, 1874-06-25
COMMENCEMENT WEEK,
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tContfancd from tho sccond ruac.l
parts Of tlowera, Tho goomotrlc forms In tho
animal, vegetable, aud mineral WORLD tho
march OF storms, tho rognar movements Of tho
orbs Of spaco, al suggested and veri:!el mntho-
1sa nj a ss tho Gne ast1s t1ast IL xo S .s wds s0osS
thiftoonth centuros, Of rapid .proRrosa aud
prodiGloua mental acIivlty, as IL shown by
Tho rovivai Of tho atudy Of noman jurspru-
donoe, tho perfection OF scholastic philosophy,
tho rise OF unlverboH, tho songs Of tho troHta-
doMrs. the aoyances in muaic architecture, osc.
:, Henry Romaino Pattongill, Of Litchaeld, DO.
hyorcd al grafton on
THE REFLEX 1NFLuENoE OF THE JouRNA1IsrB'
PEuFEsR1NN.
Tho dj".:|s:,santageB mentioned woro tho FORM
lug Ut hasty Judgments, intlulgtng III gilt
toring goneralltlcs and plausible BIatoments,
Anu acquiring ]ooso wnys OF thinking. On tho
other handl readiness OF thought was acquired,
as well as oEcari,css and conciHoncHs Of oxpreH-
sion, which had great practical power. 1nsio-
pendent journalism would ho heartily welcomed
Tllo Grafton was conclso, forclolo and too true.
Tho oratlon On
puyslcs AND .METApMystca,
by Sarah Dix lIamlin, WAS thoughtful, and
sllowod liking for cloao thinking. Tho pros
onco OF purpose ID the universe royenlod a mind
which was above all. Forco was tho connecting
soicnco Of matter. Tho olomist could not
aooount for vital foroo, llo could net produce it,
It must 30 referred to tho forco Of al forcoB, to
tho intnto mind, mud nB there was ono mind
aboyo all, 30 wns ovory ono truth connected with
every otlos truth tn tho ,lntyerao Of God.
oth roL11foA1 ANTAdoN1sMH,
BY Henry Wade Rogers, Ann Arbor. I'hey could
10 explained only by sho light Of tho c,rcum-
STANCES under which tue Government arose.
antagohiatto SOURCES, Bomo of tho autaKonismB
mentioned wore tho 1ocaliZation Of powor in tho
people and the cantralizution In tho judiciary,
tho slavory Movement and tho Suffrage Move
ell n$
thoro must 10 the highest wisdom in our Btates7
poople.
Enniana Hall, Of Casaonovia, N. T., apolto on
CULTURE AND SERVICE.
Tho Bo-ca1ed practical people forget TINT
evory one has au idoal, hfghor or lower, and TINT
his oulturo aimed towards TINT ideal. Tile iigh-
cat culture waa necessarily symmetrical and un-
seltsh. Our ob}oot should DO to lelp others, as
well as to porfoct ouraolvos in ovory direction.
Tho Christian culture Of Boryico was tho bost.
Every unso'ilBh service WAS its own reward, and
tho motto Of all culture should bo that Of En-
glands prncely House. ~ serye." Tho ora
ton was ono Of the finest OF tho day.
Theodore II. Johnston. Of Ann Arbor delivered
an oration on
THE OLD rnoMErHEus AND THE NEW.
aetting forth the great characteristics ot the
anciont and modarn civilizations, the former
boing objective and physical; ths latter being
subjective Rnd ratllor intellectual aud spiritual.
The Grafton waB wc1l received, aa IL attestod by
the fact that each of tho fourteen uslera carried
in ut 1east ono boIuet, aud somo Of them three or
four, for Mr.. Johnston.
WRITTEN AND uswn1TrEN CONSTITUTION
was tho subject OF q clenr md forcbe oration
by Lawrence Maxwell, Jr.. Of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Ho spoke Of the inclficacy Of cractls and consti-
tutlons. Written constitutions wero not nocoa-
aary to good govornment-nay, rathor u htndrauco
sometimes, by nocassitating open opposition and
formality whom any change was to bo made, not
allowing gradua! change, aa 1t, the case Of tho
unwritton constitution. England furnished
good example Of tho action of the unwSisten
constitution.
Tho Inst oration OF the morning was on
TAlNE's PHILOSOPHY OF CRITICISM
by Calvin Thomas. Of Lapier:.. Tile great mis-
take Of Taino WAS in confounding sequence and
cauBality In accounting for tho characteristics
OF English literature espec1ally. He had douo
little more than to explain national tendencies
as tho resnlt Of national surroundings, and had
left out Of close consideration tue results Of
The oratlon was 4 fine pieco Of criticism and Was
wall delivered.
DEGREES CONFERRED.
The degree OF Pharmaceutical Chemist WAS
conferred On twenty; the degree OF g. E. on
.. A. on thirty-fivo. Two persons received tho
degreo Of III. s. In course, twenty tho degree Of
n. A. in course, and two on examination. The
degree Of NJ. D. was conferred on six pcrsous,
and the Hon. Chas. Irish Walker, Of Detroit,
received tho degree OF LII. D.
Tho henedcton was pronounced by Dr.. PIT
kin, Of Detroit.
THE ALUMNI DINNER
took placo at q o'clocl III the luw lccture~room,
whero was Bproad tho usual sumptuous ropast.
After blessing by tile Rev. Dir. Altman, Of
Detroit, all, numbering about 800 or 4U0, fell to
with the enthusiasm belonging to such occa-
sions. After dinner, President Angel mado
especially tho ladies'. who wore the iirst to
attentl al alumni dinner here. Aftor speaking
OF tho necoBBity Of establishing a polytechnic
school he introduced. His Excellonoy, Gov. Bag
to tho following toast "Tho State Of Miohi-
gan, Our Chief Patron and Friend"
TOAST SPEECHES.
Prof. Dodge, President Of tho Alumni Atso-
citation, responded in an enthusiastic way to the
following: The Alumni, tho Alma Mater
finds in their affection her great encouragement,
and in thoir prosperity her great reward in all
In response to 1.-The Alumni Of other col
leges," DR.. Potter. an Alumnus Of Union College,
Eaat Saginaw. mado sono very witty romerks.
The toast Alumni Professors. }" was responded
to by Prof. Church, OF Nebraska University, m
Alumnus Of Ann Arhor. VIM. T. Wells, Of De-
troit. apoke very PLEASANTLY in anBwcr to 1.-THE
boon friends Of learning." Prot. Watson,
ae on ts ss' ossstys osssEs qi It.. tug 9rsps S1p'a Il
Venus, said fe was very mich embarrassed, hut
proceeded to koep the audience i'll a roar by lis
witty remarks concerning the Irritation with
Venus next December.
MEETING or THE DoAnp OF REGENTS.
Upon recommendation Of tho Faculty the Re-
gents, IN their meeting, yesterday instructed
tham to make 8ome changes by Which tue de-
gresy Of II. A. ana IT. S. will not 30 conferred
III course after 1877, as heretofore, but only " on
o1aminatiou.'
Iu their meeting this morning tho Alumni
pledged $4,000 fol tho establishment Of WILL
Jams protossorship, In honor OF the venerable
Prof. Williams, who was one Of the first Profess
sors in tho University. Other sumB were sub
Boribed this afternoon.
President Angel giyos reception this even-
ing to the Alumni and other friends OF tho Uni
yetslty At bin residence.