A t,.r,.. A., ,,o
The Drama Noyel-Georse iGgh Jameson J.esson
Question Church and State In PussADOn Aonlo Matthews
The pepOr,ns Isuences Iredeesbe CurrencyrIAAk
Ssihs%slc, Salu-M'Ty Downing sheldon oswego r
Chester Taylor L,ne. Jackson.
Physics Metsphysies-SArAh Hsmn wesiford Mass.
Culture sndSe rvce-Emma Msris Hall, CszenOva y. Y.
lie Od fromeoe and tie NeW-Iheoiore heheock 'Onon
Written and Unwren Maxwell j., Gin
Tsioes Philosophy Crihcsm-Calvin Thomas Lapeer.
The productions compared well with those OF proceed
ing The ladies bad committed their themes 10
memory. and delivered them orations. The class
contained "A members, six of whom are ladies' Four
teen took the degree of Civil Engineer 10 that OF Bach
eor of Science II that of Bachelor of Philosophy and
As that OF Bachelor OF Arts.
The average of the class is % 10 months and
q days. beng the youngest class that has been
graduated from this institution Since entering college
II has lost five OF members by death. The degree of
Pharmaceutical Chemist conferred upon 90 iuclud
ing one lady, that OF Doctor of Medicine in
Guiding lady Tue ouly honorary degree given was
that of Doctor of Laws conferred upon the Hon. c. j.
walker Of Detroit professor in the Law Department.
Commencement dinner followed close upon the
graduating exercises. This given in the lecture
room Of the Law Department. which bad been trans
formed for the purpose into a spacious dininghall
About $50 persons consisting OF the officers, alumni and
guests of the University present The lady mem
bers OF the graduating class attended and for
the first time the speakers addressed their hear
trs as ladies' and gentlemen, and spoke 10
the alumnT and alumni Of the University. There
ladies' in the classes of 1872 1873 they
few in number 90 through the ordeal Of dining among
hundreds OF the The Presidents reception
in the evening closed the exercises OF the day.
Tie Board Of Regents in their session yesterday. re-
solved TO follow The example set TO The colleges Of this
country 10y Harvard IN regard to Tho " Masters de-
grccs Alter 1871 these Will not be conferred Gin course
heretofore but upon examination according TO the
following condi iOuS
FIRST: Tie candidate must be a graduate either OF
tins OF some other collegiate institution empowered
second IL must pursue for a wear two Of the courses
on post-cra iuaie sufy designated IN tho programme
Iaird: IL must sustain an examination before the
stables TO he elected by The cand dare.
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